110km and packed with climbing, this is a copycat stage of one of the upcoming Tour de France stages. Tune in early because the final two stages have an early finish.
Dauphiné
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 5 Preview
The race rides into the Alps and a summit finish at Valmorel, a long and gruelling climb that should help hone the hierarchy ahead of this weekend’s decisive stages.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4 Preview
The Dauphiné heads for the mountains and the unheralded but stunning Vercors plateau and the first of four summit finishes.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 3 Preview
A team time trial, a dress rehearsal of great interest to the teams ahead of the Tour de France but probably not as gripping for onlookers. This stage will reset the overall classification before the race heads into the mountains for four consecutive stages.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 Preview
The last chance for the sprinters and a ride across some fine countryside before a finish in wine country.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 1 Preview
A sprint? Probably but the hilly course and the lack of sprinter’s teams mean it’s not certain and the final could be hard to control.
Critérium du Dauphiné Prologue Preview
A flat prologue for today, the chance to establish a hierarchy from the start and a quick guide to form. It’s early with the last rider due to finish before many in France will have finished their lunch.
Critérium du Dauphiné Preview
A build-up race ahead of the Tour de France, the Dauphiné has often supplied some of the best racing of the year in recent seasons. This year’s race has a lighter start list than usual, here’s a look at the contenders and more.
2018 Critérium du Dauphiné Route
The route for the 2018 Critérium du Dauphiné has been presented today, a chance to project beyond the spring classics into summer. The Dauphiné is a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France and the 2018 route supplies practice for a team time trial and a copycat mountain stage. It runs from Sunday 3 June to Sunday 10 June. Here’s a closer look at the route ahead…
Highlights of 2017: Part V
The last of the five picks is the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a 115km sprint across several Alpine passes. These short stages are like dessert as they’re best served after other courses have been consumed and this came after a week of good racing and set things up nicely for the Tour de France… possibly too well.