Dauphine: Chris Froome puts Contador in his place

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Chris Froome won stage 5 to Valmorel ahead of Alberto Contador while Rohan Dennis confirmed his enormous potential in the stage races.

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Team Sky has taken full control of the Dauphiné as they did in the past two years with Bradley Wiggins.

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Skirmishes went from the gun, with young Belgian Tim Wellens (LTB) attracting in his slipstream Francesco Gavazzi (AST), Tom-Jelte Slagter (BLA), Matthew Busche (RLT), Daniel Teklehaimanot (OGE), Peio Bilbao (EUS), Kevin Reza (EUC), Frantisek Rabon (OPQ), José Sarmiento (CAN), Imanol Erviti (MOV), Bert-Jan Lindeman (VCD) and Bartosz Huzarski (TNE).

Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Thomas Damuseau (ARG) and David De La Cruz (TNE) reinforced the front group to make it a number of fifteen escapees after 18km of racing. They got a maximum lead of 5.15 at km 58. Logically, the Garmin-Sharp team of race leader Rohan Dennis set the pace of the peloton until Katusha took their responsibility after 60 kilometres of racing.

Rouleurs Mikhail Ignatiev and Timofey Kristkiy put the bunch in one single lane for a long time. Movistar was the next team to pull as the race approached the final and crucial climb: the montée de Valmorel.

Teklehaimanot, Rabon and Huzarski rode away just before the bottom of climb, where Team Sky riders begun their show. Wellens made it across and continued solo with 9km to go. But three kilometers later, the young Belgian – winner of the 2009 Classique des Alpes – was passed by Busche. The American from RadioShack rode away by himself with less than five kilometers remaining. It was a great effort and perhaps deserved the stage win…

But fight was in the air among the GC contenders. Spanish stars obviously wanted to make it up after losing a lot of time against the clock. Alejandro Valverde (MOV) attacked with 6km to go even though Team Sky had already given shown evidence of their superiority. Until 3km before the line in the ski resort of Valmorel, the double winner of the Dauphiné (2008, 2009) stayed clear off the group of the favourites reduced to twelve riders.

Only 2.5km from the end, yellow-blue jersey wearer Dennis lost contact with Froome, Contador and co and then Contador attacked 1.5km before the finish. Rein Taraamäe (COF) tried to follow him but couldn’t do it and it was Froome who made the junction.

As he eyed Busche a metres up the road the final kilometer, the Brit decided to ride flat out in order to thank his team-mates for their great effort with the stage victory. He also became the new race leader ahead of his partner Richie Porte and Dennis who lost the yellow-blue jersey but consolidated the white one and gave another indication that he’s a champion in the making.

Chris Froome was a delighted stage winner at Valmorel. “It’s definitely a good gauge for me to be able to test myself against someone like Alberto who has won multiple Grand Tours. To be able to finish in front of someone like him definitely gives me a lot of confidence, especially three weeks out from the Tour de France.”

“Yesterday was a big test in the time trial to see where the other guys were. I’m happy with the result in that stage and today was a different kind of test in the mountains. Coming away with a stage win wasn’t really the plan, but I’m really happy that I can reward my team-mates with a stage victory because they did a super job looking after me. Especially in the final, Pete Kennaugh and Richie Porte were fantastic.”

“It’s a position that I’ve been adjusting to this year. It still feels quite new to have a team of guys riding and sacrificing themselves for you. But so far this season the guys have done it throughout my race programme – starting in Oman, Tirreno-Adriatico, Criterium International, Romandie and the Dauphine. So naturally they must have some confidence in me. It’s a really good feeling and I feel privileged to be in this position.”

“I’m hoping to improve my form before the Tour. I don’t feel that I’m in 100 per cent condition yet but I’m where I need to be at this stage.”

