Critérium du Dauphiné: Bouhanni wins stage 4 in Sisteron

Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) took his second win of the Critérium du Dauphiné, outsprinting his rivals after a chaotic end to stage 4.

As in stage 2, MTN-Qhubeka led out the sprint but it was a freestyling Bouhanni who emerged as the fastest, beating Jonas Vangenechten (IAM Cycling) and Luka Mezgec (Giant-Shimano) into second and third.

Little happened for much of the 228km route from Anneyron to Porte de DrômArdèche, with early escapees Martijn Keizer (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) establishing a large and steady advantage.

But they were caught on the fourth-category Côte de la Marquise just 12km from the finish and the race burst to life. A flurry of attacks on the descent caused chaos and for a while it seemed like the sprinters’ teams might not have their day.

However, things came back together once and for all with 1.5km to go and Bouhanni was able to claim his fifth win of 2015, putting a miserable start to the season further behind him.

There was no change among the main general classification contenders with Rohan Dennis (BMC) keeping his overall race lead, despite the frantic action near the finish that saw Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) put in a small dig ahead of the first mountain test of this year's race to Pra Loup which will be replicated at the Tour de France in July.

"It was really hard. It became very complicated at the end, because of the attacks in the last hill. Without Julien Simon, it would have been impossible for me to win today because Tony Gallopin wouldn't have been caught," commented Bouhanni.  "I'm happy because I've had five or six second places since the beginning of the season, now it's my fifth win. I hope I'll keep going this way."

How it happened

Keizer and Tosh Van der Sande slipped clear after just three kilometres of racing and the peloton seemed content to let them to it.

After eight kilometres, their lead was one minute and only after the 20km mark did it start to stabilise at seven minutes. Despite two climbs in quick succession at around the halfway mark – the third-category Col de Lescou and the fourth-category Col de Pré-Guittard – the duo maintained a lead of 6:30.

As the rain pelted down, there was little action in the peloton on the two climbs. There wasn’t much action after them either as Keizer and Van der Sande held onto a gap of over five minutes until 30km from the finish, despite MTN-Qhubeka appearing on the front, working for Edvald Boasson Hagen.

Only when MTN and Cofidis committed fresh men to the chase did the gap start to tumble. BMC showed continued interest and Etixx-QuickStep also made an appearance, which saw the peloton strung out and the escapees’ advantage slashed to a sole minute by the time they hit the Côte de la Marquise.

As soon as the road kicked uphill, Keizer attacked Van der Sande and got rid of him at the second time of asking, the Belgian slowing dramatically as the efforts of the day took their toll.

Keizer maintained a lead of 20 seconds over the top of the climb and a flurry of attacks came from the bunch on the descent. Cyril Gautier (Europcar), Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), and Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) were among those to have a dig as things became chaotic, far from ideal for the sprinters’ teams.

Wellens joined up with Keizer and later dropped him, while behind them Alaphilippe and Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo) gave chase, joined briefly by Vincenzo Nibali.

Tony Martin put in a huge turn to sweep up Wellens but Lotto-Soudal were obviously in an attacking mood as Tony Gallopin then had a pop. Things came back together for MTN to lead into the final kilometre but, as in the second stage, Boasson Hagen wasn’t strong enough to finish it off.

Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r-La Mondiale) wound his sprint up first and Boasson Hagen came round him, but Bouhanni surged up through and outstripped Megzec, with Vangenechten making up considerable ground with his own late charge.

 

