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Vercher and Van den Bossche are dropped from the break now.
Large riders leaping the small hole to the breakaway!
Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), Richard Carapaz (EF Training-EasyPost) and Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma) infiltrate the break.
Urianstad and Garofoli are already dropped from the breakaway.
In spite of everything of 2km on the flat, the highway has been going uphill right here and it is correctly climbing now for the primary of the day’s categorised climbs, the Côte de Pinet (6.3km at 6.1%).
Gaudu joins the main trio, together with Andrea Piccolo (EF Training-EasyPost), Brent Van Moer (Lotto-Dstny), Matteo Vercher (TotalEnergies), Marco Brenner (Group DSM), Fabio Van den Bossche (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Gianmarco Garofoli (Astana Qazaqstan).
David Gaudu (FDJ) goes on the assault. An enormous title however he is had a poor Dauphiné and is sort of seven minutes down on GC.
Campenaerts will get himself into an early transfer, with Franck Bonnamour (AG2R Citroën) and Martin Urianstad (Uno X).
We’re off
The flag is waved and the ultimate stage of the Dauphiné is underway. It ought to be a giant battle for the breakaway given right now’s parcours.
Right here was the beginning line somewhat earlier, Jonas Vingegaard in yellow alongside Victor Campenaerts who earned the polka-dots together with his solo mountain breakaway yesterday.
Earlier than we get going, now’s the time to compensate for yesterday’s motion. Stage 7 report, full standings, and loads of good mountain pics within the hyperlink under.
Critérium du Dauphiné: Jonas Vingegaard solos to victory atop Croix de Fer
One other stupidly early begin right now and the riders are already rolling. They’re within the impartial zone now and racing ought to be underway shortly.
Good morning and welcome alongside to the ultimate day of the Dauphiné!
We’ve a runaway chief however this stage nonetheless appears to be like like a mouthwatering prospect, with a three-col finale adopted by the plunge into Grenoble and the kick up the horribly steep ramps of the Bastille climb that appears out over town.
