The Slovenian Primoz Roglic wins the Tour de France favorites after winning with authority this Thursday in the second stage of the Criterium del Dauphiné between Vienne and the top of Col de Porte, with a route of 135 kilometers, where he donned the yellow jersey .

Roglic, winner of the 2019 Vuelta a España and recently of the Tour de L'Ain, was superior to all his rivals in the last kilometer of Col de Porte, where he attacked to enter alone with 8 seconds of advantage over the French Thibaut Pinot and the German Emanuel Buchmann .

The arreón of the Slovenian champion released direct rivals such as Nairo Quintana, Supermán López, Richie Porte, Daniel Martínez, Egan Bernal and the Spanish Mikel Landa , who entered a group at 10 seconds. They were not among the best Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde , the Movistar leaders who yielded 1.30 and 1.37.

A warning from Roglic and his team before the Tour de France bets. The former ski jumper is in a sweet moment and surrounded by a luxurious team that at all times took him flying to the finish line. With the 10 seconds bonus, he moves Pinot and Buchmann away to 12 and 14 seconds, Bernal at 16 and Quintana, Richie Porte, Landa and Supermán López at 20.

THE JUMBO CONTROLS THE LEAK

In the shortest day of the Dauphiné the appointment was set for the last 17 kilometers in La Porte, a special category port, but in the meantime, the flight of 8 runners condemned in advance was formed. Along with the mountain leader, the Swiss Schar were joined by Armirail, Asgreen, Sütterlin, O'Connor, Cousin , Soupe and Doubey .

The men of the Jumbo Visma did not want the adventure to exceed 3 or 4 minutes of rent, so they imposed their rhythm, always high to punish the forces of Roglic's rivals.

Schar scored second in the Cota de Viriville (3rd, 4.1 km at 5.5 percent) and first in Roybon (4th, 1.5 km at 7.1), where the peloton crossed 3 minutes with the Jumbo locomotive.

Without reservation, the leader himself Wout Van Aert put on his overalls to act as a luxury gregarious man. At the head of the group, he flew up Col de Maillet (1st, 6.2 kms to 8), where Schar again collected a few stitches that will allow him to keep his jersey at least until Saturday.

The differences diminished until close to the minute. On the descent Schar held out with the Frenchman Armirail, who closed the adventure by climbing Col de Porte, 8.5 km from the finish line. Moments before, a fall involved the Spanish Luis León Sánchez .

INEOS TAKES COMMAND IN THE PORTE

With the clearing group began the climb to Col de Porte, a serious port of special category of 17.5 kms at 6.8 percent of average slope and sections of 10 where the entire Ineos took the stage with the intention of remembering the Jumbo group that were not the platoon generals. With 10 minutes left, Van Aert was no longer the leader of the Dauphiné.

Van Baarle burned his forces on the climb before passing the baton to Castroviejo . Six Ineos in command selecting Bernal's rivals, now with the Jumbo at the expense of the movements of the British team, after uninterrupted attrition since Vienne's departure.

Víctor de la Parte tried , but Castroviejo's departure nullified the impulse from Alava. There were 40 riders left in the main field, still with all the favorites. Turn for Kwiatkowski , a former hare world champion. Necks stretched on the hardest ramps of the slope just 6 kilometers from the top installed at 1324 meters.

Alejandro Valverde and Chris Froome , two illustrious, took the opportunity to say "enough", victims of the Ineos whip. "Kwiato" was diverted to leave the job to Welshman Geraint Thomas , winner of the 2018 Tour, who contributed barely a kilometer of effort before delegating to Russian Sivakov , Bernal's last assistant, always controlled by Roglic.

BERNAL TRIES, ROGLIC FINISHES

There were 15 in the lead and the decisive moves were to come. A group of 10. At 1.6 km from the finish, Bernal came out with little conviction and little strength. Roglic didn't flinch, unmoved by the attempt. The Slovenian tensed his rhythm, saw how Quintana tried to rebel and gave the coup. At 650 meters from the top, and without getting up from the saddle, he raised his voice loud and clear.

Roglic stood up to all his rivals and explained with facts who is the boss of the Dauphiné, who has a luxury team and who wants to win the Tour de France this year.

The third stage takes place this Friday between Corenc and Saint Martin de Belleville, of 157 kilometers. Another day with a Tour aroma that includes only two passes, but fearsome: La Madeleine, a special category, 17.3 kms at 8.3 percent and the Col de Saint Martin de Belleville that leads to the finish line, a first of 14.8 kms to 6.

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