Author: Henri Giroud

Report Dedication, values and effort have been rewarded on Saturday on stage seven of the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné, as a top sportsperson and human being, Carlos Verona (Movistar Team), crowned a twelve-year pro career with a well-deserved maiden victory atop the ski resort of Vaujany. The Madrilian crowned an excellent job in a beautiful mountain stage, with the Col du Galibier (Hors Categorie) right from the start and followed by the endless Col de la Croix-de-Fer (Especial), where Verona and Gregor Mühlberger, part of an 18-rider breakaway, revealed themselves as two of the strongest in the field. The Austrian…

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Report Wout van Aert has won for the second time in Critérium du Dauphiné. The classification leader beat his compatriot Jordi Meeus in the sprint of a depleted peloton on the finish line. It was Van Aert’s fifth win this season. For a long time, it was questionable whether it would come to a sprint at all. The peloton only managed to pass the four early breakaway riders in the final metres. Team Jumbo-Visma and several other teams had to do their utmost to catch the breakaway riders in time. Once the four escapees were caught, Christophe Laporte brought Van…

Report Filippo Ganna edged Wout van Aert in a tight time trial to win stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné. Ganna beat the Jumbo Visma rider by just two seconds in a thrilling conclusion to the 31.9km test, with teammate Ethan Hayter finishing third on the stage to move into the top five overall. Earlier, Ganna had set the fastest time and faced a long wait in the hot seat with race leader Van Aert the last rider to start. There were nervy moments for the Italian as Van Aert was fastest at the first intermediate check, before the…

Report The Critérium du Dauphiné really started on Tuesday for the contenders in the general classification, and David Gaudu did not miss his appointment. At the end of a relatively clear day, about twenty riders showed up in Chastreix-Sancy at the top of the final ascent, and the Breton climber knew how to perfectly navigate and assert his top speed in the last 100 meters to come and settle Wout van Aert, just that, on the line. The leader of the Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team thus achieves his second success of the season and signs his return after a delicate spring.…

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Report Wout van Aert has won the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. In the hilly opening stage through the Ardèche, the Belgian champion crossed the line first in the bunch sprint. As a result, Van Aert is the new leader in the general classification and the points classification. On the day’s final climb, the peloton increased its pace and some of the fastest riders could not keep up. A sprint with a depleted peloton seemed inevitable. Frenchman Rémi Cavagna tried to escape just before the final kilometre, but a strong effort from Christophe Laporte prevented Cavagna from doing…

After dominating the opening two days, Team DSM and Lorena Wiebes tackled the streets of London on Sunday evening with the aim of making it three wins from three. In command throughout the race, the team worked superbly together through the technical circuit before setting up Wiebes for the finale who surged to the line, completing the hat-trick and claiming the GC crown with it. The final stage of racing saw the peloton take on the traditional RideLondon Classique route from when it was a one-day race, with fast action around the streets of London, taking in some iconic landmarks…