Primoz Roglic won the Critérium du Dauphiné for the first time in his career on Sunday. His Jumbo-Visma team also dominated in the final stage, which was won by Jonas Vingegaard.
Roglic and Vingegaard rode away from the competition together on the tough final climb of the Dauphiné. At the top of the Plateau de Salaison (11.3 kilometers at 9.2 percent), the two Jumbo-Visma leaders crossed the line hand in hand.
Vingegaard was allowed to win the stage from Roglic, who could also cheer for the overall victory. For the 32-year-old Slovenian, who hopes to win the Tour de France for the first time next month, it is his second victory in a stage race from the WorldTour this year. In March he was the best in Paris-Nice.
In the final classification, Roglic has a forty second lead over Vingegaard, who, just like last year, finishes second in the Tour. Australian Ben O’Connor is number three at 1.41 minutes.
The AG2R climber also finished third in the final stage on Sunday, fifteen seconds behind the Jumbo-Visma duo. O’Connor was able to follow Roglic and Vingegaard the longest in the tough mountain stage, but he also had to release at 5 kilometers from the top of the Plateau de Salaison.
Final classification Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1. Primoz Roglic (Slv)
- 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) +0.40 min
- 3. Ben O’Connor (Aus) +1.41 min
- 4. Damiano Caruso (Ita) +2.33 min
- 5. Jack Haig (Aus) +3.13 min
- 6. Louis Meintjes (ZAf) +3.17 min
- 7. Esteban Chaves (Col) +3.18 min
- 8. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GB) +3.44 min
- 9. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) +3.48 min
- 10. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Noo) +3.51 min
Kruijswijk hands over business card in battle for Tour selection
Steven Kruijswijk (+1.20 minutes) crossed the line in ninth and with a 21st place (+10.37 minutes) is the best Dutchman in the final ranking. The 35-year-old from Brabant gives his calling card in the battle for a place in the Tour team of Jumbo-Visma.
The Dutch formation won three of the eight stages in the Dauphiné this week (twice Wout van Aert, once Vingegaard). Van Aert also rode in the leader’s jersey for five days and Roglic for one day.
It should be noted that many other teams did not start with their strongest formation on the course that is traditionally the most important preparation course for the Tour de France. Two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogacar will ride the Tour of Slovenia in his own country next week.