AVILA BEACH, Calif. (May 16, 2013) – (Amgen Tour of California News)

Jens Voigt made his second decisive attack of the day and struck out on his own to claim the Stage 5 of the big California stage race.
The German who rides for the RadioShack Leopard Trek Team has competed in seven of the eight editions of the Amgen Tour of California, and has come close to the overall win, taking second place in 2007.
“I felt like I’m a little bit stronger than the other guys in the break, but of course less fast than the sprinters, so the only chance for me to win is to come here [to the finish line] alone,” said Voigt, who at 41 is the oldest licensed pro racer in the world.
“I went all in, and it worked. I’m a really happy man tonight. This is not the twilight of my career. Let’s call it ‘Indian Summer.’”
Some of the peloton’s top sprinters joined Voigt on the podium following the stage, with Team Garmin-Sharp’s Tyler Farrar (Seattle, Wash.) claiming second place today, and BMC Racing Team’s Thor Hushovd (NOR) in third. Cannondale Pro Cycling’s Peter Sagan (SVK), a favorite for today’s podium, ended the stage in fourth but holds onto the isit California Sprint Jersey.
Besting the second- and third-place finishers by six seconds with his solo attack in the final 2.5 miles of the race, Voigt also created the defining move of the day – a breakaway of 17 riders about 82 miles into the 115-mile stage from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach.
Voigt made a move to split the peloton as they hit he crosswinds in the town of Guadalupe, which forced overall leader Jose Acevedo (COL) of Team Jamis-Hagens Berman out of position, eventually causing him to lose the race’s overall lead.
The group grew their advantage over the peloton to about a minute before reaching the tight turns in the final 200 meters to the finish. In addition to the stage win, these maneuvers also earned Voigt the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey today.
Acevedo (COL), who has been in the Amgen Race Leader Jersey since day two, got trapped along with four of the top-10 riders who had been in the overall standings before today. With the peloton ultimately unable to catch the escapees, BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen (Boulder, CO), a favorite for the overall win, will wear the coveted yellow jersey for tomorrow’s individual time trials.
This will give him the advantage of seeing the other riders’ times before he takes his turn on the 20-mile course in San Jose. With the race running south to north this year, van Garderen and his team will look to defend the leader jersey through the final day of racing, ending in Santa Rosa, Calif, where BMC Racing Team is based.
Bissell Pro Cycling’s Carter Jones (Boulder, Colo.) continues to hold onto the Nissan King of the Mountain Jersey, which he’s worn since the first day of racing. Bontrager Cycling Team’s 21-year-old Lawson Craddock (Austin, Texas) will continue in the Crunchies Best Young Rider Jersey, which he claimed in Stage 2.
Mick Rogers, who was one of the favorites to win the Tour this year, is second overall. We’ll see if he can take away the lead from Tejay van Garderen at the time trial.
After Stage 5, Amgen Tour of California 2013 Overall Standings
Pos. | No. | UCI Code | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
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1. | 31 | USA19880812 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | BMC | 21:55:32 | 00:00:00 |
2. | 61 | AUS19791220 | ROGERS, Michael | TST | 21:56:14 | 00:00:42 |
3. | 131 | COL19851206 | ACEVEDO, Janier | JSH | 21:56:22 | 00:00:50 |
4. | 2 | USA19850509 | BUSCHE, Matthew | RLT | 21:56:36 | 00:01:04 |
5. | 82 | IRL19830907 | DEIGNAN, Philip | UHC | 21:56:49 | 00:01:17 |
6. | 47 | AUS19880111 | MEYER, Cameron | OGE | 21:57:01 | 00:01:29 |
7. | 33 | SUI19861209 | FRANK, Mathias | BMC | 21:57:07 | 00:01:35 |
8. | 151 | ESP19760309 | MANCEBO, Francisco | 5HR | 21:57:25 | 00:01:53 |
9. | 121 | USA19880826 | HAGA, Chad | OPM | 21:57:35 | 00:02:03 |
10. | 142 | USA19920220 | CRADDOCK, Lawson | BCT | 21:57:54 | 00:02:2 |
2013 Amgen Tour of California Stage 5 Results
Pos. | No. | UCI Code | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
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1. | 1 | GER19710917 | VOIGT, Jens | RLT | 04:41:16 | 00:00:00 |
2. | 14 | USA19840602 | FARRAR, Tyler | GRS | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
3. | 35 | NOR19780118 | HUSHOVD, Thor | BMC | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
4. | 51 | SVK19900126 | SAGAN, Peter | CAN | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
5. | 46 | AUS19900926 | MATTHEWS, Michael | OGE | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
6. | 65 | AUS19920908 | MCCARTHY, Jay | TST | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
