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Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Criterium du Dauphine just weeks before attempting to defend his Tour de France title, starting 1 July.<\/span><\/p>\n Denmark’s Vingegaard pipped Team Emirates and Britain’s Adam Yates by two minutes and 23 seconds overall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The eight-stage event in France concluded in Grenoble, with Trek-Segafredo’s Giulio Ciccone winning the final stage. <\/span><\/p>\n Ciccone finished 23 seconds ahead of Vingegaard at La Bastille. <\/span><\/p>\n “I’m a little surprised by the gaps, I can only be very satisfied, I’m in good shape. Now I’m going to relax for a few days and fine-tune the preparation for the Tour,” 26-year-old Vingegaard said.<\/span><\/p>\n Ciccone’s stage win comes after he had to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia in May because he had Covid-19.<\/span><\/p>\n “I had 10 days off the bike, my condition wasn’t 100% so started here with the Tour de France in the head but saw this week my condition getting better and better, so I’m really happy to close this week with a victory,” Ciccone said. <\/span><\/p>\n “The last 500 metres were really long, but with all the people there, it was really nice. I looked behind and saw I was still in front with some gap, so I just went straight. I’m really happy.”<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Giulio Ciccone (Ita\/Trek-Segafredo) 4hrs 6mins 4secs<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den\/Jumbo-Visma) +23secs<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Adam Yates (Gbr\/Team Emirates) +33secs<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Ben O’Connor (Aus\/Citroen Team) +49 secs<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Guillaume Martin (Fra\/Cofidis) +54secs<\/span><\/p>\n 6. Jai Hindley (Aus\/Bora-Hansgrohe) +57 secs<\/span><\/p>\n 7. Rafal Majka (Pol\/Team Emirates) +1min<\/span><\/p>\n 8. Jack Haig (Aus\/Bahrain Victorious) Same time<\/span><\/p>\n 9. Louis du Bouisson Meintjies (SA\/Intermarche) Same time<\/span><\/p>\n 10. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa\/Ineos Grenadiers) +1min 3secs<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den\/Jumbo-Visma) 29hrs 28mins 39secs<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Adam Yates (Gbr\/Team Emirates) +2mins 23secs<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Ben O’Connor (Aus\/Citroen Team) +2mins 56secs<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Jai Hindley (Aus\/Bora-Hansgrohe) +3mins 16secs<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Jack Haig (Aus\/Bahrain Victorious) +3mins 47secs<\/span><\/p>\n 6. Guillaume Martin (Fra\/Cofidis) +4mins 51secs<\/span><\/p>\n 7. Louis du Bouisson Meintjies (SA\/Intermarche) +5mins 2secs<\/span><\/p>\n 8. Torstein Traeen (Nor\/Uno-X) +5mins 15secs<\/span><\/p>\nStage eight results<\/h3>\n
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