On mountainous terrain a little too hard for his punching qualities, Romain Grégoire achieved another very good stage on this 76th Critérium du Dauphiné. Present in the breakaway of six riders, the young Frenchman from the Groupama-FDJ took off from the foot of the formidable Collet d’Allevard, justice of the peace of this 6th stage. Unfortunately for the man who came very close to victory on Tuesday, the peloton and the favorites were too close for him to hope to raise his arms. Resumed a little more than 4 km from the summit, the Bisontin – who suffered a nosebleed in the final – then finished more quietly, crossing the line in 37th position, 5’31” behind the winner Primoz Roglic (BORA-hansgrohe). No regrets to be had for the one who was logically elected the most combative runner of the day, as he explained after the race.
Primoz Roglic scored a double blow on the 6th stage of the Dauphiné
“I’ll try again, I’ll go back to coal”
“I’m satisfied, I tried everything. When the gap increased to 5’30”, I said to myself: why not, if I’m having a great day? But when the champions get angry and start, it’s them who win. So I don’t I have no regrets. I tried to isolate myself at the foot of the final climb to be able to make my effort on my own. I had a good final climb. There were good legs. 4 km too much today, as much as I could have hoped to win on the pedals, at the end of Dauphiné, it means escaping. This could have been a success. thorn in my side for the whole weekend, but I’ll try again, I’ll go back to coal“, concluded a Romain Grégoire that we can still expect to attack this weekend.
