Remco Evenepoel crashed on Thursday in the final of the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The stage was won by the Briton Jake Stewart, while Mathieu van der Poel finished ninth.
Evenepoel crashed in the final kilometer after the peloton had taken a roundabout. The Belgian leader quickly got up and crossed the finish line in Mâcon without too much damage.
Because Evenepoel had fallen in the last 3 kilometers, he did not lose any time. The leader of Soudal Quick-Step retains his leading position in the standings.
Van der Poel stayed upright, but fell short of the stage win. The Dutchman finished ninth, well behind stage winner Stewart. The Briton kept Frenchman Axel Laurance and Norwegian Søren Waerenskjold behind him. Jonathan Milan finished fifth.
In the standings, Van der Poel climbs to third place. The leader of Alpecin-Deceuninck is fourteen seconds behind Evenepoel. Florian Lipowitz occupies second place, four seconds behind.
The Critérium du Dauphiné lasts until Sunday. The preparation race for the Tour de France, which starts on July 5 in Lille, continues on Friday with a hilly stage. The finish is on a second category climb.