Gap, Friday, June 10th 2022
Valentin Ferron outwitted his breakaway companions in the Gap finale of the 196.5-km 6th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Friday, surging under the red flame to clinch his first World Tour victory. Emulating TotalEnergies team-mate Alexis Vuillermoz a few days earlier, the 24-year-old Frenchman won ahead of compatriot Pierre Rolland, who strengthened his KOM lead, and a third Frenchman, Warren Barguil. It was the third French victory in this Dauphiné, two other stages having crowned Wout Van Aert, who retained his yellow and blue jersey ahead of a mountainous final weekend.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies) in 04h22’17’’
- Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-KTM) at 03’’
- Warren Barguil (Team Arkea-Samsic) at 03’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in 21h27’20’’
- Mattia Cattaneo (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) at 01’03’’
- Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) at 01’06’’
