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Romeo Steals Stage 3 Victory at Critérium du Dauphiné
BRIOUDE, France – Iván Romeo, a young Spanish cyclist, launched a daring late attack to win Stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The victory also earned him the coveted WorldTour leader’s jersey.
The former U23 time trial champion with Movistar attacked with 6km remaining,surprising favorite Mathieu van der Poel on the challenging,hilly stage.
“To be honest, I don’t know at the moment, I don’t believe it,” Romeo said after the finish. “I don’t know what to say, honestly, I think it was one of the toughest days of my life so far.”
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), who started the day in the yellow jersey, struggled throughout the stage and relinquished his lead to Romeo. Romeo now holds a 17-second advantage over Louis Barré (Intermarché-Wanty).
Team celebration after solo victory for @ivanromeo03 ☝️
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Tour de France contenders Remco Evenepoel, Tadej Pogacar, and Jonas Vingegaard finished together in the peloton, more than a minute behind Romeo.
Eddie Dunbar (Jayco-AlUla) and Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) gained meaningful ground in the general classification after joining the breakaway with Van der Poel and Romeo.
Romeo’s Gamble Pays Off
this victory marks a significant moment for Romeo, who joined Movistar in 2023. Prior to this, his only professional win was the gold medal at the 2024 U23 time trial worlds.
Romeo had to contend with a strong breakaway group that included MVDP.He launched several attacks in the final 10km to try and drop Van der poel, ultimately succeeding with his attack inside the final 6km.
“I told the team I needed to take the risk and not be very active in the break,” Romeo said.”So I waited to the last moment, and I know that if they gave me some seconds, I can make it.”
Mathieu van der Poel Post-Stage 3 #Dauphiné:
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️”That was one of my hardest days on the bike ever.”
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Van der Poel acknowledged the difficulty of winning in his position.
“It was one of the hardest days I ever had on the bike,” the disappointed Dutchman said at the finish. “I’m super happy with the shape, but it’s super hard to win in this position. Everything needs to be 100 percent correct.”
Van der Poel launched several attacks in the final 20km, but his rivals marked him closely.
“A lot of riders were looking at me, but of course, you have to look at others if you want to win the stage,” Van der Poel said. “It’s not up to me to respond to every single attack. That was the gamble – I responded to several but not all of them.”
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 3 Results:
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