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2026-06-08T15:41:19.050Z<\/p>\n
Alex Baudin’s dream race continues as he keeps yellow for another day with the brutal team time trial to come tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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2026-06-08T15:39:28.771Z<\/p>\n
A very special moment for Charmig winning the longest stage of this race since 2003.<\/p>\n
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2026-06-08T15:24:47.000Z<\/p>\n
It was an amazing performance by Anton Charmig and he makes it two from two for the breakaway…<\/p>\n
>>> Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9: Another successful breakaway as Anthon Charmig wins stage 2<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T15:16:42.130Z<\/p>\n Bike change<\/p>\n Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He was caught inside the final kilometre so should get the same time as the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:15:45.949Z<\/p>\n Peloton comes to the line led in by Finn Fisher-Black (RBH).<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:13:06.950Z<\/p>\n Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin takes second on the day ahead of Vlad Van Mechelen, Raul Garcia Pierna and Clement Braz Afonso.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:11:45.982Z<\/p>\n Anton Charmig wins stage 2 of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes 2026!<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:11:10.635Z<\/p>\n 500 metres to go as Raul Garcia Pierna attacks the chase group but it will come down to a four-up sprint for second.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:10:37.867Z 1000 metres remain for Charmig with 40″ back to the chasers and he knows he’s got it. A huge smile as he punches the air.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:09:55.866Z<\/p>\n 2km to go for Charmig and he is riding to his first WorldTour win in the beautiful Le Puy-en-Velay.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:07:39.469Z<\/p>\n In the peloton, Lidl-Trek have taken control of the pacing.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:07:23.692Z<\/p>\n 4km to go for the Danish rider.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:07:11.461Z<\/p>\n Van Mechelen and Renard-Haquin rejoin Braz Afonso and Garcia Pierna as they are 30″ back on Charmig.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:06:35.568Z Anton Charmig is flying now and he has 25″ on the chasers.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:03:25.235Z<\/p>\n Decathlon-CMA CGM are closing this attack down as they go over the top of the climb, but interesting tactics as they are only riding for time and some of the riders involved aren’t involved in the GC.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:02:30.548Z Charmig has 10″ on Braz Afonso and Garcia Pierna. It is 3’13” back to the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:01:57.066Z Santiago Buitrago (TBV) They are joined by a few other riders too as the peloton is getting very active.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T15:00:16.979Z<\/p>\n Renard-Haquin joins Van Mechelen in the chae, as well.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:59:59.510Z<\/p>\n Charmig goes over the top of the C\u00f4te de Saint-Vidal as Braz Afonso gaps Garcia Pierna.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:59:32.755Z Anton Charmig (UXM)<\/p>\n The Dane gets a gap and Garcia Pierna goes after him with Braz Afonso, but neither can close the gap and Charmig is kicking clear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:58:50.943Z<\/p>\n 500 metres from the top of the C\u00f4te de Saint-Vidal and Van Mechelen is about to make the catch with Renard-Haquin also coming across as Thomas and Jegat struggling.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:58:13.477Z<\/p>\n Van Mechelen is bridging to the leaders as well. An absolutely superb ride by him. He probably has the fastest sprint.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:57:31.377Z<\/p>\n Interesting that Jegat isn’t able to follow these moves but he is still with Thomas, Renard-Haquin and Van Mechelen.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:56:32.480Z<\/p>\n Garcia Pierna goes across and bridges very well to Charmig and Braz Afonso.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:55:50.009Z<\/p>\n Onto the final climb, C\u00f4te de Saint-Vidal 2km at 7.4% with Charmig, Braz Afonso and Thomas getting a small gap. Thomas does quickly get dropped, though.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:55:05.448Z<\/p>\n Thomas pushing clear on the descent to get a head start on the C\u00f4te de Saint-Vidal. The Cofidis rider is flying down the descent with Charmig, another superb descender, following with the others being gapped.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:51:57.013Z<\/p>\n Healy returns to the front to work for Baudin. Lidl-Trek also moves up.