Andrew Talansky overhauls Alberto Contador to take Criterium du Dauphine win

Action-packed final day sees Chris Froome slip out of overall top 10, but Sky team-mate Mikel Nieve takes stage win

Alberto Contador, Andrew Talansky and Jurgen Van den Broeck after the final stage of of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) stole the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine from under the noses of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Chris Froome (Sky) in a thrillingly anarchic final stage.

Talansky was part of a group that managed to slip away from the peloton on Cote de Domancy, a category two climb situated right at the start of the stage. Despite a spirited lone chase from Contador, Talansky was able to hold on and finish 1-15 ahead of him and win the overall by 27 seconds.

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