Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) walked away from a hard-fought Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2 sprint with a 500 CHF fine, relegation to 116th and a yellow card for an "irregular sprint".
The stage to Issoire was the first opportunity for the sprinters at the event and Lidl-Trek controlled the run to the line, dropping off Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) with 400m to go before he neatly finished it off to claim victory. There was, however, a considerable battle going on behind to capture prime position on his wheel.
