Vuelta a Burgos: Giulio Pellizzari wins stage five, Felix Gall takes overall victory

Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) won the fifth stage of the 2026 Vuelta a Burgos, triumphing on the traditional summit finish at Lagunas de Neila in 3:16:46. The Italian climber finished three seconds ahead of Oscar Onley (Netcompany Ineos) and Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM), with Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) fourth at five seconds.The stage was decided in the final part of the climb, with the group of favourites keeping each other in check for a long time before Pellizzari found the right gap for the decisive attack. Enric Mas Nicolau (Movistar Team) finished fifth at thirteen seconds."I always had the team with me, even when my legs weren't there. Today we gave everything to take this stage and I'm super proud of my team," said Pellizzari. "I was quite tired at the bottom of the climb, but I never stopped believing in it."In the general classification, Felix Gall held onto the leader's jersey, finishing the race in 19:36:15 with a five-second advantage over Onley and twelve over Ciccone. "As expected, today was once again a great battle, it was very hot and it was a tough stage. I'm very happy, it's my first overall classification victory," commented Gall.The race concludes with this fifth stage, which delivered the final stage win of the day to Pellizzari and the overall victory to Gall.