Vuelta a España 2024 stage 5 preview - Sprinters take aim at Sevilla

OUREM PORTUGAL AUGUST 18 LR Corbin Strong of New Zealand and Team Israel Premier Tech stage winner Kaden Groves of Australia and Team Alpecin Deceuninck and Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease a Bike Green Points Jersey sprint at finish line during the 79th La Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 2024 Stage 2 a 194km stage from Cascais to Ourem UCIWT on August 18 2024 in Ourem Portugal Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Bunch finish at the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images)

Wednesday looks to be a day for the sprinters at the Vuelta a España as stage 5 rolls south into Andalusia for a flat finish in downtown Sevilla. Temperatures pushed 40C degrees on Tuesday and the same heat will be present for the 170km from the start in Fuente del Maestre with a series of uncategorised rollers.

There is just one sprint bonification on the route at La Algaba, with 6, 4 and 2 bonus seconds on offer. Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) have already distanced other riders in the green jersey competition by more than 70 points, and Van Aert now has the lead, 111 points to 105. 

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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