Stage 5
1 FROOME Christopher Sky Procycling 03:28:39
2 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto Team Saxo-Tinkoff 00:04
3 BUSCHE Matthew RadioShack – Leopard @ st
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro Movistar Team 00:10
5 ROGERS Michael Team Saxo-Tinkoff 00:12
6 MORENO FERNáNDEZ Daniel Katusha Team @ st
7 TAARAMäE Rein Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
8 NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Cofidis Solutions Crédits 00:21
9 PORTE Richie Sky Procycling 00:24
10 FUGLSANG Jakob Astana Pro Team 00:29
11 DE CLERCQ Bart Lotto Belisol Team 00:32
12 TEN DAM Laurens Blanco Pro Cycling Team @ st
13 HERNáNDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesús Team Saxo-Tinkoff 00:55
14 DENNIS Rohan Garmin – Sharp 00:59
15 KONIG Leopold Team NetApp – Endura 01:10
16 SEELDRAEYERS Kevin Astana Pro Team 01:19
17 CLEMENT Stef Blanco Pro Cycling Team 01:23
18 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Euskaltel – Euskadi 01:31
19 KWIATKOWSKI Michal Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 01:37
20 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar RadioShack – Leopard @ st
21 HERMANS Ben RadioShack – Leopard @ st
22 GENIEZ Alexandre Equipe Cycliste FDJ 01:41
23 WELLENS Tim Lotto Belisol Team 02:05
24 BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMIENTA Pello Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
25 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC Racing Team 02:15
26 BARGUIL Warren Team Argos – Shimano 02:23
27 HERRADA LOPEZ Jose Movistar Team 02:47
28 VOECKLER Thomas Team Europcar 02:50
29 SANTAROMITA Ivan BMC Racing Team 02:52
30 GUILLOU Florian Bretagne- Séché Environnement 02:58
31 DE MARCHI Alessandro Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:05
32 TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel Orica GreenEDGE @ st
33 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
34 SERRY Pieter Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 03:16
35 SLAGTER Tom-Jelte Blanco Pro Cycling Team 03:30
36 CAPECCHI Eros Movistar Team @ st
37 MADRAZO RUIZ Angel Movistar Team @ st
38 DIDIER Laurent RadioShack – Leopard @ st
39 KOREN Kristjan Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 03:35
40 LE MEVEL Christophe Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
41 GRIVKO Andriy Astana Pro Team 03:43
42 TALANSKY Andrew Garmin – Sharp 03:57
43 VEILLEUX David Team Europcar 04:13
44 THOMAS Geraint Sky Procycling 04:40
45 MOREIRA PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
46 NERZ Dominik BMC Racing Team 04:50
47 FEDRIGO Pierrick Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
48 ROLLAND Pierre Team Europcar @ st
49 ROHREGGER Thomas RadioShack – Leopard @ st
50 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Jose Cayetano Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 05:19
51 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim Katusha Team 05:29
52 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
53 GALLOPIN Tony RadioShack – Leopard @ st
54 DURET Sebastien Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
55 TANKINK Bram Blanco Pro Cycling Team 05:39
56 GAVAZZI Francesco Astana Pro Team 06:16
57 DE GENDT Thomas Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
58 ERVITI OLLO Imanol Movistar Team @ st
59 LINDEMAN Bert-Jan Vacansoleil – DCM 06:49
60 RABON Frantisek Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 06:51
61 SILIN Egor Astana Pro Team 07:08
62 COPPEL Jérome Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
63 CUNEGO Damiano Lampre – Merida 07:56
64 SULZBERGER Wesley Orica GreenEDGE @ st
65 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David Team NetApp – Endura 08:28
66 LAENGEN Vegard Stake Bretagne- Séché Environnement 08:35
67 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald Sky Procycling 09:18
68 KENNAUGH Peter Sky Procycling @ st
69 LOPEZ GARCIA David Sky Procycling @ st
70 REZA Kevin Team Europcar @ st
71 LAGUTIN Sergey Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
72 CHERNETSKIY Sergey Katusha Team 09:28
73 VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen Lotto Belisol Team 09:58
74 VANENDERT Dennis Lotto Belisol Team @ st
75 HOOGERLAND Johnny Vacansoleil – DCM 11:07
76 SZMYD Sylwester Movistar Team 11:13
77 KIRYIENKA Vasil Sky Procycling @ st
78 ELISSONDE Kenny Equipe Cycliste FDJ 11:40
79 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel RadioShack – Leopard 11:53
80 KING Benjamin RadioShack – Leopard @ st
81 HUZARSKI Bartosz Team NetApp – Endura 12:19
82 DAMUSEAU Thomas Team Argos – Shimano 13:54
83 FLECHA Juan Antonio Vacansoleil – DCM 14:25
84 GESLIN Anthony Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
85 CHAVANEL Sylvain Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
86 VICHOT Arthur Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
87 GERARD Arnaud Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
88 LADAGNOUS Matthieu Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
89 VACHON Florian Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
90 ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU Mikel Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
91 QUINZIATO Manuel BMC Racing Team @ st