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:51:37.038Z<\/p>\n Netcompany-Ineos and Uno-X Mobility hit the front of the peloton are are looking very aggresive as Diaz is caught from the break. Decathlon-CMA CGM and UAE Team Emirates-XRG take over to try and calm things down.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:49:59.887Z<\/p>\n 17km to go:<\/p>\n Clement Braz Afonso (GFC) <\/p>\n Peloton +4’38”<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:47:07.739Z<\/p>\n Just under 5 minutes back is the peloton led by Ben Healy for his EF Education-EasyPost leader Baudin with two other riders with Baudin including Sean Quinn.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:46:21.114Z<\/p>\n Charmig puts in a big effort on a descent to shut the gap and that brings the groups together with Charmig immediately attacking. Thomas goes through the group to bring him back and now they settle into working.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:44:58.574Z<\/p>\n It is extremely close for the two groups but it does look like we will get a seven man group before final categorised climb of the day, the C\u00f4te de Saint-Vidal.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:43:00.870Z<\/p>\n The leading trio only have 8″ on the four chasers. It is so tight on the now dry roads.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:40:04.129Z<\/p>\n Braz Afonso could see Garcia Pierna and Van Mechelen and decided to wait. They are now working together but the four chasers of Charmig, Jegat, Renard-Haquin and Thomas are just 11″ back.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:33:52.109Z Braz Afonso has 20″ on the Garcia Pierna and Van Mechelen group then a firther 5″ to the group of Thomas, Charmig, Renard-Haquin and Jegat with Veistroffer further back. The peloton now at 5’23”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:32:33.718Z<\/p>\n Braz Afonso goes over the climb and takes the virtual lead in the KOM classification.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:28:28.142Z<\/p>\n The peloton have fought hard to get onto the climb and now seem very relaxed with UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Alpecin-Premier Tech leading the way at 5’36”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:27:16.734Z<\/p>\n Veistroffer caught and dropped by Garcia Pierna and Van Mechelen.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:25:28.039Z Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV) They’re looking to bridge the gap of 27″ to Braz Afonso who has now dropped Veistroffer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:23:59.656Z<\/p>\n Braz Afonso starting to gap Veistroffer on the climb, which isn’t too surprising.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca5 Attaque de Cl\u00e9ment Braz Afonso qui distance Baptiste Veistroffer et part en solitaire dans la c\u00f4te des Baraques. Cl\u00e9ment Braz Afonso attacks! He drops Baptiste Veistroffer and goes solo on the C\u00f4te des Baraques. \ud83d\udcaa#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/9iXObWcTL6June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:22:24.809Z<\/p>\n Thomas attacks the chase but he is followed by everyone.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:21:38.968Z<\/p>\n Veistroffer and Braz Afonso start the C\u00f4te des Baraques.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:20:59.719Z<\/p>\n In the peloton, things have changed. Decathlon-CMA CGM, Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG lead the way with the gap to the break growing.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:20:14.378Z<\/p>\n The riders are about to start the penultimate climb of the day, the 4.2km long C\u00f4te des Baraques with the average at 6.6%.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:18:38.354Z<\/p>\n Bike change<\/p>\n Ben Tulett (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He gets that change after a puncture.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:16:25.324Z Veistroffer and Braz Afonso are riding hard and have got 15″ on the rest of the original break with 5’10” to the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:10:16.535Z Veistroffer (LOI) The French duo go clear with little reaction from the rest of the break.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:03:13.148Z The break have stabilised the gap to the peloton at 4’46”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T14:02:19.084Z<\/p>\n Bike change<\/p>\n Alex Diaz (CJR)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Spaniard in the break should get back in easily.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Changement de v\u00e9lo pour Alex D\u00edaz. Il va tenter de retrouver sa place dans l\u2019\u00e9chapp\u00e9e.Bike change for Alex D\u00edaz. He\u2019ll now try to make his way back to the breakaway. \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/tZ7nPOy79PJune 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:58:25.557Z<\/p>\n The riders are now back on dry roads with the clouds starting to break up.