2021 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 5 Results & Recap
Stage 5 of the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Thomas takes surprise win on stage 5
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) launched a late attack, just 1km from the line, to win in a photo finish ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) in Saint-Vallier for World Bicycle Day today on stage 5's 175km stage.
"It wasn’t planned," Thomas said at the finish. "I knew that Bahrain Victorious didn’t have many guys left. I heard on the radio there was a gap and I went all in. I didn’t think I had it on the line. Poor man, Colbrelli went past so fast. It’s great to get that win for sure. Yesterday, I probably didn’t have great legs and I died in the second half. It’s nice to bounce back. It was a tense stage with the wind. And it’s good to get that win. This week-end will be a real test and we’ll see how it goes."
Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) remains in the yellow and blue jersey only 1 second ahead of Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Premier Tech).
"The day was very hard like we expected it to be," Pöstlberger said. "I followed some moves in the beginning but then Asgreen was in the break. Our initial plan was to go for Patrick and a stage result, but then our guys did an incredible job to keep control of the race. I felt really good in the end but unfortunately, we messed it up in the final. But of course, it is great to keep the jersey one more day. Tomorrow is a GC day and I will work for Wilco and Patrick, so I don’t think we’ll see at the podium tomorrow."
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