Cycling. Critérium du Dauphiné – Tadej Pogacar crushes the 6th stage and Jonas Vingegaard

⛰ Lonely victory in Combloux and the @Mailotjaunelcl pour @TMANPIGI ! ?
⏪ Relive the last kilometer of step 6

⛰ @TMANPIGI claims the win in combloux and takes the overall lead! ?
⏪ Relive the last kilometre of Stage 6#Dauphiné pic.twitter.com/PZeTT9FzLr

– Critérium du Dauphiné (@dauphine) June 13, 2025

Pogacar in boss mode … young French people amaze

After a huge work of his teammates throughout the day and especially at the foot of the Côte de Domancy, where they exploded the peloton, Pogacar has placed a decisive band 7.5 km from the line that Awesome tried to follow for a few meters before changing to the infernal rhythm of his rival, which flew to an overwhelming victory and a demonstration which is reminiscent of that of Combloux in 2023, but in the other direction this time. On arrival, there is 1'01 “apart with the Danish. Florian Lipowitz et Matteo Jorgenson follow at 1'22 and 1'30 “, in front of the yellow jersey wearer Evenepoelquickly distant and which finished at 1'50 “after having managed its climb.

Last escape from the breakaway and heroic in the final ascent, Alex Baudin (EF Education-Easypost) wins a very beautiful 6th place. Two other French people shone and joined the top 10 in a group at 2'04 “: the surprising Louis Barré (Intermarché-Wanty), 8th and not expected at such a level, and Paul Seixas (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale), 10th and once again amazing from the age of 18! The experienced Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet (Groupama-FDJ) is satisfied with a 15th place at 2'29 “, while Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) suffered and concedes 2'48 “, in 20th position.

To general, Pogacar therefore seizes the throne and the yellow, with 43 “in advance on Awesome and 54 “on Lipowitz. Evenepoel leaves the podium and points to 1'22 “, ahead of Jorgenson at 1'41”. Louis Barré et Paul Seixas occupy very beautiful 7th and 8th places.

?? Jonas Vingegaard can no longer follow ??@TMANPIGI !

??Jonas Vingegaard can’t keep up with ??@TMANPIGI‘s pace! #Dauphiné pic.twitter.com/xQDUBafMNV

– Critérium du Dauphiné (@dauphine) June 13, 2025

Summary of the stage

Only 126.7 km on the menu, the attackers necessarily waste time to form the breakaway of the day, and at the end of an early race where the runners have traveled 46.4 km, eight men open the road: we find it Romain Bardet (Team picnic postnl), accompanied by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-DECEUNINCK), Andreas Leknessund (One-X), Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost), Bruno Armirail (Deastehlon AG2R at World Cup), Michael Leonard (INEOS Grenadiers), Pierre Thierry (Arkéa-B & B Hotels) and Anthony Turgis (Totalnergies). Unfortunately for them, their advance does not exceed two minutes, the team UAE having decided to take matters into hand and ride to Tadej Pogacarwho seems to want to take revenge after his defeat on the time on Wednesday.

This weak gap leaves no hope of victory to the escaped, especially since the Visma | Lease a Bike Before the foot of Mont-Saxonnex (5.4km at 8.7%)! The rhythm is hellish, then Sepp kiss accelerate, followed by Pogacar. Remco Evenepoel, Jonas Vingegaard, Enric Mas, Eddie Dunbar or Matteo Jorgenson are there … as Paul Seixasvery strong! The white jersey Florian Lipowitz take advantage of a delay to attack a moment, while Lenny Martinez is distant, as Guillaume Martin. Alex Baudin et Michael Leonard are the only survivors of the breakaway still in front to cross the summit in the lead with a little less than a minute ahead of the yellow jersey group, while Bruno Armirail lets he be won to come and help Seixas.

Tadej Pogacar in demonstration … a brilliant revenge and yellow!

We then find a long portion of valley before the justice of the peace of the day, which allows everyone to refuel and recover and a group of distant to return, in particular Lenny Martinez et Guillaume Martin. The situation stabilizes, with around thirty runners within the peloton, pointed to 1 minute from the head duo, which resists well. But there remains the big piece of the day to be climbed, and the UAE train is set up from the first slopes of the final climb, broken down into two parts. It is first of all the famous Côte de Domancy which is discussed. Alex Baudin quickly loose Michael Leonard. But behind, the train UAE with Narvaez et Tim Wellens imposes an infernal tempo … which causes breaks and makes the peloton. Remco Evenepoel clings for a moment … then ends up cracking to take his own rhythm.

The yellow jersey is not the only one to suffer, since only Jonas Vingegaard can follow the teammates of Pogacar. What a demonstration of force ofUAE ! And the world champion logically places a big attack 7.5 km from the finish that Awesome manages to follow. But the Danish put himself in the red and ultimately cannot hold the wheel of his rival, who flies away! Slovenian returns like a ball on Baudinwhich he deposits without surprise, and digs huge differences with the rest of the favorites. The rest, you already know her …