Critérium du Dauphiné 2019: Van Aert strikes again, Yates retains lead
Wout van Aert is on fire. The Belgian sprints to victory in the 5th stage, while Sam Bennett and Julian Alaphilippe round out the podium. Adam Yates finishes safely in the bunch to stay in the overall lead. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 5th stage Critérium du Dauphiné 2019
1. Wout Van Aert (bel)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) s.t.
3. Julian Alaphilippe (fra) s.t.
4. Lorrenzo Manzin (fra) s.t.
5. Clément Venturini (fra) s.t.
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (nor) s.t.
7. Zdenek Stybar (cze) s.t.
8. Sonny Colbrelli (ita) s.t.
9. Philippe Gilbert (bel) s.t.
10. Mads Würtz Schmidt (den) s.t.
GC after stage 5
1. Adam Yates (gbr)
2. Dylan Teuns (bel) + 0.04
3. Tejay van Garderen (usa) + 0.06
4. Jakob Fuglsang (den) + 0.07
5. Wout Van Aert (bel) + 0.20
6. Steven Kruijswijk (nld) + 0.24
7. Thibaut Pinot (fra) + 0.25
8. Emanuel Buchmann (ger) + 0.26
9. Alexey Loetsenko (kaz) + 0.30
10. Nairo Quintana (col) + 0.40
11. Wout Poels (nld) + 0.40
12. Richie Porte (aus) + 0.54
13. Daniel Martin (irl) + 1.13
14. Romain Bardet (fra) + 1.27
Race report
Yoann Bagot attacks from the gun. Initially he is the only one, but after a few kilometres Stéphane Rossetto bridges across before Alessandro De Marchi rounds out the lead group. The trio carves out a lead of more than 3 minutes before the peloton takes the reins.
De Marchi goes alone inside the last 2 kilometres before he is caught under the flamme rouge. Gilbert and Bo Hagen are the first to overhaul him and they open up a gap. The two are brought back inside the last 400 metres and then it’s the Wout Van Aert show. He wins his second stage in a row with a comfortable margin.
Adam Yates leads the overall with three Alpine days ahead.
Another interesting read: route 5th stage 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Critérium du Dauphiné 2019 stage 5: route, profiles, more
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