nick parrot reports.s froom got a pep talk from his indios team—mate, egan burnell. the champion says he wants the briton alongside him for cycling's biggest race. the colombian is just 23 years old and grand enough to realise the experience of others can help his experience. his immediate one is to win the criterium du dauphine. the second stage was billed as the hardest of the race and, with less than five miles ago, ineos took the lead in familiarfashion. their tactics are usually spot on. but once again, froome couldn't keep up, sliding back before his team—mate slipped up. gareth thomas was next to top off, leaving bernal exposed. whilst they were running on empty, primoz roglic had enough in his tank. the slovenian broke through to what looked like a comfortable win. the challenge has been laid down, and rising to it will be far from easy for him at ineos. nick parrot, bbc news. denmark's nicole broch larsson leads the women's scottish 0pen after the first round at the renaissance club near edinburg