The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar, of the UAE Team Emirates XRG, with the yellow jersey of the general leader, celebrates when crossing the finish line and winning the seventh stage of the 77th edition of the Critérium du Dauphine, of 131.6 km between Grand-Aigueblanche and Valmeinier, on June 14, 2025.
Foto: AFP – Anne -Christine Poujoulat
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The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar won the queen stage of the Criterium del Dauphinéthis Saturday with the end at the summit of Valmeinier 1800, a victory that strengthens you in the leadership of this preparative career for the Tour of Francia.
Following a repeated scenario, at a stage that had two alpine colossi, La Madeleine and Croix de Ferbefore the final climb to Valmeinier, Pogacar accelerated twelve kilometers from the finish line and crossed the banner with 14 seconds of advantage over his great rival, Danish Jonas Vingegaard.
“I tied and kept a good rhythm to the top”, Said Pogacar, who came to have half a minute of advantage over his Danish rival.
“Today Jonas was very strong and I didn't want to empty me either. It was very hot and the climb was very long. Luckily, I had enough advantage to relax the last kilometers”Explained the Slovenian.
In the general classification, Pogacar gets out at 1:01 to Vingegaard and at 2:21 to the young German Florian Lipowitzthird at one stage, while the Belgian Remco Evenepoelthis Saturday lost contact with the best very soon, it is fourth to 4:11.
It is the 98th victory of Pogacar's career, which at 26 becomes active cyclist With more triumphs.
And, above all, confirms the great state of the Slovenian form, which after making a break after the rapport Fourth triumph in the Tour.
The visma with everything against the leader
Vingegaard's visma team tried everything To avoid a new exhibition of the UAE Emirates leader and launched Victor Campenaerts from the first kilometer in the getaway and then to SEPP Kuss in another leak, or with Matteo Jorgenson hardening the rhythm on the climb to the Croix de Fer.
The drivers of the Dutch team tried to distance Pogacar in the descent of the Croix de Fer, something that the Slovenian did not like: “They took many risks in the first kilometers of the descent and I did not like it, but it is modern cycling.”.
But all these attacks were unsuccessful to the world champion, who had defeated Vingegaard and the rest of the victory aspiring with another number of his.
This prestigious career, which cyclists are usually taken as a tuning for the Francia Tour That will begin on July 5 in Lille (northeast of France), will end on Sunday with another mountainous stage, 133.3 km of travel between Val d'Arc and Val -Cenis and five mountain ports, the last of them the Col du Mont -Cenis (9.6 km at 6.9% of unevenness), whose top is located five km from the finish line.
Thus Colombians went to the queen stage
Colombian cyclists demonstrated tenacity in the midst of a demanding tour. Santiago Buitrago It was the best located among the beetles, ending in box 19 to 8:01 of Pogacar, after a high mountain day that selected the squad from early.
Juan Guillermo Martínezof the Picnic-Postnl team, crossed the goal next to Buitrago, showing consistency and capacity for suffering in one of the most demanding stages of the calendar.
Sergio Higuitaon the other hand, he gave time in the last ports, arriving in position 23 to almost 10 minutes from the winner, while Esteban Chaveswith his usual delivery, he concluded 26 to 12:24 of the winner, on one day he tested the resistance of all climbers.
In the general, Santiago Buitrago It continues to be the best located of the beetles, occupying the position 22 to 21 minutes of the leader, consolidating its regularity throughout the week.
Esteban Chaveswith your experience and temper, it is 23 °, just 41 seconds behind Buitrago. Further back appears Sergio Higuita In box 25, at 25:53.
Classification of the seventh stage of Dauphiné
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE Emirates -Xrg) – 4:10:00
2. Jonas Vinggarard (Den/VISMA-LEASE A BIKE) a 0:1
3. Florian Lipowitz (GER/Red Bull-Bora) a 1:21
4. Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR/UNO-X Mobility) A 2:26
5. Remco Evenepoel (call/soudal-quick step) a 2:39
6. Ben Tulett (GBR/Visma-Lease A Bike) A 3:48
7. Enric Mas (Esp/Movistar) at 3:48
8. Emanuel Bestmann (Ger / COFIDIS) and 3:51
9. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP/INEOS Grenadiers) at 3:51
10. Martin (FRA/Create FDI) at 3:51
19. SANTIAGO BUITRAGO (COL/BAHRAIN-VICTORIOUS) TO 8:01
20. Juan Guillermo Martínez (Col/Picnic-Postnl) at 8:01
23. Sergio Higuita (Col/XDS-Estana) at 9:53
26. Esteban Chaves (Col/Eph Education-Easypost) of 12:2
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF DAUPHINÉ
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE Emirates -Xrg) – 25:44:58
2. Jonas Vinggarard (Den/VISMA-LEASE A BIKE) A 1:0
3. Florian Lipowitz (GER/Red Bull-Bora) a 2:21
4. Remco Evenepoel (call/soudal-quick step) a 4:11
5. Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR/UNO-X Mobility) A 5:55
6. Paul Seixas (FRA/Decathlon-Ag2R) at 6:50
7. Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Visma-Lease a Bike) a 7:18
8. Ben Tulett (GBR/Visma-Lease A Bike) a 7:24
9. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP/INEOS Grenadiers) at 7:41
10. ENRIC MAS (ESP/Movistar) at 7:43
22. Santiago Buitrago (Col/Bahrain-Victororus) at 21:00
23. Esteban Chaves (Col/Eph Education-Easypost) of 21:4
25. Sergio Higuita (Col/XDS-Estana) at 25:53
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