Philipsen wins second 2021 La Vuelta a Espana stage; Taaramae crashes

Jasper Philipsen wins second 2021 La Vuelta a Espana stage as Rein Taaramae crashes out of lead

Team Corendon - Circus' Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen celebrates on the podium after winning the 5th stage of the 2021 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain, a 184.4-km race from Tarancon to Albacete, on August 18, 2021. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images) /

Jasper Philipsen won his second stage at the 2021 La Vuelta a Espana, taking Stage 5 as a late-stage crash saw Rein Taaramae drop out of the lead and the red jersey.

Jasper Philipsen won Stage 5 of the 2021 La Vuelta a Espana on August 18, his second stage win at the event this year. Team Alpecin-Fenix led out Philipsen in the final kilometres, positioning him for the final sprint in the last 200 metres.

Team DSM’s Alberto Dainese was on Philipsen’s wheel in the final sprint but he still managed to keep ahead and take the win which also his third stage win overall at La Vuelta.

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With 12 kilometres to go in the 184.4-kilometre long stage from Tarancón to Albacete, a wheel touch caused a crash that claimed race leader Rein Taaramae among others.

Team DSM’s Romain Bardet also went down but while he caught up eventually to the main group, Taaramae could not make up the time.

The red jersey and overall lead then passed to Team Trek Segafredo’s Kenny Elissonde who was second in the overall standings and had finished the cut off time required.

Taaramae lost two minutes to the main group of riders and will have to make it up in future stages to get another chance at the red jersey.

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