Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi) claimed the queen stage of the Vuelta a San Juan on Alto Colorado.
The former world champion was part of a small lead group in the final kilometers and jumped away from his rivals at the last moment to take the first victory for the new UAE Abu Dhabi team.
Rodolfo Torres (Androni–Sidermec) finished second at 3s, ahead of Ricardo Escuela (Argentina), Oscar Sevilla (Medellin-Inder) and Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo).
Mollema moves into the lead in the general classification with a 14-second advantage over Sevilla.
Vuelta a San Juan 2017 – stage 5 results (Chimbas – Alto Colorado):
| 1 | Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi) | 4:15:04 |
| 2 | Rodolfo Torres (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) | +03” |
| 3 | Ricardo Escuela (Agrupacion Virgen De Fatima) | +07” |
| 4 | Oscar Sevilla (Medellin – Inder) | +10” |
| 5 | Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) | +12” |
| 6 | Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) | +14” |
| 7 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Argentina) | ,, |
| 8 | Laureano Rosas (Argentina) | +21” |
| 9 | Eduardo Corte (Mexico) | +57” |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) | ,, |
General classification after stage 5:
| 1 | Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) | 4:15:04 |
| 2 | Oscar Sevilla (Medellin – Inder) | +14” |
| 3 | Rodolfo Torres (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) | +16” |
| 4 | Ricardo Escuela (Agrupacion Virgen De Fatima) | +20” |
| 5 | Rui Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi) | +26” |
| 6 | Laureano Rosas (Argentina) | +27” |
| 7 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Bahrain Merida) | +52” |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) | +1’17” |
| 9 | Egan Bernal (Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec) | +1’29” |
| 10 | Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Floors) | +1’31” |
