- Chris Froome beats Tejay van Garderen to yellow jersey on eighth stage
- British rider makes up 18 seconds with brilliant attack on final climb
- Froome last won the race in 2013, when he went on to win Tour de France
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16:26 GMT, 14 June 2015
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Updated:
17:49 GMT, 14 June 2015
British rider Chris Froome launched one of his blistering mountain attacks to win the Criterium du Dauphine race for the second time, clinching the eighth stage to take the yellow jersey from American rider Tejay van Garderen.
Froome won the race in 2013 on his way to the Tour de France title, and with the showcase race starting in less than three weeks this victory sends a strong message out to his rivals.

Chris Froome gestures to the crowd after winning the final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine

The British rider launched a trademark mountain attack to take the yellow jersey from his American rival
Van Garderen led Froome by 18 seconds overnight, but could not keep up when Froome attacked with about 1.25 miles left on the final climb.
Froome moved into contention by winning Saturday’s seventh stage – the toughest of the race with five category-1 climbs – and again proved too strong.


Froome last won the race in 2013, when he went on to be successful in the Tour de France
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