Yesterday Lidl Trek had dissolved in the finale, today they worked perfectly for Jonathan Milan throughout the day and guided the Friulian sprinter to a great success in the second stage of the Dauphine, the Prémilhat - Issoire of 204.6 km. With the additional prize of conquering the yellow jersey. Milan, at his sixth seasonal victory and 22nd in his professional career, preceded British rider Wright from Bahrain Victorious and Mathieu Van der Poel from Alpecin Deceuninck, third just like in yesterday's opening stage.

THE RACE. The stage was characterized by the long breakaway of Victor Guernalec (Arkea BN&B Hotels), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco AlUla), Romain Combaud (Team Picnic PostNL) and Paul Ourselin (Cofidis). As we said, it was a difficult day for Milan: on the Côte de Chateau de Buron, the most challenging climb of the day, the Friulian dropped back, and the entire Lidl Trek team stopped to wait for him and guided him back at -45 km precisely when the breakaway was neutralized.

The last 40 km were characterized by palpable tension along the Dauphine roads, with Movistar and Visma Lease a Bika pushing hard and trying to exploit the wind. 18 km from the finish, Romain Bardet attacked, in the last race of his career made even more beautiful by riding on home roads: about ten kilometers in the lead for the Frenchman, then caught by the group led by Wellens and Narvaez for the yellow jersey Pogacar until, just after the two-kilometer marker, Lidl Trek took control of the situation.

At one of the last roundabouts, Consonni lost his teammates, was clever to get back, and then transformed into the first wagon of the train - he who is usually the last - guiding Stuyven and Theuns towards the final straight where Milan then opened the gas, seizing the victory and donning the yellow jersey thanks to bonus seconds and better placements compared to Pogacar.

FINISH ORDER

1. Milan Jonathan (Lidl-Trek)
2. Wright Fred (Bahrain Victorious)
3. van der Poel Mathieu (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
4. Fredheim Stian (Uno-X Mobility)
5. Penhoët Paul (Groupama-FDJ)
6. Jeannière Emilien (Team TotalEnergies)
7. Tronchon Bastien (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team)
8. Fedorov Yevgeniy (XDS Astana Team)
9. Louvel Matis (Israel-Premier Tech)
10. Venturini Clément (Arkea B&B Hotels)

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