As it happened: Vingegaard eases to solo stage 5 win at Critérium du Dauphiné

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Here's a look at the map for today's stage.

Today's stage kicks off in 20 minutes with a 20-minute ride through the neutral zone.

Yesterday's stage 4 time trial saw Mikkel Bjerg take the win and the race lead. Read all about what happened on the stage here.

Here's a look at the stage result, with Bjerg and Vingegaard the best of the lot.

And here's a look at the state of the general classification after the TT. Vingegaard in the driving seat having gained a lot of time on most of his GC rivals.

Today's stage brings with it a slim chance of some GC action. There's a 3.6km, 8.8% climb at 15km from the finish line. 173km to go until the riders hit that, though.

There's a long flat section to start the day. Just over 90km of flat roads before the hills begin.

Jonas Vingegaard put a minute plus into all of his GC rivals barring Adam Yates, Ben O'Connor and Dani Martínez on Wednesday. The likes of David Gaudu, Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, Enric Mas, and Mikel Landa all lost over two minutes to the Dane.

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The riders are about to roll out to start the neutral zone.

The riders depart Cormoranche-sur-Saône.

The stage should be one for the breakaway today.

The neutral start was slightly delayed due to train traffic.

A look at the jersey wearers after stage 4...

The peloton is currently rolling through the neutral zone.

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We're still waiting for the riders to exit the neutral zone...

191km to go

Finally we're underway on stage 5.

137 riders start today. Geoffrey Bouchard and Ben Turner didn't finish yesterday's stage while Hugo Hofstetter was a DNS.

No DNS this morning.

Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) is among the early attackers today.

Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Dstny) is also up there on the move.

Fines incoming for Richard Carapaz and EF Education-EasyPost. The Ecuadorian champion has seemingly forgotten to pin on his numbers today.

UCI regulations state that "identification number (body or frame) missing, not visible, modified, incorrectly positioned, or not recognisable" carries a 200CHF to 1,000CHF fine for the rider and a fine of 100CHF to 500CHF for the team's directeur sportif.

180km to go

Politt and De Gendt are out front with Georg Zimmerman (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X), Edvald Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies), and Leon Heinschke (Team DSM).

The group have a minute on the peloton and counting.

More riders have tried to get across to the break, including KOM leader Donavan Grondin (Arkéa-Samsic).

Politt is 28th overall at 2:34 down, the best-placed GC man in the breakaway.

171km to go

UAE Team Emirates currently leading the peloton for race leader Mikkel Bjerg.

2:45 between break and peloton now. Politt in virtual yellow.

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A look at the peloton early on stage 5.

Soudal-QuickStep have joined UAE Team Emirates in pacemaking in the peloton.

2:50 up to the breakaway.

155km to go

Not a whole lot going on in the race at the moment as the riders roll along the flat roads.

Thomas de Gendt drives the breakaway.

UAE and QuickStep head up the peloton.

140km to go

The peloton are holding the gap to the breakaway at 3:30.

Just under 51km covered in the first hour of the race. It has been a fast one.

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Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) has abandoned the race.

123km to go

Four minutes for the breakaway currently.

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108km to go

No change in the situation. Four minutes between the groups as the riders race towards the hills.

Race leader Mikkel Bjerg in the peloton.

Just a few kilometres away from the first climb of the day, the third-category Côte de Château-Chalon (4.4km at 4.5%).

100km to go

The gap to the breakaway has decreased a little. It's down to 3:50 now.

The breakaway start the climb to Côte de Château-Chalon.

Bahrain Victorious also have someone working at the head of the peloton.

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Gregaard leads Heinschke over the top of the climb for two points. No change in the mountain classification.

85km to go

3:30 for the breakaway now.

74km to go

The average speed today is still high at 47.5kph.

The breakaway out on the road.

The time gap has remained stable at around 3:20.

The riders are currently racing along a plateau after the climb.

QuickStep, UAE, Bahrain continue at the head of the peloton. They're not at 3:40 down on the break.

55km to go

No movement in the break yet. The six men out front are all still together.

Still a high pace as the riders start the descent towards the intermediate sprint at the finish line in Salins-les-Bains.

After the sprint there's a loop around to the finish featuring the final two climbs of the day.

The riders pass the 50km to go mark on the way down.

Politt leads the breakaway through the finish line and the intermediate sprint.

46km to go

The peloton pass through the finish line at three minutes down on the break.

The gap is only coming down now. 2:40 and counting.

Soudal-QuickStep and UAE Team Emirates still leading the chase.

AG2R Citroën lined out in the peloton earlier.

QuickStep are doing most of the work.

40km to go

They'll be working for Julian Alaphilippe today.

Mountain classification leader Donavan Grondin dropped from the peloton.

The riders are closing in on the next climb, the third-category Côte d'Ivory (2.3km at 5.9%).

1:50 between groups as they start the climb.

35km to go

Gregaard leads the break over the top. Now 1:10 back to the peloton.

Another plateau now.

EF Education-EasyPost now at the head of the peloton.

The time gap now stable at 1:10.

The riders will soon tackle another descent ahead of the day's final climb.

