Relive the best moments of Stage 8 - Thônes / Plateau des Glières, where RODRIGUEZ Carlos won in front of JORGENSON Matteo and GEE Derek!
General ranking after today's stage:
1 - ROGLIC Primoz
2 - JORGENSON Matteo
3 - GEE Derek
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General ranking after today's stage:
1 - ROGLIC Primoz
2 - JORGENSON Matteo
3 - GEE Derek
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:06 Every stage winner has earned the Dauphiné leader's jersey,
00:10 yet Primoz Roglic the first to win twice at the Col de Dalva,
00:13 followed by another demonstration of strength up the Saint-Morin yesterday.
00:18 The Slovene untouchable at the moment, yet that all could change.
00:21 Mateo Jorgensen in second and
00:23 the Visma man leaning on past experience to remain positive.
00:28 >> I'll have my eye on Primoz for sure the whole day and yeah,
00:31 also Peronista started the last day in second position and yeah,
00:35 that finished differently.
00:37 So I'm ready to give it my all and for sure if I see an opportunity, I'll take it.
00:42 >> Laurent Depluis is in the form of his life.
00:45 The Belgian can live with the best on the climbs,
00:48 yet more than happy to be in service of Ineos' leader.
00:52 >> Maybe we try to get Carlos on the podium.
00:56 The team is, we wanna have the podium, that's for sure.
01:00 If we are five of seven in GC is not the goal in the beginning of the week.
01:05 So yeah, try to move up today.
01:07 >> Twice second this Dauphiné,
01:09 Giulio Cecconi looking for the missing ingredient to finally get himself
01:13 on the top run.
01:14 >> Roglic for the moment is really, really good, so it's really hard to beat him.
01:20 But for sure we're gonna try.
01:22 Today is a bit different the final, so maybe we have more chance, but
01:26 we need to see the climb before.
01:30 We also expect some rain after one o'clock, so I think we'll be really on our stage.
01:36 >> It's not been a week for the breakaway, Guillaume Martin,
01:40 hoping to buck the trend, especially as he celebrates his 31st birthday.
01:44 >> [FOREIGN]
01:54 >> A tough start and
02:09 an even harder finish.
02:11 If the breakaway failed to build a meaningful gap,
02:14 the race will open up for the GC in the second half.
02:17 The climb to the Plateau de Gliere should produce an explosive finale.
02:22 Roglic lost the Dauphiné title before the final stage in 2020.
02:26 The Sloven will want to avoid a repeat.
02:28 [MUSIC]
02:35 A breakaway of ten skipped ahead of the peloton up the Cours de la Fourclasse
02:39 de Montmartre.
02:40 A large cast of players hoping for a big break.
02:44 Birthday boy Martin alongside compatriots Godoux, Amaray and
02:48 Prodom, while Soler, Velenz and
02:50 Supervera hoping for better than the previous day's attempt.
02:54 Lorenzo Fortunato started the day in Roglic's polka dot jersey.
03:00 The Italian had collected 12 points to be the virtual king of the mountain, but
03:04 he surprisingly fell back.
03:06 Suddenly the Ineos Pace peloton in sight.
03:09 Marc Soler could almost taste a first win in two years yesterday.
03:14 The Catalan going again and the first over the summit at Le Salève.
03:19 Just two points now of Fortunato, the Italian hoping that neither Soler nor
03:24 Roglic would win the stage.
03:26 [MUSIC]
03:31 With 50 kilometers to go, Fortunato attempted and
03:35 failed to cross back to the break.
03:37 The gap manageable with the GC riders looking for a stage win.
03:44 Ineos hoping to place Carlos Rodriguez there as well as on the overall podium.
03:49 However, the pause button was pressed in the peloton's pursuit.
03:56 A comfort break for Rodriguez saw Ineos sit up, Roglic as well needing to
04:00 reconnect as the gap grew to over two minutes.
04:03 Therefore, Lidl Trek sent Ciccone's lieutenants forward.
04:09 That's Pedersen taking charge, destroying the lead built up.
04:13 Eventually crashing down to just 58 seconds, the escapees' fate sealed.
