2010 Critérium du Dauphiné Live Dashboard

Alpe d'Huez and the Oisans, from 28,000 feet up, where this year's stage 6 will finish. Photo w/ permission by John Whitfield. A Touring Report of Alpe d'Huez by steephill.tv

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News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2010

Stage 7 results: Edvald Boasson Hagen solos the final circuit while race leader Janez Branjkovic wraps up the overall

9 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti

Stage 7 results
1  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)                    3:39:43 
2  Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Footon-Servetto)         + 0:27 
3  Egor Silin (Team Katusha)                      + 0:32 
4  Christophe Le Mevel (Francaise Des Jeux)       + 0:34 
5  Tejay Van Garderen (HTC - Columbia)            + 0:40 
6  Alberto Contador Velasco (Astana)  
7  Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale)  
8  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)  
9  Jerome Coppel (Saur - Sojasun)  
10 Janez Brajkovic (Team Radioshack)

Final General Classification
1  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)            28:06:28     
2  Alberto Contador (Astana)                      + 1:41         
3  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)         + 2:41 
4  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma - Lotto)   + 3:46
5  Jérôme Coppel (Saur - Sojasun)                 + 4:17

Full Official Results (Click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr

Brajkovic wins the Critérium du Dauphiné — cyclingnews

Brajkovic schrijft Dauphiné op zijn naam — sporza.be

Brajkovic wins Dauphiné as Boasson Hagen takes final stage — velonews

Alberto Contador "very confident" following Dauphine — velonation

Boasson Hagen earns ticket for Tour de France — cyclingnews

Chris Horner Blog: Teamwork Seals the Deal! — chrishornerracing

Janez Brajkovic feature (02:00 english) — versus

Last 6 km (10:57 french) — france3

Stage 7 Highlights/Verslag (00:30 flemish) —sporza.be

9 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti

Stage 7 Highlights narrated by Paul Sherwin (02:55 english) — versus

Despite Dauphiné triumph, RadioShack’s Brajkovic isn’t a lock for Tour de France squad — AFP
June 10 update:

Stage 7 Interactive map and written preview

Stage 6 results: Alberto Contador attacks repeatedly and wins Alpe d'Huez but race leader Janez Brajkovic stays on his wheel

9 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti

Stage 6 results
1 Alberto CONTADOR ASTANA                        4:31:01
2 Janez BRAJKOVIC TEAM RADIOSHACK 
3 Sylvester SZMYD LIQUIGAS-DOIMO                  + 0:17
4 Jérôme COPPEL SAUR-SOJASUN                      + 0:24
5 Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO      + 0:40
6 Christophe MOREAU CAISSE D'EPARGNE              + 1:17
7 Christophe RIBLON AG2R-LA MONDIALE              + 1:18
8 Samuel SANCHEZ EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI            
9 Nicolas VOGONDY BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 
10 Christopher HORNER TEAM RADIOSHACK             + 1:26
11 Tejay VAN GARDEREN TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 
12 Christophe LE MEVEL FRANCAISE DES JEUX         + 1:53
13 Romain SICARD EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 
14 Pierre ROLLAND BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM
15 Cyril DESSEL AG2R-LA MONDIALE                  + 2:18
16 Anders LUND TEAM SAXO BANK
17 Branislau SAMOILAU QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM     + 2:55
18 Ivan VELASCO EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 
19 Rémy DI GREGORIO FRANCAISE DES JEUX            + 3:17
20 Thibaut PINOT FRANCAISE DES JEUX               + 3:34

General Classification after Stage 6
1  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)            24:26:05     
2  Alberto Contador (Astana)                      + 1:41         
3  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)         + 2:41 
4  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma - Lotto)   + 3:46
5  Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)        + 4:01

Full Official Results (Click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr

Contador wins at L'Alpe d'Huez — cyclingnews

Contador zegeviert op L'Alpe d'Huez — sporza.be

Tejay Van Garderen clings to podium hopes at Dauphiné — velonews

Contador happy to add L’Alpe d’Huez to his palmares — cyclingnews

Contador wins L’Alpe d’Huez as Brajkovic defends Dauphiné lead — velonews

Stage 6 Highlights/Verslag (01:02 flemish) —sporza.be

Last 3 km (10:55 french) — france2

Stage 6 Highlights narrated by Paul Sherwin (01:58 english) — versus

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

9 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti
June 10 update:

Stage 6 Interactive map and written preview

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Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

