Critérium du Dauphiné 2024: Mads Pedersen sprints to first leader’s jersey

Results 1st stage 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné

1. Mads Pedersen (den)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) s.t.
3. Hugo Page (fra) s.t.
4. Clément Venturini (fra) s.t.
5. Owain Doull (gbr) s.t.
6. Michelle Gazzoli (ita) s.t.
7. Iván García (spa) s.t.
8. Fred Wrigt (gbr) s.t.
9. Clément Russo (fra) s.t.
10 Magnus Cort (den) s.t.

GC after stage 1
1. Mads Pedersen (den)
2. Sam Bennett (irl) + 0.04
3. Hugo Page (fra) + 0.06
4. Mathis Le Berre (fra) + 0.07
5. Mark Donovan (gbr) + 0.09
6. Casper Pedersen (den) + 0.09
7. Clément Venturini (ita) + 0.10
8. Owain Doull (gbr) + 0.10
9. Michelle Gazzoli (ita) + 0.10
10. Iván García (spa) + 0.10

Race report
Mark Donovan is the first attacker at kilometre 4, and Mathis Le Berre goes after him. Donovan doesn’t wait en he takes most points at the first two KOM climbs to secure the mountains jersey before he lets Le Berre overhaul him after 32 kilometres.

Donovan cements his mountains competition lead at the third and last KOM of the day.

For tens of kilometres, the two riders race over 4 minutes ahead of the peloton before being caught within the last 16 kilometres.

Attacks by Nils Politt and Jonas Rutsch are neutralised and then it’s up to the fast men in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule.

Mads Pedersen rounds out an excellent Lidl-Trek lead-out to take the stage win and leader’s jersey.

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