Chris Froome claimed the Criterium du Dauphine with a trademark late attack to take the final stage on Sunday as Ireland’s Dan Martin finished seventh behind the favourite for the Tour de France in both the stage and in the overall standings.
The 2013 Tour champion made his move two and a half kilometres from the finish in the final climb to Valfrejus and never looked back.
He quickly swallowed fellow Briton Stephen Cummings (MTN Qhubeka), who had spent the day in the breakaway, and distanced yellow jersey holder Tejay van Garderen.
Team Sky rider Froome, who also prevailed in Saturday's uphill finish in St Gervais, beat fellow Brit Simon Yates (Orica GreenEDGE) to take the day's laurels.
Froome beat Van Garderen (BMC) by 10 seconds in the general classification, with Portugal's Rui Costa (Lampre) in third place one minute 16 seconds off the pace.
Defending Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali ended in 12th place overall, the Italian Astana rider having faltered on Saturday.
Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) finished two minutes 52 seconds behind the champion, with compatriot Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) 37th overall, while Philip Deignan (Team Sky) was 43rd.
"The Dauphine was a big focus for me, but the Tour de France is the main objective," Froome told Team Sky’s official website.
"The team is ready, and I am almost ready.
"We are less than three weeks away now and I am really looking forward to it."
The 30-year-old, who claimed his second Criterium du Dauphine title in the space of three years, added: "I couldn't have expected it to go any better.
"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."
