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2026 Tour Auvergne Rhone Alpes

Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 Stage 1 Results: Alex Baudin Gets Solo Win

Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 Stage 1 Results: Alex Baudin Gets Solo Win

Alex Baudin won Stage 1 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 on after a solo breakaway in the final 30 kilometers, despite food poisoning before the race.

Jun 7, 2026 by AFP Report
Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 Stage 1 Results: Alex Baudin Gets Solo Win

French climber Alex Baudin won the opening stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 on Sunday after a solo breakaway inside the final 30 kilometers, despite suffering from food poisoning before the race.

On a mountainous 146.2-kilometer opening stage from Vizille to Saint-Ismier of the race previously known as the Criterium du Dauphine, the overall favorites kept their powder dry on the punishing Category 1 final climb.

But on the 20-kilometer descent to the finish line, Netcompany Ineos pair Oscar Onley and Kevin Vauquelin managed to escape in a 10-man group to gain 12 seconds on the other overall contenders.

With a punishing 234-kilometer stage to come on Monday before Tuesday's crucial team time trial, none of the favorites was willing to push too hard.

That allowed EF Education-Easy Post rider Baudin, 25, to stay away and claim the biggest victory of his career and take possession of the leader's yellow jersey.

And in his home region, in front of his family and friends.

"I'm so happy," said a tearful Baudin, who admitted that he had targeted this stage, despite being "afraid I wouldn't be good enough." I only really believed in the final 500 meters. I felt the tears building up, it's crazy.

"Today, I had great legs, even though yesterday, I really had no belief. I had food poisoning before coming here. I really wasn't confident before the start."

CONCLUDED

2026 Tour Auvergne Rhone Alpes

Sun, Jun 7 · 10:55 AM UTC

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Baudin was part of an initial nine-man breakaway that had shrunk to just three by the time he attacked on the 8.2-kilometer Cote de Rousset, which averaged a tough 7.6%.

Pre-race favorite Paul Seixas, also racing in his home region, had told French television in the morning that he did not want to take the leader's jersey so early in a tough eight-day race.

He described it as a "calm day" after the race.

However, he received a blow early in the stage when American Decathlon CMA CGM teammate Matthew Riccitello pulled out early on due to falling ill in the night, meaning Seixas will have one teammate fewer in Tuesday's team time trial.

"It's a real shame, but the most important thing is that he's fit for the Tour de France," Seixas said.

The race had not been pedestrian by any means, with the peloton reduced to just 30 riders when it went over the final climb.

And Seixas, alongside Spaniard Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro of Mexico, put in some bursts in the rapid finish to show they have good legs for the rest of the race, which likely will be decided in the final three stages in the high mountains.

One favorite who did not have the legs was Portugal's Joao Almeida, who was second in last year's Vuelta a España, but has suffered from illness and poor form this season. He finished third from last Sunday, more than 24 minutes behind the winner.

Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 Stage 1 Results – Top 25

  1. Alex Baudin (EF Education - EasyPost) – 3:43:58
  2. Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin - Premier Tech) – 3:44:30
  3. Léo Bisiaux (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 3:44:30
  4. Kevin Vermaerke (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 3:44:30
  5. Rudy Molard (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:30
  6. Ben Tulett (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:30
  7. Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) – 3:44:30
  8. Kévin Vauquelin (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 3:44:30
  9. Luke Tuckwell (Netcompany INEOS) – 3:44:30
  10. Oscar Onley (Netcompany INEOS) – 3:44:30
  11. Bruno Armirail (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:33
  12. Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 3:44:42
  13. Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) – 3:44:42
  14. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Movistar Team) – 3:44:42
  15. Clément Berthet (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:42
  16. Juan Ayuso (Lidl - Trek) – 3:44:42
  17. Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 3:44:42
  18. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain - Victorious) – 3:44:42
  19. Matteo Jorgenson (Lidl - Trek) – 3:44:42
  20. Mattias Skjelmose (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:42
  21. Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 3:44:42
  22. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step) – 3:44:42
  23. Guillaume Martin (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:42
  24. Steff Cras (Soudal Quick-Step) – 3:44:42
  25. Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility) – 3:44:42

Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 1

  1. Alex Baudin (EF Education - EasyPost) – 3:43:58
  2. Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin - Premier Tech) – 3:44:30
  3. Léo Bisiaux (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 3:44:30
  4. Kevin Vermaerke (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 3:44:30
  5. Rudy Molard (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:30
  6. Ben Tulett (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:30
  7. Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) – 3:44:30
  8. Kévin Vauquelin (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 3:44:30
  9. Luke Tuckwell (Netcompany INEOS) – 3:44:30
  10. Oscar Onley (Netcompany INEOS) – 3:44:30
  11. Bruno Armirail (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:33
  12. Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 3:44:42
  13. Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) – 3:44:42
  14. Cian Uijtdebroeks (Movistar Team) – 3:44:42
  15. Clément Berthet (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:42
  16. Juan Ayuso (Lidl - Trek) – 3:44:42
  17. Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 3:44:42
  18. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain - Victorious) – 3:44:42
  19. Matteo Jorgenson (Lidl - Trek) – 3:44:42
  20. Mattias Skjelmose (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 3:44:42
  21. Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 3:44:42
  22. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step) – 3:44:42
  23. Guillaume Martin (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:44:42
  24. Steff Cras (Soudal Quick-Step) – 3:44:42
  25. Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility) – 3:44:42

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