Dauphiné 2022 Stage 5 Preview

 

2022 Critérium du Dauphiné - STAGE 5 Preview & Predictions

Ganna took an expected win but he certainly will be worried about the fact he only was 2 seconds faster than Wout Van Aert on a circuit that favours the Italian. Among the GC contenders, Roglič was present losing only 42 seconds. Vingegaard, Caruso and Ayuso were less than a minute behind the Slovenian. Ben O'Connor, Wilco Keldermann and Enric Mas managed a top 20 but are however already over a minute down Roglič. 

Stage 5 Profile 

This could be a stage for the break-away and team Jumbo-Visma will be happy having their 7 men together for the finish. But Dylan Groenewegen's Team Bike-Exchange will work to bring this to a sprint finish. The côte de Mont-Brison (1.8 km at 4.8%) tops with 10 km to go. This could be the scene of some attacks depending on how many men Groenewegen has. Trek-Segafredo's can be seen pulling again. 

Predictions

It will be more likely that the expected bunch sprint finishes, unless someone manages something spectacular by outsmarting the the sprinter's team.

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ : Wout van Aert – We will never have enough of seeing the tout terrain man challenging. 

★ ★☆ ☆ ☆ : Dylan Groenewegen – This is his only chance of a win for the whole race but he needs to be faster than WVA. 

★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ : Jasper Stuyven – He may not the fastest men, but he is the one of the smartest. If he manages to trick a diminished Team Bike-Exchange and attack, he will be hard to catch.