Christophe Laporte won the 158 km first stage of the Dauphiné in the sprint, with start and finish in Chambon sur Lac.

Unlucky Rune Herregodts , last to give up in the breakaway of the day: the Belgian of Intermarché was caught practically on the finish line and finished third also behind Matteo Trentin. Laporte is the first leader of the general classification.

Worth noting is the withdrawal, due to a crash, of Ethan Hayter , the great favorite of today and of next Wednesday's time trial.

Order of arrival:

1 LAPORTE Christophe Jumbo-Visma

2 TRENTIN Matteo UAE Team Emirates

3 HERREGODTS Runes Intermarché - Circus - Wanty

4 ZINGLES Axel Cofidis

5 VAN GILS Maxim Lot Dstny

6 VAN POPPEL Danny BORA - hansgrohe

7 BAGIOLI Andrea Soudal - Quick Step

8 WRIGHT Fred Bahrain - Victorious

9 STANNARD Robert Alpecin-Deceuninck

10 BRENNER Marco Team DSM

Overall ranking:

1 LAPORTE Christophe Jumbo-Visma 3:43:20

2 TRENTIN Matteo UAE Team Emirates 0:04

3 HERREGODTS Rune Intermarché - Circus - Wanty 0:06

4 ZINGLES Axel Cofidis 0:10

5 VAN GILS Maxim Lot Dstny ,,

6 VAN POPPEL Danny BORA - hansgrohe ,,

7 BAGIOLI Andrea Soudal - Quick Step ,,

8 WRIGHT Fred Bahrain - Victorious ,,

9 STANNARD Robert Alpecin-Deceuninck ,,

10 BRENNER Marco Team DSM ,,