92 GARATE Juan Manuel Blanco Pro Cycling Team @ st
93 FONSECA Armindo Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
94 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
95 SEPúLVEDA Eduardo Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
96 BIDEAU Jean Marc Bretagne- Séché Environnement @ st
97 VANDEWALLE Jurgen Lotto Belisol Team @ st
98 POELS Wout Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
99 GOOS Marc Blanco Pro Cycling Team @ st
100 CHARTEAU Anthony Team Europcar @ st
101 MATE MARDONES Luis Angel Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
102 QUEMENEUR Perrig Team Europcar @ st
103 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt Team Argos – Shimano @ st
104 GAUTIER Cyril Team Europcar @ st
105 SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo Lampre – Merida @ st
106 BOECKMANS Kris Vacansoleil – DCM @ st
107 PINOTTI Marco BMC Racing Team @ st
108 HUSHOVD Thor BMC Racing Team @ st
109 MEERSMAN Gianni Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
110 BARTA Jan Team NetApp – Endura 15:56
111 SCHILLINGER Andreas Team NetApp – Endura @ st
112 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES José Joao Team NetApp – Endura @ st
113 GONZALEZ NOVAL Benjamin Team Saxo-Tinkoff 16:03
114 BAZAYEV Assan Astana Pro Team 16:27
115 STANNARD Ian Sky Procycling 17:02
116 CLARKE Simon Orica GreenEDGE @ st
117 VELITS Martin Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
118 TERUEL ROVIRA Eloy Movistar Team @ st
119 MAES Nikolas Omega Pharma – Quick-Step @ st
120 CORDEEL Sander Lotto Belisol Team @ st
121 MARTIN Tony Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 18:07
122 FAIRLY Caleb Garmin – Sharp 19:22
123 BAUER Jack Garmin – Sharp @ st
124 GERRANS Simon Orica GreenEDGE @ st
125 FERNANDEZ DE LARREA Koldo Garmin – Sharp @ st
126 VOSS Paul Team NetApp – Endura @ st
127 LUTSENKO Aleksey Astana Pro Team @ st
128 CLARKE William Team Argos – Shimano @ st
129 MOLARD Rudy Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
130 VALENTIN Tristan Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
131 PATERSKI Maciej Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
132 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto Katusha Team @ st
133 BEPPU Fumiyuki Orica GreenEDGE @ st
134 BAGOT Yoann Cofidis Solutions Crédits @ st
135 BONO Matteo Lampre – Merida @ st
136 TANNER David Blanco Pro Cycling Team @ st
137 MATTHEWS Michael Orica GreenEDGE @ st
138 DURASEK Kristijan Lampre – Merida @ st
139 DOCKER Mitchell Orica GreenEDGE @ st
140 SøRENSEN Nicki Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
141 IGNATENKO Petr Katusha Team @ st
142 FLORENCIO Xavier Katusha Team @ st
143 BODNAR Maciej Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
144 SICARD Romain Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
145 CANUTI Federico Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
146 DUGGAN Timothy Team Saxo-Tinkoff @ st
147 MEYER Travis Orica GreenEDGE @ st
148 KREDER Michel Garmin – Sharp @ st
149 ARNDT Nikias Team Argos – Shimano 20:41
150 WAGNER Robert Blanco Pro Cycling Team @ st
151 WARBASSE Lawrence BMC Racing Team @ st
152 RATHE Jacob Garmin – Sharp @ st
153 KRITSKIY Timofey Katusha Team @ st
154 IGNATYEV Mikhail Katusha Team @ st
155 WETTERHALL Alexander Team NetApp – Endura @ st
156 GARCIA AMBROA Ricardo Euskaltel – Euskadi @ st
157 ARIEL RICHEZE Maximiliano Lampre – Merida @ st
158 BERHANE Natnael Team Europcar @ st
159 VANDBORG Brian Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
160 MURAVYEV Dmitriy Astana Pro Team @ st
161 PALINI Andrea Lampre – Merida @ st
162 BOUHANNI Nacer Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
163 EIJSSEN Yannick BMC Racing Team @ st
164 GRAZIATO Massimo Lampre – Merida @ st
165 SOUPE Geoffrey Equipe Cycliste FDJ @ st
166 HOWES Alex Garmin – Sharp @ st
167 VIVIANI Elia Cannondale Pro Cycling Team @ st
168 HUGUET Yann Team Argos – Shimano @ st
169 FAVILLI Elia Lampre – Merida @ st
170 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan Movistar Team @ st
171 PARISIEN Francois Team Argos – Shimano @ st

Overall
1 FROOME Christopher Sky Procycling 16:08:44
2 PORTE Richie Sky Procycling 00:52
3 DENNIS Rohan Garmin – Sharp 00:54
4 ROGERS Michael Team Saxo-Tinkoff 01:37
5 MORENO FERNáNDEZ Daniel Katusha Team 01:47
6 NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Cofidis Solutions Crédits 01:49
7 TAARAMäE Rein Cofidis Solutions Crédits 01:52
8 KWIATKOWSKI Michal Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 01:58
9 KONIG Leopold Team NetApp – Endura 02:16
10 FUGLSANG Jakob Astana Pro Team 02:20
11 CLEMENT Stef Blanco Pro Cycling Team 02:32
12 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro Movistar Team 02:47
13 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto Team Saxo-Tinkoff 02:49
14 TEN DAM Laurens Blanco Pro Cycling Team 03:12
15 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar RadioShack – Leopard 03:24
16 DE CLERCQ Bart Lotto Belisol Team 03:30
17 HERMANS Ben RadioShack – Leopard 03:37
18 GENIEZ Alexandre Equipe Cycliste FDJ 03:41
19 BUSCHE Matthew RadioShack – Leopard 03:46
20 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Euskaltel – Euskadi 04:01

 

 

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