This year’s Critérium du Dauphiné was one of those races every fan yearns for. A mountainside battle over a handful of seconds, ill-timed attacks, comebacks, and in the final stage, drama that turned the GC on its head.
As Dani Martínez – the 24-year-old Colombian tipped as a mini Rigoberto Urán – crossed the finish line in Megève, it took a while for the reality of this dramatic finish to sink in.
“I’m still so tired from the race, and still can’t quite believe that I’ve won,” he uttered starry eyed, sitting slumped in a chair with the iconic yellow jersey of race leader in his lap. “It’s one of the most amazing days of my life, it’s one of the most important races and I’m just so happy to have achieved it,” he said, blinking back the tears.
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“We’ve had a few good training days, riding that positive wave that comes from a win.”
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