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Khaleej Times
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
UAE Team Emirates' Pogacar wins first Dauphine ahead of Tour de France title defence
Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar wrapped up the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday with a podium finish in the eighth and final stage, which was won by France's Lenny Martinez. A winner of three stages in total, the Slovenian dominated the 77th edition of the Dauphine to top the overall classification by 59sec ahead of Dane Jonas Vingegaard -- three weeks before the start of the Tour de France. "It's been a really amazing week," the UAE Team Emirates rider said. "Once again today, the team did a great job. We managed to defend the (yellow) jersey and we can go home happy and prepare for the Tour." German Florian Lipowitz completed the podium, 2min 38sec behind Pogacar, while Belgium's Remco Evenepoel came fourth at 4min 21sec. Sunday's final stage was a 133.3km mountainous trek from Val-d'Arc to Val-Cenis, with an uphill finish at the Plateau du Mont-Cenis. The 21-year-old Martinez caught Spaniard Enric Mas with 8km to go to give France its first victory in this Dauphine, finishing 34sec ahead of Vingegaard and Pogacar. Vingegaard tried to catch Martinez but was unable to shake off Pogacar. The Dane and the Slovenian then stopped attacking and rolled in together. Pogacar now has 99 victories to his name -- a record for an active rider at just 26 years of age. "There's a lot of positives from this week and we turned all the negatives into positives, so it's all good," said Pogacar, who bounced back from a poor time-trial performance in stage four to lay down the gauntlet to his principal Tour rivals. "There's not much to do ahead of the Tour. I rest a bit, maybe some extra work for the time-trial, and then I'm ready," the three-time Tour winner added. The 2025 Tour de France runs from July 5-27, with Pogacar the firm favourite following his first Dauphine crown.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pogačar warms up for fourth Tour bid by winning Critérium du Dauphiné
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates XRG celebrates winning the 8th and final stage of the 77th edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race, 133.3 km from Val-d'Arc-Val-Cenis to Plateau du Mont Cenis. Stefano Cavasino/LiveMedia-IPA/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has won the Critérium du Dauphiné for the first time, boosting the Slovenian's hopes of a fourth triumph in the upcoming Grande Boucle. The 26-year-old secured victory with a lead of nearly 1 minute over his Danish rival Jonas Vingegaard, successfully completing the dress rehearsal for the Tour, which begins on July 5 in Lille. Advertisement Pogačar triumphed in three of the eight stages of the Dauphiné. He is only the third cyclist in history, after Frenchmen Louison Bobet (1955) and Bernard Hinault (1981) to win the Dauphiné while holding the world championship road title. Sunday's final stage, a 133.3-kilometre route from Val-d'Arc to Val-Cenis, was won by Frenchman Lenny Martinez. Vingegaard and Pogačar finished second and third respectively.
The Guardian
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tadej Pogacar completes Criterium du Dauphiné victory with podium finish
Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar wrapped up the Criterium du Dauphiné on Sunday with a podium finish in the eighth and final stage, which was won by France's Lenny Martinez. A winner of three stages in total, the Slovene dominated the 77th edition of the Dauphine to top the overall classification by 59sec ahead of Dane Jonas Vingegaard – three weeks before the start of the Tour de France. 'It's been a really amazing week,' Pogacar said. 'Once again today, the team did a great job. We managed to defend the (yellow) jersey and we can go home happy and prepare for the Tour.' German Florian Lipowitz completed the podium, 2min 38sec behind Pogacar, while Belgium's Remco Evenepoel came fourth at 4min 21sec. Sunday's final stage was a 133.3km mountainous trek from Val-d'Arc to Val-Cenis, with an uphill finish at the Plateau du Mont-Cenis. The 21-year-old Martinez caught Spaniard Enric Mas with eight kilometres to go to give France its first victory in this Dauphiné, finishing 34sec ahead of Vingegaard and Pogacar. Vingegaard tried to catch Martinez but was unable to shake off Pogacar. The Dane and the Slovenian then stopped attacking and rolled in together. Pogacar now has 99 victories to his name, a record for an active rider at just 26 years of age. 'There's a lot of positives from this week and we turned all the negatives into positives, so it's all good,' said Pogacar, who bounced back from a poor time-trial performance in stage four to lay down the gauntlet to his principal Tour rivals. 'There's not much to do ahead of the Tour. I rest a bit, maybe some extra work for the time-trial, and then I'm ready,' the three-time Tour winner added. The 2025 Tour de France runs from 5-27 July, with Pogacar the firm favourite after his first Dauphiné crown.
