The final day of the Dauphiné and a hard stage awaits with the hard Col de la Colombière to wear down riders and then the sharp climb to the Plateau de Solaison.
Critérium Du Dauphiné Stage 7 Preview
The first real Alpine mountain stage of the Dauphiné and it packs plenty in just 134km. The summit finish at the end looks small but after all that comes before it’s enough to open some useful gaps.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 5 Preview
A sprint stage or not? Today’s course looks the most sprint friendly… but has plenty to enjoy with the “secret” wall of Dun, a trip to village called Le Guidon (“the handlebar”) before a hilly finish in white wine country near Macon with some climbs, marked and unmarked, that could spoil things for some of the heavyset riders. It’ll be windy in the finish too.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4 Preview
A time trial with three reference points: first to win the stage, second to shape the overall classification with a view to winning the race outright by Sunday… and third a form test ahead of the Tour de France.
UCI World Tour Promotion and Relegation Weekly
No change but things are getting close at the relegation threshold.
Given Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic have said they want promotion and sit high on the three year rankings, the story looks set to be all about relegation from here until the end of the season.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 3 Preview
The first ski station summit finish of the Dauphiné… but hold on, it’s not a big climb and more a hut, car park with a chairlift as a ski station. So imagine an uphill bunch sprint although the breakaway has a good chance.
Critérium du Dauphine Stage 1 Preview
The Dauphiné starts with a hilly opening stage in the Rhone valley, with enough climbing to spoil things for some of the sprinters.
Beware the early finish as today’s the only time the race overlaps with the tennis at Rolland Garros and the tennis gets scheduling priority.
Critérium du Dauphiné Preview
The Critérium du Dauphiné starts this Sunday and it’s Primož Roglič versus the field, the next best challenger could even be teammate Jonas Vingegaard. However there’s a stack of other names and as good as Jumbo-Visma are, their seven man team can’t control everything.