Richie Porte seals Critérium du Dauphiné title as Mark Padun wins second stage in a row

The Ukrainian won stage eight from the breakaway as Geraint Thomas crashed in the final kilometres but got back on to help Richie Porte defend his yellow jersey

Richie Porte
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Richie Porte sealed the overall victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné as Mark Padun won his second stage in two days.

The Ukrainian went up the road in a large breakaway, collecting enough KOM points to overhaul Lawson Craddock's lead in that classification, before outlasting his collaborators to take his second, consecutive stage victory.

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