Cycling: Primoz Roglic wins the queen stage of Dauphiné in Samoëns and retains his yellow jersey

Primoz Roglic on track to win the Dauphiné. MAXPPP – Juan Herrero

The Slovenian reinforced his Dauphiné leader's jersey by winning on the queen stage, Saturday June 8.

Primoz Roglic won the queen stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Saturday at the top of Samoëns 1600 to consolidate his yellow jersey on the eve of the final finish.

🚴 #Dauphiné | 🟡 Impérial, Primoz Roglic fait régner sa loi à Samoëns 1600 et s'impose de nouveau sur les route du Critérium du Dauphiné 🏆

🍿 Suivez le final de la 7e étape en direct : https://t.co/sIC3uwexgQ pic.twitter.com/frcNp7K7BF

— francetvsport (@francetvsport) June 8, 2024

The Slovenian sprinted ahead of the American Matteo Jorgenson and the Italian Giulio Ciccone to clinch his second stage victory in a row in this 76th edition of the Dauphiné.

Evenepoel

The Belgian Remco Evenepoel, second overall on the morning of the stage, lost his footing eight kilometers from the finish, crossing line 1’ 46& rdquo; behind the winner.