At the Dauphiné, Tadej Pogacar is already playing a nasty trick on Jonas Vingegaard

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The Slovenian world champion easily won this Sunday, June 15, to clinch the first Critérium du Dauphiné of his career. A message sent to his main rival before he meets him again in three weeks at the start of the Grande Boucle.

Jonas Vingegaard (left) and Tadej Pogacar at the finish of the Critérium this Sunday. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)

With its yellow, green, and polka-dot jerseys, its Alpine roads, and its mid-June positioning, the Critérium du Dauphiné is a major rehearsal for the Tour de France. Even more so this year, since the big favorites had all decided to line up at the start, notably offering the first battle between Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike) since... the last Tour. He had seen the Slovenian crush his rival , weakened by a violent crash in the Basque Country. This time, everyone arrived in great shape, having come back from the foggy altitude training camps that prepare the body for major epics. So?

So there is reason to be worried, at least for the suspense on the trial

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