After Søren Wærenskjold's victory in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad lands Uno-X Mobility the next coup. The Pro Team from cycling's second division celebrates its second victory at World Tour level this season with Fredrik Dversnes on stage 5 of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The 27-year-old Norwegian was the last remaining breakaway rider in an original seven-rider lead group to cross the finish line ahead of the favourites.
One kilometre before the finish, there was another big climb, and I wasn't sure if I was going to win until the 500-metre mark. I am over the moon - Fredrik Dversnes
Behind Dversnes, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck) was seven seconds behind in the sprint for second place, while third place went to Roger Adrià (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe). The overall leader Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) was unable to take part in the battle for second place after a defect, but was given the same time as his rivals due to the three-kilometre rule and remains in the blue jersey.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: Results stage 5
Stage 5: Ascoli Piceno - Pergola
Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: Stage 5, Ascoli Piceno - Pergola
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uno-X Mobility | 05:04:56 |
| 2 | Alpecin - Deceuninck | +000:00:07 |
| 3 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | +000:00:07 |
| 4 | Lidl - Trek | +000:00:07 |
| 5 | Cofidis | +000:00:07 |
| 6 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | +000:00:07 |
How the 5th stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 went
The stage was characterised by a seven-rider breakaway group. This initially consisted of Gal Glivar, Xandro Meurisse (both Alpecin - Deceuninck) Paul Ourselin (Cofidis), Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), Francisco Muñoz (Team Polti VisitMalta), Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) and Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè). The group pulled out a maximum lead of around seven minutes on the peloton. While Meurisse and Muñoz dropped back into the peloton early, their former rivals stubbornly held on to the lead.
A good 35 kilometres before the finish there was a crash in the peloton involving Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco AlUla) and Florian Stork (Tudor Pro Cycling Team). The German was able to continue, for the Irishman the long-distance race was over. There were numerous attacks from the peloton on the Barbanti and Monterolo climbs in the finale, but none of them had any lasting effect. When Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) tried it on the final climb to Monterolo, UAE Team Emirates - XRG increased the pace again in the peloton.
Under the pace dictation of Juan Ayuso's men, numerous riders at the back of the peloton were caught. At the front, Dversnes had broken away from his companions ten kilometres before the finish, all of whom were caught. Shortly before the crest of the Monterolo, Ayuso attacked in the main group, Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) countered, as did the overall leader Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers).
Pidcock showed off his skills on the descent and tried to close the final seconds gap to Dversnes. But he did not succeed. The main group already had Dversnes in sight, but no team led consistently in the final kilometres. Due to the constant stop and go of the chasers, Dversnes made it to the finish and celebrated the biggest victory of his career on stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025. Behind him, Ganna was unable to intervene in the sprint for second place due to a defect in the final kilometre, which Mathieu van der Poel won. However, the Italian benefited from the three-kilometre rule and was given the same time as the other favourites, meaning that he will also start in the blue jersey on Saturday.