Politt drives the breakaway along as they race up a rise in the road. The peloton can see them up ahead on this long, straight stretch.

28km to go

The Côte de Thésy (3.6km at 8.8%) is up next. Under 10km to go until the riders reach the start of the hill.

And now the attacks start in the breakaway.

De Gendt leading the way but it all comes back together quickly.

EF continue to lead the peloton as the gap goes under a minute.

Breakaway all together down the descent.

20km to go

Into the final 20km and now there's just 30 seconds between break and peloton.

Christophe Laporte leads Jumbo-Visma and the peloton down the descent.

And now the climb begins...

Mikkel Bjerg crashes going around a corner!

He's back up and running and fighting his way through the peloton.

18km to go

Gregaard has pushed on at the front of the peloton as the other breakaway men drop back.

Just 10 seconds to the break now.

Richard Carapaz attacks!

Alaphilippe and Vingegaard are with him.

Carapaz and Vingegaard push past the break. Alaphilippe can't stay with them!

Carapaz is 2:21 down on Vingegaard in the GC.

Meanwhile Bjerg is out the rear of the peloton.

A look at Bjerg's crash...

Carapaz and Vingegaard have around 15 seconds on the peloton.

Carapaz on the front and Vingegaard is just sticking to his wheel.

1.9km to go to the top of the climb.

Now Vingegaard takes a turn at the front.

Bjerg over a minute down. It looks like his time in yellow is already over.

UAE and Trek leading the chase behind Carapaz and Vingegaard.

Vingegaard is dropping Carapaz now!

1.2km to the top.

Carapaz is totally gone.

25 seconds and counting back to the peloton.

15km to go

Vingegaard in virtual yellow here, obviously.

Now Giulio Ciccone tries a move from the peloton. Yates marks.

500 metres from the top for Vingegaard. He's 35 seconds up.

A short descent before another kick and then the road downhill to the line lie ahead.

UAE working in the chase but not gaining on Vingegaard.

The Dane crests the top of the second-category climb solo.

Bjerg at 1:45 down.

Five KOM points for Vingegaard. Grondin will keep the polka dot jersey.

Carapaz now dropped from the back of the peloton...

13km to go

Now 40 seconds from Vingegaard to the chasing peloton.

The riders heading down a short descent ahead of the longer road down to the finish.

Nobody helping UAE in the chase here.

It's basically Vingegaard vs Majka here.

11km to go

45 seconds for Vingegaard now.

Now Trek and QuickStep giving it a go at the front of the chase. Too late.

Vingegaard looked like the easy favourite to win this race before the start and he's crushing his GC opponents before the race has even hit the mountains.

9km to go

Two minutes back to Bjerg. Vingegaard is easing to a stage win and the yellow jersey here.

Vingegaard on the short kicker before heading downhill again.

8km to go

More riders giving it a turn on the front. The gap edges under 40 seconds.

Mas, Yates, Hindley, Ciccone, Chaves among those working.

Bahrain have Landa and Haig in the group but they haven't done any work here.

Ben O'Connor waves his arm to try and get people to pull through.

Now Egan Bernal pushes off the front.

7km to go

Still 40 seconds up to Vingegaard.

A look at the chase.

Hopefully Tadej Pogačar recovers to top form ahead of the Tour de France because no other GC contenders are vaguely close to Vingegaard's level.

5km to go

Bernal back in the chase group now.

Around 15 riders in the chase group.

Vingegaard still 40 seconds up the road. Bjerg at 2:15.

Vingegaard is in virtual yellow by a minute currently.

3km to go

35 seconds still.

This was over a long time ago. All Vingegaard has to do now is stay upright.

2km to go

This will be Vingegaard's eighth win of the season.

He won three stages and the overall at O Gran Camiño and Itzulia Basque Country. It wouldn't be a surprise to see the same happen this week.

1km to go

Vingegaard still riding solo to the finish. A 21st career win incoming.

The chasers ready themselves to fight over second place in the sprint.

0km

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) wins stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Ben O'Connor has a mechanical in the final kilometre.

Alaphilippe leads out the sprint.

He brings the chase group home at just over 30 seconds down.

Here's a look at the stage result...

Bjerg comes in at just over 2:20 down.

Vingegaard is in yellow.

Vingegaard celebrates his win.

Here's a look at the new general classification.

Alaphilippe and Tobias Johannessen lead home the 18-man chase group.

After the stage Vingegaard paid tribute to the victims of the knife attack in Annecy...

"I didn't want to attack today. I just wanted to defend myself and then they attacked and I was working with Richard and then he couldn't follow anymore.

"I'm of course very happy with the win today but I think that on a day like today with what happened in Annecy it doesn't really matter in cycling. My thoughts are with all the families."

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Vingegaard is in the race lead tonight. He's 1:10 up on O'Connor in second.

Vingegaard's teammate Laporte continues in the green points jersey.

KOM leader Donavan Grondin remains in the polka dot jersey ahead of the mountain stages.

Finally, Mikkel Bjerg remains in the white of best young rider in ninth overall.

That's all from our live coverage of stage 5. The race hits the mountains tomorrow over the Aravis and up to Crest-Voland and we'll be back with more live reporting.