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:54:44.991Z<\/p>\n After four hours of racing the average speed is still 40kph. Incredible pace after 2800 metres of elevation.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:53:24.320Z<\/p>\n Godon actually looks like he is struggling today. He got back on but is immediately out of the back again.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:47:18.179Z<\/p>\n Godon and a few other riders have been caught out in a split on a descent. The French national champion is one of the big favourites for today but, as he got a rain jacket, he has lost contact with a few others.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:42:25.022Z<\/p>\n The gap is starting to drop dramatically with the gap now at 5’00”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:37:51.904Z<\/p>\n The rain is falling and EF Education-EasyPost are working hard to keen the gap to the break manageable.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:35:59.546Z<\/p>\n Thomas and Van Mechelen tried an attack in the break but didn’t get a gap.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:33:29.027Z<\/p>\n EF Education-EasyPost are riding hard in the peloton but they still have the gap at around six minutes. They only really need to take 30″ off the time gap to keep the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:26:02.615Z<\/p>\n From now on, the race is constantly up and down. Hardly any flat roads for the rest of the stage as the rain is pouring down on the riders.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:22:43.497Z<\/p>\n Raisberg has won the intermediate sprint two days running and now leads the points classification by 5 points over Baudin.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:16:39.484Z<\/p>\n The gap continues growing and is now at 6’13”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:16:23.220Z 1. Raisberg (NSN) 10pts 2026-06-08T13:10:43.512Z<\/p>\n The gap goes back out to 6’00” for the break. Can they start getting excited for a possible second breakaway win in a row?<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:08:48.056Z<\/p>\n The break are about to cross the line at Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid for the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T13:00:13.958Z<\/p>\n Abandons<\/p>\n Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9) <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:56:04.136Z The riders have been flying along today and are already within 100km to the finish. The gap has restabilised at 5’45” between the break and peloton as the race looks pretty calm and under control.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:53:33.473Z<\/p>\n The riders, once again, continue climbing after the KOM point. But once they crest the climb they have a brief descent and then it is the intermediate sprint in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid where 10, 6 and 4 points are available.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:51:47.042Z 1. Thomas (COF) 5pts Thomas is now 2 points off levelling up on points with Baudin while Braz Afonso moves up to joint third on 11 points, just three points off Baudin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:49:51.988Z<\/p>\n Renard-Haquin has been receiving treatment at the doctors car after his crash in the break.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:42:59.495Z<\/p>\n The break are 1km from the top of the Col Robert Marchand. There are 5, 3, 2 and 1 points available.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:39:32.217Z<\/p>\n The average speed after three hours of racing is an amazing 40.5kph. Considering they have done Almost 2000 metres of elevation gain in that time.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:38:20.265Z The gap is starting to go up again, 5’45” now splits the break and bunch.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:32:37.141Z<\/p>\n Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) was left frustrated after he lost 12″ to Netcompany-Ineos rivals Onley and Vauquelin, despite having teammates Tulett and Armirail in that group.<\/p>\n >>> ‘You can’t follow everyone’ \u2013 Matteo Jorgenson not best pleased after shedding 12 seconds to GC rivals in Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes opener<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T12:30:58.983Z<\/p>\n It has started raining.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:29:52.038Z<\/p>\n Clement Braz Afonso is back into the virtual lead with the gap going back to 5’40”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:28:38.351Z<\/p>\n It has been a tough month for Almeida who missed out on his Giro ride due to illness and now can’t see how he will make the Tour team as he struggles through the race here. La Vuelta is now the Portuguese rider’s main goal this season…<\/p>\n >>> ‘It’s been ups and downs for me’ – Jo\u00e3o Almeida struggles on return to racing, convinced he is not ready to ride Tour de France<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T12:18:11.405Z<\/p>\n A special day for Baudin to be in yellow for the longest stage of the race.