Ben O’Connor heads trio of Australians in Critérium du Dauphiné top five

Ben O'Connor completes the final stage of the 2023 Criterium du Dauphiné in third place overall
Ben O'Connor completes the final stage of the 2023 Criterium du Dauphiné in third place overall (Image credit: Getty)

Ben O’Connor (AG2-Citröen) headlined a notable performance for Australia at the Criterium du Dauphiné, as the rider from Perth repeated his 2022 finish of third overall ahead of Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious).

Hindley is currently building his form towards a Tour de France, debut while Haig has just completed the Giro d’Italia, finishing 19th on GC despite suffering a number of crashes that knocked him out of the overall battle, but clearly with something left in the tank.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.