Tour de Slovakia: Schmid wins overall as teammate Englehardt takes stage 5

Felix Engelhardt wins stage 5 of the Tour of Slovakia
Felix Engelhardt wins stage 5 of the Tour of Slovakia (Image credit: ©Sona Nikova/Tour of Slovakia)

Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) confirmed overall victory on stage 5 of the Tour de Slovakia as he took second on the day into Štrbské Pleso, holding off Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) in second.

Schmid's teammate Felix Engelhardt won the final stage by six seconds from the Swiss rider and Alaphilippe, who he finished third behind overall to round out a successful five days for Jayco AlUla.

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