On the roof of the 74th edition of the Dauphiné, a preliminary decision about the overall victory was made: Primoz Roglic replaced Wout van Aert in the yellow jersey and goes into the final with a lead of 44 seconds.
Primoz Roglic is about to defend his title at the Dauphiné.
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One day before the end, professional cyclist Primoz Roglic took the overall lead at the 74th Critérium du Dauphiné. The 32-year-old Slovenian was able to take over the yellow jersey from his Belgian teammate Wout van Aert on Saturday after the seventh stage of the WorldTour through the south-east of France. Van Aert had worn the jersey since his opening win.
The day’s victory of the demanding section with the 2642 meter high Col du Galibier was secured by the Spaniard Carlos Verona as a soloist after 134.8 kilometers from Saint-Chaffrey to Vaujany. Roglic was second, 13 seconds back, followed by his Danish teammate Jonas Vingegaard. In the overall standings, three-time Vuelta winner Roglic now leads Vingegaard by 44 seconds going into the final day. Third behind the 2021 tour second is Australian Ben O’Connor, another 40 seconds behind.
The race is over three weeks before the start of the Tour de France for four-time Tour winner Chris Froome. The 37-year-old Briton did not compete in the seventh stage. “It’s disappointing but my progress has been good so far and I don’t want to risk a setback at this important stage of the season,” said Froome.
The last stage ends on Sunday after 138.8 kilometers from Saint-Alban-Leysse at an altitude of 1495 meters with a mountain finish on the Plateau de Salaison. The Dauphiné traditionally serves many riders as the last tour indicator. On July 1st, the 109th Tour of France starts in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.
7. Etappe Saint-Chaffrey – Vaujany (134,80 km):
1. Carlos Verona (Spain) – Movistar Team 3:53:35; 2. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) – Jumbo-Visma +13s; 3. Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen (Denmark) – Jumbo-Visma +25; 4. Ben O’Connor (Australia) – AG2R Citroën Team +27; 5. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Norway) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +39; 6. Esteban Chaves (Colombia) – EF Education- EasyPost + 40; 7. David Gaudu (France) – Groupama-FDJ; 8. Louis Meintjes (South Africa) – Wanty-Gobert; 9. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Great Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers +48; 10. Jack Haig (Australia) – Bahrain Victorious +56; … 21. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 2:27 min. 21. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 2:27 min.; 66. Nils Politt (Huerth) – Bora-hansgrohe + 14:09; 76. Miguel Heidemann (Trier) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 18:56; 124. Marco Brenner (Ansbach) – Team DSM + 22:41; 125. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl + 22:44
Overall standings after the 7th stage:
1. Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) – Jumbo-Visma 25:22:08 hrs; 2. Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen (Denmark) – Jumbo-Visma +44s; 3. Ben O’Connor (Australia) – AG2R Citroën Team + 1:24 min.; 4. Tao Geoghegan Hart (Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers +1:30; 5. Damiano Caruso (Italy) – Bahrain Victorious +1:32; 6. David Gaudu (France) – Groupama-FDJ + 1:40; 7. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Norway) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +2:05; 8. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) – Movistar Team +2:06; 9. Jack Haig (Australia) – Bahrain Victorious +2:12; 10. Louis Meintjes (South Africa) – Wanty-Gobert + 2:16 … 21. Simon Geschke (Freiburg im Breisgau) – Cofidis + 5:19; 54. Nils Politt (Huerth) – Bora-hansgrohe + 18:37; 104. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl + 36:46; 119. Marco Brenner (Ansbach) – Team DSM + 51:09; 120. Miguel Heidemann (Trier) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 52:55
Mountain classification, status after the 7th stage:
1. Pierre Rolland (France) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM 59 points; 2. Carlos Verona (Spain) – Movistar Team 21; 3. Victor Lafay (France) – Cofidis 19; 4. Laurens Huys (Belgium) – Wanty-Gobert 14; 5. Kenny Elissonde (France) – Trek – Segafredo 12; 6. Matteo Fabbro (Italy) – Bora-hansgrohe 12; 7. Alexis Vuillermoz (France) – Team TotalEnergies 8; 8. Sebastian Schönberger (Austria) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM 7; 9. Warren Barguil (France) – Team Arkea-Samsic 7; 10. Bruno Armirail (France) – Groupama-FDJ 7
Sprint rating, status after the 7th stage:
1. Wout van Aert (Belgium) – Jumbo-Visma 88 pts; 2. Ethan Hayter (Great Britain) – Ineos Grenadiers 74; 3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) – Team TotalEnergies 46; 4. Hugo Page (France) – Wanty-Gobert 44; 5. Pierre Rolland (France) – B&B Hotels p/b KTM 36; 6. Valentin Ferron (France) – Team TotalEnergies 31; 7. Warren Barguil (France) – Team Arkea-Samsic 30; 8. Andrea Bagioli (Italy) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl 30; 9. Kevin Vermaerke (USA) – Team DSM 28; 10. Jasper Stuyven (Belgium) – Trek – Segafredo 28; … 39. Jannik Steimle (Weilheim) – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl 6
Team ranking, status after the 7th stage:
1. Jumbo-Visma (Netherlands) 76:09:10 hrs; 2. Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain) + 6:33 mins; 3. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl (Belgium) + 9:31; 4. Ineos Grenadiers (Britain) + 10:14; 5. Movistar Team (Spain) + 11:10; 6. Bora-hansgrohe (Germany) + 15:19; 7. Wanty-Gobert (Belgium) + 15:35; 8. Groupama-FDJ (France) + 17:26; Trek 9 – Segafredo (USA) + 20:13; 10th AG2R Citroën Team (France) + 20:56; … 19. Team DSM (Deutschland)
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