Criterium du Dauphine: Wout Van Aert sprints to second stage win
DPA
· 09.06.2022
Professional cyclist Wout van Aert has secured his second stage win at the 74th Critérium du Dauphiné, further extending his lead in the overall standings.
Bora pro narrowly beaten by Van Aert
After 162.3 kilometres from Thizy-les-Bourgs to Chaintré, Van Aert won the sprint against his compatriot Jordi Meeus from Team Bora-hansgrohe and the Briton Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers).
On the two previous days, van Aert had to settle for second place after his opening victory. among other things, because he cheered too early once.
Breakaway caught up shortly before the finish
Just before the finish line in Chaintré, the peloton was able to catch four escapees who had broken away after just 30 kilometres from the start.
In the overall standings, van Aert leads by 63 seconds ahead of Mattia Cattaneo from Italy and by 66 seconds over his Slovenian Jumbo-Visma team-mate Primoz Roglic.
Result: Stage 5 - the top 10
1st Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 3:38:35
2nd Jordi Meeus (Bora-hansgrohe) +0:00
3rd Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:00
4th Edvald Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies) +0:00
5th Hugo Page (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiau) +0:00
6th Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) +0:00
7th Andrea Bagioli (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) +0:00
8th Jan Bakelants (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) +0:00
9th Matis Louvel (Team Arkea-Samsi) +0:00
10th Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
The current overall standings
1. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 17:04:31
2nd Mattia Cattaneo (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) +1:03
3rd Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) +1:06
4th Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:32
5th Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +1:36
6th Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) +1:49
7th Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:55
8th Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) +1:58
9th Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team) +2:00
10th Ben O'Connor (AG2R CITRÖEN TEAM) +2:10
The highly competitive WorldTour race through the south-east of France lasts until 12 June. The Dauphiné Tour traditionally serves many riders as a fine-tuning stage for the Tour de Francewhich will be held this year on 1 July in Denmark's capital Copenhagen starts.
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