Starting in the capital of Reggio Emilia province, Stage 9 heads west, up and over the Appennini, then south along the flat seacoast of the Tuscan Riviera to finish in the resort town of Lido di Camaiore, where Petacchi will be seeking another win to go along with his first place from 2004.
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'I did not expect this much of a gap' – Tadej Pogačar a level above rival Jonas Vingegaard on first mountain showdown of 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné
World Champion puts 1:01 into Dane on stage 6, with the biggest test still to come on Saturday's brutal Alpine route -
'Pogačar was superior again' - Remco Evenepoel bows to near-inevitable and cedes Critérium du Dauphiné lead to Slovenian star
Belgian slumps to fourth overall after tough medium-mountain stage on Friday -
As it happened: major GC shake-up at Critérium du Dauphiné as race heads into the mountains
Tadej Pogačar blasts away on final climb to clinch impressive solo victory and lead -
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