Critérium du Dauphiné 2015
Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 brought an exciting race with Chris Froome and Tejay van Garderen competing for glory. The Briton bested the American in the last two stages and eventually won the race by a 10 seconds margin - exactly the bonification seconds he took in the final stage.
Click links in underneath scheme for details on all individual stages and both race results and race report.
Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 stages:
Critérium du Dauphiné 2015: Route, profiles and more
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Critérium du Dauphiné Tweets##0Brilliant Froome takes stage and overall
The last stage of the Dauphiné is 161kilometres long. At the steepest section of the finish climb Froome attacks and tortures Van Garderen. The Englishman wins both the stage and the overall.Read more »
Outstanding Froome wins Queen Stage - Van Garderen new leader
The 7th stage in the Dauphiné is a master-piece. Five cols in the 1st category and the finale is fingerlicking good. Chris Froome and a brilliant Sky squad were in a class of their own, but Tejay van Garderen is the new GC leader. Nibali finishes 4 minutes down.
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Brilliant stage-win Costa, Nibali yellow jersey
Stage 6 is teeming with climbs and that inspires the riders to an exciting race. Attacks galore and eventually Nibali, Valverde, Gallopin and Rui Costa decide on the stage win after being in the front group for over 100 kilometres. Nibali seems to be heading for glory, but he is caught by Rui Costa with a few hundred metres left. Nevertheless, the Italian will be pleased as he is the new overall leader.Read more »
Bardet wins in Pra-Loup, Van Garderen leader
Stage 5 is a perfect copy of the stage to Pra Loup next July. The race explodes at Col d'Allos with Romain Bardet attacking just under the top. In the drop he races to an advantage that's enough for the win. Tejay van Garderen survives a ferocious attack by Froome and finishes second. The American takes the yellow jersey.Read more »
And that's two for Nacer Bouhanni
At 228 kilometres, stage 4 is the longest in the 2015 Dauphiné. Despite a few climbs en route and a brave attack by Keizer and Van der Sande it is up to the sprinters in Sisteron. Nacer Bouhanni proves to be the fastest man in the Dauphiné and sticks a second stage win under his belt. Rohan Dennis retains the yellow jersey.Read more »
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The Route
Ugine - Albertville
Le Bourget du Lac - Villars les Dombes
TTT Roanne - Montagny
Anneyron - Sisteron
Digne les Bains - Pra Loup
St. Bonnet en Champsaur - Villard de Lans
Montmélian - Saint Gervais Mont Blanc
Saint Gervais Mont Blanc - Modane Valfréjus
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