New Tadej Pogacar festival, solo winner of the 7th stage in Valmeinier ahead of Jonas Vingegaard

The Slovenian world champion sowed the other favorites in the final rise to Valmeinier on Saturday.

The boss is the world champion. Shaken by the teammates of the other contenders for the final victory, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates XRG) A – again – Tapped from the table on Saturday June 14, winning the 7th stage between Grand -Aigueblanche and Valmeinier (131.6 km), his third stage victory over this Critérium du Dauphiné 2025.

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Unplayable, the Slovenian made the difference 12 km from the finish, in the final ascent excluding category to the Valmeinier station, which followed two other climbs out of categories: the Madeleine pass and the Col de la Croix de Fer. He is ahead of the Jonas Vingegaard line (Visma-Lease A Bike), arrived 14 seconds late, and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe). After taking over the yellow jersey on Friday, Tadej Pogacar reinforced his lead in the general classification on the eve of the finish.

Tadej Pogacar now has a minute and a second ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, and two minutes and twenty-one seconds on Florian Lipowitz. Quickly released and therefore a large loser of the day, Remco Evenepoel (Sudal-Quick Step) is fourth to four minutes. With this 98th career victory, Tadej Pogacar becomes, at only 26 years old, the active runner with the greatest number of successes.

A symbolic CAP that the Visma-Lease a Bike tried to delay, attacking the zero kilometer with Victor Campenaerts from the kilometer, then by sending Sepp Kuss in the escape of the day, before hardening the race in the last part of the Col de la Croix de la Croix with Matteo Jorgenson. But all of this was vain to stop the fire power of the world champion who, like the day before in Combloux, deposited Vingegaard and the rest of the small group of favorites in just a few meters, putting himself as a dancer this time.

This battle between favorites also sounded the death of the dreams of Romain Bardet's victory (Picnic Post NL). Before retiring on Sunday, Auvergnat slipped into the breakaway of the day, before leaving alone in the lead in the descent of the iron cross. Romain Bardet counted up to 40 seconds in advance at the foot of the last ascent but was quickly taken up by the favorites in the final rise to Valmeinier.