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Critérium du Dauphiné: Laporte denies Sam Bennett to win stage 3

SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 03: Alexey Lutsenko of Kazahkstan and Astana-Qazaqstan team attends Strade Bianche 2023 race route recon on March 03, 2023 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Sara Cavallini/Getty Images)

Race leader Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to victory on stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, outpacing Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) to the line at the end of a crash-hit final in Le Coteau.

The Frenchman came from behind in the dash for the line as the Bora-Hansgrohe train cued up Bennett, who jumped just inside the 200-metre mark. The Irishman moved to the right in the closing metres, opening up space for Laporte to blast through, while behind the pair, third-placed Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) protested at his movement in the sprint.

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