Ivan Romeo (Team Movistar) attacks and doesn't miss the mark in the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, arriving solo at the Charantonnay finish line, preceding his breakaway companions and securing the overall leader's jersey. This is the second career victory for the very young Spaniard, who courageously attacked 5.4 km from the finish after moments of general indecision. Harold Tejada takes second place and Louis Barré third.

If the first days of the Dauphine stage race had already given us some beautiful emotions, the third stage was no less exciting and saw the breakaway riders smiling. A dynamic and nervous stage, but above all unpredictable, with 207.3 km from Brioude to Charantonnay and 5 mountain passes, with the last one at 20 km from the finish line, La Cote de Chateau Jaune. On paper, it was a perfect day for a breakaway, and the attackers did not miss their chance. Thirteen riders tried their luck: Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe), Axel Laurance and Michael Leonard (Ineos Grenadiers), Julien Bernard (Lidl Trek), Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), Ivan Romeo (Movistar Team), Mathieu Andreas Leknessund (Uno x Mobility), Brieuc Rolland (Groupama FDJ), Krists Neilands (Israel Premier Tech), Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco Alula), Louis Barré (Intermache Wanty), Anthony Turgis (Team Total Energies) and Van Der Poel (Alpecin Deceuninck), an extremely uncomfortable companion for his breakaway mates. The peloton, completely uninterested in the situation and waiting for the big mountain stages, simply controlled.

The Cote of Chateau Jaune created a deep fracture in the lead group, which was now down to 10 riders, but the hesitation to not favor Mathieu Van der Poel reshuffled all the cards. The final kilometers were characterized by continuous attacks and counterattacks, especially by Ivan Romeo, who finally, after several attempts, managed to break away 5.4 km from the finish line. Behind the Spaniard, no agreement was found, and the continuous attacks favored Romeo, who was able to arrive alone at the finish line.

In the final kilometers, Harold Tejada, Louis Barre, and Florian Lipowitz tried to react but closed 14" behind.