Cycling: Dauphine, Vingegaard wins the 75th edition – Cycling

(ANSA) – GRENOBLE, JUNE 11 – Jonas Vingegaard won the 75th edition of the Dauphiné Criterium, at the end of the eighth and final stage won by the Italian Giulio Ciccone in Grenoble (south-east). It is the eleventh success of the season for the Danish, second in the stage, who is confidently approaching defending his crown in the Tour de France, from July 1st, especially against his great rival Tadej Pogacar.

“It’s a great result for me. The Dauphiné is one of the most beautiful races in the world, I’m very happy I managed to win here. I’ve never been alone, my team did a great job all week,” he said. said the Jumbo-Visma team champion.

Winner of two stages, including Saturday’s one at the top of the Croix-de-Fer pass, he finished 2’23” ahead of the British Adam Yates in the general standings and 2’56” ahead of the Australian Ben O’Connor. “I’m a little surprised by the gaps, I can only be very satisfied, I’m in good shape. Now I’ll relax for a few days and fine-tune my preparation for the Tour”, commented Vingegaard again. (HANDLE).

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