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Independent Singapore
19 hours ago
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- Independent Singapore
Ivan Romeo won the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné despite it being 'one of the toughest days' of his life
Ivan Romeo, racing for Movistar, has won stage three of the Critérium du Dauphiné after he rode alone to the finish line. The athlete has pulled ahead of a group of riders with about 6km left in the race at the 202.8km stage from Briode. Some riders, led by Mathieu van der Poel who led the group, had tried to catch him, but they were too late. In the end, Romeo finished the race 14 seconds in the town of Charantonnay ahead of Harold Tejada, Louis Barre, and Florian Lipowitz. This marks the Spaniard's second professional win and is now the overall lead, taking the yellow jersey from stage two's winner, Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan. 'I don't believe it… It was one of the toughest days of my life so far,' Romeo shared. He added, 'The breakaway, it was so hard to get into it, and I wasn't feeling really good, so I waited to the last moment. I know in this kind of flat finish in a small break, I have good instinct, and that if they give me some seconds, I can make it.' 'I've been thinking about this stage for a month now. I can hardly believe it. It was one of the hardest days of my life, I wasn't feeling well… But I followed my instincts in the final. It's the best day of the year for me. Hard work pays off.' Highlights of the race Romeo finished the race with a final time of 4 hours, 34 minutes, and 10 seconds. Harold Tejada, who is riding for Astana, placed second, 14 seconds behind. Frenchman Louis Barre, who was riding for Intermarché, placed third. Moreover, the other group of riders, which included some of the race's favourites, arrived at the finish line over a minute later. During the race, a breakaway group of 13 riders were formed as the race heated up on the Côte du Château Jaune, a steep climb with a 9% average gradient, located 19km from the finish. After this climb, 10 riders remained to lead the group. Van der Poel was likely to win due to his speed, but Romeo attacked with 9 km to go, then made a move that resulted in a large gap, securing his solo victory. In a social media post, Romeo shared his win with the caption: 'This is what we live for 💭🤝🏼 Still sinking in, yellow jersey, just thanks for always believing' Netizens showed their support in the comments and said: 'Sooo niceeee!!! 👏🙌', 'It's not the outcome, it's how you did it.. 🙌👏💪', and 'Legend, congrats mate👌🏻' Here is the list of the stage three winners: Ivan Romeo (Spa/Movistar) 4hrs 34mins 10secs Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +14secs Louis Barre (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) Same time Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +27secs Axel Laurance (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers) Same time Brieuc Rolland (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) Julien Bernard (Fra/Lidl-Trek) Andreas Leknessund (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Eddie Dunbar (Irl/Jayco-AlUla) After the results of stage three, here are the rankings forthe general classification: Ivan Romeo (Spa/Movistar) 14hrs 9mins 1sec Louis Barre (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) +17secs Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +18secs Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) +24secs Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +29secs Eddie Dunbar (Irl/Jayco-AlUla) +37secs Brieuc Rolland (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) Same time Andreas Leknessund (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +1min 6secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) +1min 12secs
Observer
a day ago
- Sport
- Observer
Romeo wins Dauphine 3rd stage to take yellow
CHARANTONNAY, France: Spain's Ivan Romeo won the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Tuesday when he streaked clear at the end of a 207km run from Brioude to Charantonnay to cross the line first and claim the overall lead. Romeo surprised his breakaway companions, including Dutch world champion Mathieu van der Poel, to drop them in the final kilometres and lead the dash into the town of Charantonnay. "I've been thinking about this stage for a month now. I can hardly believe it. It was one of the hardest days of my life, I wasn't feeling well," said time-trial specialist Romeo. "But I followed my instincts in the final. It's the best day of the year for me. Hard work pays off." It was the second win of the 21-year-old Movistar rider's career, and earned him the yellow leader's jersey on the eve of the first time-trial in this edition of the Dauphine. Romeo completed the hilly run across the southeast of France in 4hr 34min 10sec. Colombian Astana rider Harold Tejada came in second at 14sec, with Frenchman Louis Barre of Intermarche completing the podium. The peloton, containing many of the race favourites, rolled in just over a minute later at the end of a day without any major incidents. One of those contenders for the general classification is Red Bull leader Florian Lipowitz — in the absence of last year's winner Primoz Roglic — who did well to slip into the breakaway and come in just outside the podium. The German sits fourth overall, with a 42sec advantage over ninth-placed Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The breakaway formed quickly after the start, and was composed of 13 riders. The first big break came on the Cote du Chateau Jaune, with its average gradient of over 9 per cent, situated 19km from the finish. After this final climb, only 10 riders remained amongst the contenders for the stage, and victory seemed to be in the grasp of Van der Poel — the fastest of the bunch. But Romeo had other ideas, attacking for the first time with 9km remaining before going again and quickly opening up a sizeable gap on the chasing pack. Wednesday's fourth stage will be a 17.4km time-trial between Charmes-sur-Rhone and Saint-Peray. — AFP
Daily Tribune
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Romeo wins Dauphine third stage to take yellow
