Brives-Charensac, Monday, June 6th 2022
Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) enjoyed the most beautiful day on the way to Brives-Charensac, where he won stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2022. At 33 years old, the French puncheur bounces back to success in fashion, after a very intense battle against the peloton. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was the fastest from the bunch, again, but it only gave him a place of 6th, 5 seconds behind the breakaway riders. Alexis Vuillermoz thus takes the yellow and blue jersey, ahead of Anders Skaarseth (Uno-X) and Olivier Le Gac (Groupama-FDJ), 2nd and 3rd of the stage. This is the first time Vuillermoz takes a distinctive jersey in his career, and he claims his first victory since 2019, after serious struggles and injuries in recent years. It will be a hard battle for the overall leadership on the way to Chastreix-Sancy resort on stage 3, on Tuesday.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) in 04h03’34’’
- Anders Skaarseth (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) at 0”.
- Olivier Le Gac (Groupama – FDJ) at 0”.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) in 08h40’55’’
- Anders Skaarseth (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) at 03”.
- Olivier Le Gac (Groupama – FDJ) at 04”.
