Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) showed all his opponents, Egan Bernal (Ineos) in the lead, that he was indeed the boss and the big favorite of this Dauphiné 2020 after winning the “tenors fight” and the second stage at the top of the Col de Porte.
With five wins in the space of seven days of racing, the Slovenian is virtually unbeatable this season as, in another style, his teammate Wout van Aert, who worked for his leader this Thursday after winning the first stage yesterday, or some … Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step), who has won nine victories in 2020 and the four stage races in which he took part. Can’t wait to see these two at the start of the same race!
“Primoz Roglic scored points by taking time from his opponents, but also psychologically vis-à-vis Egan Bernal, who exploded from his wheel, underlined our consultant Cyril Saugrain. Others may be reassured a little, even if they have understood that Primoz Roglic was so far a cut above everyone else. It has an excellent power-to-weight ratio: it is a very small size with a rolling power. On a stopwatch, it is very strong, and in the mountains, it makes this weight-power ratio speak for itself. It reminds me of a certain Remco Evenepoel, who is in the same style: someone who rides very fast, with a climber’s template. He will be one of the big favorites of the next Tour de France, but there are people pushing the door. Jumbo-Visma has just won the first two stages and dominates this Dauphiné, while Primoz Roglic leads 1-0 against Egan Bernal after today’s stage. “
As for Chris Froome (Ineos), adrift yesterday, this time he kept the pace of the best for more than ten kilometers during the ascent of the Col de Porte before releasing a little more than four kilometers from the summit. The quadruple winner of the Tour de France finished in 49th place, 8:32 behind the winner.
“He did not come to the Dauphiné to aim for a general classification, the leader of Ineos is Egan Bernal, we know that. He is there to work, to progress. He was placed in front of Geraint Thomas, but the relay of Michal Kwiatkowski was so powerful that he blew it up. The stints for Geraint Thomas and then Pavel Sivakov were much shorter. I’m not that worried about him: he’s progressing, the next three stages will be important for him to make a condition and win his place in the selection of Ineos for the Tour. “
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