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Evenepoel Seizes Dauphiné Lead with Dominant Time-Trial Win

Soudal Quick-Step recorded its 1000th victory with Evenepoel surging into yellow ahead of the Alpine stages

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Evenepoel finished 21 seconds clear of Vingegaard in second in the time-trial stage

Overview

  • Evenepoel won the 17.4km time-trial on June 11 by 21 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard and 49 seconds over Tadej Pogacar
  • He donned the yellow jersey for the 77th Critérium du Dauphiné after delivering a commanding performance against the clock
  • The victory marked the 1000th win for his Soudal Quick-Step team since its founding in 2003
  • Pogacar dropped to eighth overall, 38 seconds behind Evenepoel, while Vingegaard sits fifth, 16 seconds adrift
  • Stage five on Thursday will cover a hilly 183km route from Saint-Priest to Mâcon before the race reaches its Alpine deciders