François Parisien won the bunch sprint that determined stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya into Lleida. In his first season with Argos-Shimano, the 30-year-old Canadian came through in the final metres to rebuff Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r) and Stéphane Poulhies (Cofidis).

Garmin-Sharp's Dan Martin defended his overall leader's jersey and even succeeded in enlarging his advantage over Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha) by taking third place and a one-second time bonus in the day's final intermediate sprint.

Result stage 5:
1 Francois Parisien - Team Argos-Shimano 03.32.02
2 Samuel Dumoulin - Ag2R La Mondiale
3 Stéphane Poulhies - Cofidis, Solutions Credits
4 Daniele Ratto - Cannondale Pro Cycling
5 Danilo Wyss - BMC Racing Team
6 Andrew Fenn - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7 Gianni Meersman - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
8 Maurits Lammertink - Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Daniel Martin - Garmin-Sharp
10 Thomas Damuseau - Team Argos-Shimano

General classification:
1 Daniel Martin - Garmin-Sharp 22.20.39
2 Joaquím Rodriguez Oliver - Katusha 0.14
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas - Movistar Team 0.42
4 Bradley Wiggins - Sky Procycling 0.46
5 Michele Scarponi - Lampre-Merida 0.47
6 Robert Gesink - Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0.59
7 Przemyslaw Niemiec - Lampre-Merida 1.10
8 Peter Stetina - Garmin-Sharp 1.17
9 Thibaut Pinot - FDJ 1.23
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck - Lotto Belisol 1.25