Critérium du Dauphiné (2021) Photos; Stage 4: Firminy → Roche-La-Molière, 16.4 km
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Stage 4 TT staging area in Firminy		share this photo
Matt HOLMES (Lotto - Soudal) warming up		share this photo
Matt HOLMES (Lotto - Soudal)		share this photo
Ivo OLIVIERA (UAE Team Emirates)		share this photo
Alexis RENARD (Israël - Start-up Nation) in the start house		share this photo
Alexey LUTSENKO (KAZ/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) had the fastest time (21:36) over the technical 16 km ITT course		share this photo
1st Alexey LUTSENKO (KAZ/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) 21:36 winning by 8s		share this photo
2nd Ion IZAGIRRE (ESP/ASTANA-PREMIER TECH) + 8s		share this photo
3rd Kasper ASGREEN (DEN/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP) + 9s		share this photo
4th Wilco KELDERMAN (NED/BORA-HANSGROHE) + 12s		share this photo
5th Ilan VAN WILDER (BEL/TEAM DSM) + 13s		share this photo
6th Richie PORTE (AUS/INEOS GRENADIERS) + 15s. "I don't really know who it was for, to be honest. It was such a hard course to get into a rhythm, but I guess my form is pretty good."		share this photo
7th Jonas VINGEGAARD (DEN/JUMBO-VISMA) + 17s		share this photo
8th Brandon MCNULTY (USA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 21s		share this photo
9th Lukas PÖSTLBERGER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) + 23s		share this photo
Pushing it right to the finish saved 9th Lukas PÖSTLBERGER (AUT/BORA-HANSGROHE) race lead which is now 1s. "This was the TT of my life. Looks like yellow really gives you wings. When I saw the course this morning, I was happy because it had technical parts and uphill sections to push but no real flat part that favored the TT specialists. I took a lot of risk in the downhills to save power for the uphill parts. I also still could push a big gear in the last crosswind part, I think that was key. But in the end, I am really surprised to still keep the jersey. We’ll have to watch out tomorrow about the bonus seconds, but there is a chance to defend yellow one more day."		share this photo
10th Geraint THOMAS (GBR/INEOS GRENADIERS) + 23s		share this photo
31st Tony MARTIN (GER/JUMBO-VISMA) + 59s		share this photo
93rd Chris FROOME (Israël - Start-up Nation) + 2:12		share this photo
Alexey LUTSENKO (Astana - Premier Tech) post-race: “I did the maximum today and I’m really happy to win the stage. It wasn’t a big surprise for me because I did a lot of work on my time trial bike at altitude camp in Teide just before the race and I had a lot of motivation from Dmitry Fofonov in the car behind. We did many, many hours of training on the TT bike in the camp and it has paid off,” ... “This kind of course, 16 kilometres of up and down is perfect for me. In the first six kilometres I went a bit slower and saved some energy and then in the last six to seven kilometres I went full, full gas. In the final, I just did my absolute maximum, 200 percent. To be only one second off the yellow jersey is a bit disappointing but the Dauphiné isn’t finished and I will fight to get the yellow jersey. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after in the mountains.”		share this photo
Your Stage 3 winner, Alexey LUTSENKO (Astana - Premier Tech)		share this photo
Race leader (9th today) Lukas Postlberger (AUT - Bora - Hansgrohe) by just 1s: "I am really surprised to still keep the jersey. We’ll have to watch out tomorrow about the bonus seconds, but there is a chance to defend yellow one more day."		share this photo
Critérium du Dauphiné (2021) Photos; Stage 4: Firminy → Roche-La-Molière, 16.4 km
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