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Critérium du Dauphiné: Bardet wins on Pra Loup

By Cycling News

published 11 June 2015

Van Garderen moves into the yellow jersey

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Haimar Zubeldia (Trek) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) cracked today (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Daniel Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) climbing (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Bernard Thévenet with the monument on Pra Loup to commemorate his victory on the mountain 40 years ago (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The 40th anniversary of Bernard Thévenet's 1975 victory over Eddy Merckx on Pra Loup is celebrated on stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Bernard Thévenet dethroned Eddy Merckx on Pra Loup in 1975 as this arch symbolises (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Jesper Hansen (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Maxime Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Nico Roche (Team Sky) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Portuguese champion Nelson Oliveira (Lampre-Merida) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet wins stage 5 of the Dauphiné

Dutch champion Sebastian Langeveld (Cannondale-Garmin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal) and BMC's Tejay van Garderen. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Ramunas Navardauskas (Cannondale-Garmin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Sicard (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Albert Timmer (Giant-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Bauke Mollema (Trek) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Michele Scarponi was the best Astana rider today (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Orica-GreenEdge's Simon Yates finishes fifth (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet (Ag2r) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Daniel Martin in the middle of a Cannondale-Garmin sandwich (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet riding up Pra Loup and away to victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) riding alone at the front of the race (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Simon Yates (Orica-GreenEdge) sitting second wheel (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) descending in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Rohan Dennis (BMC) lost the race lead to today (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Romain Bardet nears the finis of stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Chris Froome on the descent. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Daniel Oss (BMC) having fun (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Wout Poels drives the pace for Team Sky. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Romain Bardet wins stage 5 at Criterium du Dauphine. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal). (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tiago Machado (Katusha) had trouble on the descent. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Chris Froome at the stage 5 finish. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Cannondale-Garmin's Andrew Talansky finishes stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Trek Factory Racing's Fumiyuki Beppu. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Chris Froome keeps an eye on Vincenzo Nibali. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Ian Boswell (Team Sky) drives the pace. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

LottoNL-Jumbo riders on the descent. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky). (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tinkoff-Saxo lined up during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

The peloton rolls through the French countryside during stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tejay van Garderen in yellow after stage 5. (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Tejay van Garderen (BMC) at the stage 5 finish. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Romain Bardet is congratulated by Bernard Hinault on the stage 5 podium. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) solo during stage 5. (Image credit: Sirotti)

BMC's Tejay van Garderen. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Movistar's Benat Intxausti. (Image credit: Sirotti)

BMC's Tejay van Garderen races to the finish of stage 5. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Tejay van Garderen checks the time gaps behind during stage 5 at the Criterium du Dauphine. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Team Sky's Chris Froome. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Movistar's Benat Intxausti. (Image credit: Sirotti)

MTN-Qhubeka's Louis Meintjes. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Andrew Talansky at the stage 5 finish. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Wilco Kelderman (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) finishes stage 5. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Romain Bardet with his team after his first WorldTour stage win in Pra Loup (Image credit: ASO)

Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) signing on (Image credit: ASO)

Rohan Dennis (BMC) signs on as race leader for the last time in the race (Image credit: ASO)