It was quite a day for Brandon McNulty. The UAE Team Emirates rider, one of the big favorites for the GC, did not take advantage of stage four but of the shortened third stage to make a breakthrough.

Alexander Kristoff ( Uno-X) won another shortened stage of the CRO Race in Karlovac. He was the fastest in the fifth stage, which ended in a bunch sprint after a good hundred kilometers of racing.

Israeli national champion Oded Kogut (Israel Premier-Tech) dominated the final bunch sprint of the Cro Race to win stage ... unexpectedly enjoyed a free ride on today’s 168km run from Sveta ...