Professional cyclist Valentin Ferron won the sixth stage of the 74th Critérium du Dauphiné as a breakaway. Wout van Aert remains the leader.
The French professional cyclist Valentine Ferron left the sixth stage at the 74. Criterium du Dauphine won.
The 24-year-old was able to break away after 196.5 kilometers from Rives in the well-known Tour de France stage town of Gap in front of his two compatriots Pierre Rolland and Warren Barguil assert.
The Belgian defended the yellow jersey of the overall leader Wout van Aert, who finished 32 seconds after Ferron in the peloton. Van Aert leads Mattia Cattaneo of Italy by 63 seconds and his Slovenian Jumbo Visma teammate by 66 Primoz Roglic.
Two tour mountains on Saturday
On the seventh stage on Saturday, the field is once again on familiar ground tour terrain. Then stand on the penultimate stage of 134.8 kilometers from Saint Chaffrey after Vaujany the 2642 meter high Col du Galibier and the 2067 meter high Col de la Croix de Fer on the program.
The heavily occupied World Tour race through south-eastern France ends on Sunday. The Dauphiné tour traditionally serves as the last test for many riders before the Tour de France, which starts this year on July 1 in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.