Volta a Catalunya (2015) Photos March 23 - 29

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Snow but open at the top of Alt de la Creueta, the HC climb with 40 km to go	Not too steep but long	Actually quite nice at the pass of Alt de la Creueta (21 km @ 4.5 % avg 9 %)
Team Sky at the front for Richie Porte	Valvarde and Contador right behind	30s back was the race leader, Pierre Roland; dropped on Alt de la Creueta
Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC RACING) won the summit finish on LA MOLINA (5.6 km @ 5.8 % avg 9 %)	He won a mountain stage at this race last year too	2nd Richie Porte 3s
Richie Porte is now 2nd overall	3rd Alberto CONTADOR (TINKOFF - SAXO) + 8s	4th Daniel MARTIN (CANNONDALE - GARMIN) + 8s
5th Wilco KELDERMAN (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 8s	6th Darwin ATAPUMA (BMC RACING) + 11s	Yesterday's winner, 7th Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 15s
8th Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 19s	Bart DE CLERCQ (LOTTO SOUDAL) who was part of the stage 1 break that won by a 2:40 margin did surprisingly well today finishing 19th + 47s and takes the race lead; 21s ahead of Richie Porte

Stage 5:  Alp → Valls, 195 km  Full Results and Report

The view from the Stage 5 start in Alp	Morning race leader, Bart DE CLERCQ (LOTTO SOUDAL). All three riders from the winning Stage 1 break have now worn the race leader's jersey	Richie Porte talking up his chances. He'd end the day as the race leader.
Yesterday's stage winner, Tejay VAN GARDEREN (BMC RACING) was all smiles this morning. He finished 10th today.	Alberto Contador signing in. He moved up from 5th to 3rd today.	Valvarde has had an up and down week
Alberto Contador	Jersey leaders photo-op
Alberto Contador and the rest of the peloton setting off	Jumping ahead to the finish. Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) successfully attacked with several kms to go.
	Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) wins his second stage this week. If not for his stage 4 crash, he'd probably be leading the race. He's now 4th overall + 16s.	The bunch sprint for 2nd
	2nd Rigoberto URAN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 5s was probably disappointed that the rest of the bunch received the same time	4 Richie PORTE (SKY)
6th Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 5s (now 2nd overall by +5s as well) and 7th Alberto CONTADOR (TINKOFF - SAXO) +5s	Rafael VALLS FERRI (LAMPRE - MERIDA) stopping the clock for 11th	(Former) Race leader Bart DE CLERCQ (LOTTO SOUDAL) leading a group for 33rd + 2:53
Nice winner's trophy	Your stage 5 winner, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR)	New race leader, Richie PORTE (SKY) by 5s over Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
Richie PORTE (SKY)