Cours – Belmont-de-la-Loire – ITT – 31 Km
1 BJERG Mikkel DEN UAE Team Emirates 00:37:28
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN Jumbo-Visma 00:12
3 CAVAGNA Remi FRA Soudal Quick-Step 00:27
4 WRIGHT Fred GBR Bahrain Victorious 00:34
5 O’CONNOR Ben AUS AG2R Citroën Team 00:41
6 GROSSSCHARTNE Felix AUT UAE Team Emirates 00:44
7 HERREGODTS Rune BEL Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:54
8 YATES Adam GBR UAE Team Emirates 00:57
9 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR Movistar Team 01:02
10 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan ESP INEOS Grenadiers 01:05
11 MARTINEZ Daniel COL INEOS Grenadiers 01:07
12 DURBRIDGE Luke AUS Team Jayco-AlUla 01:08
13 HINDLEY Jai AUS BORA-hansgrohe 01:08
14 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA Soudal Quick-Step 01:12
15 HAIG Jack AUS Bahrain Victorious 01:15
16 CRADDOCK Lawson USA Team Jayco-AlUla 01:15
17 SHAW James GBR EF Education-EasyPost 01:33
18 JORGENSON Matteo USA Movistar Team 01:37
19 DE LA CRUZ David ESP Astana Qazaqstan Team 01:42
20 QUINN Sean USA EF Education-EasyPost 01:44
21 LAPORTE Christophe FRA Jumbo-Visma 01:50
22 POLITT Nils GER BORA-hansgrohe 01:53
Gesamt:
1 BJERG Mikkel DEN UAE Team Emirates 12:59:19
2 VINGEGAARD Jonas DEN Jumbo-Visma 00:12
3 WRIGHT Fred GBR Bahrain Victorious 00:34
4 O’CONNOR Ben AUS AG2R Citroën Team 00:41
5 GROSSSCHARTNER Felix AUT UAE Team Emirates 00:44
6 HERREGODTS Rune BEL Intermarché-Circus-Wanty 00:50
7 YATES Adam GBR UAE Team Emirates 00:57
8 ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA Soudal Quick-Step 01:00
9 MARTINEZ Daniel COL INEOS Grenadiers 01:07
10 HINDLEY Jai AUS BORA-hansgrohe 01:08
11 HAIG Jack AUS Bahrain Victorious 01:15
12 LAPORTE Christophe FRA Jumbo-Visma 01:27
13 JORGENSON Matteo USA Movistar Team 01:37
14 QUINN Sean USA EF Education-EasyPost 01:44
15 RODRIGUEZ Carlos ESP INEOS Grenadiers 02:00
Jai Hindley rückt mit starkem Zeitfahren auf Platz 10 der Gesamtwertung vor
Die vierte Etappe des Critérium du Dauphiné wurde als 31,1km lange Zeitfahrprüfung ausgetragen. Auf dem anspruchsvollen Kurs zwischen Cours und Belmont-de-la-Loire holte sich M. Bjerg den Tagessieg. BORA – hansgrohe Kapitän Jai Hindley landete mit 1:08min. Rückstand auf Rang 13. Vor den entscheidenden Etappen in den Alpen liegt Hindley jetzt auf Rang zehn der Gesamtwertung.
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„Ich bin schon länger kein 30km Zeitfahren mehr gefahren, dementsprechend hart war es heute für mich. Ich bin zufrieden mit meiner Leistung und der Renneinteilung, aber auch mit dem Bike Set-up und der Arbeit des ganzen Teams. Im Höhentrainingslager in Tignes haben wir viel auf dem Zeitfahrrad gearbeitet, scheint sich bezahlt gemacht zu haben. Ich freue mich jetzt auf die kommenden Etappen und die Berge!“ Jai Hindley
Bjerg’s successful flight
Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) had a stunning and visibly emotional performance in stage 4 of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2023, an individual time trial that saw him get the best of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). The Danish winner of the Tour de France 2022 had the best start but his younger compatriot was stronger and stronger as the kilometres went by, until he set the best time at the finish: 37’28’’ to cover 31.1km (49.8km/h), 12’’ ahead of Vingegaard and 27’’ ahead of Rémi Cavagna (Soudal Quick-Step). Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) finished 21st (+1’50’’) and lost his leader’s jersey to Bjerg, who claims at 24 years old his first professional victory, in line with his three titles as the U23 ITT world champion.
The sun is out to accompany the 140 riders gearing up to take on one of the most important challenges of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2023: a 31.1 km time trial with 445 metres of elevation from Cours to Belmont-de-la-Loire.
Donavan Grondin (Arkéa Samsic) is the first rider to start, at 13:41. He’s also the first rider at the finish, but Dylan van Baarle (Jumbo-Visma) immediately sets a better time (41’13’’). And he’s quickly beaten by Ryan Mullen (Bora-Hansgrohe) as well, with a time of 39’23’’.
As the experts up the ante, the times go down: 38’33’’ for Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers), 38’30’’ for Nelson Oliveira (Movistar)… And 37’55’’ for Rémi Cavagna (Soudal Quicl-Step). Can he make it four French victories in four stages? His impressive reference stands for a long time. But not until the end.
Vingegaard starts strong, Bjerg finishes stronger
A three-time U23 ITT world champion, Mikel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) takes a good start and increases the pace in the second part of the race, so much that he puts 27’’ behind him and Cavagna, who was 9’’ ahead of him after 10.7km. With an average speed of 49.8km/h, he sets a reference of 37’28’’.
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is the fastest at the first intermediate point, 20’’ ahead of Bjerg. But The Danish winner of the Tour de France 2022 eventually takes the 2nd best time, 12’’ behind Bjerg.
Laporte’s run in yellow and blue comes to an end
After that, nobody comes close to Bjerg but Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) takes the 4th best time (+34’’). Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën) is the best among Vingegaard’s rivals for the GC battle, dropping 29’’ on the Danish rider. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) follows closely, with a gap of 45’’ to Vingegaard.
As for Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), he takes the 21st best time, 1’50’’ behind the winner fo the day. Mikkel Bjerg doesn’t only take the stage win, but also the yellow and blue jersey!