Milan wins Dauphine stage two to take over yellow jersey

Jonathan Milan won shape 2 of nan Criterium du Dauphine pinch a sprint decorativeness in Issoire.

Lidl-Trek's lead-out train deed nan beforehand during nan last kilometre of nan 204.6km thrust from Premilhat, and they near Milan unsocial pinch 150m remaining.

This year's Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix victor Mathieu van der Poel past fought difficult to drawback Milan.

But nan Italian held connected to clinch his first roadworthy title triumph successful France, pinch British rider Fred Wright edging retired Van der Poel for second.

Milan besides claimed nan yellowish jersey from reigning Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogacar, who won nan opening stage connected Sunday.

"It was really tough," said Milan, 24. "Yesterday and today, I suffered a lot.

"At 1 constituent I was really connected nan limit, but I person to opportunity acknowledgment to my team-mates because they brought maine back.

"We knew we had to return nan past area astatine nan front, and it was conscionable a cleanable lead-out. I'm really happy because this intends a batch to each of us."

Local rider Romain Bardet, who is competing successful his past master race, attacked connected nan last categorised climb of nan time and built a 20-second lead.

But Bardet did not get immoderate support successful nan breakaway truthful nan peloton soon closed nan gap, pinch Lidl Trek putting Milan successful a premier position during nan finish.

Stage 3 will statesman successful nan 34-year-old Bardet's hometown of Brioude.