7. | 123 | USA19750226 | CANDELARIO, Alexander | OPM | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
8. | 61 | AUS19791220 | ROGERS, Michael | TST | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
9. | 4 | ESP19800205 | IRIZAR, Markel | RLT | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
10. | 31 | USA19880812 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | BMC | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
11. | 47 | AUS19880111 | MEYER, Cameron | OGE | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
12. | 71 | BEL19861106 | DE GENDT, Thomas | VCD | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
13. | 64 | DEN19860420 | JORGENSEN, Jonas Aaen | TST | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
14. | 2 | USA19850509 | BUSCHE, Matthew | RLT | 04:41:22 | 00:00:06 |
15. | 38 | SUI19860929 | SCHAR, Michael | BMC | 04:41:30 | 00:00:14 |
16. | 43 | AUS19781012 | COOKE, Baden | OGE | 04:41:30 | 00:00:14 |
17. | 86 | USA19870618 | KEOUGH, Jake | UHC | 04:42:20 | 00:01:04 |
18. | 92 | IRL19850607 | BRAMMEIER, Matt | CSS | 04:42:20 | 00:01:04 |
19. | 151 | ESP19760309 | MANCEBO, Francisco | 5HR | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
20. | 72 | BEL19870213 | BOECKMANS, Kris | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
21. | 121 | USA19880826 | HAGA, Chad | OPM | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
22. | 33 | SUI19861209 | FRANK, Mathias | BMC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
23. | 148 | BEL19920417 | STUYVEN, Jasper | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
24. | 21 | FRA19790630 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | OPQ | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
25. | 3 | LUX19840719 | DIDIER, Laurent | RLT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
26. | 82 | IRL19830907 | DEIGNAN, Philip | UHC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
27. | 58 | DEN19811204 | VANDBORG, Brian | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
28. | 78 | NED19820911 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
29. | 131 | COL19851206 | ACEVEDO, Janier | JSH | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
30. | 91 | USA19860815 | BEYER, Chad | CSS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
31. | 125 | USA19820414 | HANSON, Ken | OPM | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
32. | 68 | SUI19810509 | ZAUGG, Oliver | TST | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
33. | 55 | ARG19830418 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
34. | 152 | USA19840328 | ENGLISH, Nathaniel | 5HR | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
35. | 137 | CUB19790407 | ROMERO AMARAN, Luis | JSH | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
36. | 53 | CAN19890525 | BOIVIN, Guillaume | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
37. | 108 | GER19860326 | VOSS, Paul | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
38. | 143 | CAN19910912 | DUCHESNE, Antoine | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
39. | 103 | ESP19890506 | DE LA CRUZ, David | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
40. | 142 | USA19920220 | CRADDOCK, Lawson | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
41. | 56 | USA19830131 | KING, Edward | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
42. | 88 | USA19841215 | MURPHY, John | UHC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
43. | 74 | NED19901104 | KREDER, Wesley | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
44. | 81 | AHO19840215 | DE MAAR, Marc | UHC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
45. | 5 | LUX19920922 | JUNGELS, Bob | RLT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
46. | 97 | NED19811103 | TRASKEL, Bobbie | CSS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
47. | 101 | CZE19871115 | KOENIG, Leopold | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
48. | 77 | NED19880118 | VAN POPPEL, Boy | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
49. | 37 | ITA19760225 | PINOTTI, Marco | BMC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
50. | 8 | ESP19770401 | ZUBELDIA, Haimar | RLT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
51. | 7 | LUX19850610 | SCHLECK, Andy | RLT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
52. | 36 | FRA19820202 | MOINARD, Amael | BMC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
53. | 24 | BEL19851205 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | OPQ | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
54. | 17 | USA19910313 | RATHE, Jacob | GRS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
55. | 67 | ITA19740514 | TOSATTO, Matteo | TST | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
56. | 66 | DEN19850430 | MORKOV, Michael | TST | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
