Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) has climbed to victory in Stage 6 of the Dauphine Libere. Costa overtook Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) with 300 m to go to win the mountainous, 183-km ride from Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur to Villard-de-Lans in 4:29:23. Nibali finished second at 0:05, and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took third at 0:38. Nibali’s finish has made him the maillot jaune.

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) has won Stage 5 of the Dauphine Libere. The Frenchman attacked on the Category 1 Col d’Allos and held off the peloton to win the mountainous, 161-km stage from Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup in 4:31:22. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) finished second at 0:36, and Chris Froome (Sky) took third at 0:40. Van Garderen’s finish has made him the maillot jaune.

Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) has won his second stage of this year’s Dauphine Libere. The Frenchman charged into the lead in the last 200 m to win the rolling, 228-km ride from Anneyron to Sisteron in 5:30:53. Jonas Van Genechten (IAM Cycling) finished second, and Luka Mezgec (Giant-Alpecin) took third. Rohan Dennis (BMC) remains the maillot jaune.

The action began early. At three km, Martijn Keizer (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) sallied off of the front. The pair’s advantage was 8:05 at 40 km.

Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) has taken Stage 2 of the Dauphine Libere. Bouhanni won a bunch sprint to snare the rugged, 173-km ride from Le Bourget-du-Lac to Villars des Dombes in 4:23:46. Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r-La Mondiale) finished second, and Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) finished third. Peter Kennaugh (Sky) remains the maillot jaune.

The stage began with an ascent of the Category 2 Col du Chat. Arnaud Corteille (FDJ) attacked, and Perrig Quemeneur (Europcar) and Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) followed. The trio’s advantage maxed out at 6:57 at 57 km.