Critérium du Dauphiné stage 5 Live – Can a break spoil the spinters’ day?

100KM TO GO

67km of racing done on stage 5 and with all the action still to come.

It has started raining in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region after the sunny start to stage 5. 

110KM TO GO

Here’s Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) back in the white jersey after his great time trial on stage 4. Read what he had to say after the stage below:

Stunning Critérium du Dauphiné time trial moves Matteo Jorgenson up to third on GC

The next 15km of racing will be downhill before the riders hit the foot of the hardest climb of the day – the Cat.2 Côte de Duerne (5 km at 6.9%).

Stable gap still for Le Berre, Bayer and Holter at 3:20. Still no urgency from Trek or AG2R.

Le Berre takes the KOM point over the top of the Côte de Croix de Signy. He has extended his lead in the classification but only by one point. 

It’s still AG2R and Trek leading on the front for the ambitions of Bennett and Pedersen respectively. 

120KM TO GO

Le Berre, Bayer and Holter have hit the foot of the climb with a 2:50 advantage still in tact over the peloton.

All smiles for race leader Remco Evenepoel with his Soudal Quick-Step teammates during his first day in the yellow jersey. 

The next few kilometres will be downhill before the break hits the first climb of the day – Côte de Croix de Signy (1.6 km at 4.6%).

Average speed for the first hour racing in France: 37.9 kph.

130KM TO GO

Single file view of the peloton behind.

Bayer led the break through the intermediate sprint in Saint-Colombe-sur-Gand, with Holter in second and Le Berre in third.