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| Chris Froome wins again to show Tour form in Dauphiné | |
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| Chris Froome showed he is in dominant form for the Tour de France, beating his main rival Alberto Contador to win the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Monday. | |
| The Team Sky rider accelerated near the line and managed to hold off the two-times Tour de France champion on the 98.5-mile hilly stage from Tarare to Col du Beal. | |
| “I gave everything,” Froome said. “In such a climb, it became a great battle with Alberto Contador. We rode flat out. It was really tough between the two of us. I’ve tried to attack him a couple of times but he was very strong. | |
| “Everyone here is almost at the same level as at the Tour de France. Today it was our first duel with the two of us in form. I’m delighted to win in these circumstances.” | |
| It was Froome’s second successive victory in the eight-stage race, after winning the opening time trial. He has a 12-second advantage over Contador and is 21 seconds ahead of Wilco Kelderman, who was third on the stage. | |
| Froome won the Dauphiné last year and went on to secure the Tour de France title a few weeks later. | Froome won the Dauphiné last year and went on to secure the Tour de France title a few weeks later. |