Chris Froome: Richie Porte is the Tour de France favourite

A dramatic final day of racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné saw all three of the podium positions change as Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) pulled off a famous victory over Richie Porte (BMC Racing) and Daniel Martin (QuickStep Floors), with Chris Froome (Team Sky) narrowly missing out on the podium by just one second.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.