Critérium du Dauphiné (2014) Photos; Stage 4: Montélimar → Gap, 168 km |
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Yury Trofimov (Katusha) soloing the Col de Manse descent after cat 2 climb (9.6 km, average grade 5.2 %) crested with 13 km to go | share this photo |
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Yury Trofimov (Katusha) Col de Manse | share this photo |
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Yury Trofimov (Katusha) leaning into one of the many tricky Col de Manse corners | share this photo |
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24s later Bob Jungels (Trek Factory) appears leading the rest of the break. Jungels crashed shortly after this photo and finished 63rd + 2:20 | share this photo |
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2 minutes behind the leader, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp) comes through. He made up 35s on the descent and finished 10th + 1:31 | share this photo |
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14s after Hesjedal and 2 minutes behind the Trofimov was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) | share this photo |
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Christopher Froome (Team Sky) following Contador | share this photo |
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View from the picturesque, but dangerous Col de Manse descent leading into Gap | share this photo |
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The GC group descending into Gap | share this photo |
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Yury Trofimov (Katusha) solos into Gap | share this photo |
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Yury Trofimov (Team Bare Chest) wins Stage 4 by 23s | share this photo |
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2nd Gustav Larsson (Iam Cycling) + 22s checks his gap on third place Pim Ligthart (Lotto-Belisol) + 25s | share this photo |
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4th Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Belkin), 5th Peter Velits (Bmc), 6th Maxime Bouet (Ag2r La Mondiale), 7th Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) + 28s | share this photo |
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More riders descending Col de Manse, 10 minutes behind the winner | share this photo |
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Meanwhile 10th Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp) and 9th Andry Grivko (Astana) + 1:31 crossing the line | share this photo |
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16th Jens Keukeleire (Orica GreenEDGE) + 2:10 leads in the GC group with Christopher Froome (Team Sky) | share this photo |
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Race leader, Christopher Froome (Team Sky) post-stage 4, keeps his race lead despite trying to give the Yellow Jersey to one of the guys in the break | share this photo |
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Top Frenchman in the break, 6th Maxime Bouet (Ag2r La Mondiale) + 28s, garners his share of the French media post-stage 4 | share this photo |
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It has been awhile since Yury Trofimov (Katusha) has won a race so Bernard Hinault shows him the way to the podium | share this photo |
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Your Stage 4 winner, Yury Trofimov (Katusha) celebrates his 4th career win and his first since 2009 | share this photo |
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Christopher Froome (Team Sky) at the post stage press conference: "It was our intention to let the Yellow Jersey go and another team take it before the weekend of racing but in the end, the race was just so fast that we reached the finishing line quickly after the breakaway riders.” | share this photo |
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“I wouldn't say it was an easy stage but, once again, I have say thank you to my teammates for having made it a trouble free day. This is a team building for the Tour de France and we got really good signs today." | share this photo |
Critérium du Dauphiné (2014) Photos; Stage 4: Montélimar → Gap, 168 km |
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