Criterium du Dauphine: Laporte wins opener - Brenner sprints into top 10
The 20-year-old from Team DSM finished tenth after 158 kilometres around Chambon-sur-Lac, while Frenchman Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) and Rune Herregodts (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty). The latter was part of a breakaway group and was only overtaken by the approaching Laporte in the final metres.
Buchmann left behind
Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), who wants to recommend himself for a place in the most important race of the season in the traditional Tour de France preparation race, already lost 20 seconds on the hilly section.
The top 10 of stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphine 2023
- 1st Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) 3:43:30
- 2nd Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) +0:00
- 3rd Rune Herregodts (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) +0:00
- 4th Axel Zingle (Cofidis) +0:00
- 5th Maxim van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) +0:00
- 6th Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:00
- 7th Andrea Bagioli (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:00
- 8th Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:00
- 9th Robert Stannard (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0:00
- 10th Marco Brenner (Team DSM) +0:00
Climbing skills are also required on Monday. At the end of the 167.3 kilometres from Brassac-les-Mines to La Chaise-Dieu, there is a four-kilometre climb at an altitude of over 1000 metres. The stage race, in which Tour defending champion Jonas Vingegaard is taking part, ends on Sunday in Grenoble. You can read a detailed preview of stage 2 here.
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