June 11 update: A work in progress for Critérium du Dauphiné 2010 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (french) live audio (english) live ticker (english) live ticker (french) tv schedule (british)	British Eurosport. Weekday stages live on Eurosport2 at 13:00 GMT/15:00 CET (90 min); rebroadcast at 18:45 GMT (45 min). French Eurosport is live at 18:00 CEST (60 min). Weekday stages will start at 13:00 GMT on British Eurosport.
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spanish; Teledeporte feed.
	live video (french) live video (french) tv schedule	France3 will broadcast Sunday's stage 7 starting at 15h35 to 17h10 CET; restricted to France and French-speaking regions.
	live video (basque) tv schedule	Basque; stage 5 broadcast at 14:55 CEST.
	live video (danish) live video (danish) live video (danish) tv schedule	Danish TV2-sport is streaming daily 15:00 CET, for a daily fee of 19 dkr ($3 U.S., not sure if this is country restricted)
	french internet audio	daily on France BLEU: radio schedule
	delayed video (english) tv schedule	North America; Sunday stages on TV (delayed) at 3 PM ET and daily internet recaps during the week.
	live ticker	live text updates/official ticker and key moments; French ticker as well
	live text updates	English text updates
	live text updates ES live text updates EN	Spanish text updates from Biciciclismo.
	steephill text updates #dauphine twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

Stage 5 results: Astana's Daniel Navarro solos into Grenoble; no change at the top of the GC

9 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti

Stage 5 results
1  Daniel Navarro (Astana)                   3:26:15
2  Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto-Fuji)       + 0:34
3  Thibaut Pinot (Française des Jeux) 
4  Dmitri Champion (AG2R)                     + 1:39
5  Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 
6  Christophe Moreau (Caisse d'Epargne) 
7  Blel Kadri (AG2R)                          + 2:40
8  Pierre Rolland (Bouygues) 
9  Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) 
10 Christophe Riblon (AG2R) 

General Classification after Stage 5
1  Janez Branjkovic (Team RadioShack)       19:55:04
2  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)     + 1:15
3  Alberto Contador (Astana)                  + 1:41

Full Official Results (Click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr

Navarro rocks to Grenoble win — cyclingnews

Navarro wint solo de vijfde rit in de Dauphiné — sporza.be

Last 5 km (10:55 french) — france4

Stage 5 Highlights/Verslag (00:31 flemish) —sporza.be

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

9 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti

Stage 5 Highlights narrated by Bob Roll (03:39 english) — versus
June 9 update:

Stage 5 Interactive map and written preview

Stage 4 results: BBox's Nicolas Vogondy solos the final kms; Janez Brajkovic maintains lead on Contador while extending his overall lead

16 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/ colin flockton

Stage 4 results
1  Nicolas Vogondy (BBox Bouygues)           6:03:25
2  Romain Sicard (Euskaltel-Euskadi)          + 0:12
3  Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack)               + 0:15
4  Alberto Contador (Astana) 
5  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)                    + 0:18
6  Pierre Rolland (Bougyues) 
7  Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
8  Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto-Fuji)
9  Remi Pauriolo (Cofidis)                    + 0:23
10 Denis Menchov (Rabobank)

General Classification after Stage 4
1  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)        16:25:44
2  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)     + 1:15
3  Alberto Contador (Astana)                  + 1:41
4  David Millar (Garmin-Transitions)          + 1:56
5  Nicolas Vogondy (Bouygues)                 + 2:43
6  Denis Menchov (Rabobank)                   + 2:55
7  Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) + 3:06
8  Christian Knees (Team Milram)              + 3:10
9  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)                    + 3:28
10 Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi)          + 3:29

Full Official Results (Click 'Stage Standings') — letour.fr

Vogondy climbs to stage win in Risoul — cyclingnews

Vogondy verrast de favorieten in eerste bergrit — sporza.be

Vogondy takes stage at Dauphiné, Brajkovic keeps lead — velonews

RadioShack director: Alberto Contador not 100 percent — velonews

Stage 4 - Final kilometers to Risoul (10:59 french) — france4

16 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/ colin flockton

Stage 4 Highlights/Verslag (00:48 flemish) —sporza.be

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

Stage 4 Highlights narrated by Bob Roll (03:44 english) — versus
June 9 update:

Stage 4 Interactive map and written preview

Stage 3 results: RadioShack's Janez Brajkovic excels at the long ITT and moves into the overall lead

29 Big Photos from the Stage 3 ITT incluing the cat 3 climb — sirotti/ colin flockton/ joe alderson

Stage 3 results
1  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)         1:01:51
2  David Millar (Garmin-Transtions)           + 0:26
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)                 + 0:43
4  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)     + 0:53
5  Denis Menchov (Rabobank)                   + 0:54
6  Alberto Contador (Astana)                  + 1:45
7  Geraint Thomas (Sky)                       + 1:56
8  Christian Knees (Milram)                   + 1:58
9  Laszlo Bodrogi (Team Katusha)              + 2:13
10 Patrick Gretsch (Team HTC-Columbia)        + 2:14

General Classification after Stage 3
1  Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack)
2  David Millar (Garmin-Transitions)          + 0:36
3  Tejay Van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)     + 0:50
4  Alberto Contador (Astana)                  + 1:41

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Brajkovic takes stage and overall lead at the Critérium du Dauphiné — cyclingnews

