Criterium du Dauphine: Fuglsang takes overall victory
Van Baarle wins final stage in Champery
Jakob Fuglsang secured overall victory at the Criterium du Dauphine after his Astana team controlled his GC rivals and efficiently dissuaded any attacks on the final mountain stage to Champery across the French border into Switzerland in the heart of the Alps.
Fuglsang started the stage with an eight-second lead on Adam Yates, but the Mitchelton-Scott rider surprisingly abandoned with 50km left to race, his team revealing he was suffering with a fever. Fuglsang’s other rivals lacked the terrain and courage to try to crack him, and so the Astana blue train gave the Dane an armchair ride to the finish.
Dylan van Baarle (Team Ineos) won the 113km stage after being part of the 13-rider move of the day. He and Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott) were the strongest on the final climbs and rode to the finish together, with van Baarle using his better speed and sprint skills to win. Astana brought the GC group home some 1:59 down on van Baarle to begin the celebrations and give Fuglsang his second overall victory in the French stage race, two years after his first.
Yates abandonment meant that Tejay van Garderen (EF Education First) finished second overall, 20 seconds down on Fuglsang, with Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) confirming his stage race credentials with third overall at 21 seconds. Wout Poels (Team Ineos) was fourth at 28 seconds.
"I jumped in the blue limousine and they rode me to the finish," Fuglsang joked about the strength of his Astana team during the final stage.
"I expect the day to be even harder than it turned out to be, but my teammates did a great job and controlled it so perfect. We got a nice group up front; the best guy was five minutes down or something in the GC. Yates stopped for some reason and Kruijswijk had problems too; maybe yesterday was hard for some due to the cold and today then the team did the rest for me.”
Fuglsang won the 2017 Criterium du Dauphine but savoured this one more after riding the final stage in the leader’s yellow jersey. In 2017 he snatched victory from Richie Porte on the final stage.
"This one is special because I got to ride in the yellow jersey. In 2017 I won 2 stages but this one is different, I’m super happy to bring the jersey to finish and win,” he said.
Next up is a certain Grand Tour in July.
"I think my next race is another one in France.... I’m looking forward to it," Fuglsang joked with confidence. "I think I’m in the right way and that this year can be a good year for me. This has been a fantastic season and I hope it can get even better.
"This year everything seems to come really easy and perfectly. It makes it so much easier, there’s no stress and everything comes automatically. Also the whole Astana team is super strong and everybody is lifting everyone else, there’s a good atmosphere, it’s really good."
A short, controlled but intense final stage
The 113km stage was short but intense, but the lack of a steep mountain finish and the strength of the Astana squad were a blow to the hopes of Fuglsang’s overall rivals.
Team Ineos tried to set a fast pace and Thibaut Pinot made one acceleration, but Fuglsang never looked in trouble. He carefully let the break of 13 riders go away and then enjoyed the sky blue limo ride to the finish.
In the attack where van Baarle, Haig, Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Felix Grosshartner (Bora-Hansgrohe), Carlos Verona (Movistar), Sebastian Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo), Carl Fredrik Hagen (Lotto-Soudal), Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain-Merida), Alessandro De Marchi (CCC) and Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic).
Some were there for a GC teammate, others chasing the stage victory, but they worked well together over the rolling roads towards the Swiss border. Alaphilippe was there to sweep up the final mountain points and so win the blue polka-dot jersey. He did that with ease but then faltered when he turned his attention to winning the stage.
The 8.5km Côte des Rives with 20km to race proved fatal for Alaphilippe and saw Haig distance all his rivals. Van Baarle joined him at the right moment and everyone faded out of contention.
Hagen went close as Alaphilippe eased up, but Haig and van Baarle showed their form and talent by holding off the chase. Haig perhaps made a mistake in the sprint, and van Baarle made sure he hit out from the front close to the line, punching the air in celebration and giving Team Ineos a second consecutive stage victory after the emotions of Chris Froome's crash.
"The plan was that me and Gianni Moscon would go in the breakaway to try and help Wout (Poel), but it turned out a bit differently. I’m so happy," van Baarle said.
"This week had its ups and downs and everyone knows what happen with Chris. I’m happy the team did really great with that. I’m just really happy. In the past I really struggled in this race but I trained and worked so hard to be good here, I’m happy this came out of it all."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos | 3:05:48 |
2 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:50 |
4 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | 0:01:12 |
5 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:01:16 |
8 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:59 |
9 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education First | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 0:02:04 |
20 | Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | 0:02:05 |
21 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana Pro Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida | 0:02:38 |
23 | Neilson Powless (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:02:44 |
25 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:02:56 |
27 | Carlos Verona (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:32 |
30 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:03:39 |
32 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Ineos | 0:03:45 |
33 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team | 0:04:08 |
34 | Florian Stork (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:04:34 |
35 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team | 0:05:17 |
36 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:07:09 |
41 | Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jérémy Maison (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty-Gobert | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (Col) UAE Team Emirates | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jesper Hansen (Den) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Movistar Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:09:29 |
72 | Rafael Valls (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 0:09:43 |
75 | Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:11:19 |
78 | Logan Owen (USA) EF Education First | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) CCC Team | 0:14:12 |
80 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Ineos | 0:15:31 |
81 | Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Ineos | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:15:52 |
83 | James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First | 0:16:01 |
84 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Katusha-Alpecin | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Rory Sutherland (Aus) UAE Team Emirates | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Arnaud Courteille (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:17:03 |
105 | Hernando Bohorquez (Col) Astana Pro Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:18:27 |
DNF | Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dion Smith (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Darwin Atapuma (Col) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Doubey (Fra) Wanty-Gobert | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Casper Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 10 | pts |
2 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos | 15 | pts |
2 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 2 | pts |
2 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 5 | pts |
2 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 2 | pts |
2 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 10 | pts |
2 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Felix Großschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 2 | pts |
2 | Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 10 | pts |
2 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Lotto Soudal | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 2 | pts |
2 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 3:07:00 |
2 | Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:47 |
3 | Neilson Powless (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:01:26 |
4 | David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:01:32 |
5 | Florian Stork (Ger) Team Sunweb | 0:03:22 |
6 | Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin | 0:04:05 |
7 | Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 0:05:57 |
8 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (Col) UAE Team Emirates | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Rob Power (Aus) Team Sunweb | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Logan Owen (USA) EF Education First | 0:10:07 |
15 | Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:14:40 |
16 | James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First | 0:14:49 |
17 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education First | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Stefan De Bod (RSA) Dimension Data | 0:15:51 |
23 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:17:15 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Ineos | 9:23:08 |
2 | Groupama-FDJ | 0:00:11 |
3 | Astana Pro Team | 0:00:18 |
4 | Lotto Soudal | 0:04:14 |
5 | Trek-Segafredo | 0:05:10 |
6 | Movistar Team | 0:06:20 |
7 | CCC Team | 0:06:25 |
8 | Bahrain-Merida | 0:06:59 |
9 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:07:03 |
10 | Team Arkea - Samsic | 0:07:54 |
11 | Mitchelton-Scott | 0:08:34 |
12 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:41 |
13 | Deceuninck-QuickStep | 0:09:50 |
14 | Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team | 0:10:33 |
15 | Uae Team Emirates | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Team Sunweb | 0:13:08 |
17 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:14:07 |
18 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:18:17 |
19 | Katusha-Alpecin | 0:22:43 |