June 10, 2005 – Axel Merckx (Davitamon-Lotto) won the 219 km Stage 5 between Vaison-la-Romaine and Grenoble. In a breakaway group Merckx attacked with 110 km to go beating Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) by 2’15. Landaluze took over the leader’s jersey from Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner who finished in the peloton at 9’36. The 57th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré finishes this weekend.

Stage 5 – Friday, June 10: Vaison-la-Romaine – Grenoble, 219 km

1. Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 5.15.01 (41.712 km/h)
2. Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.15
3. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5.45
4. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
5. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 6.15
6. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
7. Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
8. Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.17
9. Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6.18
10. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 7.32

21. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
23. Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
25. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
28. Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
95. Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC


GC after Stage 5
 
1. Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 20.41.15
2. Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.32
3. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 2.51
4. Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3.12
5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 3.17
6. Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.38
7. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Credit Agricole 4.51
8. Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 5.16
9. Jose Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5.44
10. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 5.58

29. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 13.14