Patrick Lefévère will be happy. The manager of Soudal Quick-Step has not always been kind in recent months with his dear runner Julian Alaphilippe. The Frenchman answered him on Monday, dominating the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in the sprint on Monday at La Chaise-Dieu (Haute-Loire). Victorious the day before, his compatriot Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
Less than a month from the Tour de France (July 1-23), the former double world champion emerged at the last moment to claim his second victory of the season after a last straight line on an uphill false flat.
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