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Vuelta a Espana 2018 – stage five results and standings after Simon Clarke wins from breakaway before Rudy Molard takes leader's red jersey

Simon Clarke won stage five of the Vuelta a España as Rudy Molard took the leader's red jersey off the shoulders of Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski.

EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale's Clarke beat Trek-Segafredo's Bauke Mollema and BMC Racing's Alessandro De Marchi in a three-up sprint at the end of the 188.7km stage from Granada to Roquetas de Mar.

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They had been part of a 25-man breakaway which also included Groupama-FDJ's Molard, who came home in a second group just eight seconds behind.

With the main peloton, including Kwiatkowski, not crossing the line for another 4min 47sec, Molard goes into the red jersey by 61 seconds from the Polish rider, but what do the full standings at the 73rd edition of the Vuelta look like after four days of racing?