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The Guardian
8 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Jonathan Milan surges to stage win in Critérium du Dauphiné, snatching lead from Pogacar
The Italian sprinter Jonathan Milan surged away from the pack to win the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Issoire on Monday to take the overall lead from Tadej Pogacar. Milan had to battle to keep up on a hilly 204.6km run through central France from Prémilhat. When the pack hit the home straight, he rocketed away from his rivals to collect a 10-second victory bonus and the yellow jersey. 'That was really tough,' said Milan. 'I was dropped at one point and I was really on the limit, but I have to say thanks to my teammates because they brought me back and guided me until the last metres.' Britain's Fred Wright was second and the Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel third. Pogacar and his main rivals for overall victory, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, rolled home safely in the main pack just behind Milan. Pogacar, who collected a 10-second bonus on Sunday, has the same overall time as Milan, but braked hard in the final metres to surrender places and hand the Italian the tie-break edge and the daily media responsibilities that go with the yellow jersey. The eight-day race, with four hilly stages, a time trial and three final days in the Alps, has attracted an A-list roster of 154 riders from 22 teams. It offers Tour de France contenders a chance to hone their form and gain a psychological edge before the main event starts on 5 July. Pogacar, who won his third Tour de France last year ending Vingegaard's two-year reign, had struck the first blow the previous day, edging the Dane to take the opening stage and the overall lead. On Monday, support riders for Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Vingegaard's Visma-Lease a Bike spent much of the stage jostling, sometimes angrily, for position at the front of the pack. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion The stage was briefly animated when the local boy Romain Bardet, riding the final race of his 14-year professional career, launched an attack on the last small climb just before a corner where his fanclub was waiting with a huge banner. The 34-year-old was caught with 10km to go as Milan's Lidl-Trek team took control. The Frenchman will have another chance on Tuesday when stage three starts from his home town of Brioude for a hilly 207.2km run to Charantonnay.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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Milan wins Dauphine stage two to take over yellow jersey
Jonathan Milan has won four Grand Tour stages - all at the Giro d'Italia in the past two years [Getty Images] Jonathan Milan won stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine with a sprint finish in Issoire. Lidl-Trek's lead-out train hit the front during the final kilometre of the 204.6km ride from Premilhat, and they left Milan alone with 150m remaining. Advertisement This year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner Mathieu van der Poel then fought hard to catch Milan. But the Italian held on to clinch his first road race win in France, with British rider Fred Wright edging out Van der Poel for second. Milan also claimed the yellow jersey from reigning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar, who won the opening stage on Sunday. "It was really tough," said Milan, 24. "Yesterday and today, I suffered a lot. "At one point I was really on the limit, but I have to say thanks to my team-mates because they brought me back. Advertisement "We knew we had to take the last corner at the front, and it was just a perfect lead-out. I'm really happy because this means a lot to all of us." Local rider Romain Bardet, who is competing in his last professional race, attacked on the final categorised climb of the day and built a 20-second lead. But Bardet did not get any support in the breakaway so the peloton soon closed the gap, with Lidl Trek putting Milan in a prime position during the finish. Stage three will begin in the 34-year-old Bardet's hometown of Brioude. Stage two results Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl-Trek) 4hrs 54mins 49secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) Same time Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Emilien Jeanniere (Fra/TotalEnergies) Bastien Tronchon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz/XDS Astana) Matis Louvel (Fra/Israel-Premier Tech) Clement Venturini (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) Matteo Trentin (Ita/Tudor Pro Cycling) (all same time) General classification after stage two Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl-Trek) 9hrs 34mins 51secs Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) Same time Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +2secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) +4secs Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +4secs Hugo Page (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) +8secs Anders Foldager (Den/Jayco-AlUla) +9secs Nils Politt (Ger/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +9secs Bastien Tronchon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +10secs Emilien Jeanniere (Fra/TotalEnergies) +10secs Advertisement
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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Milan wins Dauphine stage two to take over yellow jersey
