Take a look at the last kilometer of Étape 8 / Stage 8 - LE PONT-DE-CLAIX / LA BASTILLE!
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00:00 Ciccone is almost a kilometer to go. The first part of the climb is over. The initial hurts, now it's about brutal pain.
00:10 One kilometer to go for the Italian. Now it starts to get really hard.
00:16 Pedrero, still staying there. Ciccone has 930 meters to go to take another win this season.
00:28 Ciccone has already got two wins. Here goes Wengergaard now as he just pedals away from the rest of the field.
00:37 Yates tries to respond. Wengergaard goes into cruise mode and starts to ride away.
00:44 Ciccone through the fans, 872 meters. He gets a little bit more into the legs.
00:53 1000 meters to go for the leader of this dauphiné who has absolutely brutally beaten everybody over this last week.
01:03 It's a fight for survival on the slopes. Wengergaard is climbing superbly on this 19% gradient.
01:16 It's almost like a little mini puidedom. Yates isn't giving up. And still Wengergaard with a little advantage.
01:24 Don't forget though, 760 meters to go for Ciccone.
01:29 There's Ciccone, a little bit further back we can start to see the favorites coming.
01:40 Takes the outside line so it's not too steep. Yates is not giving in on coming back to Wengergaard.
01:47 He's closing this gap slowly. It's not the same acceleration of yesterday.
01:54 14% now for the leader. Yates looks around. Ben O'Connor is still there.
02:03 It looks like the top three in this race are going to finish relatively close together on this mountain.
02:10 It takes us to the top of La Bastille. We're above Grenoble, which of course first awarded the yellow jersey of the Tour de France 104 years ago in this city.
02:22 And the rider who wants to defend his Tour de France title is again getting rid of all the favorites in the dauphiné.
02:31 Under 500 meters to go for the Italian Giulio Ciccone. What is the gap? We look back now to Wengergaard.
02:38 The yellow jersey should come around the corner. It looks like Ciccone is still holding a good advantage.
02:46 15%. As Jonas Wengergaard says, "I just like to race my bike."
02:54 He has the same philosophy as Tadej Pogacar.
03:00 He looks strong and he looks ready. He's going to win this dauphiné.
03:04 And he's going to send a message to all his other rivals. Game on for July.
03:10 Ciccone is there. Wengergaard comes around that really horrible little turn. It's so steep in that corner.
03:23 Has Ciccone managed to take this? There's the virtual classification on the right-hand side. At the moment Wengergaard would win this dauphiné by 2.33.
03:33 Giulio Ciccone is almost at the top. There is the next group of riders behind Wengergaard and Yates. Guillaume Martin.
03:43 And sorry, O'Connor as well. Hindley goes. Again Hindley going late on the climb. Just trying to use his energy wisely.
03:52 Ciccone is 150 meters from a wonderful victory in the dauphiné.
03:58 And he dropped his sunglasses. His usual salute isn't going to happen.
04:04 I think he dropped them off the helmet there. This next turn is really steep. Look at it.
04:11 Earlier on today I watched a young kid try and walk down this corner and it was almost impossible.
04:19 Well Ciccone hasn't got the sunglasses to throw to the crowd today but it looks like he's going to take the victory.
04:25 Giulio Ciccone of Trek-Segafredo comes up to the top of La Bastille. 20 kilometers solo.
04:35 His tenth win of his career and the third win of a great season.
04:45 Behind him now, Jonas Wengergaard has ridden away from all the other favorites.
04:53 It's not going to be the victory today but Jonas Wengergaard is now ready for the Tour de France.
04:59 July beckons. The form is so impressive.
05:04 [Ciccone]
05:07 [Trek-Segafredo]
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