Paul Double takes Queen Stage and GC victory at Tour of Slovakia
Jayco-AlUla's Paul Double won stage 5 of the Tour of Slovakia, out-climbing Visma-Lease a Bike duo Bart Lemmen and Thomas Gloag by 30 seconds after a gritty finale.
Double's Queen Stage win also brings the young Brit his first GC win, Lemmen and Gloag joining him on the final podium. Such was the steady gradient of the finishing climb that further down the finishing order, rouleurs and classics specialists can be found, including Unibet Tietema Rockets' Lukáš Kubiš in 10th, making the Slovakian national champion the most consistent rider of the week after four runner-up finishes in a row to Paul Magnier, ultimately finishing sixth overall.
Stage 5 top 5
- Paul Double (Jayco-AlUla) 2:58:31
- Bart Lemmen (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:30
- Thomas Gloag (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:34
- Felix Engelhardt (Jayco-AlUla) +0:41
- Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:50
Final GC top 5
- Paul Double (Jayco-AlUla) 18:12:22
- Bart Lemmen (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:33
- Thomas Gloag (Visma-Lease a Bike) +0:35
- Felix Engelhardt (Jayco-AlUla) +0:51
- Cian Ujtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1:00
