Tour de France participant Primoz Roglic won the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to take control of the race heading into the final two stages.
The 34-year-old produced a strong final climb to claim the stage win in Le Collet d’Allevard, with Bora-Hansgrohe teammate Aleksandr Vlasov playing a key role.
Roglic was involved in Thursday’s big crash that neutralized stage five, but appeared relatively unscathed.
Fellow Tour de France participant Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step, who was among the riders who suffered injuries in the crash, finished eighth, losing his 33-second lead in the race and is now 19 seconds behind Slovenian Roglic.
Giulio Ciccone of Lidl-Trek finished the stage in second and the Russian Vlasov crossed the line in third.
The final two stages of the Criterium du Dauphine, which serves as a warm-up race for the Tour de France, take place on Saturday – to Samoëns – before the final stage on Sunday, which finishes at Plateau des Glieres.
Result stage six
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Primoz Roglic (Slo/Bora–Hansgrohe) 4 hours 19 minutes 59 seconds
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Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +3 sec
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Aleksandr Vlasov (Russia/Bora-Hansgrohe) +11 sec
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Derek Gee (Can/Israel-Premier Tech) +13 sec
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Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Visma – Lease a Bike) +17 sec
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Laurens de Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) +22
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Carlos Rodriguez (Esp/Ineos Grenadiers) +22
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Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +42
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Jack Haig (victor Aus/Bahrain) +50
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Jai Hindley (Aus/Bora-Hansgrohe) +53
General classification
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Primoz Roglic (Slo/Bora–Hansgrohe) 16 hours 47 minutes 44 seconds
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Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step) +19
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Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Visma-Lease a Bike) +58
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Derek Gee (Can/Israel-Premier Tech) +1:01
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Aleksandr Vlasov (Russia/Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:32
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Carlos Rodriguez (Esp/Ineos Grenadiers) +1:40
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Laurens de Plus (Bel/Ineos Grenadiers) +1:53
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Oier Lazkano (Esp/Movistar team) +2:08
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Callum Scotson (Aus/Team Jayco-AlUla) +2:15
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Jack Haig (Victorious Aus/Bahrain) +2:31
