Critérium du Dauphiné
Stage 8: Val-d'Arc - Plateau du Mont-Cenis
France
Sunday 15 June 2025
133.8 km
Evenepoel finishes fourth at the Critérium du Dauphiné
Remco Evenepoel improved his result of last year at the Critérium du Dauphiné by three places, coming home fourth on the general classification after a strong and hard week of racing. The double Olympic Champion once again won the only individual time trial of the competition and enjoyed a two-day spell in the yellow jersey before the three mountain stages, where he did his best despite a crash on stage 5, whose effects could be seen on the ascents.
On the final stage, a 133.3km one comprising six climbs, including the brutal Mont-Cenis one, and 3500 vertical meters, Remco attacked twice: once on the last difficulty of the day, where he accelerated from the favourites’ group making a selection, followed by another move on the plateau leading to the line, where he dropped almost all those with him en route to fifth place – his sixth top ten finish of the week – a result that helped the Belgian seal his position in the overall standings.
“This final stage was another step forward. I underestimated the crash in which I was involved a couple of days a bit and also struggled with the allergies, which prevented me from being at my best for two days in a row, but today was a bit better, I had a good feeling, and that gives me a lot of confidence for the future.”
“In the next couple of weeks, I want to work on the tempo changes, because it’s something that isn’t in my nature, but I also need to improve on the climbs. There’s still some time until the Tour de France and we are confident we can be there with a good team and in better form”, said Remco after bringing home Soudal Quick-Step’s best result in eight years at the Dauphiné.
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