57. | 15 | USA19880101 | HOWES, Alex | GRS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
58. | 13 | USA19870219 | FAIRLY, Caleb | GRS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
59. | 83 | USA19831205 | EUSER, Lucas | UHC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
60. | 73 | ESP19770917 | FLECHA, Juan Antonio | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
61. | 144 | USA19920728 | EASTMAN, Ryan | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
62. | 32 | USA19840216 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | BMC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
63. | 22 | BEL19820527 | DE WEERT, Kevin | OPQ | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
64. | 41 | AUS19861020 | SULZBERGER, Wesley | OGE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
65. | 57 | SLO19861125 | KOREN, Kristijan | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
66. | 12 | AUS19900528 | DENNIS, Rohan | GRS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
67. | 75 | NED19890616 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | VCD | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
68. | 147 | USA19920421 | PUTT, Tanner | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
69. | 158 | USA19880619 | WILLIAMS, David | 5HR | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
70. | 52 | POL19850307 | BODNAR, Maciej | CAN | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
71. | 106 | POR19850424 | PIMENTA, Jose Joao | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
72. | 105 | POL19801027 | HUZARSKI, Bartosz | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
73. | 26 | BEL19910214 | VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume | OPQ | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
74. | 145 | USA19910824 | MANNION, Gavin | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
75. | 157 | USA19870605 | SWEETING, Robert | 5HR | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
76. | 118 | NZL19801006 | VENNELL, Jeremy | BPC | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
77. | 96 | CAN19830110 | ROTH, Ryan | CSS | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
78. | 141 | USA19910707 | BROWN, Nathan | BCT | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
79. | 107 | AUT19881021 | SCHORN, Daniel | TNE | 04:42:23 | 00:01:07 |
80. | 94 | TPE19881102 | FENG, Chun Kai | CSS | 04:43:04 | 00:01:48 |
81. | 44 | AUS19861002 | DOCKER, Mitchell | OGE | 04:43:12 | 00:01:56 |
82. | 48 | AUS19890608 | MEYER, Travis | OGE | 04:43:12 | 00:01:56 |
83. | 104 | AUS19870927 | DEMPSTER, Zakkari | TNE | 04:43:12 | 00:01:56 |
84. | 134 | USA19780922 | JACQUES-MAYNES, Ben | JSH | 04:43:22 | 00:02:06 |
85. | 85 | USA19790806 | JONES, Christopher | UHC | 04:43:24 | 00:02:08 |
86. | 84 | SLO19840901 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | UHC | 04:43:58 | 00:02:42 |
87. | 154 | USA19811109 | MILNE, Shawn | 5HR | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
88. | 117 | USA19770522 | PIPP, Frank | BPC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
89. | 156 | USA19850821 | STEMPER, James | 5HR | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
90. | 126 | USA19830820 | SOLADAY, Thomas | OPM | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
91. | 153 | USA19861205 | JENKINS, Max | 5HR | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
92. | 113 | USA19890227 | JONES, Carter | BPC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
93. | 146 | NZL19930617 | ORAM, James | BCT | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
94. | 138 | USA19810304 | WREN, Tyler | JSH | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
95. | 114 | NZL19870412 | TORCKLER, Michael | BPC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
96. | 116 | USA19730903 | MCCARTY, Pat | BPC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
97. | 128 | USA19770529 | ZWIZANSKI, Scott | OPM | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
98. | 124 | CAN19850822 | COOPER, Marsh | OPM | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
99. | 95 | SLO19811015 | GAZVODA, Gregor | CSS | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
100. | 102 | ITA19870803 | BENEDETTI, Cesare | TNE | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
101. | 132 | USA19861111 | DRISCOLL, James | JSH | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
102. | 11 | USA19790112 | ZABRISKIE, David | GRS | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
103. | 87 | USA19771208 | LOUDER, Jeffry | UHC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
104. | 98 | HKG19840605 | WU, Kin San | CSS | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
105. | 111 | USA19751015 | BALDWIN, Christopher | BPC | 04:56:32 | 00:15:16 |
905. | 62 | AUS19820108 | CANTWELL, Jonathan | TST | Did Not Finish |