Chris Froome (Team Sky) safely navigated through the final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to secure his third title in the French race.
The 2015 Tour de France winner withstood several attacks from Alberto Contador on the penultimate climb before finishing with his main rivals. He won the overall with Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) in second and Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quickstep) in third.
"This race is incredibly important to me in its own right but I think if we can take anything away from this week, it's not to be complacent," he said at the finish of stage 7.
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"Yes, this is a great victory but we're going to have to work really hard now before July to make sure we're in the right kind of shape for the Tour de France.
"The last two or three days have been flat out but it didn't stop the other riders from attacking today. My biggest rivals put us under a lot of pressure and it came down to that final climb."
Contador once again led the offensive and isolated Froome on the penultimate climb in a move that briefly involved the pair, Richie Porte and Bardet. The foursome were eventually caught by the second GC group on the road.
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