In a sprint finish, Alejandro Osorio won the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Colombia 2024, after his teammate Daniel Arroyave (GW Erco Shimano) was relegated by the judges. The 195.7-kilometer day was between Manizales and Buga.
The cyclist from Carmel, who achieved his third victory in the race, crossed the finish line first ahead of Juan Esteban Guerrero (Avinal-Alcaldía El Carmen de Viboral) and Johan Colón (Orgullo Paisa), who finished second and third.
In the early stages of the day the breakaway was led by Ecuadorian Jimmy Montenegro (Movistar Best PC), who was accompanied by Daniel Hoyos (Alcaldía de Manizales-100 Huevos), José Tobasia (Ebsa), Leison Maca (Inderhuila), but passing over the end they were neutralized by the large peloton.
The control in the main group was exercised by Orgullo Paisa, Avinal-Alcaldía El Carmen de Viboral and Nu Colombia, which, 30 km from the finish, began to set a strong and steady pace to exterminate the breakaway and take the decision of the stage to the packing, where Osorio was the strongest.
As for the general classification, Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) maintained the advantage with his rivals and commands the positions followed by Wilson Peña (Team Sistecrédito) at 44″ and Diego Camargo (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli) at 48″.
This Thursday will be run the sixth stage of the Colombian round, a fraction of 173.3 kilometers between the municipalities of Buga and Apía, in the department of Risaralda.
Tour of Colombia (2.2)
Results Stage 5 | Manizales – Buga (195,6 km)
| 1 | Alejandro Osorio | GW Erco Shimano | 4:17:14 |
| 2 | Juan Esteban Osorio | vinal – Alcaldía El Carmen de Viboral | ,, |
| 3 | Johan Colón | Orgullo Paisa | ,, |
| 4 | Juan Diego Hoyos | Team Sistecrédito | ,, |
| 5 | Carlos Quintero | Avinal – Alcaldía El Carmen de Viboral | ,, |
| 6 | Yesid Pira | Alcaldía de Manizales – 100% Huevos | ,, |
| 7 | Brayan Sánchez | Team Medellín-EPM | ,, |
| 8 | Diego Ochoa | Team Saitel | ,, |
| 9 | Carlos Gutiérrez | Team Orígenes Coffee | ,, |
| 10 | Oscar Quiroz | Nu Colombia | ,, |
Ranking General
| 1 | Rodrigo Contreras | Nu Colombia | 19:40:13 |
| 2 | Wilson Peña | Team Sistecrédito | 0:45 |
| 3 | Diego Camargo | Petrolike | 0:49 |
| 4 | Julián Cardona | Team Medellín-EPM | 1:21 |
| 5 | Adrián Bustamante | GW Erco Shimano | 1:28 |
| 6 | Javier Jamaica | Team Medellín-EPM | 1:31 |
| 7 | Robinson López | GW Erco Shimano | 2:09 |
| 8 | Cristian Rico | Petrolike | 3:09 |
| 9 | Kevin Castillo | Team Sistecredito | 3:20 |
| 10 | Cesar Guavita | Colombia Potencia de la Vida | 3:34 |
Source: Revista Mundo Ciclístico