2021 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 Results & Recap
Stage 2 of the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Pöstlberger wins stage 2
Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) won stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné today in Saugues after attacking the breakaway on the penultimate climb and holding off the approaching peloton to the finish. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) finished in a frustrating second place for the second race in a row, and Alejandro (Valverde) finished third on the 164km stage.
"I planned it a few weeks ago already. I looked at the first two stages here and thought that maybe with not so many sprinters here there is a good chance that the breakaway will survive. I gave it a try yesterday but my teammate made the break. In the end it was too hard a circuit for him but today I had a shot," Pöstlberger said. "It was hard. I was trying to pace myself on the climb and then recover on the descent but the last kicker got me. I couldn't pull the handlebars anymore. The last kilometre was awful. It was pain. It means a lot. When I won in the Giro, I was a nobody and I was quite young. Winning here and planning this in advance was a real big achievement and a real big victory for me. I wasn't expecting [yellow] to be honest. It's a really good bonus to be in the leader's jersey tomorrow."
Pöstlberger starts tomorrow's 172km stage in the yellow jersey, 12 seconds ahead of Sonny Colbrelli.
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