2022 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 5 Results & Recap
Stage 5 of the 2022 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
Van Aert wins stage 5
Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) took his second stage win at the Critérium du Dauphiné ahead of Jordi Meeus (Bora - Hansgrohe) and Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) after sprinting past the breakaway in the closing metres of the 162km stage. In the last 50 km, it was anyone's guess if the breakaway was going to hold off the peloton and the breakaway kept its hopes alive up, even started their sprint, but it wasn't to be as the Belgian champion and overall race leader powered past them for victory.
"Until the last kilometre, I was focused on catching the break and then I quickly shifted to trying to do a good sprint. Luckily Christophe [Laporte] did a master pull in the end and before I asked the boys to do everything they could. If even GC guys with 60kg pull in the front, you know you have to finish it off. It’s huge to win again on the Dauphiné. Today it was really hard again to catch the break. I needed all my teammates to bridge the gap and it worked out in the end. I’m really proud of my teammates."
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