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Colombian rider Daniel Martinez won the Criterium du Dauphine on the final day after overnight leader Primoz Roglic pulled out.
Roglic withdrew before the final stage in France because of injuries sustained in a crash on Saturday which left the Jumbo-Visma rider “in a lot of pain”.
EF Pro Cycling’s Martinez started the day 12 seconds behind Thibaut Pinot of Groupama-FDJ, who inherited the lead.
The stage was won by Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma team-mate Sepp Kuss.
The 153.5km stage saw Pinot lose his lead and a further 29secs on the climbs from and back to Megeve, as several lead riders struggled.
2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal pulled out of the race on Saturday to “rest a bad back,” according to fellow Team Ineos rider Geraint Thomas.
The Dauphine is the final warm-up race for many riders before the Tour de France, which begins on 29 August.
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