Richie Porte (BMC Racing) carried his strong form from the individual into stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné to finish second behind Jakob Fuglsang but edge ahead into the general classification lead. Porte broke away with Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Fuglsang on the Mont du Chat before catching lone breakaway rider Fabio Aru (Astana) on the descent. The foursome worked together on the run-in to the line with Fuglsang proving the freshest, although Porte was initially closed out by Froome with 100 metres to go.
Despite missing out on the win, Porte wears yellow with two days to go and has a 39-second lead over former teammate Froome. Porte looked impressive on the major climb of the day ahead of the critical descent to the line, using his team on the lower slopes before managing a group of favourites as one-by-one they cracked.
At his post-race press conference, the attention, as it almost always has for Porte this season, turned to Froome, who has looked vulnerable at various points this season.
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"If he could have pulled he would have pulled. We discussed this morning with my DS that we don't look behind today, we just go. Obviously I heard in the radio that Valverde and Contador weren't with us any longer and it was smart to try and take as much time as possible and that's what we did," he said.
On the technical descent towards the line it was Froome who stretched the lead group with a proficient display of downhill racing.
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