Pogacar assistant Del Toro wins Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes
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Tadej Pogacar's top team-mate Isaac del Toro claimed victory in the Tour de France tune-up stage race Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes with a final stage win on Sunday.
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Mexico's Del Toro followed up on first place on Saturday in the mountain stage to the Grand Colombier by also dominating the final stage over 120,1 kilometres to Plateau de Solaison.
Del Toro won the stage a minute ahead of Spain's Juan Ayuso and snatched the overall win from Australian Luke Tuckwell who came second overall 54 seconds back in the event formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphiné.
"It ios super cool to get this win. It is unbelievable. It means a lot to me to win this race," Team UAE rider Del Toro said.
Del Toro was second at last year's Giro d'Italia and is to be a key assistant for Pogacar at next month's Tour de France where the Slovenian star seeks a fifth title.