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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Pogacar wins opening stage of Criterium du Dauphine
Tadej Pogacar won a sprint for the line against his main rivals as he claimed the first stage of the Criterium du Slovenian finished the hilly 196km run from Domerat to Montlucon in four hours 40 minutes and two Emirates-XRG rider Pogacar, who won last year's Tour de France, accelerated past Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel with only 25 metres to go on the way to victory. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike was second, with Van der Poel in third place and Belgium's Remco Evenepoel in fourth. The Criterium du Dauphine will be contested over eight stages, which include a time trial, as the riders prepare for the start of the Tour de France on 5 July.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pogacar wins first stage of Dauphine
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar outsprinted a host of race favourites to win the first leg of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday. Pogacar, of the UAE Team Emirates-XRG, came across the line ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Mathieu van der Poel, clocking 4hr 40min 02sec over the hilly 196km run from Domerat and Montlucon. Monday's second stage is another hilly one, over 204.6km from Premilhat to Issoire. jk/lp/bsp
