Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 Prologue: Contador powers to victory, Porte in second, Froome in third

At 3.95 kilometres, the prologue of the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné is a climb up Montée du Mont Chéry. Alberto Contador outpowers each and everyone , thus taking the leader's jersey and delivering a mental blow. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results prologue Critérium du Dauphiné

1. Alberto Contador (spa)
2. Richie Porte (aus) + 0.06
3. Chris Froome (gbr) + 0.13
4. Dan Martin (irl) + 0.21
5. Julian Alaphilippe (fra) + 0.24
6. Wout Poels (nld) + 0.25
7. Romain Bardet (fra) + 0.29
8. Adam Yates (gbr) + 0.31
9. Diego Rosa (ita) + 0.37
10. Jesús Herrada (spa) + 0.39

12. Mikel Landa (spa) + 0.44
13. Michal Kwiatkowski (pol) + 0.45
15. Bauke Mollema (nld) + 0.48
17. Thibaut Pinot (fra) + 0.52
32. Joaquim Rodriguez (spa) + 1.02
36. Fabio Aru (ita) + 1.08

Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 Prologue: Route maps, height profiles, etc

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Alberto Contador


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