{"id":1984103,"date":"2026-06-11T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1984103"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:46:17","slug":"tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes-stage-5-live-can-the-sprinters-finally-have-their-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1984103","title":{"rendered":"Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 5 &#8211; LIVE: can the sprinters finally have their chance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kFNMCuARPkc5HdCRJTprxL-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kFNMCuARPkc5HdCRJTprxL-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: Breakaway succeeds for second day in a row at Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes &#8211; Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 stage 2\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/j5qRdC7dz3oxgaYAtSKzmW-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/j5qRdC7dz3oxgaYAtSKzmW-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: Breakaway succeeds on opening day at Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 &#8211; Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 1\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sfacxd3DjDsvVXatQevAd6-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sfacxd3DjDsvVXatQevAd6-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: Sprint teams fail to bring back breakaway after thrilling chase on Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 4\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nlive-article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero hero-live news-article widget-hero widget-hero-fter-review\">\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\" class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"header-container\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCrit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-sub-container\">\n<h1 class=\"review-title-long live-report\">Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 5 &#8211; LIVE: can the sprinters finally have their chance?<\/h1>\n<h2>Lone flat stage of the entire eight-day event could see the fastmen in action at finish located in bird sanctuary<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"byline font-ui-heading text-[12px]\">\nLive-reports<\/p>\n<div><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nAlasdair Fotheringham <\/span><span><br \/>\nlast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:57:21Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n11 June 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"socialite-widget box less-space \" data-contexturl=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes-stage-5-live-can-the-sprinters-finally-have-their-chance\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"socialite\">\n<ul class=\"socialite-widget-ul\">\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-facebook\">\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-twitter\">\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-pinterest\">\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-email\"><\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"text-[color:--comment-count-text-color,inherit]\"><span>0<\/span><span class=\"visible hidden sm:inline-block\">Comments<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text-[color:--comment-count-text-color,inherit] hidden visible sm:inline-block\">Join the conversation<\/span><\/nav>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here\u2019s how it works.\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-750-80.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"font-article-copy text-[var(--image--text--color)] font-article-copy mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: a general shot of the peloton<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9 Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"pinned-content\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-pinned-content widget-contentparsed-pinned-content widget-pinned news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div class=\" article-body \">\n<div class>\n<p id=\"elk-53b0d600-142c-4a33-9434-aa12f0bb2467\"><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 route<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-53b0d600-142c-4a33-9434-aa12f0bb2467-2\"><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch the 2026 Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-e757d34d-992e-41cc-9ecb-aabcb5d0b5aa\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Profile for stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"button wcp-live-feed-reload\">Refresh <\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:57:21+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:57:21.235Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c6c431b-ceeb-4870-bbed-f078a04230a5\">If you missed any of the action on Wednesday, it evolved into a thrilling bunch-v-break scenario, won by Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) from the lead move ahead of the main break:<br \/><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: Quinn Simmons blasts to victory on stage 4 from 10-rider breakaway with peloton breathing down their backs<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4dcee5ec-f082-4276-b293-3808409edd23\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">2026 Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 4: Quinn Simmons wins <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:52:16+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:52:16.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-76a8289d-0b4e-41c0-bbae-31d71afc033d\">Racing starts in just under an hour, with the neutralised roll-out beginning at 1230 CET and then the racing for real at 1245 CET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-0019262b-85ae-4cb2-883a-0f1bc1a93c17\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, the race&#8217;s one and only chance of a bunch sprint this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; 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Here\u2019s how it works.\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure>\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-750-80.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"font-article-copy text-[var(--image--text--color)] font-article-copy mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: a general shot of the peloton<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9 Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"pinned-content\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-pinned-content widget-contentparsed-pinned-content widget-pinned news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div class=\" article-body \">\n<div class>\n<p id=\"elk-53b0d600-142c-4a33-9434-aa12f0bb2467\"><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 route<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-53b0d600-142c-4a33-9434-aa12f0bb2467-2\"><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 contenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch the 2026 Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-e757d34d-992e-41cc-9ecb-aabcb5d0b5aa\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-960-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yxtPjat8iQTnDMivagtqKR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Profile for stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026 <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"button wcp-live-feed-reload\">Refresh <\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:57:21+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:57:21.235Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c6c431b-ceeb-4870-bbed-f078a04230a5\">If you missed any of the action on Wednesday, it evolved into a thrilling bunch-v-break scenario, won by Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) from the lead move ahead of the main break:<br \/><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: Quinn Simmons blasts to victory on stage 4 from 10-rider breakaway with peloton breathing down their backs<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4dcee5ec-f082-4276-b293-3808409edd23\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">2026 Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 4: Quinn Simmons wins <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:52:16+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:52:16.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-76a8289d-0b4e-41c0-bbae-31d71afc033d\">Racing starts in just under an hour, with the neutralised roll-out beginning at 1230 CET and then the racing for real at 1245 CET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-0019262b-85ae-4cb2-883a-0f1bc1a93c17\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, the race&#8217;s one and only chance of a bunch sprint this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div class=\"button wcp-live-feed-reload\">Refresh <\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:57:21+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:57:21.235Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8c6c431b-ceeb-4870-bbed-f078a04230a5\">If you missed any of the action on Wednesday, it evolved into a thrilling bunch-v-break scenario, won by Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) from the lead move ahead of the main break:<br \/><strong>Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: Quinn Simmons blasts to victory on stage 4 from 10-rider breakaway with peloton breathing down their backs<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-4dcee5ec-f082-4276-b293-3808409edd23\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/cEJ3K4XVki2VZgR2MvBmTn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">2026 Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 4: Quinn Simmons wins <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\"><time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T09:52:16+00:00\">2026-06-11T09:52:16.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-76a8289d-0b4e-41c0-bbae-31d71afc033d\">Racing starts in just under an hour, with the neutralised roll-out beginning at 1230 CET and then the racing for real at 1245 CET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-0019262b-85ae-4cb2-883a-0f1bc1a93c17\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, the race&#8217;s one and only chance of a bunch sprint this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes-stage-5-live-can-the-sprinters-finally-have-their-chance\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zWKZH2yTxP3v4DAor2pRYi-1024-80.jpg&#8221;] 1 As it happened: Breakaway succeeds for second day in a row at Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes &#8211; Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 stage 2 2 As it happened: Breakaway succeeds on opening day at Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 &#8211; Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 1 3 As it happened: Sprint teams fail to bring back breakaway after thrilling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-1984103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1984103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1984103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1984103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1984103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}