Mads Pedersen wins the sprint of the first stage of the Critérium Dauphiné, and is the first leader of the race
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The Danish cyclist of the team Lidl-Trek Mads Pedersen ha cattle the first stage of the Critérium Dauphiné of 2024to the sprint, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, and, in this way, he is the first leader the race. Pedersen has surpassed, in the mass arrival of this first day, the Irish runner of the Decathlon Sam Bennettwho was the other big favorite to take victory in the stage with which the 76th edition of the Critérium Dauphiné began.
The sprinters had a good opportunity to seek victory, at the premiere of the test, and the script has been fulfilled. Two men, Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa) and Mark Donovan (Q36.5), have remained escaped for much of the stage, but always under the control of the peloton, in which the teams of fast men have taken, as expected, command.
Mads Pedersen, world road champion in 2019, has had an excellent campaign in 2024, and adds, with what he obtained in the first stage of the Critérium Dauphiné, eight wins, in addition to several first places in various points classifications. In the last meters, He has won clearly, and has scored an incontestable victory.
On Monday, the second stage of the race brings with it the first high finish, on the Col de la Loge, on a day that is planned for climbers.
Stage classification
1 – PEDERSEN Mads (Lidl-Trek) 4:01:30
2 – BENNETT Sam (Decathlon) mt
3 – PAGE Hugo (Intermarché) mt
4 – VENTURINI Clément (Arkéa) mt
5 – DOULL Owain (EF Education) mt
6 – GAZZOLI Michele (Astana) mt
7 – GARCÍA CORTINA Iván (Movistar) mt
8 – WRIGHT Fred (Bahrain) mt
9 – RUSSO Clément (Groupama) mt
10 – CORT Magnus (One) mt
General ranking
1 – PEDERSEN Mads (Lidl-Trek) 4:01:20
2 – BENNETT Sam (Decathlon) + 0:04
3 – PAGE Hugo (Intermarché) + 0:06
4 – LE BERRE Mathis (Arkéa) + 0:07
5 – DONOVAN Mark (Q36.5) + 0:08
6 – PEDERSEN Casper (Soudal) + 0:09
7 – VENTURINI Clément (Arkéa) + 0:10
8 – DOULL Owain (EF Education) mt
9 – GAZZOLI Michele (Astana) mt
10 – GARCÍA CORTINA Iván (Movistar) mt
Source: Eitb

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