Lukas Pöstlberger clings on to Critérium du Dauphiné lead in stage four time trial as Lutsenko takes win

Geraint Thomas scraped the top 10 after setting the fastest time at the intermediate check

Alexey Lutsenko
(Image credit: Getty)

Lukas Pöstlberger held on to keep the Critérium du Dauphiné on his shoulders by just one second, as Astana's Alexey Lutsenko put in a surprising yet stage-winning performance to win the stage four time trial and move up to second overall.

The Austrian Pöstlberger finished ninth on the stage to defend his race lead, 25 seconds down, but three seconds quicker than tenth-place Geraint Thomas, despite the Welshman having gone quickest at the intermediate time check.

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