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Criterium du Dauphiné #3: Laporte WINS ahead of Bennett and Groenewegen

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Laporte Criterium du Dauphine

Cycling: Christophe Laporte also won the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The Frenchman left Sam Bennett and Dylan Groenewegen behind. As expected, the 194,1 kilometer stage from Monistrol-sur-Loire to Le Coteau ended in a mass sprint.

Laporte Criterium du Dauphine

Laporte extends his lead in the general classification

With his second victory of the day at this year's Critérium du Dauphiné Christophe Laporte (Jumbo – Visma) were able to extend their lead in the general classification. The Frenchman was faster than in the bunch sprint Sam Bennett (Bora – hansgrohe) from Ireland and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco – AlUla) from Australia. He is already celebrating his second stage win in the preparatory tour for the Tour de France, which begins on July 1st. Before that, there were numerous falls on the actually uneventful section. Starting tomorrow, the Critérium du Dauphiné will focus on other drivers. After the time trial, it's off to the mountains.

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