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf99 \u00ab Une des plus longues \u00e9tapes pour profiter de ce @maillotjauneLCL \u00bb – \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Alex Baudin\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f ”One of the longest stages to enjoy this yellow jersey.” – \ud83d\udc9b Alex Baudin#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/JTdBizNjxWJune 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:14:33.919Z<\/p>\n The riders are now on the Col Robert Marchand.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:13:37.711Z<\/p>\n The peloton are steadily upping the tempo and are now 5’30” behind the break.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:10:03.218Z<\/p>\n Crash<\/p>\n Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin (Picnic-PostNL)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The French rider in the break goes down but is back riding again and quickly rejoins the breakaway.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:08:36.434Z<\/p>\n Braz Afonso is no longer virtual leader as the time gap drops to 5’30”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:03:11.998Z<\/p>\n Braz Afonso clings onto the virtual lead by 5″!<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:02:51.182Z<\/p>\n As the road goes upwards the time gap drops downward t0 5’40”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T12:02:28.679Z<\/p>\n The riders start to climb some foothills before heading onto the third categorised climb of the day, the 10.9km Col Robert Marchand that has an average gradient of 4.4%.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:57:24.416Z<\/p>\n The peloton seem pretty happy with the time gap where it is. Maybe in about 20 or 30 kilometres time we could see a team like Netcompany-Ineos come to the front to try and bring the gap down to go for the stage win with Godon. That said, they have Onley and Vauquelin very well places in GC.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:44:20.592Z<\/p>\n After a brief dive in time gap, the break have got it back to 6’00” again.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:43:10.497Z<\/p>\n Fancy staying at Thibaut Pinot’s farm for three nights for FREE during the Tour de France next month? Well, this may be the deal for you! You and up to five others can stay at a beautifully finished house with pool in the Vosges mountains as part of a collaboration between Airbnb, Pinot and the Tour de France to show off Pinot’s home region.<\/p>\n You will have a BBQ with Pinot and his family, he will take you on a tour of the farm, in a car at the stage as well as a helicopter and behind the scenes at the start and finish. A money can’t buy experience? Definitely… It is free! It becomes available on June 19th and is only available for the period stated on the Airbnb pag.<\/p>\n >>> Former French star Thibaut Pinot offers free stay at his farm to celebrate 2026 Tour de France stage passing through home village<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T11:37:37.284Z<\/p>\n After two hours of racing the average speed is at a frighteningly fast 40.3kph!<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:37:04.629Z<\/p>\n A big chunk of time has been sliced off the break’s lead with the gap down to 5’50” with 150km to go.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:25:46.922Z Into the final 100 miles of the stage and the break are still increasing their gap on the peloton with the time gap now sat at 6’20”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:23:23.974Z<\/p>\n There was a lot of excited rumours whizzing around the Belgian cycling media when Remco Evenepoel’s bike was spotted at this race while he wasn’t on the startlist to race. Was the TT world champion about to pull another surprise on the media? No, he wasn’t. Here is why his bike was there, it is a logistical reason…<\/p>\n >>> Why Remco Evenepoel’s bike is at the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9, but he isn’t<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T11:17:34.600Z<\/p>\n Crash<\/p>\n Nicola Conci (XDS-Astana)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Italian is quick to get back on the bike and riding, though.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:13:21.619Z<\/p>\n The break extend their advantage on the flatter terrain and drag their gap out to 6’10” over the peloton with Braz Afonso now the virtual race leader.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:08:58.462Z<\/p>\n The riders now have a pretty long stretch of valley road before heading onto the third climb of the day.