2023 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 7 Results & Recap
Stage 7 of the 2023 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
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) wins stage 7
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) stamped his authority over the Criterium du Dauphine today, attacking in the final 5km and extending his lead in the GC competition to 2:11 ahead of Adam Yates (UAD), who finished second atop the Col de la Croix de Fer. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) took third on the day ahead of Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën).
"I felt good today," Vingegaard said. "I wanted to go for the stage and the boys worked for me all day. We had a plan to go for it and I’m really happy to take the win and repay my teammates. The last climb was getting steep with 6 and a half kilometres to go. We decided to have Tiesj [Benoot] and Attila [Valter] go full gas, to make it really hard and then I attacked when they couldn’t anymore. Luckily, I was able to go alone and I’m really happy about that. Tomorrow is another day, we’ll see how I feel and how everything is. This is one of the biggest races in the world. I always dreamt to just ride it so I would be super happy to win. I don’t think (I’m at my peak). I still have some work to do ahead of the Tour de France actually."
The final stage of the Dauphiné is a brutal test with almost 4,000 metres of climbing within 152.8 kilometres. The finale consists of a long descent down the Col de Porte before a punchy climb to the Fort de la Bastille above Grenoble rounds things off.
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