Cycling: Christophe Laporte has won the opening round of the Critérium du Dauphiné. He and his team Jumbo - Visma could not have made it more exciting. Because the last remaining breakaway – Rune Herregodts – was caught just a few meters before the finish line.
Laporte completes the strong preparatory work of his teammates
The Critérium du Dauphiné started today with an enormously exciting race to catch up. Rune of Herregod (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty), a 24-year-old Belgian – could dream of the greatest success of his career until a few meters from the finish line. But then he was sprinted over. Christophe Laporte (Jumbo – Visma) lived up to his role as favorite and won the sprint of the severely decimated main field Matteo Trentin (UAE) – and that Rune Herregodts, who was caught SO close to the finish line that he even finished third. Some sprinters – including Sam Bennett (Bora – hansgrohe) and Ethan Vernon (Soudal – Quick-Step) couldn't follow the pace of the peloton on the hilly terrain.
Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) won the ETAPA 1 of the Criterium du Dauphiné 2023 #Dauphine #Noticiclismo #ciclismo pic.twitter.com/shmiFOunXf
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