04:19 >> [FOREIGN]
04:29 >> Pedersen taking a well earned break,
04:34 Visma's Thijs Benoet striding forward as they almost had the head of the race in sight.
04:40 American champion Sean Quinn reacted,
04:42 followed by Martin with nine kilometers from the summit.
04:46 Then the first major attack as the race came to life.
04:49 >> [FOREIGN]
04:53 >> Ciccone not only catching the escapees,
04:55 the Italian quickly going solo, 15 seconds over the GC group.
05:01 Trying to cool down the gradient too hot for Godou,
05:04 Dublouz with plenty in the tank as his pace shed those who couldn't keep up.
05:09 >> [FOREIGN]
05:14 >> Ciccone with company in his rear view
05:17 mirror, Remco Evenepoel unable to match the output.
05:21 After his past workload, Vlasov dropped out and
05:25 with Roglic isolated, his rivals looked to profit.
05:29 Jorgensen, Derek Gee and Rodriguez digging deep to create a chasm.
05:34 Roglic without support, choosing to stick with Ciccone with time in hand,
05:39 but suddenly the title was in play.
05:41 >> [APPLAUSE]
05:46 >> Jorgensen needed a swing of around a minute
05:48 depending on time bonuses.
05:51 Roglic still on course for the title, but no longer a done deal.
05:55 Pure drama on the final ascent.
05:58 Derek Gee looks to have announced himself this week, but
06:01 the Canadian cracked that left a clean fight between Visma and Ineos.
06:06 The stage of potentially the title up for grabs as they hurtled towards the finish.
06:11 >> Who's gonna win the stage?
06:13 Jorgensen has to, because in order to win this day for
06:17 that he needs every second that's possible.
06:20 But on the line, it's going to be Rodriguez who wins the stage.
06:25 But now it's the fight for time, working this out.
06:29 This rider needs to get here in 56 seconds.
06:35 If he does get within 56 seconds, Roglic will win the Dauphiné.
06:41 It's gonna be so, so close.
06:43 We're coming up to 40 now, 40 seconds, 41.
06:48 Is he gonna do it?
06:50 Roglic, is he gonna win this Dauphiné?
06:52 He's gonna do it just in a matter of seconds.
06:56 Seven seconds I make it.
06:58 [MUSIC]
07:02 >> Carlos Rodriguez, timing his ascent to perfection.
07:05 A third win of the season as the Spaniard beat Jorgensen to the line.
07:10 The 23 year old looking strong ahead of the Tour de France, and
07:13 a big thanks to Depluse and his team for setting the scene.
07:16 After crashing out in yellow in 2020, no such heartbreak,
07:21 this time for Roglic, who survived a late crisis to hold on to the title,
07:26 by a whisker in a thrilling climax.
07:28 [MUSIC]
07:32 >> Wow, what a finish.
07:34 I mean, I suppose you were maybe not expecting it to be so tight.
07:38 >> Yeah, not really.
07:41 I mean, looking to myself, quite crazy,
07:45 actually to be able to win Dauphiné.
07:49 With the things that everything happened in between, so beautiful.
07:54 [MUSIC]
07:59 >> After a stage win on the Tour of the Basque Country and
08:02 overall at the Tour of Romandie, Rodriguez top dog on the final day of the week.
08:07 Teammate Depluse fourth, with Berens Boutrago fifth.
08:09 Roglic's second Dauphiné title by just eight seconds.
08:16 Last year, Jonas Winograd did the Dauphiné and
08:19 Tour double, Roglic dreams of doing likewise.
08:22 [MUSIC]
08:27 The 34-year-old also claiming the green jersey,
08:30 that despite the pressure from Jorgensen and Ciccone.
08:33 Yet the slow then couldn't hold on to the polka dots.
08:38 Fortunately, Fortunato's early graph paying off his first jersey of 2024.
08:45 Jorgensen missing out on yellow but dominant in white.
08:48 The American ending a tough week for Visma on a high.
08:51 A dramatic Dauphiné finale, a perfect Tour de France tune up, and
08:58 now just three weeks until the peloton lineup in Florence for the Grand Depart.
09:02 [MUSIC]
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