Bahrain-Merida's Ivan Cortina wins Tour of California stage five
Bahrain-Merida’s Iván García Cortina scored his first WorldTour win of his career, winning stage five of the Tour of California.
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Arrival / Celebration / Ivan Garcia Cortina of Spain riding for Team Bahrain - Merida during the 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019, Stage 5 a 219,5km stage from Pismo Beach to Ventura / #AmgenTOC / @AmgenTOC / 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019 - Stage 5 on May 16, 2019 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)The 23-year-old Spaniard was the fastest in a smaller-than-expected group to reach the finish line together, beating Maximiliano Richeze (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Sergio Higuita (EF-Education First). Cortina, who finished second on stage two of this March’s Paris-Nice, ends Deceuninck-Quick Step’s dominance in the race, the Belgian team having won each of the last three stages. […]
