It was the Dane Jonas Vingegaard who won the 5th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné this Thursday, June 8.
After the time trial, the first mid-mountain stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné was on the program this Thursday 8 June. Very quickly, a group of eight riders took off. Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Dstny), Edvald Boasson-Hagen (TotalEnergies) and Leon Heinschke (Team DSM) received an exit voucher , but unfortunately for them, the peloton’s ambition was quite different.
The team in the yellow jersey Mikkel Bjerg did not leave much room for maneuver in the breakaway and played the game to keep the jersey at home. Subsequently, it was the men of the Soudal Quick Step of Julian Alaphilippe, the Jumbo Visma of Jonas Vingegaard and the Education First team of Richard Carapaz who took control to come to the breakaway before the last difficulties of the day. It was finally 16 kilometers from the finish that the coup de force was launched by Richard Carapaz and Jonas Vingegaard. The Dane did not stay in the wheel of the Olympic champion for long and left alone to finally win alone.
Here is the classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2023
It’s a real preparation for the Tour de France which will pass through the five mountain ranges in 2023. The 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné will connect the Auvergne region to the Alps. The runners will cross 10 departments and will have to pedal 27 climbs for 21,505m of elevation gain.
The Critérium du Dauphiné 2023 unveiled on Thursday February 16 will run from Sunday June 4 to Sunday June 11.
France Télévisions and Eurosport have television rights and will broadcast the Critérium du Dauphiné 2023 to follow from June 4 to June 11.
The stages will this year be animated by duels of climbers. The fight promises to be fierce, a taste of the Tour de France in July.
