The crucial time trial stage to reshape the overall classification and an early test of fitness for all the Tour de France contenders.
The Dos and Don’ts of Racing
Can you push a team mate during a road race? Take a spare wheel from another rider? Take part in a local gran fondo? Draft a rival squad during a team time trial? Readers regularly email or tweet questions about the regulations and so here’s a quick review and update the list of dos and don’ts.
Racing might be “200 idiots trying to cross a line first” in the words of Marzio Bruseghin but there are a rules behind the dash and that’s before we touch on the unwritten or societal rules of the peloton. In fact there are a lot of rules and it’s impossible to remember them all, they take enough enough space on a hard drive let alone your own memory so here is a handy, updated reference.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 3 Preview
Another sprint stage after scenic riding, some memories from the past for Fabio Aru and all one day closer to the Alps.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 Preview
A day characterised by long straight roads more than the climbs, this should be one for the sprinters.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 1 Preview
A scenic tour out of the city of Saint Etienne with a tough finishing circuit that could allow the overall contenders to show their form already, if not then some of the more versatile sprinters on the startlist will seize their chance.
Who Will Win The Critérium du Dauphiné?
The Critérium du Dauphiné starts on Sunday 4 June and lasts for a week. A concentrated version of the Tour de France including some roads ahead of July as well as an A-list of Tour de France contenders in action. Here’s a look at the contenders for the yellow jersey.
Team Victory Rankings
With the first grand tour completed, a look at the team rankings and as ever a chance to look at some side stories around the teams, rider recruitment and some other stats on which teams get lucky.
The Moment The Giro D’Italia Was Won
The winning moment? It’s hard to distil three weeks of racing into one instance, the story of so many roads, places characters into one snapshot but Tom Dumoulin’s stage win at Oropa stands out. He didn’t just control his rivals, he beat them on their terrain and took a prestigious stage win while wearing the maglia rosa.
Giro d’Italia Stage 21 Preview
No procession, no parade, no criterium finish. Instead the maglia rosa is in play with Tom Dumoulin likely to take the race but nothing is certain and all steps on the podium are to be settled today.
Giro d’Italia Stage 20 Preview
The final mountain stage and everything to play for. Yesterday saw Tom Dumoulin crack on the final climb, lose time and surrender the race lead. Today has more climbing and could see more changes.