Roglic overhauls Evenepoel to take race lead at the Dauphine

Tour de France contender Primoz Roglic won stage six of the Criterium du Dauphine to take the race lead heading into the final two mountain stages

The 34-year-old put in a strong final climb to claim the stage victory at Le Collet d'Allevard, with Bora–Hansgrohe team-mate Aleksandr Vlasov playing a key role.

Roglic was involved in Thursday's large crash that saw stage five neutralisedy, but he appeared relatively unhurt.

Fellow Tour de France contender Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step, who was among the riders to suffer injuries in the crash, finished eighth to lose his race 33-second lead and is now 19 seconds behind Slovenian Roglic.

Lidl–Trek's Giulio Ciccone finished the stage second and Russia's Vlasov crossed the line in third place.

The final two stages of the Criterium du Dauphine, which acts as a warm-up race for the Tour de France, take place on Saturday - to Samoens - before the final stage on Sunday, which finishes at Plateau des Glieres, both mountain stages in the Alps.

VIDEO: 2024 Criterium du Dauphine Stage 6 Highlights

2024 Criterium du Dauphine Stage 6 Top 10

1  ROGLIC Primož BORA - hansgrohe 4:19:59
2  CICCONE Giulio Lidl - Trek 0:03
3  VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe 0:11
4  GEE Derek Israel - Premier Tech 0:13
5  JORGENSON Matteo Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:17
6  DE PLUS Laurens INEOS Grenadiers 0:22
7  RODRÍGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers 0:22
8  EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 0:42
9  HAIG Jack Bahrain - Victorious 0:50
10  HINDLEY Jai BORA - hansgrohe 0:53

2024 Criterium du Dauphine GC after Stage 6

1  ROGLIC Primož BORA - hansgrohe 16:47:44
2  EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 0:19
3  JORGENSON Matteo Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:58
4  GEE Derek Israel - Premier Tech 1:01
5  VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe 1:32
6  RODRÍGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers 1:40
7  DE PLUS Laurens INEOS Grenadiers 1:53
8  LAZKANO Oier Movistar Team 2:08
9  SCOTSON Callum Team Jayco AlUla 2:15
10  HAIG Jack Bahrain - Victorious 2:31