4 Jours de Dunkerque / Grand Prix des Hauts de France
Stage 5: Roubaix - Cassel
France
Saturday 20 May 2023
187.7 km
Asgreen keeps podium spot in Dunkerque

Saturday brought the queen stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, held under a lovely sun that saw the riders start from the legendary Roubaix velodrome before taking eight times on the Cassel circuit, with its famous cobbled climb (1.9km, 5.3%) which was to play a decisive role in the outcome.
Having Kasper Asgreen in the leader’s jersey, which he took after his solid outing in the time trial, Soudal Quick-Step controlled the stage behind a seven-man breakaway that enjoyed its time at the front before being brought back in the last 20 kilometers. As expected, the main moves came on the last ascent of the day, which our Dane started well positioned, thanks to his teammates’ stellar job.
On the steepest part of it, two men took off and forged a gap over the peloton, where Kasper was trying his best to limit the losses. In the end, Per Strand Hagenes (Jumbo-Visma) outsprinted Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ), who moved to the top of the standings, while our rider was bit by an untimely and frustrating mechanical which ruined his chances and left him without the leader’s jersey.
“We had hoped for more today, but luck wasn’t on our side, despite the boys doing a very good job and controlling the race quite well. We came a bit short for a couple of seconds, but the morale is still good in the team and we’ll see now what can happen on Sunday, which could be another tricky day in the saddle because of the winds”, said Soudal Quick-Step sports director Tom Steels before the last stage, which Asgreen will start in second place.
Photo credit: ©Luc Claessen / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Per Strand Hagenes Jumbo-Visma |
4:42:29 |
2 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
3 |
Alexis Renard Cofidis |
0:05 |
4 |
Brent Van Moer Lotto Dstny |
0:05 |
5 |
Greg Van Avermaet AG2R Citroën Team |
0:05 |
6 |
Benjamin Thomas Cofidis |
0:08 |
7 |
Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:08 |
8 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:11 |
9 |
Cedric Beullens Lotto Dstny |
0:14 |
10 |
Laurent Pichon Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:14 |
11 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
19 |
Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:19 |
37 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:16 |
55 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:01 |
56 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
5:01 |
94 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
14:02 |
105 |
Lars Craps Soudal - Quick Step |
15:45 |
1 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
17:17:30 |
2 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:13 |
3 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:17 |
4 |
Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:19 |
5 |
Brent Van Moer Lotto Dstny |
0:20 |
6 |
Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:24 |
7 |
Alexis Renard Cofidis |
0:27 |
8 |
Per Strand Hagenes Jumbo-Visma |
0:28 |
9 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
0:36 |
10 |
Samuel Watson Groupama - FDJ |
0:39 |
23 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:05 |
41 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:01 |
59 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
9:54 |
80 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
16:13 |
97 |
Lars Craps Soudal - Quick Step |
21:08 |
1 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
34 pt |
2 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
28 pt |
3 |
Benjamin Thomas Cofidis |
25 pt |
4 |
Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step |
19 pt |
5 |
Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ |
18 pt |
6 |
Gerben Thijssen Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
16 pt |
7 |
Per Strand Hagenes Jumbo-Visma |
15 pt |
8 |
Peter Sagan TotalEnergies |
15 pt |
9 |
Niklas Larsen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
14 pt |
10 |
Max Walscheid Cofidis |
12 pt |
14 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
17 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
9 pt |
43 |
Jannik Steimle
Soudal - Quick Step |
1 pt |
1 |
Alex Colman Team Flanders - Baloise |
39 pt |
2 |
Kenny Molly Van Rysel - Roubaix Lille Métropole |
23 pt |
3 |
Tuur Dens Team Flanders - Baloise |
15 pt |
4 |
Ceriel Desal Bingoal WB |
13 pt |
5 |
Nicolas Debeaumarché St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 |
9 pt |
6 |
Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur |
7 pt |
7 |
Pier-André Coté Human Powered Health |
4 pt |
8 |
Rait Ärm Van Rysel - Roubaix Lille Métropole |
4 pt |
9 |
Geoffrey Soupe TotalEnergies |
3 pt |
10 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Romain Grégoire Groupama - FDJ |
17:17:30 |
2 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:17 |
3 |
Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:24 |
4 |
Alexis Renard Cofidis |
0:27 |
5 |
Per Strand Hagenes Jumbo-Visma |
0:28 |
6 |
Samuel Watson Groupama - FDJ |
0:39 |
7 |
Logan Currie Bolton Equities Black Spoke |
0:41 |
8 |
Paul Penhoët Groupama - FDJ |
1:52 |
9 |
Luca Van Boven Bingoal WB |
1:59 |
10 |
Stan Van Tricht
Soudal - Quick Step |
2:05 |
35 |
Lars Craps Soudal - Quick Step |
21:08 |
1 | Jumbo-Visma | 51:54:47 |
2 | Lotto Dstny | 0:00 |
3 | Soudal - Quick Step | 0:01 |
4 | Groupama - FDJ | 0:25 |
5 | AG2R Citroën Team | 1:14 |
6 | TotalEnergies | 3:34 |
7 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 3:39 |
8 | St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 | 4:22 |
9 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 7:56 |
10 | Cofidis | 9:52 |