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5:30:53
2Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM CyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 2 - Cell 2
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN - QhubekaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Aleksei Tsatevich (Rus) Team KatushaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 5 - Cell 2
7Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 7 - Cell 2
9Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.frRow 8 - Cell 2
10Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 10 - Cell 2
12Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 11 - Cell 2
13Maxime Bouet (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 12 - Cell 2
14Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 13 - Cell 2
15Wouter Poels (Ned) Team SkyRow 14 - Cell 2
16José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18Row 15 - Cell 2
17Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto SoudalRow 19 - Cell 2
21Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Bora-Argon 18Row 21 - Cell 2
23Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 22 - Cell 2
24Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 24 - Cell 2
26Tiago Machado (Por) Team KatushaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Nelson Oliveira (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31David Tanner (Aus) IAM CyclingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ian Stannard (GBr) Team SkyRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdgeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 36 - Cell 2
38Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 37 - Cell 2
39Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 39 - Cell 2
41Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 42 - Cell 2
44Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 48 - Cell 2
50Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 50 - Cell 2
52Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 54 - Cell 2
56Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ.frRow 55 - Cell 2
57Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-MeridaRow 57 - Cell 2
59David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 58 - Cell 2
60Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 59 - Cell 2
61Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Daniel Martin (Irl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 63 - Cell 2
65Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 64 - Cell 2
66Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN - QhubekaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Astana Pro TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM CyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdgeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 72 - Cell 2
74Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek Factory RacingRow 73 - Cell 2
75Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team SkyRow 74 - Cell 2
76Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory RacingRow 75 - Cell 2
77José Herrada (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM CyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79John Gadret (Fra) Movistar TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lampre-MeridaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory RacingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Col) Lampre-MeridaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 83 - Cell 2
85Pieter Serry (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 84 - Cell 2
86Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 85 - Cell 2
87Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto SoudalRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdgeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 89 - Cell 2
91Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:23
92Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:00:30
93Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Riccardo Zoidl (Aut) Trek Factory Racing0:01:09
95Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step0:01:34
96Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:02:43
97Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:05
98Romain Sicard (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 97 - Cell 2
99Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18Row 98 - Cell 2
100Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ.frRow 99 - Cell 2
101Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory RacingRow 100 - Cell 2
102Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN - QhubekaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Johan Van Summeren (Bel) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Vicente Reynes (Spa) IAM CyclingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team KatushaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 108 - Cell 2
110Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr0:04:24
111Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ.frRow 110 - Cell 2
112Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 111 - Cell 2
113Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team KatushaRow 112 - Cell 2
114Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 113 - Cell 2
115Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin0:04:59
117Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 116 - Cell 2
118Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 117 - Cell 2
119Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica GreenEdgeRow 118 - Cell 2
120Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 180:05:09
121Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Martin Velits (Svk) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 121 - Cell 2
123Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling0:06:04
124Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 123 - Cell 2
125Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 125 - Cell 2
127Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 126 - Cell 2
128Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 128 - Cell 2
130Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 130 - Cell 2
132Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 131 - Cell 2
133Yannick Martinez (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 132 - Cell 2
134Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team KatushaRow 133 - Cell 2
135Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 135 - Cell 2
137Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 136 - Cell 2
138Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
139Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 138 - Cell 2
140Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 139 - Cell 2
141Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 140 - Cell 2
142Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 142 - Cell 2
144Philip Deignan (Irl) Team SkyRow 143 - Cell 2
145Rory Sutherland (Aus) Movistar TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 145 - Cell 2
147Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Angel Vicioso (Spa) Team KatushaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory RacingRow 151 - Cell 2
153Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN - QhubekaRow 152 - Cell 2
154Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 153 - Cell 2
155Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
156Brian Bulgac (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 155 - Cell 2
157Stephen Cummings (GBr) MTN - QhubekaRow 156 - Cell 2
158Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.frRow 157 - Cell 2
159Jack Bauer (NZl) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team0:08:18
160Eduard Beltran (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo0:09:27
161Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 160 - Cell 2
162Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFKris Boeckmans (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 162 - Cell 2
DNSSimon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 163 - Cell 2
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Point
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits25pts
2Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM Cycling22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Giant-Alpecin20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN - Qhubeka18Row 3 - Cell 3
5Aleksei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Kévin Reza (Fra) FDJ.fr8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team6Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal2pts
2Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 1 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal1
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Mountain 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo1
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Young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits5:30:53
2Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 2 - Cell 2
4Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.frRow 4 - Cell 2
6George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pawel Poljanski (Pol) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team LottoNL-JumboRow 8 - Cell 2
10Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 9 - Cell 2
11Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 11 - Cell 2
13Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN - QhubekaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 14 - Cell 2
16Simon Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:03:05
19Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:04:24
20Damien Howson (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin0:04:59
22Luke Rowe (GBr) Team SkyRow 21 - Cell 2
23Ian Boswell (USA) Team SkyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica GreenEdgeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Romain Guillemois (Fra) Team Europcar0:06:04
26Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Calvin Watson (Aus) Trek Factory RacingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Eduard Beltran (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo0:09:27
30Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 29 - Cell 2
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Team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bora-Argon 1816:32:39
2Team LottoNL-Jumbo