Egoi grabs fifth in fifth stage of Dauphiné

Egoi grabbed fifth place on today's hilly ride in the Dauphiné from Serre Chevalier to Grenoble. The ever-aggressive Egoi got into the break of the day along with four other riders early on but, come the Col de Chambrousse, a monster-climb situated 30 kilometres from the line, featherweight climber Daniel Navarro attacked the bunch and quickly bridged up to the leading quintet. He didn't stay there for long though, as he jumped the front group almost immediately and left everyone, including Egoi, trailing in his wake. It was an impressive showing from the Astana rider who held off Capecchi and Pinot for 30 clicks from the top of the climb. Egoi came in alongside Moreau and Champion to grab fifth, 1:39 down. The main pack, containing Gorka, Samu, Romain and Iván, came in 3:04 back. The remaining three riders, Iñaki, Jorge and Alan, rolled in with another big group at a massive 18:33. Egoi remarked after the stage's conclusion that he felt 'rather well', but that he's 'still got some way to go to reach top form for the Tour. But I actually feel better now than at the same time last year, a year in which I did well in the Tour.' Sounds good to me!