June 1 st 2021
“After two places of second, I really wanted to take a beautiful win. I can thank my team, they worked perfectly. The final kilometre was very hard. [Michal] Kwiatkowski pulled really hard until the last 300m. Then [Alex] Aranburu went very strong, I followed his wheel and it worked well for me.”
Saint-Haon-le-Vieux, Tuesday, May 1st 2021 – After two places of 2nd behind the breakaway riders in the first two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) made the most of the uphill finish in Saint-Haon-Le-Vieux. Alex Aranburu (Astana-Premier Tech) opened the sprint from far away but the Italian all-rounder was prompt to react and overtake the Spanish puncheur on the line. The young American Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) came 3rd, showing his strength on the eve of the individual time-trial. Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished at the front to narrowly hold on to the yellow and blue jersey but tomorrow’s stage will shake the general classification ahead of the mountainous challenges.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) in 03h56’36’’
- Alex Aranburu Deba (Astana-Premier Tech) st’’
- Brandon Mcnulty (UAE Team Emirates) st’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) in 12h35’08’’
- Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) at 2″
- Alex Aranburu Deba (Astana-Premier Tech) at 18″
