Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 Stage 8 Race Highlights.

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    the final day of the doin would take place in the Alps stage eight of eight and with Primo rogich in the yellow jersey and a nice healthy lead of a minute and two seconds over second place Mato Jorgenson 160 km three big first category climbs and another third cat a hard stage to finish at Plateau de to end this edition of the dofini the 76th edition of the race would be one after another grueling down the bike it was a fantastic name filled Breakaway as well gou was there and for a while there were 10 Grand Tour stage wins between the 11 Riders up the road they went over the penultimate climb of the day with a gap of just over 2 minutes Lorenzo Fortunato had been up there earlier in the day and had moved himself into the king of the mountains position but he’d been dropped and behind in the peltin Borah hansra inos grenadiers had ridden and now leedle Trek were helping bring down the Gap to just less than 30 seconds as they started the final climb that soon became just over 20 even a few hundred meters into it and the break was starting to break up and be passed by those hoping to challenge for honors Solair have been up the front again and with 8.2 km to go CH Corney who’ had Peterson and Bona working for him decided to go on the attack vov and hindley would set off to try and bring and pull him back Gat on the break on his 31st birthday pulled caught and passed by [Music] chor six .3 km to go in the Gap at 18 seconds things were about to change even more and quicker though when Lawrence D decided to really turn on the afterburners Remco iapo was initially looking better he tried to follow but wouldn’t last too long and Chone wouldn’t last too long with his lead either Theus putting in a tremendous turn as aapon and Las Caro would be dropped Matel Jorgenson would then try to follow and the first sign that primar RIT might be in a little bit of difficulty G could come across Rodriguez was naturally following but RIT was starting to lose time CH Corney was with him no other help vov already behind him and rogl 12 seconds back at 4.6 K to go not quite panicking but surely worrying then buo and the plus couldn’t hold and it was left to a terrible Trio of terrific Riders Derek G breaking out in a GC sense this week Jorgenson building on that bahin win and Rodriguez already winning in hundi was looking good and up for the fight the Gap was 17 seconds rising to 18 here and soon above 20 52 seconds was the magic number no more than that afforded to be lost by RIT if he was to hold on that calculation based on a Jorgenson stage win and 10 bonus seconds of course he was 102 behind jensson was starting to really ride for his life RIT tried to limit the damage but fading and the Gap over half a minute Derek G losing contact with Jorgenson Rodriguez primed on his wheel that as they rode just inside the final kilometer the Gap was 42 seconds RIT losing the doin on the final day was becoming a distinct possibility he himself was riding for every second Jenson having ridden to 200 M to go that meant that Carlos Rodriguez could come to the front and he’d ride over the line a big moment again and another step forward for the young Spaniard the seventh win of his career he’s enjoying the best winning start to a season he’s ever had Derek G in third place after that second for Jorgenson who’d taken six bonus seconds so the calculation shifted from 58 to 52 seconds then came rogl still with chor on his wheel and the Slovenian looking to try and take Bor hans’s first GC win of the Season he did it he hung on 8 seconds to spare an amazing 21st GC win of the career for Primo RIT even AOL coming in not too far behind and celebrations for inos grenadiers that’ come close to a stage win so far this week Rodriguez finally taking it on the final day his exertions also pulled him up to fourth in the GC and Jorgenson still in second but so so close single digits to rogl in the final GC the stage W by Rodriguez Jon second G the Plus andago in the top five a great day to celebrate then for the Andel Luan the 23-year-old Spaniard who’s expected to lead in your SC ear at the tour and a handshake between the top two on the day RIT pushed suggesting he was overheating with that undershirt on and winning Anyway by 8 seconds ahead of a brilliant Jorgenson and a real Discovery in G RIT took yellow fortunado hung on to the king of the mountains RIT also taking the points classification ah Matel Jorgenson the best young Rider walking away with the white jersey there was the podium at the end of the doy nip Ro glitch winning for the second time in his career at this race a 21st GC prize 16 of them on the world tour and Bor HRA winning a world tour GC for the first time since they took the jro with hindley in 2022 [Music]

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    1. Eight Seconds!!! It's not the eight glorious seconds with which Greg LeMond won the 1989 Tour against Laurent Fignion. But it is eight seconds. Hail to the Chief Primož Roglič. May he be the plague for Tadej Pogačar at the TdF.

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