Pogacar wins opening stage of Criterium du Dauphine

In the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, Tadej Pogacar defeated his main rivals to claim the line in a sprint for the line.

The Slovenian ran from Domerat to Montlucon on a challenging 196 km route in 4 hours, 40 minutes, and 2 seconds.

With only 25 meters remaining, Team Emirates-XRG rider Pogacar, who won the Tour de France last year, accelerated past Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel to claim victory.

Van der Poel, Van der Poel, Van der Poel, and Remco Evenepoel, both from Denmark, came in second place and Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike came in fourth.

As the riders get ready for the Tour de France’s 5 July start, the riders will compete in eight stages that include a time trial.