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T11:00:14.610Z EF Education-EasyPost unsurprisingly lead the peloton for race leader, Baudin. Behind them in the line is Decathlon-CMA CGM then UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike. It is as you would expect in the bunch who are 5’25” behind the 10 man break.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:51:59.383Z<\/p>\n It was a tough return to racing for Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) yesterday after the Belgian star crashed in training while out on his TT bike…<\/p>\n >>> ‘I wasn’t feeling great’ – pre-race training crash and lack of form sees tough return for Wout van Aert at Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T10:49:12.737Z<\/p>\n Almeida and co have ridden the descent of the Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures very well and have rejoined the peloton again. The race is now split into the 10 man break and the peloton, who are 5’45” further back on the course.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:42:08.533Z<\/p>\n The gap between the break and peloton has come down slightly to 5’10”. The peloton do need to be careful as Clement Braz Afonso (Groupama-FDJ United) is sat at 5’49” in GC.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:36:35.480Z<\/p>\n Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! Find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:35:55.928Z<\/p>\n Now, if tech is your thing then you will be all over this feature done by our tech team. Some of the biggest brands in the sport are rolling out new models left, right and centre at the moment with several being revealed at this race!<\/p>\n >>> More unreleased bikes than ever before in tech rehearsal for the Tour de France \u2013 Mega Dauphin\u00e9 tech gallery<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Will Jones\/Future) 2026-06-08T10:29:22.668Z 1. Thomas (COF) 2pts Thomas is now on 7 points in the KOM classification. He is 5th in the standings and needed another 7 points to draw level with Baudin. The next climb has a max of 5 points available.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:26:42.565Z<\/p>\n The chase group joins the leaders as they go over the top of the Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures making it a lead group of 10 riders.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:23:53.591Z<\/p>\n NOw just 10″ splitting the groups of the Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:22:56.191Z<\/p>\n The chasing group are finally starting to close the gap to the leaders with it now dropping to 20″.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:21:31.719Z<\/p>\n The leaders start the Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:19:21.697Z<\/p>\n The peloton have well and truly let the riders up the road go. 10 riders are clear split in half with 30″ splitting the two groups of five. The peloton is now at 5’40”.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:18:41.113Z Break:<\/p>\n Anton Charmig (UXM) <\/p>\n Chase +30″<\/p>\n Baptiste Veistroffer (LOI) Peloton +5’40”<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:17:43.346Z<\/p>\n The chasing group of five riders are still at around 30″ from the five man leading group after the first climb.<\/p>\n They have some undulating terrain to tackle and then it is onto the second climb, the 2.8km Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures with an average of 6.1%. It is actually longer than that, the KOM line isn’t at the top, for some reason.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:11:46.141Z 1. Thomas (COF) 5pts 2026-06-08T10:06:25.560Z<\/p>\n Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) continues to struggle through the early stages of the race and is out of the back of the peloton again.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:04:44.395Z Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV) They quickly bridge to Jegat who has also caught Veistroffer. They are 30″ back on the leaders with the peloton sitting up and are now at 2’00”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T10:00:38.891Z Break:<\/p>\n Anton Charmig (UXM) <\/p>\n Chase +10″<\/p>\n Baptiste Veistroffer (LOI)<\/p>\n Chase +30″<\/p>\n Jordan Jegat (TEN)<\/p>\n Peloton +50″<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:59:22.284Z<\/p>\n Veistroffer has been distanced by the break. The big Frenchman has a large frame to haul over these mountains and can’t quite keep the pace for the moment.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:56:04.968Z Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies)<\/p>\n The Frenchman who finished 10th at last year’s Tour de France lost a huge amount of time yesterday thanks to a badly timed puncture. But now he can go for stages and he is starting here with this move. He is currently solo at 45″ from the leaders.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T09:52:45.640Z<\/p>\n Meanwhile, riders are being dropped from the peloton.<\/p>\n Phil Bauhaus (TBV) <\/p>\n Among others. While Edoardo Affini (TVL) has a mechanical.