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Alex Lancaster-Lennox

Tadej Pogacar phenomenally denies Mathieu van der Poel Critérium du Dauphiné opening stage victory in bunch sprint

Tadej Pogacar celebrates a phenomenal opening stage victory at Critérium du Dauphiné.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) phenomenally denied Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) the Critérium du Dauphiné opening stage victory in a bunch sprint.

In what was meant to be a slower opening day on the bike, the titans of the sport broke away with 6km to go alongside Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step), and Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain - Victorious), creating a spectacular and surprising end to a long day.

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