Thomas: Critérium du Dauphiné stage 7 'worked out perfectly' for Ineos Grenadiers

From L Team Ineos Tao Geoghegan Hart of Great Britain Team Ineos Geraint Thomas of Great Britain and Team Ineos Richie Porte of Australia ride during the seventh stage of the 73rd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race a 171km between SaintMartinLeVinoux and La Plagne on June 5 2021 Photo by Alain JOCARD AFP Photo by ALAIN JOCARDAFP via Getty Images
Ineos trio Tao Geoghegan Hart, Geraint Thomas and Richie Porte during stage 7 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Geraint Thomas hailed his Ineos Grenadiers' team tactics on stage 7 of the Critérium du Dauphiné as perfect after teammate Richie Porte swept into the yellow jersey after finishing second atop La Plagne.

The British squad are now in prime position to seal their sixth Dauphiné victory in 11 years with one stage to go, as Porte enjoys a 17-second general classification lead ahead of Sunday's multi-mountain stage to Les Gets.

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Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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