PREVIEW | CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2023 STAGE 4 - JONAS VINGEGAARD MAIN FAVOURITE IN KEY TIME-TRIAL:-
                      
PREVIEW | CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2023 STAGE 4 - JONAS VINGEGAARD 
MAIN FAVOURITE IN KEY TIME-TRIAL:- 
 
 
 
It's not an easy task in any way, and most of all pacing will be hard to gauge, the riders 
do face a difficult one to measure. There is a 2.2-kilometer climb at 4.7% almost at the 
start of the time-trial, which then follows a gentle descent where the riders do lose more 
than 300 meters in altitude. 
They will regain many of them towards the line. It isn't a categorized climb, and you 
would barely call it a climb, but it exists. The final 9 kilometers have an average gradient 
of 2%, in some sections - including the final 3 kilometers - going over that. It will make a 
difference, specially in a day where gaps can be small among the best and the overall 
classification will be at stake. 
The Favourites 
 
Jonas Vingegaard - Vingegaard has the GC in mind and every second will count. The 
Dane has a big engine, and although it is not certain there are signs his form is good. 
With the drag to the line and the lack of a serious TT competition it will not be easy for 
anyone to beat him, in what could be a deadly strike in the GC fight. 
 
Rémi Cavagna - The Frenchman is a strong time-trialist but this season he hasn't taken 
that one win which confidently puts him as the man to beat. Surely he can outpace 
Vingegaard in the downhill sections, but the biggest gaps won't be made there. One 
which he needs his best legs to take the win, but if anyone can beat the Dane I think it'll 
be him. 
In the battle for the GC you will see most riders trying to limit losses. Among those who 
could ambition to take time on fellow rivals in the fight for the podium we could certainly 
see the likes of Matteo Jorgenson for example. Adam Yates and Daniel Martínez can on 
their best day ride extremely well against the clock but they will need their very best 
legs. 
 
It's a time-trial which includes some climbing and that could make Vingegaard the man 
to beat here. However it'll also make for an effort that will not be easy to measure and 
could lead to surprises. Many will try to do so. Nelson Oliveira, Benjamin Thomas, 
Mikkel Bjerg, Lawson Craddock, Nils Politt, Luke Durbridge, Dylan van Baarle, Victor 
Campenaerts, Brent van Moer... I wouldn't be surprised to see Christophe Laporte finish 
within the Top10, specially as he is looking to keep the yellow jersey and has some 
lead.