Critérium du Dauphiné

Stage 4: Cours - Belmont-de-la-Loire

FR France Wednesday 07 June 2023 31.1 km

Cavagna on the podium in Dauphiné time trial

Cavagna on the podium in Dauphiné time trial

Rémi Cavagna scored his tenth top three in an individual time trial at World Tour level, clocking a time of 37:55 at the end of the demanding stage 4, from Cours to Belmont-de-la-Loire, which ended up widening the gaps in the general classification.

Featuring two uphill sections, a 2.2km one right in the opening kilometers and another one at the finish, the 31.1km effort against the clock was the first key stage for the yellow jersey contenders, but also a target for the specialists. Among these, also Rémi – who started early and immediately found his rhythm. Fastest by a mile at the first checkpoint, the former French Champion continued to put in a flying ride over the second part of the course and went into the hot seat as the rider to break the 38-minute barrier.

Cavagna remained there until the final hour of the race, when two riders improved his time, bumping him into third place, still a strong result for the 27-year-old, who signed off the team’s 63rd podium of the season. In the overall standings, the same Julian Alaphilippe continues to be Soudal Quick-Step’s highest-ranked rider, in eighth place, with four stages to go at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

“I’m a bit disappointed, as I would have liked to win today, but on the other hand, given that I wasn’t at 100% these past few stages, it’s a good result to be in the top three. It’s also reassuring to see that my shape is improving and motivating for what comes next”, explained Rémi at the finish.

 

Photo credit: ©Dario Belingheri / Getty Images

Race details

1 Mikkel Bjerg
UAE Team Emirates
37:28
2 Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen
Jumbo-Visma
0:12
3 Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step
0:27
4 Fred Wright
Bahrain - Victorious
0:34
5 Ben O'Connor
AG2R Citroën Team
0:41
6 Felix Großschartner
UAE Team Emirates
0:44
7 Rune Herregodts
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
0:54
8 Adam Yates
UAE Team Emirates
0:57
9 Nelson Oliveira
Movistar Team
1:02
10 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás
INEOS Grenadiers
1:05
14 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step
1:12
57 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
3:07
72 Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step
4:01
82 Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step
4:20
96 Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step
4:48
109 Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step
5:18
1 Mikkel Bjerg
UAE Team Emirates
12:59:19
2 Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen
Jumbo-Visma
0:12
3 Fred Wright
Bahrain - Victorious
0:34
4 Ben O'Connor
AG2R Citroën Team
0:41
5 Felix Großschartner
UAE Team Emirates
0:44
6 Rune Herregodts
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
0:50
7 Adam Yates
UAE Team Emirates
0:57
8 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step
1:00
9 Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda
INEOS Grenadiers
1:07
10 Jai Hindley
BORA - hansgrohe
1:08
53 Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step
4:26
66 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
5:36
71 Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step
8:08
78 Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step
10:00
93 Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step
14:40
136 Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step
28:51
1 Christophe Laporte
Jumbo-Visma
78 pt
2 Matteo Trentin
UAE Team Emirates
48 pt
3 Maxim Van Gils
Lotto Dstny
32 pt
4 Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step
31 pt
5 Fred Wright
Bahrain - Victorious
30 pt
6 Axel Zingle
Cofidis
30 pt
7 Rune Herregodts
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
24 pt
8 Richard Carapaz Montenegro
EF Education-EasyPost
22 pt
9 Robert Stannard
Alpecin-Deceuninck
22 pt
10 Danny van Poppel
BORA - hansgrohe
20 pt
18 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
12 pt
22 Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step
10 pt
1 Donavan Grondin
Team Arkéa Samsic
7 pt
2 Pierre Latour
TotalEnergies
6 pt
3 Mathieu Burgaudeau
TotalEnergies
5 pt
4 Rune Herregodts
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
2 pt
5 Anthony Delaplace
Team Arkéa Samsic
2 pt
6 Tobias Bayer
Alpecin-Deceuninck
1 pt
7 Dylan van Baarle
Jumbo-Visma
1 pt
8 Thomas De Gendt
Lotto Dstny
1 pt
1 Mikkel Bjerg
UAE Team Emirates
12:59:19
2 Fred Wright
Bahrain - Victorious
0:34
3 Rune Herregodts
Intermarché - Circus - Wanty
0:50
4 Matteo Jorgenson
Movistar Team
1:37
5 Sean Quinn
EF Education-EasyPost
1:44
6 Carlos Rodríguez Cano
INEOS Grenadiers
2:00
7 Oscar Onley
Team DSM
2:17
8 Tobias Halland Johannessen
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
2:32
9 Maxim Van Gils
Lotto Dstny
2:38
10 Clément Champoussin
Team Arkéa Samsic
2:42
22 Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step
5:36
26 Ethan Vernon
Soudal - Quick Step
10:00
32 Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal - Quick Step
14:40
1 UAE Team Emirates 38:59:38
2 INEOS Grenadiers 2:31
3 Bahrain - Victorious 3:13
4 BORA - hansgrohe 3:35
5 Soudal - Quick Step 3:55
6 EF Education-EasyPost 4:08
7 Movistar Team 4:28
8 Jumbo-Visma 4:28
9 Team DSM 5:24
10 Cofidis 5:26

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