Critérium du Dauphiné: Bakelants wins stage 6
Froome remains in race lead despite crash
Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) claimed stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauhpine in a two-man sprint ahead of Lieuwe Westra. The pair broke clear from a large break in the closing kilometres of the race, dropping Pim Ligthart (Lotto) before the finish.
Although Westra tried to attack several times he was unable to drop Bakelants. The Astana rider led the sprint out with 300 meters to go but Bakelants had enough in reserve and despite a tight angle was able to come through and take the win. Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma- QuickStep) took third, leading home the remnants of the break.
Chris Froome (Team Sky) would have hoped for a relatively calm day as leader as the race into the final weekend but the Tour de France champion was involved in a crash in the closing 10 kilometres. Although he was quickly back on his feet he looked to be nursing several cuts. Despite the fall Froome remains at the head of the overall standings, still twelve seconds clear of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) and Wilco Kelderman (Team Belkin).
The stage was marked by a sixteen-man group breaking free from the peloton after roughly an hour of racing. With breaks having succeeded in the last two days optimism within the move was certainly high as Simon (Cofidis), Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge), Erviti (Movistar), Westra (Astana), Paulinho (Tinkoff-Saxo), Péraud (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Ligthart (Lotto Belisol), Saramtins (IAM Cycling), Bodnar (Cannondale), Voigt (Trek Factory Racing), Bakelants, Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Damuseau (Giant-Shimano), Conti (Lampre-Merida), Tankink (Belkin) and Benedetti (NetApp-Endura) established an early lead.
With only fourth category climbs on the stage the break’s chances looked decent, with Sky only concerned with keeping Froome out of trouble with two serious mountain stages set for the weekend. Both Astana and Tinkoff had posted men in the break but Europcar, FDJ, Katusha, Garmin, and the race leader’s team had missed the move.
The break quickly established a buffer of four minutes but with Bakelants at less than seven minutes off the race lead Sky made sure that the break didn’t pose a GC threat. The British team did allow the move to creep out to nearly six minutes but with help from FDJ and very briefly Katusha, they began to chip away at the leaders’ advantage.
Westra and Bakelants attack
Inside the closing 25 kilometres and with the break at 4’11, Ligthart made his move, slipping clear on the penultimate fourth category climb. He was immediately joined by an impressive looking Westra, who was looking to improve Astana's poor win rate this season. The pair worked well but there was still life in the main break and Jens Voigt was the first to try and close the gap. The German only managed to drag the rest of the move closer to the leading pair, creating a perfect launch for Bakelants to first catch a tiring Ligthart and then link up with Westra.
The trio immediately sensed the opportunity and pressed on towards the final climb. By now there was no chance of the peloton catching the break and attention turned to teams keeping their GC riders out of trouble on the twisting and undulating roads before the finish.
Despite the care, the race leader crashed. When cameras caught sight of him he was already on his feet and trying to resolve the mechanical caused by his fall. A bike was quickly dispatched from the roof of the team car, as Geraint Thomas sat up and waited for his leader.
The pace eased up too with the bunch showing respect for the maillot jaune and waiting as up ahead Westra and Bakelants pressed on.
With Stybar blocking for his teammate the gap to the leading pair held at roughly 20 seconds. Ligthart was reeled in on the last ramp before the finish and despite a number of volleys from Westra, Bakelants held firm.
It was the Omega Pharma rider who led through the flamme rouge but Westra was the first to kick, bolting for the line with around 250 metres to go. The technical turns didn’t serve his acceleration well and Bakelants was able to remain in contact. Westra tried to chaperone Bakelants towards the barriers as the road opened up at the finish but the Astana man was generous to leave a gap, enough for Bakelants to surge through and take the stage.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 4:07:20 |
2 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:00:24 |
4 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) IAM Cycling | 0:01:14 |
17 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky | 0:03:55 |
18 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) IAM Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Cannondale | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Sharp | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) BMC Racing Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Fdj.fr | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mickaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | John Gadret (Fra) Movistar | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 0:04:03 |
56 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling | 0:04:32 |
57 | Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Fdj.fr | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge | 0:04:55 |
62 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Trek Factory Racing | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Alexander Rybakov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Movistar | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Fdj.fr | 0:05:05 |
72 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | 0:05:24 |
81 | Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge | 0:05:37 |
86 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:05:51 |
88 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Bruno Pires (Por) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) Fdj.fr | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Garmin-Sharp | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Lit) Garmin-Sharp | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:06:15 |
101 | Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge | 0:06:54 |
102 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Natnael Berhane Teweldemedhin (Eri) Team Europcar | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Dmitriy Kozontchuk (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Kristjan Koren (Slo) Cannondale | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Movistar | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Cannondale | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | 0:07:20 |
126 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto-Belisol | 0:07:26 |
127 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:08:28 |
128 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:09:33 |
132 | Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:09:39 |
133 | Yohan Offredo (Fra) Fdj.fr | 0:10:48 |
134 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Fdj.fr | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale | 0:12:01 |
137 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Tinkoff-Saxo | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp-Endura | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:12:35 |
144 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Danny Pate (USA) Team Sky | 0:13:11 |
146 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto-Belisol | 0:15:16 |
147 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar | 0:15:29 |
148 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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1 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
2 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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1 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 15 | pts |
2 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro Team | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto-Belisol | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Trek Factory Racing | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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1 | Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano | 3 | pts |
2 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma Quick Step Cycling Team | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Valerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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