CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE 2022 STAGE 6 RESULTS

Frenchman Valentin Ferron won stage six of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday as a long range breakaway beat the main contenders to the finish line at Gap. Veteran Pierre Rolland and gritty climber Warren Barguil finished a few seconds off Ferron’s pace to make it a French podium sweep.

“You don’t get many chances like that so you have to take them and that’s what I did,” said the 24-year-old winner, describing it as the greatest win of his career.

Wout van Aert of Jumbo retains the race lead ahead of two days of racing in the high mountains that will both decide the winner and hint at possible contenders for the upcoming Tour de France.

On this 120 mile run from Rives with four categorized climbs along the way, it became clear at the last one, a 5 mile ascent at 4.6 percent, that the escape would beat the peloton home due to a four-minute lead.

Van Aert and the main contenders eventually crossed the Gap finish line just 30 seconds off the pace as Jumbo trio Van Aert, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard closed it down over the final 6 miles.

Ineos Grenadiers’ Amstel Gold 2022 winner Michal Kwiatkowski pulled out with a sore knee while UEA tyro Juan Ayuso suffered a stomach upset and pulled out while in eighth.

Saturday’s seventh and penultimate stage takes on the fabled climb of the Galibier mountain at 2642m altitude, which is the first of three merciless challenges that may decide the 2022 champion.

Going into the weekend Van Aert leads teammate Roglic by 1:06, with Ineos rider Ethan Hayter at 1:32.

CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE 2022 STAGE 6 RESULTS

1 Valentin FERRON TotalEnergies 4:22:17
2 Pierre ROLLAND B&B Hotels – KTM 0:03
3 Warren BARGUIL Team Arkéa Samsic 0:03
4 Andrea BAGIOLI Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 0:03
5 Geoffrey BOUCHARD AG2R Citroën Team 0:03
6 Victor LAFAY Cofidis 0:03
7 Edvald BOASSON HAGEN TotalEnergies 0:32
8 Dylan GROENEWEGEN Team BikeExchange – Jayco 0:32
9 Matis LOUVEL Team Arkéa Samsic 0:32
10 Jordi MEEUS BORA – hansgrohe 0:32

 

CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE 2022 STANDINGS

1 Wout VAN AERT Jumbo-Visma 21:27:20
2 AMttia CATTANEO Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 1:03
3 Primoz ROGLIC Jumbo-Visma 1:06
4 Ethan HAYTER INEOS Grenadiers 1:32
5 Jonas VINGEGAARD Jumbo-Visma 1:36
6 Damiano CARUSO Bahrain – Victorious 1:49
7 Tao GEOGHEGAN HART INEOS Grenadiers 1:55
8 Matteo JORGENSON Movistar Team 2:00
9 Ben O’CONNOR AG2R Citroën Team 2:10
10 Wilco KELDERMAN BORA – hansgrohe 2:12

 

RBA/AFP Photos: Sprint Cycling Agency

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