Jonathan Milan has won four Grand Tour stages - all at the Giro d'Italia in the past two years [Getty Images] Jonathan Milan won stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine with a sprint finish in Issoire. Lidl-Trek's lead-out train hit the front during the final kilometre of the 204.6km ride from Premilhat, and they left Milan alone with 150m remaining. Advertisement This year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner Mathieu van der Poel then fought hard to catch Milan. But the Italian held on to clinch his first road race win in France, with British rider Fred Wright edging out Van der Poel for second. Milan also claimed the yellow jersey from reigning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar, who won the opening stage on Sunday. "It was really tough," said Milan, 24. "Yesterday and today, I suffered a lot. "At one point I was really on the limit, but I have to say thanks to my team-mates because they brought me back. Advertisement "We knew we had to take the last corner at the front, and it was just a perfect lead-out. I'm really happy because this means a lot to all of us." Local rider Romain Bardet, who is competing in his last professional race, attacked on the final categorised climb of the day and built a 20-second lead. But Bardet did not get any support in the breakaway so the peloton soon closed the gap, with Lidl Trek putting Milan in a prime position during the finish. Stage three will begin in the 34-year-old Bardet's hometown of Brioude. Stage two results Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl-Trek) 4hrs 54mins 49secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) Same time Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) Emilien Jeanniere (Fra/TotalEnergies) Bastien Tronchon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz/XDS Astana) Matis Louvel (Fra/Israel-Premier Tech) Clement Venturini (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) Matteo Trentin (Ita/Tudor Pro Cycling) (all same time) General classification after stage two Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl-Trek) 9hrs 34mins 51secs Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) Same time Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck) +2secs Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) +4secs Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +4secs Hugo Page (Fra/Intermarche-Wanty) +8secs Anders Foldager (Den/Jayco-AlUla) +9secs Nils Politt (Ger/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +9secs Bastien Tronchon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +10secs Emilien Jeanniere (Fra/TotalEnergies) +10secs Advertisement
BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
Milan wins Dauphine stage two to take over yellow jersey
Jonathan Milan took victory on stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine with a sprint finish in Trek's lead-out train hit the front during the final kilometre of the 204.6km ride from Premilhat, and they left Milan alone with 150m year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner Mathieu van der Poel then fought hard to catch the Italian held on to clinch his first road race win in France, with British rider Fred Wright edging out Van der Poel for also claimed the yellow jersey from reigning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar, who won the opening stage on Sunday."It was really tough," said Milan, 24. "Yesterday and today, I suffered a lot."At one point I was really on the limit, but I have to say thanks to my team-mates because they brought me back."We knew we had to take the last corner at the front, and it was just a perfect lead-out. I'm really happy because this means a lot to all of us."Local rider Romain Bardet, who is competing in his last professional race, attacked on the final categorised climb of the day and built a 20-second Bardet did not get any support in the breakaway so the peloton soon closed the gap, with Lidl Trek putting Milan in a prime position during the three will begin in the 34-year-old Bardet's hometown of Brioude. Stage two results Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl Trek) 4hrs 54mins 49secsFred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious) Same timeMathieu van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Deceuninck)Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Nor/Uno-X Mobility)Paul Penhoet (Fra/Groupama-FDJ)Emilien Jeanniere (Fra/TotalEnergies)Bastien Tronchon (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale)Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz/XDS Astana)Matis Louvel (Fra/Israel-Premier Tech)Clement Venturini (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels)
Sharjah 24
21-02-2025
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- Sharjah 24
Tim Merlier wins fifth stage of the UAE Tour
Tim Merlier wins fifth stage of the UAE Tour Sharjah 24: Belgian Tim Merlier, European champion, claimed victory in the fifth stage of the UAE Tour held in Dubai, marking his sixth win in the event's history. Merlier, riding for Soudal Quick Step, completed the 160 km race in 3 hours, 16 minutes, and 55 seconds, edging out Italians Matteo Malucelli and Jonathan Milan. Record-breaking performance The stage saw a new record set for the average speed of 48.751 km/h, surpassing the previous record from the 2021 Al Dhafra stage. The stage was marked by an exciting race, with Tadej Pogacar breaking away from the main group, gaining points and seconds in the process, though the main group eventually closed the gap. Key standings after stage 5 Pogacar increased his lead in the overall standings to 21 seconds ahead of British rider Joshua Tarling. Jonathan Milan retained the green jersey for the points classification, while Joshua Tarling kept the white jersey for the best young rider. The winners were crowned by key figures from the UAE sports community.
