Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel They return to the competition this Sunday a little less than a month before the start of the Tour and after recovering from the fall they suffered in Itzulia.

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The race that serves as a test bed for the Tour will have 8 stagesfrom this Sunday until the following day the 9th, with a menu that includes 5 high finishes and a time trial. The Tour candidates, with the exception of the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, still recovering from that fall, will test their fitness before the big event that begins in Florence on June 29.

The title he achieved Vingegaard in 2023 It will have a new owner this year. There are many candidates, and the road will tell who the chosen ones are. The Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Bora), starts as favorite and will be surrounded by a powerful team that includes Vlasov and Hindley.

The triple winner of the Vuelta has not competed since April 4, but in the famous fall of Itzulia It was less damaged than its rivals involved.

One of those affected was Remco Evenepoel (Soudal), recovered from his clavicle fracture and various injuries. Together with Mikel Landa He is already on his way to his best form, but he has not competed yet and his objective will be to recover his sensations, without taking into account the general classification.

With this panorama of favorites, the Spanish will have a lot to say in this 76th edition of the Dauphiné. His credentials provide optimism, Ayuso won the Itzulia and was fifth in Romandia, a test that Carlos Rodríguez won with the Alicante from the UAE fifth.

Within a second step, the candidates for the podium open a fan with several names, there the winner of the Vuelta will be in the fight, Sepp Kuushis Visma teammate Matteo Jorgenson, the British Tao Geoghegan Hart or the Australian Jai ¿¿Hindley.

Five high finishes

The mountains will be the main protagonist of the Dauphiné, with no less than 5 high finishes over 8 stagesbut the time trial will also take center stage with 34 kilometers on the fourth day of the race.

The sprinters will also have their options; for example, the first day in St.-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, and Thursday in Saint-Priest. From Monday the mountain march begins with two 2nd and 3rd category passes before the climbing finish line, reaching the not very demanding Col de la Loge (10.9 km at 3.6). Something more serious will be the arrival in Les Estables on the third day, with 3.8 km finishing at 4.5.

Decisive weekend

The weekend will decide the general of this edition, with ports of great importance. On Friday the Granier awaits (2nd. 8.9 km at 5.5) and the arrival at Le Collet d’Allevard, a special category, 11 km at 8%.

He Saturday in Savoy four complicated portsthe Saisies (1st, 9.5 km to 6.5), Arâches (1st, 6.2 to 7.3,), the Ramaz (1st, 14 km to 7) and final in Samoëns, at 1617 meters of altitude, another special category port of 10 km to 9.3).

He Sunday The finish will come with Le Salève (1st, 12.2 km at 6.8) and the ascent to the Plateau des Glières finish line (1st, 9.3 km at 7.3), this time without the dirt section.

Source: Eitb

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