Chris Froome climbs to stage win and race lead at the Critérium du Dauphiné

Chris Froome beats Richie Porte to win stage five of the Critérium du Dauphiné, opening up a seven second lead at the top of the leaderboard

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Chris Froome (Team Sky) laid down a marker on stage five of the Critérium du Dauphiné, winning on the day and taking the overall lead from Alberto Contador (Tinkoff).

Froome, who has gone on to win the Tour de France both times after winning the Dauphiné in 2013 and 2015, launched his attack inside the final three kilometres with only Richie Porte (BMC) able to follow.

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