©A.S.O. / Alex Broadway
Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Sunday, June 10th 2018– Geraint Thomas concluded the 70th Critérium du Dauphiné on a high note after a crash-marred start as he went down during the prologue in Valence. The team time trial reinstated him as a favourite but his Team Sky team-mates Michal Kwiatkowski and Gianni Moscon anticipated his reign in the yellow-blue jersey. Time bonus collected at all mountain stage finishes before the conclusive rush to Saint-Gervais/Le Bettex put him in the ideal situation to claim his second WorldTour stage race overall after Paris-Nice 2016 at the age of 32. Despite two punctures, he kept the last stage under his control but couldn’t follow his compatriot Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) who went for the stage win in the last kilometre in a cruel move for early breakaway rider Dani Navarro.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
1. Adam Yates (Mitchelton – Scott) in 3h51’34’’
2. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Cofidis, solutions Crédits) +04’’
3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La mondiale) +09’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) in 24h43’12’’
2. Adam Yates (Mitchelton – Scott) +1’00″
3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) +1’47″