Spain's Ivan Romeo won the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine yesterday when he streaked clear at the end of a 207km run from Brioude to Charantonnay to cross the line first and claim the overall lead. Romeo surprised his breakaway companions, including Dutch world champion Mathieu van der Poel, to drop them in the final kilometres and lead the dash into the town of Charantonnay. 'I've been thinking about this stage for a month now. I can hardly believe it. It was one of the hardest days of my life, I wasn't feeling well,' said time-trial specialist Romeo. 'But I followed my instincts in the final. It's the best day of the year for me. Hard work pays off.' It was the second win of the 21-year-old Movistar rider's career, and earned him the yellow leader's jersey on the eve of the first time-trial in this edition of the Dauphine. Romeo completed the hilly run across the southeast of France in 4hr 34min 10sec. Colombian Astana rider Harold Tejada came in second at 14sec, with Frenchman Louis Barre of Intermarche complet-ing the podium. The peloton, containing many of the race favourites, rolled in just over a minute later at the end of a day without any major incidents. One of those contenders for the general classification is Red Bull leader Florian Lipowitz -- in the absence of last year's winner Primoz Roglic -- who did well to slip into the breakaway and come in just outside the podium. The German sits fourth overall, with a 42sec advantage over ninth-placed Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The breakaway formed quickly after the start, and was composed of 13 riders.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Romeo wins Dauphine stage three to take yellow jersey
Ivan Romeo's only previous professional win came on the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in February [Getty Images] Ivan Romeo rode solo to victory on stage three of the Criterium du Dauphine to claim the yellow leader's jersey. The Movistar rider made a couple of attacks before going clear of a group of 10 riders with about 6km left in the 202.8km route from Brioude. Advertisement Mathieu van der Poel led the chase group, but they had left it too late and Romeo crossed the line first in Charantonnay, near Lyon, some 14 seconds ahead of Harold Tejada, Louis Barre and Florian Lipowitz. That gave the the 21-year-old Spaniard his second senior professional win and meant he claimed the overall lead from Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan, who won stage two. "I don't believe it," said Romeo. "It was one of the toughest days of my life so far. "The breakaway, it was so hard to get into it, and I wasn't feeling really good, so I waited to the last moment. "I know in this kind of flat finish in a small break, I have good instinct, and that if they give me some seconds I can make it. Advertisement "I had this stage on my mind for a month. We've been doing altitude [training] at Sierra Nevada, working super hard with all the team, and they gave me this chance at the beginning of the week." Romeo was the under-23 time trial champion at last year's World Championships and Tuesday's success means he has a 17-second lead in the Dauphine's general classification standings heading into the time trial. Reigning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar is just over a minute back in ninth and will aim to close the gap as the eight-stage race heads into the mountains on Friday. Stage three results Ivan Romeo (Spa/Movistar) 4hrs 34mins 10secs Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +14secs Louis Barre (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) Same time Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +27secs Axel Laurance (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers) Same time Brieuc Rolland (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) Julien Bernard (Fra/Lidl-Trek) Andreas Leknessund (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Eddie Dunbar (Irl/Jayco-AlUla) General classification after stage three Ivan Romeo (Spa/Movistar) 14hrs 9mins 1sec Louis Barre (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) +17secs Harold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +18secs Florian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) +24secs Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +29secs Eddie Dunbar (Irl/Jayco-AlUla) +37secs Brieuc Rolland (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) Same time Andreas Leknessund (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +1min 6secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) +1min 12secs Advertisement
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Romeo wins Dauphine stage three to take yellow jersey
Ivan Romeo rode solo to victory on stage three of the Criterium du Dauphine to claim the yellow leader's Movistar rider made a couple of attacks before going clear of a group of 10 riders with about 6km left in the 202.8km route from van der Poel led the chase group, but they had left it too late and Romeo crossed the line first in Charantonnay, near Lyon, some 14 seconds ahead of Harold Tejada, Louis Barre and Florian gave the the 21-year-old Spaniard his second senior professional win and meant he claimed the overall lead from Lidl-Trek's Jonathan Milan, who won stage two. "I don't believe it," said Romeo. "It was one of the toughest days of my life so far."The breakaway, it was so hard to get into it, and I wasn't feeling really good, so I waited to the last moment."I know in this kind of flat finish in a small break, I have good instinct, and that if they give me some seconds I can make it."I had this stage on my mind for a month. We've been doing altitude [training] at Sierra Nevada, working super hard with all the team, and they gave me this chance at the beginning of the week."Romeo was the under-23 time trial champion at last year's World Championships and Tuesday's success means he has a 17-second lead in the Dauphine's general classification standings heading into the time Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar is just over a minute back in ninth and will aim to close the gap as the eight-stage race heads into the mountains on Friday. Stage three results Ivan Romeo (Spa/Movistar) 4hrs 34mins 10secsHarold Tejada (Col/XDS Astana) +14secsLouis Barre (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) Same timeFlorian Lipowitz (Ger/Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +27secsAxel Laurance (Fra/Ineos Grenadiers) Same timeBrieuc Rolland (Fra/Groupama-FDJ)Julien Bernard (Fra/Lidl-Trek)Andreas Leknessund (Nor/Uno-X Mobility)Eddie Dunbar (Irl/Jayco-AlUla) +29secs
