2024 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4 Results & Recap
Stage 4 of the 2024 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
Evenepoel wins stage 4 TT
Remco Evenepoel stormed to a commanding victory in the individual time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné. Joshua Tarling took second, while Primoz Roglic crossed the line third, 39 seconds behind.
“It went better than expected," Evenepoel said. "I had really good legs even if it’s not ideal yet. I struggled a bit halfway through, but I managed to finish well, and that was the most important to win. It’s good for the confidence and for the future. It’s great to have a victory already, and I will tackle the rest of the race day by day, but I’m very happy for now.
I had doubts after the first intermediate mark because I knew I was two seconds in front and then I was one second slower and I told myself Tarling went really fast. I had the impression I did not have anything left, but I had enough left for the final hill, which was an advantage for me.
Everything will depend on the legs in the last three stages, I still don’t know how the form is before three very hard stages. This says nothing about final victory. If I crack one day, fair enough, I’m already surprised to ride at this level. It's nice to wear the yellow jersey for the first time. It was already a goal at Paris-Nice and it didn’t happen. It’s a reward for a month of hard work and struggling. I will enjoy my day tomorrow.”
Evenepoel is the new leader in the GC.
“It was definitely a nice test and a nice TT, and the first time with new things, new team, new equipment," Roglic said, who starts tomorrow in second on GC, 33 seconds behind. "I definitely needed to do this kind of thing to test the legs. I'm happy to go on like this for the next few days. Some guys were faster today, but I have to look up for the days to come. We have to see; it’s just a start; the final decision will be in the last three super hard mountain stages. We have to see how it goes, but we’ve been racing together as a team since the start, and that’s a good thing.”
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