Carlos Verona (Movistar) won the seventh and penultimate of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Saturday afternoon in Vaujany (Isère) at the end of a 134.8 km course in the heart of the Alps between Savoie and Isère, under a crushing sun . The 2nd of the stage, after an energetic comeback this Saturday, it is the Slovenian Primož Roglič who seizes the lead of the general classification of the race and the yellow jersey.
A duel at Jumbo-Visma on the eve of the finish
The challenge of the 8th and last stage of 139.2 km on Sunday, between Saint-Alban-Leysse and the Solaison plateau, will undoubtedly be this duel at Jumbo-Visma between Primož Roglič and his Danish teammate Jonas Vingegaard, 1st and 2nd overall, both 44 seconds apart.
The last kilometer and the arrival of Verona
The first ten of the stage
The top ten overall
On the podium
- Leader’s yellow jersey: Primož Roglič
- Green sprinter jersey: Wout Van Aert
- Weight jersey of the best climber: Pierre Rolland
- White jersey for the best young player: Tobias Halland Johannessen
- Best fighter: Carlos Verona
Breathtaking
From this seventh stage, we can remember this descent at full speed of the Frenchman Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) who takes the lead of the race after the Col de la Croix-de-Fer by overtaking Carlos Verona (Movistar).