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:51:24.969Z<\/p>\n The chase group has been caught as they head onto the first climb of the day, the 7.9km Col de Chatain which has an average gradient of 5.7%.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:48:00.282Z<\/p>\n The break are still pushing hard and have extended their gap on the chasers to 45″ and 1’02” to the peloton.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:43:47.133Z Michael Matthews (JAY) They are at 40″ from the leaders with the peloton a further 15″ behind them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:40:16.499Z<\/p>\n The counter attacks continue but as they fail the pace stalls each time and this has allowed the leading six riders to extend their gap to 35″ on the bunch.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:38:50.360Z<\/p>\n More attacks come from the peloton as the fight to form the break is, once again, fierce.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:38:29.184Z<\/p>\n The most dangerous riders in GC are Charmig, Thomas and Diaz all on 15’04” behind Baudin.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:37:20.185Z Anton Charmig (UXM) The six riders go clear and get a small gap of 15″ on the peloton.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:33:59.042Z<\/p>\n The first attacks come with six riders going clear from the flag drop but they are quickly brough back. Four riders launch over the top.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:31:31.125Z Racing begins on the second stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes with 3685 metres of elevation gain ahead of the riders.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:30:22.885Z<\/p>\n Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) made the time cut yesterday by just NINE seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:30:01.109Z<\/p>\n There were four DNFs yesterday:<\/p>\n Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon-CMA CGM) <\/p>\n And one rider over the time limit:<\/p>\n Florian Kajamini (XDS-Astana)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:27:52.774Z<\/p>\n Baudin may own all the jerseys, but he can only wear one. He is in yellow. In the white best young riders jersey it is Leo Bisiaux (Decathlon-CMA CGM), in the blue and white polka dot KOM jersey it is Sergio Samitier (Cofidis), and in the green points jersey it is second place Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin-Premier Tech) who was very impressive in yesterday’s finale.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:13:06.918Z<\/p>\n Godon thinks that he has a good chance in today’s stage and describes the day as a Milan-San Remo in Grenoble. Will the French champion make it two French wins in a row? His form this year would suggest it is definitely possible with seven victories across the season so far as well as multiple top placings.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Le champion de France Dorian Godon vous pr\u00e9sente l’\u00e9tape du jour. Avec une belle intervention de Bruno Armirail. French champion Dorian Godon takes you through today\u2019s stage. With a memorable cameo from Bruno Armirail! \ud83d\ude05#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/uzBJKnLr8mJune 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:11:24.272Z The riders have rolled out and are now in the neutral zone. It is an extremely long 11.5km today! Making the stage 245.8km when you add the neutral.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:09:46.879Z<\/p>\n The lack of bonus seconds meant that Onley could give his all in the final kilometres to make sure they kept the gap without worrying that rivals in the group would take the bonuses on the line. They are all at 32″ from Baudin, aside from Bruno Armirail (Visma-Lease a Bike) who is at 34″.<\/p>\n The other GC riders are all at 44″ with the biggest losers on the day being J\u00f8rgen Nordhagen (Visma-Lease a Bike) losing 1’04”, Carlos Rodr\u00edguez (Netcompany-Ineos) losing 1’46” and winner in 2020 Dani Mart\u00ednez (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) who lost 2’53”. Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) also lost time on his birthday after a very poorly timed puncture meant he lost 12’44”.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T09:05:15.675Z<\/p>\n The GC riders were a bit split up in the end as well with the likes of Ben Tulett (Visma-Lease a Bike), Kevin Vauquelin (Netcompany-Ineos) and Oscar Onley (Netcompany-Ineos) being part of a 10 man group that gained 12″ on all the other major GC rivals.<\/p>\n 2026-06-08T09:02:31.916Z<\/p>\n After the stage, Baudin was over the moon. “I cannot describe the feeling right now. I don’t think I realise it yet; it’s just amazing to win here and with my family here. One hour from home, it’s just crazy,” said Baudin.