first professional victory for Carlos Verona and takeover by Primoz Roglic on the seventh stage

It took him eleven years to achieve his first professional success. At 29, the Spaniard Carlos Verona (Movistar) won the seventh stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Saturday June 11, and experienced the thrill of raising his arms. The usual teammate of Alejandro Valverde, in particular, had his chance and materialized with style. Before that, he had to get rid of a tenacious Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) between the Galibier and the Col de la Croix de Fer. But the rise of Vaujany got the better of the French, who saw Verona escape definitively.

Behind, on the side of the favorites, it was the one who was expected who shot an arrow. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) was able to rely on the slick work of Jonas Vingegaard, who blew up the whole peloton of favorites and propelled him towards a decisive attack. Finally, the Slovenian finished 13 seconds from winning and logically took the yellow jersey, ahead of his Danish teammate. David Gaudu, who played at the forefront with Groupama-FDJ, gave up seconds but moved up to sixth place overall.