A powerful late acceleration netted Julian Alaphilippe stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, his first WorldTour win in 14 months, in an uphill bunch sprint.
Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) surged ahead on the grippy uphill finish at La Chase Dieu, but Alaphilippe timed his move perfectly to claim the victory by over a bikelength.
Carapaz settled for second, with Trek-Segafredo’s Natnael Tesfatsion in third.
After claiming fourth on the hilly 167.5-kilometre stage courtesy of an impressive leadout from teammate Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) remained on top of the overall classification.
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