Giulio Ciccone (Trek Segafredo) celebrates at end line as stage 8 winner of the seventy fifth Criterium du Dauphine 2023 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
LR Jonas Vingegaard (JumboVisma) within the Yellow Chief Jersey and Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) in Polka Dot Mountain Jersey at first of stage 8 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Fast Step) leads the breakaway on Stage 8 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
LR Clément Champoussin (Arkea Samsic) and Giulio Ciccone (Trek Segafredo) lead the breakaway on stage 8 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
The peloton racing on the Col de Pinet on stage 8 of Critérium du Dauphiné (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma) within the Inexperienced Factors Jersey on the entrance of the peloton (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo Visma), Franck Bonnamour (AG2R Citroen), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Fast Step), Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Giulio Ciccone (Trek Segafredo). Matteo Trentin (UAE Workforce Emirates), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) within the Polka Dot Mountain Jersey, David De La Cruz (Astana Qazaqstan) and Clément Champoussin (Arkea Samsic) within the stage 8 breakaway (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) within the Yellow chief jersey descends safely on stage 8 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Omar Fraile (INEOS Grenadiers) on the entrance of the breakaway on stage 8 (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
LR Giulio Ciccone (Trek Segafredo), Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo Visma) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Fast Step) on the entrance of the breakaway (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Jonathan Castroviejo (INEOS Grenadiers) bridged as much as the breakaway (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Dylan Van Baarle (Jumbo Visma) units the tempo on the entrance of the peloton (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) sealed the general title on the Critérium du Dauphiné as Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) gained the ultimate stage above Grenoble.
Ciccone attacked from the breakaway on the penultimate climb of Col de Porte earlier than soloing down into Grenoble after which heading off Vingegaard on the ultra-steep closing climb as much as the Bastille Fortress that overlooks the town.
Vingegaard himself responded to efforts from Adam Yates (UAE Workforce Emirates) on the ultimate two climbs earlier than easing clear within the closing kilometre in one other disarming show of dominance. As he rode away from an already-small GC group, it appeared like he would possibly catch Ciccone to seal his total title with a 3rd stage win.
However Ciccone held agency on the double-digit gradients, shedding his sun shades which might be normally tossed to the gang each time he wins, however nonetheless celebrating in model as he bounced again from having to overlook the Giro d’Italia by means of COVID-19.
“I had 10 days off the bike, my situation wasn’t 100% so began right here with the Tour de France within the head however noticed this week my situation getting higher and higher, so I am actually joyful to shut this week with a victory,” Ciccone mentioned.
“The final 500 metres have been actually lengthy, however with all of the folks there, it was very nice. I appeared behind and noticed I used to be nonetheless in entrance with some hole, so I simply went straight. I am actually joyful.”