<\/p>\n “I hope I can carry this confidence and shape into the Tour de France in July. Of course, I’ll want to defend the jersey as long as possible. It’s not going to be easy tomorrow with this super long stage, but a yellow jersey you have to defend it, so we’re going to do everything.”<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T09:01:33.109Z<\/p>\n Before we launch further into the stage today, shall we have a look back at the fantastic racing of stage one? And what a stage it was for Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) who took the stage and all four jerseys in the process. A dream moment for the rider who’s hometown was just about an hour from yesterday’s finish.<\/p>\n >>> Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9: Frenchman Alex Baudin survives solo from early breakaway for biggest win of his career and yellow jersey on stage 1<\/a><\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-06-08T08:58:33.967Z<\/p>\n The neutralised start is in about 10 minutes for the riders. They have completed sign on and team presentations with the usual interviews and will be beginning to go to the start in Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4b Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux \ud83d\ude0e#TourAuvergneRh\u00f4neAlpes pic.twitter.com\/KKzlaBYZFFJune 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-06-08T08:56:49.408Z<\/p>\n Today’s stage is the longest of the race by about 30km with the riders taking on a massive 234.3km over very lumpy terrain. If on top form, we would expect to see riders like Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Dorian Godon (Netcompany-Ineos) to be fighting for the win, but where are their legs at as they build up for the Tour de France?<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: ASO)<\/p>\n Bonjour and welcome to live updates of the second stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, a race formally known as the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9.<\/p>\n![\"LE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A8nFzjRM2fiUc23vCqCShk.jpg\")
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\nAttack in peloton<\/p>\n
With two Picnic-PostNL riders.<\/p>\n
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Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV)
Vlad Van Mechelen (TBV)
Anton Charmig (UXM)
Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin (TPP)
Jordan Jegat (TEN)<\/p>\n![\"LE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DkQjFg9A4a3dBfHRyJ7JF7.jpg\")
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Vlad Van Mechelen (TBV)<\/p>\n
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Braz Afonso (GFC)<\/p>\n
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\nIntermediate Sprint (Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid)<\/p>\n
2. Jegat (TEN) 6pts
3. Diaz (CJR) 4pts<\/p>\n
Gorka Sorrarain (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)<\/p>\n
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\nKOM (Col Robert Marchand)<\/p>\n
2. Braz Afonso (GFC) 3pts
3. Raisberg (NSN) 2pts
4. Jegat (TEN) 1pt<\/p>\n![\"LE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ZP5taw4zR8oT49c54n6tyP.jpg\")
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\nKOM (Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures)<\/p>\n
2. Diaz (CJR) 1pt<\/p>\n
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Alex Diaz (CJR)
Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Nadav Raisburg (NSN)
Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin (TPP)<\/p>\n
Jordan Jegat (TEN)
Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV)
Clement Braz Afonso (GFC)
Vlad Van Mechelen (TBV)<\/p>\n
\nKOM (Col de Chatain)<\/p>\n
2. Charmig (UXM) 3pts
3. Raisberg (NSN) 2pts
4. Renard-Haquin (TPP) 1pt<\/p>\n![\"UAE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wqEH5bb5fJhBGFuQxNfRKJ.jpg\")
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\nCounter attack<\/p>\n
Clement Braz Afonso (GFC)
Vlad Van Mechelen (TBV)<\/p>\n
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Alex Diaz (CJR)
Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Nadav Raisburg (NSN)
Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin (TPP)<\/p>\n
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Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (LOI)
Matev\u017e Govekar (TBV)<\/p>\n![\"LE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mgrnVW2kjY7utXPKnNtEWm.jpg\")
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Martin Svr\u010dek (SOQ)
Callum Thornley (RBH)
Gal Glivar (APT)
Georffrey Bouchard (TEN)
Matteo Trentin (TUD)<\/p>\n
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Alex Diaz (CJR)
Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Baptiste Veistroffer (LOI)
Nadav Raisburg (NSN)
Henri-Fran\u00e7ois Renard-Haquin (TPP)<\/p>\n
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Brady Gilmore (NSN)
Rotem Tene (NSN)
Juan Martinez (Picnic-PostNL)<\/p>\n![\"LE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/YL2aW8yJ8zJsEjoT8wucun.jpg\")
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