Chastreix-Sancy, Tuesday, June 7th 2022
Wout van Aert and Jumbo-Visma thought they had done everything right to claim victory at the Chastreix-Sancy ski resort, as the Belgian star raised his arms to celebrate success atop the final climb… only to see David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) jump ahead of him right on the finish line of stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2022! The French climber bounces back to victory after his Spring ambitions were affected by injuries and illness. Second ahead of Victor Lafay (Cofidis), Van Aert claims back the yellow and blue jersey he had lost on stage 2 to Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies), who couldn’t keep up in the final 2.5km of ascent. His teammates and Van Aert’s had done most of the work to reel in a strong team attack by Pierre Rolland’s B&B Hotels-KTM.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- David Gaudu (Groupama – FDJ) in 4h09’38”
- Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo – Visma) at 00”
- Victor Lafay (Cofidis) at 00”
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo – Visma) in 12h50’32’’
- David Gaudu (Groupama – FDJ) at 06″
- Victor Lafay (Cofidis) at 12″
