11 Jun 2017

Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) takes stunning Dauphine win after dramatic final stage

Fuglsang went into the stage in third place, but he managed to overhaul his rivals on a gruelling mountain ride, 115km long over three cols (Saisies, Aravis, Colombiere) before a final climb to the finish line at the Plateau de Solaison, high in the Alps.

The 32-year-old Dane soloed to the stage win, finishing 12sec ahead of Daniel Martin (Quick-Step Floors). Crucially, overnight leader Porte was 1min 15sec off the pace and Froome, who started the ride in second, a further 21sec adrift.

Criterium Du Dauphine final general classification:

1	Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)	29:05:54
2	Richie Porte (BMC)	+10”
3	Daniel Martin (Quick-Step Floors)	+01’32”
4	Christopher Froome (Team Sky)	+01’33”
5	Fabio Aru (Astana)	+01’37”
6	Romain Bardet (AG2R)	+02’04”
7	Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-hansgrohe)	+02’32”
8	Louis Meintjes (UAE Team Emirates)	+03’12”
9	Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)	+04’08”
10	Rafael Valls (Lotto Soudal)	+04’40”

astana chris froome criterium du dauphine Daniel Martin jakob fuglsang results richie porte

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