Caleb Ewan wins fifth stage of Vuelta as Dumoulin sneaks into

Caleb Ewan (Orica Green Edge) won a sprint finish to claim stage 5 of the Vuelta de Espana (Tour of Spain) which was held between Rota and Alcala de Guadaira in the south of Spain on Wednesday.

Ewan was able to latch onto the wheel of John Degenkolb and overtake the German, who was chasing his 10th stage win in the race, in the closing meters to finish with a lead of around two bike lengths.

The final kilometer was a virtually straight road to the finish line but with a gradient which slightly steeper than it looked, but overall, apart from a short climb in the closing stages, it was one of the most straightforward stages of the race.

As usual on days likely to end in a sprint finish, the day saw a breakaway with three riders opening up a gap of around 8 minutes, including Ethiopian Champions Tsgabu Gmay, who rides with the Lampre team, before the main peloton decided enough was enough and began to reel them back in.

The last rider in the break was caught with nine kilometers remaining, leaving the teams with specialist sprinters to jostle for position and organize their leadout trains.

While the majority of the pack crossed the line with the same time Tom Domoulin (Giant Alpacin) used his sprinting side to gain seconds on overnight leader Esteban Chaves (Orica Green Edge) and take the red jersey by one second margin.

Thursday's stage sees a change of scenery as the race covers 200 kilometers between Cordoba and the Sierra de Cazorla on a day where a hilltop finish on a steep third category climb will see overall race favorites such as Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde and Chris Froome back in the thick of the action. Endi