Home Races Road Giro d'Italia: Ulissi sprints to victory on stage 5 By Stephen Farrand published 14 May 2014 Lampre-Merida rider wins in Viggiano (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Image 1 of 110Orica-GreenEdge leading the peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin) will spend another day in the blue jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin) on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)More podium kisses for Michael Matthews (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Checking the jersey fits (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews spraying the crowd with champagne (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The podium hostess with the prizes for the maglia rosa (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A Podium hostess (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)It's not just the cyclists who crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Elia Viviani (Cannondale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Elia Viviani (Cannondale) in the red jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) crosses the line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gianluca Brambilla (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giant-Shimano checking their phones before the start of the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)One of many bridges the peloton had to cross today (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The day's breakaway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Sharp) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bananas for Movistar (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) in the red jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Movistar stocking up on food supplies (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Sharp) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jussi Veikkanen (FDJ) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The green of Southern Italy (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton all stretched out (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Yukiya Arashiro with his Europcar team car (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) wins stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Sirotti)Movistar riders in a line (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nacer Bouhanni enjoying the shade of the umbrella (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Orica-GreenEdge protecting the maglia rosa (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cadel Evans (BMC) sitting in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sammy Sanchez (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Maarten Tjallingii having a joke (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin) before the start of the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Giro d'Italia jacket (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Europcar riders checking their bikes on the startline (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jeffrey Romero hit the deck hard (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tinkoff-Saxo's saddle (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cannondale's snake seasts (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton under blue skies (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pierre Rolland (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi opens the champagne (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stage winner Diego Ullisi (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Europcar before the start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gianluca Brambilla (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gianluca Brambilla (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi wins stage 5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi wins stage 5 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stage winner Diego Ullisi (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi celebrates his win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Uran finishes up (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) wins stage 5 at the Giro (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) wins stage 5 at the Giro (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Diego Ullisi looks back to check his status (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Katusha sets the pace (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Katusha in formation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez pedals toward the finish (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A tired Joaquim Rodriguez (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews on the podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez finishes up (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) kept his pink jersey (Image credit: Sirotti)Fiego Ulissi stays safe in the bunch (Image credit: Sirotti)Diego Ulissi on the podium (Image credit: Sirotti)Diego Ulissi punches the air (Image credit: Sirotti)Michael Matthews chases the climbers (Image credit: Sirotti)Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Sirotti)Michael Matthews sprays the champagne (Image credit: Sirotti)The multi-coloured splendor of the peloton (Image credit: Sirotti)Bjorn Thurau leads the elcapees (Image credit: Sirotti)Bjorn Thurau (Europcar) (Image credit: Sirotti)Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Colombia) (Image credit: Sirotti)Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) wins the stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Stage winner Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race leader Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory Racing) push the pace (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Wet roads made things a little more challenging (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thumbs up for Diego Ullisi (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The favorites battle in the closing part of the race (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Diego Ulissi celebrates his victory (Image credit: Sirotti)Former sprinter and RCS sport manager Stefano Allocchio (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johnny Hoogerland (Androni Giocattoli) rides to the start (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Samuel Sanchez (BMC) waves to the crowd (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)The stage began in Taranto (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Matteo Montaguti (Ag2R-La Mondiale) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)