SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Chris Froome warmed up for the Tour de France by winning the Criterium du Dauphine stage race for the third time on Sunday, while on a good day for British riders Stephen Cummings won the final stage thanks to a solo breakaway.
It may prove to be a good omen for Froome, because his other Dauphine wins were in 2013 and 2015 — the years he also won the Tour, which starts July 2.
Froome finished with a winning margin of 12 seconds over Frenchman Romain Bardet, while Tour rival Alberto Contador of Spain was fifth overall.