Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is on the long-distance journey Criterium du Dauphine before overall victory. The Danish professional cyclist won the difficult penultimate stage and extended his lead in the overall standings. It was already the second stage victory for him in this year’s edition.
Vingegaard single-handedly prevailed on the seventh leg up to the Col de la Croix de Fer, the third tough climb of the day. The 26-year-old from Team Jumbo-Visma is now 2:11 ahead of Brit Adam Yates and 2:24 ahead of Australian Ben O’Connor.
Buchmann best German driver
Second on the almost 148-kilometer stage through the Alps was Yates, 41 seconds behind, third place went to the Australian Jai Hindley from the German team Bora-hansgrohe, 53 seconds behind Vingegaard.
The best German was again Emanuel Buchmann (Team Bora-hansgrohe). The Ravensburger finished 3:32 minutes behind in 25th place and was the best German in the overall standings before the final stage in 23rd place.
The Dauphiné tour traditionally serves as a test for the Tour de France, which begins in three weeks. The race ends this Sunday in Grenoble.