Primoš Roglic, who won the fifth stage to Sassotet, sat in the Tirreno-Adriatico media center wearing five jerseys to keep him warm in the harsh weather.

Jumbo Visma won in a tough Apennines finish, his second consecutive victory. With a 10-second time bonus, he also took the leader's jersey from Leonard Kemna (Bora-Hansgrohe) and took the mountains jersey and the points jersey.

"I put on a lot of layers, I'm warm now. It was tough out there. It was windy and cold," he explained.

"The gusts were nasty in the valley and on the climb. I think it worked out well because I heard it was the only race where we made it to the finish."

"It's crazy to win again. It was cold out there, but it was fun."

Roglic admitted that he struggled on the 12.5 km climb to the finish, especially in the last 1500 m into a headwind, and that he attacked with all his might.

"It was a hard day. It was a big day for me, more climbing than yesterday.

"It's true that I was struggling after the attack in the finale, but Wilco Kelderman was with me and I knew I had a chance to sprint, so we pulled together."

Roglic joined Tirreno-Adriatico late. He had just returned to training on the road in early December after unraveling a bone graft to repair a dislocated shoulder. He spent several weeks at altitude, but returned to racing and competed in Tirreno-Adriatico to ride with his teammate Jumbo Visma, who was aiming for the Giro d'Italia.

His legs were shaved after his stage 4 win. He now leads Chemna by four seconds for the overall win, with only Saturday's hilly stage and Sunday's flat stage remaining.

"It's just fantastic.

"I just got back into racing and I won two stages. It's really cool. We'll see what happens tomorrow. We accomplished a lot more than I thought we would, but I want to do my best with this group."