The third stage of the 76th edition of the Criterium du Dauphiné he won it surprisingly Derek Gee. In an unexpected ending, the corridor of the Israel – Premier Tech managed to surprise the favorites and then turned out to be the fastest after running 181.7 kilometers between Celles-sur-Durolle and Les Stables.
The Canadian runner took the victory ahead of the Frenchman Romain Grégoire (Groupama – FDJ) and from the British Lukas Nerurkar (EF Education – EasyPost)managing to snatch the leader’s jersey from the Dane Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility).
As for the Colombians, three arrived with the main group. Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan Team) entered the top 5, Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain – Victorious) He took 6th place, and Iván Ramiro Sosa (Movistar) entered the 38th square, while Santiago Umba (Astana Qazaqstan Team) He was reported in 53rd position, 16 seconds behind the winner.
The escape of the day was encouraged by three brave runners: the Australian Harry Sweeny (EF Education – EasyPost) and the french Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Rémy Rochas (Groupama – FDJ). Later they were joined by the Dane Christopher Juul-Jensen (Team Jayco AlUla)However, in the final stretch everyone was neutralized by the peloton.
The French round will continue this Wednesday, June 5 with the fourth stagea individual time trial of 34.4 kilometers between Saint-Germain-Laval and Neulise. The Danish successor Jonas Vingegaardlast year’s champion, will be known on Sunday in Plateau des Glières (France).
Critérium du Dauphiné (2.UWT)
Results Stage 3 | Celles-sur-Durolle – Les Estables (181.7 km)
| 1 | Derek Gee | Israel – Premier Tech | 4:22:18 | |||
| 2 | Romain Gregoire | Groupama – FDJ | ,, | |||
| 3 | Lukas Nerurkar | EF Education – EasyPost | 0:03 | |||
| 4 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl – Trek | ,, | |||
| 5 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan Team | ,, | |||
| 6 | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | ,, | |||
| 7 | Alexander Vlasov | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, | |||
| 8 | Clement Champoussin | Arkéa – B&B Hotels | ,, | |||
| 9 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | ,, | |||
| 10 | Primoz Roglic | BORA – hansgrohe | ,, |
| 38 | Ivan Ramiro Sosa | Movistar Team | 0:03 | |||
| 53 | Santiago Umba | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:16 |
Individual General Classification
| 1 | Derek Gee | Israel – Premier Tech | 11:45:20 | ||||
| 2 | Magnus Corte | Uno-X Mobility | 0:03 | ||||
| 3 | Romain Gregoire | Groupama – FDJ | 0:04 | ||||
| 4 | Primoz Roglic | BORA – hansgrohe | 0:07 | ||||
| 5 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 0:09 | ||||
| 6 | Lukas Nerurkar | EF Education – EasyPost | ,, | ||||
| 7 | Bruno Armirail | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 0:11 | ||||
| 8 | Clement Champoussin | Arkéa – B&B Hotels | 0:13 | ||||
| 9 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl – Trek | ,, | ||||
| 10 | Carlos Rodriguez | INEOS Grenadiers | ,, |
| fifteen | Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain – Victorious | 0:13 | ||||
| 23 | Harold Tejada | Astana Qazaqstan Team | ,, | ||||
| 30 | Ivan Ramiro Sosa | Movistar Team | ,, | ||||
| 48 | Santiago Umba | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 0:26 |
