Froome and Porte: It was better to work together at Critérium du Dauphiné

The former Sky teammates said it benefited them more to work together in the finale of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage five rather than mark each other

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Chris Froome and Richie Porte worked together in the first mountain stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Friday despite now competing for opposing sides.

Porte (BMC) was the only title contender that could match an acceleration from Froome (Sky) in the final 2.5km of the uphill finish in Vaujany, which the latter won to take the leader’s jersey from Alberto Contador (Tinkoff).

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