De Gendt adds Dauphiné stage to his collection
Seven riders in the lead after the first climb
176 riders took the start of stage 1 of the 69th Critérium du Dauphiné. A seven-man breakaway was formed as the col du Pilon (km 11.5) was crested: Axel Domont (AG2R-La Mondiale), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Antonio Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Silvio Herklotz (Bora-Hansgrohe),...
