Vingegaard cruises to Dauphine penultimate stage win

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to consolidate his overall lead on Saturday. The reigning Tour de France champion pulled clear 5km out to cross the summit finish line 41 seconds clear of British rider Adam Yates with Australian Jai Hindley back in third. NASS leadership: PDP […]

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to consolidate his overall lead on Saturday.

The reigning Tour de France champion pulled clear 5km out to cross the summit finish line 41 seconds clear of British rider Adam Yates with Australian Jai Hindley back in third.

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Vingegaard goes into Sunday’s closing stage to Grenoble with a lead of over two minutes in the general classification.

Vingegaard, who also won Thursday’s fifth stage, has proved he is approaching his defence of the Tour de France in good shape after mastering Saturday’s stage featuring three big climbs.