Critérium du Dauphiné 2017
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Fuglsang wins stage and overall on Plateau de Solaison
Door Martijn Ophorst At 115 kilometres, the 8th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné takes in three intermediate climbs. Chris Froome puts pressure on leader Richie Porte from the start, yet Jakob Fuglsang soloes to victory on the last ascent to Plateau de Solaison.…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Peter Kennaugh wins in Alpe d'Huez, Porte cements overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 7th stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné take in five climbs to finish uphill in L'Alpe d'Huez. Peter Kennaugh soloes to victory in the Queen Stage ahead of Ben Swift, while Richie Porte cements his overall lead.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Photo finish victory Fuglsang, Porte new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The 6th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné takes in tough climbing. On the steep Mont du Chat - 8.7 kilometres at 10.3% - Aru takes the lead before Froome, Porte and Fuglsang re-join him in the drop. The Dane rider outsprints the Tasmanian by…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Sprint victory Phil Bauhaus, Thomas De Gendt holds on to yellow
Door Martijn Ophorst In the 5th stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné the riders travel on a hilly course from La Tour-de-Salvagny to Mâcon. The race boils down to a bunch sprint with young Phil Bauhaus outsprinting Arnaud Démare. Thomas De Gendt is still the man in yellow.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Porte powers to ITT victory, De Gendt retains in overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné is a 23.5 kilometres ITT on slightly undulating roads. Richie Porte outperforms the other GC contenders and power to victory. Yet, overall leader De Gendt stands his ground. He finishes as ninth and the…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Koen Bouwman brings early break home, De Gendt still in yellow
Door Martijn Ophorst On gently undulating roads the 3rd stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné runs from Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins. On paper a chance for sprinters, but they miscalculate and young Koen Bouwman is fastest in the six-up sprint of escapees. Thomas…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Démare sprints to victory, De Gendt holds on to yellow
Door Martijn Ophorst The hilly 2nd stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné takes in a three stage ascent halfway to run to a false flat arrival in Arlance. Arnaud Démare powers to victory, bike lengths ahead of Kristoff and Bouhanni. Thomas De Gendt retains in the…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: De Gendt solos to victory and leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst The Critérium du Dauphiné opens with a hilly stage from Saint Étienne back to Saint Étienne. Thomas De Gendt is the best rider in the early break and he soloes to victory. The Flemish powerhouse is the first overall leader.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné is played from Sunday, 4 June to Sunday, 11 June. One individual time trial, three chances for fastmen, one hilly leg, and three mountain stages - voilà, Cyclingstage.com brings you the full route of the…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst In the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Richie Porte, Romain Bardet, Fabio Aru and Alejandro Valverde go head-to-head. All contenders in the upcoming Tour de France. Cyclingstage.com brings you the startlist of the…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017: Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig Who are the contenders in the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné? In recent years, Chris Froome took three wins out of four participations. In upcoming edition, he faces competion of his main rivals in the Tour de France.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 1: Saint Étienne – Saint Étienne
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 4 June 2017 - At 170,5 kilometres, the 1st stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné travels from Saint Étienne back to Saint Étienne. The race is played out on a tough course that's teeming with hills. Eight to be accurate, while the last…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 2: Saint Chamond – Arlanc
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, 5 June 2017 - At 171 kilometres, the route of the 2nd stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné travels from Saint Chamond to Arlance. A number of climbs lead to a flat to rolling section in the last 50 kilometres.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 3: Le Chambon sur Lignon – Tullins
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, 6 June 2017 - The route of stage 3 in the Critérium du Dauphiné amounts to 184 kilometres. Although the roads between Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and Tullins are not completely flat, this is one of the rare chances for sprinters.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 4: La Tour du Pin - Bourgoin Jallieu
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, 7 June 2017 - The 4th stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné is an individual time trial. At 23.5 kilometres, the route runs on undulating terrain while the steepest sector is averaging 5% in 2.5 kilometres.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 5: La Tour de Salvagny – Mâcon
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, 8 June 2017 - At 175 kilometres, stage 5 in the Critérium du Dauphiné travels from La Tour-de-Salvagny to Mâcon. The route takes in six climbs, five of these are in the first half of the race.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 6: Villars les Dombes – La Motte-Servolex
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 9 June 2017 - Stage 6 in the Critérium du Dauphiné is a mountain stage with something extra. The last 60 kilometres are in stage 9 of next July's showdown - the Tour de France. At 145.5 kilometres, the Dauphiné travels from Parc des…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 7: Aoste – Alpe d’Huez
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 10 June 2017 - Stage 7 in the Critérium du Dauphiné is the Queen Stage. At 167.5 kilometres, the route runs from Aoste to Alpe d'Huez to take in six ascents. Summit finish in Alpe d'Huez, although the famous 21 hairpins are left alone.
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route stage 8: Albertville – Plateau de Solaison
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 11 June 2017 - The last stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné amounts to merely 115 kilometres, yet the course is packed with mountains. In theory the route is perfect for compelling and explosive racing. Three tough intermediate climbs and…