Primoš Roglic won the Criterium du Dauphiné, but the winner of the day was Jonas Vingegaard.

He told the media after the race that he believes he can win the Tour de France next month.

"I think I have a good chance," he said at his stage win press conference.

"I really came to believe that because I was able to drop (Taddei) Pogachar in Mont Ventoux last year. And the way this year has unfolded and the way things have gone so far. A lot can happen in the Tour. I will do my best and the team will do their best.

Roglic's preparation has been hampered in recent weeks, but he is a three-time Grand Tour winner with little to prove.

Meanwhile, Vingegaard, meanwhile, has been in the limelight after finishing second in last year's Tour, but he is still inexperienced.

The 25-year-old may have been surprised to be given equal leadership status in this year's Tour, but the Dauphiné amply vindicated it.

"I gained a lot of confidence from this win," he said. I am extremely happy."

But it wasn't just the fact that it was his seventh win in his young career. It was the way he did it.

Vingegaard crossed the finish line at the top of the Plateau de Solaison on the final stage, arm in arm with Roglic. Culminating in a perfectly choreographed finish, the overwhelming dominance of the bunch made it a one-two, both on stage and on GC.

"Primoz told me he could win the stage. He also won the GC. Everything went well and I'm very happy," said Vingegaard.

And while the events of Sunday afternoon were a collective celebration, they also naturally led to a leader controversy, an old consequence of a team with two top riders. In the absence of a true contender, the real intrigue that arose in Solaison was which of the two jumbo riders looked stronger, and which would have the best chance at the Tour.

Although Roglic was the overall winner, Vingegaard looked equally strong on the climbs. Roglic, who had also moved up in the mid-race time trial, jumped through at Vujany, but Vingegaard cut through the GC group and attacked, first when Steven Kruijswijk made his first big acceleration after the groundwork and then a second time when Roglic and The second was when he struggled to get out of the saddle to keep in contact with Roglic.

"I don't know," Vingegaard said. They were both the strongest today. We gave it our all all the way to the finish line.

His initial acceleration on Sunday was more like an all-out sprint than the acceleration of a mountain train.

"I wouldn't call it a sprint," he countered, dismissing the notion that he was trying to escape alone. But I did attack. That was the plan. Once Steven was out, I attacked and Primoz followed me to see if I could drop everyone. That worked."

Vingegaard went on to talk about his relationship with Roglic, claiming that the two were close and that there was rarely any tension.

"Me and Primosz are great friends. With my family, both of us, we like being together. We have fun together."

"We care about each other. When Primosch wins, I'm very happy, and vice versa. I don't hold a grudge when one of us wins. That's how we are both super good teammates. I'm really happy when the other one is doing well.

Both men won on Sunday, but it will be interesting to see how things would have played out if the two had met upstream on the Solaison.

"We'll never know," Vingegaard concluded with a smile.