Professional cyclist Wout van Aert clinched his second victory of the day at the 74th Critérium du Dauphiné and now leads the overall standings by 63 seconds.
Wout van Aert celebrates his second stage win.
IMAGO / Belgian
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The 27-year-old Belgian held his own on Thursday after 162.3 kilometers from Thizy-les-Bourgs to Chaintré in the sprint against his compatriot Jordi Meeus and the Briton Ethan Hayter.
On the two previous days, van Aert had to be satisfied with second place after his opening win. Just before the finish line in Chaintré, the field was able to catch four breakaways, which had broken away almost 30 kilometers after the start.
Catteneo and Roglic 63 and 66 seconds back respectively
In the overall standings, van Aert is 63 seconds ahead of Italy’s Mattia Cattaneo and 66 seconds ahead of his Slovenian Jumbo Visma teammate Primoz Roglic.
The strong WorldTour race through south-east France lasts until June 12th. The Dauphiné Tour traditionally serves many riders as a finishing touch for the Tour de France, which starts this year on July 1 in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
5th stage Thizy-les-Bourgs/France – Chaintre/France (162.30 km):
1. Wout van Aert (Belgium) – Jumbo-Visma 3:38:35 hrs; 2. Jordi Meeus (Belgium) – Bora-hansgrohe +0sec; 3. Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers; 4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) – Team TotalEnergies; 5. Hugo Page (France) – Wanty-Gobert; 6. Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) – Trek – Segafredo; 7. Andrea Bagioli (Italy) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl; 8. Jan Bakelants (Belgium) – Wanty-Gobert; 9. Matis Louvel (France) – Team Arkea-Samsic; 10. Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Colombia) – UAE Team Emirates; … 17. Nils Politt (Huerth) – Bora-hansgrohe; 52. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis; 103. Miguel Heidemann (Trier) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 2:43 min.; 120. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl + 5:26; 137. Marco Brenner (Ansbach) – Team DSM + 11:57; 138. Leon Heinschke (Cottbus) – Team DSM
Overall standings after the 5th stage:
1. Wout van Aert (Belgium) – Jumbo-Visma 17:04:31 hrs; 2. Mattia Cattaneo (Italy) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl + 1:03 min.; 3. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) – Jumbo-Visma +1:06; 4. Ethan Hayter (Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers +1:32; 5. Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen (Denmark) – Jumbo-Visma +1:36; 6. Damiano Caruso (Italy) – Bahrain Victorious +1:49; 7. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers +1:55; 8. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (Spain) – UAE Team Emirates +1:58; 9. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) – Movistar Team +2:00; 10. Ben O’Connor (Australia) – AG2R Citroën Team + 2:10; … 36. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 4:05; 52. Nils Politt (Huerth) – Bora-hansgrohe + 5:41; 98. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl + 14:58; 117. Marco Brenner (Ansbach) – Team DSM + 25:06; 132. Miguel Heidemann (Trier) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 34:20; 147. Leon Heinschke (Cottbus) – Team DSM + 1:01:52 hrs.
Mountain classification, status after the 5th stage:
1. Pierre Rolland (France) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM 17 points; 2. Alexis Vuillermoz (France) – Team TotalEnergies 7; 3. Sebastian Schönberger (Austria) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM 7; 4. David Gaudu (France) – Groupama-FDJ 5; 5. Xandres Vervloesem (Belgium) – Lotto-Soudal 4; 6. Jan Bakelants (Belgium) – Wanty-Gobert 4; 7. Maxime Bouet (France) – Team Arkea-Samsic 4; 8. Laurens Huys (Belgium) – Wanty-Gobert 4; 9. Wout van Aert (Belgium) – Jumbo-Visma 3; 10. Anders Skaarseth (Norway) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3
Sprint rating, status after the 5th stage:
1. Wout van Aert (Belgium) – Jumbo-Visma 88 pts; 2. Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers 64; 3. Hugo Page (France) – Wanty-Gobert 44; 4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) – Team TotalEnergies 34; 5. Kevin Vermaerke (USA) – Team DSM 28; 6. Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) – Trek – Segafredo 28; 7. Anders Skaarseth (Norway) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 26; 8. Olivier Le Gac (France) – Groupama-FDJ 26; 9. Alexis Vuillermoz (France) – Team TotalEnergies 25; 10. Jordi Meeus (Belgium) – Bora-hansgrohe 22; … 32. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl 6
Team ranking, status after the 5th stage:
1. Jumbo-Visma (Netherlands) 51:16:41 hrs; 2. Ineos Grenadiers (Britain) +23s; 3. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl (Belgium) + 2:40 min.; 4. Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain) +3:28; 5. Movistar Team (Spain) +4:25; 6. Groupama-FDJ (France) + 4:53; 7. Bora-hansgrohe (Germany) + 5:10; 8. UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates) +5:22; Trek 9 – Segafredo (USA) + 6:24; 10. Wanty-Gobert (Belgium) + 6:40; … 20. Team DSM (Germany) + 20:26
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