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Tom Davidson

Pavel Bittner pips Wout van Aert to win bunch sprint on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España

Pavel Bittner at the Vuelta a España.

Young Czech rider Pavel Bittner (dsm-firmenich PostNL) took his first WorldTour victory on Wednesday, rounding Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) to win stage five of the Vuelta a España. 

The 21-year-old, racing his Grand Tour debut, came off the wheel of the Belgian on the flat run-in into Sevilla, and timed his bike throw to win by a tyre's width after a long sprint. His victory was confirmed by a photo-finish, with Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) crossing the line in third. 

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