Criterium du Dauphine: Jonas Vingegaard wins title as Adam Yates finishes second

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.

Denmark’s Vingegaard pipped Team Emirates and Britain’s Adam Yates by two minutes and 23 seconds overall.

The eight-stage event in France concluded in Grenoble, with Trek-Segafredo’s Giulio Ciccone winning the final stage.

Ciccone finished 23 seconds ahead of Vingegaard at La Bastille.

“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.

Ciccone’s stage win comes after he had to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia in May because he had Covid-19.

“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.

“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.”