Starting tomorrow, the peloton will enter the high mountains. With finishes at Côte de la Cry, Valmeinier 1800, and Col du Mont-Cenis coming up, it promises to be a spectacular weekend in the Critérium du Dauphiné. “We will prepare a solid plan for those stages. They are short but tough”, the sports director says.
Vingegaard currently holds fourth place in the general classification, with Jorgenson in eighth. The gaps to leader Remco Evenepoel are small. “We want to move up the general classification with Jonas and Matteo and compete for stage wins. The team is in good shape: not only in terms of positions in the GC, but also Ben and Sepp are doing well”, Niermann concludes.