Chris Froome was struggling to believe what he had done after snatching the 67th Critérium du Dauphiné title on the last climb of the eighth and final stage.
The 2013 Tour De France winner went with 2.6kms left and with Tejay Van Garderen of BMC, unable to keep up with him, Froome powered away to take the stage win and the overall victory.
Froome told Team Sky's press office: “I can’t believe it. I couldn’t have expected it to go any better today. My legs were really tired after yesterday and the whole team was suffering.
"I don’t know how they did it but everyone lifted themselves with the yellow and blue jersey in sight. They gave everything – Ian Stannard rode alone for almost 100km to control the breakaway and the rest of the team were fantastic up to that moment where I could attack and put pressure on Tejay.
“The Dauphine was a big focus for me, but the Tour de France is the main objective. The team is ready, and I’m almost ready. We’re less than three weeks away now and I’m really looking forward to it.”