Second consecutive Argentinian winner at Tour de San Luis

Another Tour de San Luis stage winner came from the breakaway on Friday, as German Tivani (Argentina) beat countrymen Emiliano Ibarra (Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan) and two-time champion Dani Diaz (Delko Marseille) in Juana Koslay. Their compatriot, Eduardo Sepulveda (Fortuneo – Vital Concept) keeps the race lead he gained winning Thursday’s mountain stage. On Wednesday, Dutchman Peter Koning of Drapac grabbed victory out of a breakaway to take a one-day race lead.

The breakaway was actually a quartet but Uruguayan Ramiro Cabrera couldn’t hold his breakmates as they rushed towards the 6-km gradual climb to the finish. A crash held the peloton back from making the catch. In the final kilometres Tivani and Diaz engaged in a spirited exchange of attacks, but the decision would come from a sprint between the trio.

Clasificación etapa 5 / Stage 5 classification: 1. Germán Tivani 2. Dani Díaz 3. Emiliano Ibarra #TourdeSanLuis pic.twitter.com/fP9ucEpiJd

— Tour de San Luis (@TourSanLuis) January 22, 2016

The Elia Viviani-led peloton came in 1:34 later. Sepulveda keeps a three second lead on the Quintana brothers–3-seconds over Dayer and 42-seconds faster than Nairo.

Saturday is the queen stage, one that ends with a 17-km long climb that contains three levels of ascent, a Cat. 3 followed by two Cat. 1’s.

2016 Tour de San Luis Stage 5
1) German Tivani (Argentina/Argentina) 3:37:39
2) Dani Diaz (Argentina/Delko Marseille) s.t.
3) Emiliano Ibarra (Argentina/Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan) s.t.

2016 Tour de San Luis GC
1) Eduardo Sepulveda (Argentina/Fortuneo-Vital Concept) 15:39:29
2) Dayer Quintana (Colombia/Movistar) +0:03
3) Nairo Quintana (Colombia/Movistar) +0:42