Janez Brajkovic stock photo — sirotti

Brajkovic overvleugelt iedereen in de Dauphiné — sporza.be

Brajkovic Soars Into Yellow — livestrong

RadioShacks’s Janez Brajkovic takes over at Critérium du Dauphiné — velonews

Millar pleased with second place in Dauphine time trial — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Stage 3 ITT Highlights/Last Riders (10:58 french) — france4

Brajkovic and Contador finishing (00:59 ambient noise) — rtve.es

ITT shots from the cat 3 climb — joe alderson

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

29 Big Photos from the Stage 3 ITT incluing the cat 3 climb — sirotti/ colin flockton/ joe alderson

Stage 3 Highlights narrated by Bob Roll (02:06 english) — versus
June 8 update:

Stage 3 Interactive map and written preview

Stage 3 ITT Start Order and Times (CEST)

Millar aims to overcome Dauphiné prologue disappointment — cyclingnews

Stage 2 results: Juan José Haedo surfs up the left hand side of the sprint finish for the win in Bourg-Saint-Andéol

13 Big Photos from the Stage 2 — sirotti/colin flockton

Stage 2 results
1  Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank)  177 km in 4:24:11 (40.1993 km/h)
2  Martin Remier (Cervélo)
3  Grega Bole (Lampre) 
4  Sebastien Chavanel (Française des Jeux) 
5  Roger Kluge (Milram)
6  Andreas Stauff (Quick Step) 
7  Jerome Galland (Saur Sojasun) 
8  Jean Eudes Demaret (Cofidis) 
9  Geraint Thomas (Sky) 
10 Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) 

General Classification after Stage 2
1  Alberto Contador (Astana)          
2  Tejay van Garderen (HTC-Columbia)   + 0:02
3  Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack)        + 0:05
4  Geraint Thomas (Sky)                + 0:10
5  Dario Cataldo (Quick Step)          + 0:12
6  Remi Pauriol (Cofidis)
7  Jerome Coppel (Saur Sojasun)        + 0:14
8  Christophe Riblon (AG2R)
9  Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi)   + 0:15
10 Grega Bole (Lampre)

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Haedo blasts to sprint win — cyclingnews

Juan José Haedo stock photo — sirotti

Haedo als duiveltje uit een doosje in Dauphiné — sporza.be

JJ Haedo wins stage at Critérium du Dauphiné, Contador holds lead — velonews

Chris Horner: Do Not Try This At Home! — chrishornerracing

A Mad Chase at the Dauphiné — livestrong

Haedo earns biggest win of career at Dauphiné — cyclingnews

The Last 7 Km (10:57 french) — france4

13 Big Photos from the Stage 2 — sirotti/colin flockton

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

Stage 2 Highlights/Verslag (01:02 flemish) —sporza.be

Stage 2 Highlights narrated by Bob Roll (02:12 english) — versus
June 8 update:

Stage 2 Interactive map and written preview

Stage 1 results: The breaks fail as Lampre's Grega Bole wins a large bunch sprint finish on the false-flat run into Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

9 Big Photos from the Stage 1 — sirotti

Stage 1 results
1  Grega Bole (Lampre)                4:47:25
2  Peter Velits (Team HTC-Columbia)
3  Geraint Thomas (Sky)
4  Steve Chainel (Bouygues)
5  Christophe Riblon (AG2R)
6  Christian Knees (Milram) 
7  Stefan Denifl (Cervélo)
8  Maxime Bouet (AG2R)
9  Arkaitz Durán (Footon-Servetto-Fuji)
10 Julien El Fares (Cofidis)

General Classification after Stage 1
1  Alberto Contador (Astana)          4:55:58
2  Tejay van Garderen (HTC-Columbia)   + 0:02
3  Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack)        + 0:05
4  Geraint Thomas (Sky)                + 0:10
5  Dario Cataldo (Quick Step)          + 0:12

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Bole blows everyone away — cyclingnews

Grega Bole stock photo — sirotti

Sloveen Bole spurt naar zege in Dauphiné — sporza.be

Bole ends injury chapter with gutsy win in cycling classic — AFP

Delfinato, tappa a Bole Contador resta leader — gazzetta.it

Zubeldia breaks wrist, could miss Tour — cyclingnews

The Last 7 Km (10:59 french) — france4

Stage 1 Highlights/Verslag (00:59 flemish) —sporza.be

9 Big Photos from the Stage 1 — sirotti

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

Stage 1 Highlights narrated by Bob Roll (03:44 english) — versus

June 7 update:

Stage 1 Interactive map and written preview

Race Previews

Official startlist

Prologue results: Alberto Contador picks up where he left off earlier this year with a win on the first day

9 Big Photos from the Prologue — sirotti

Prologue results
1  CONTADOR Alberto (Astana)    6.8 km in 8:34 (47.6 km/h)
2  VAN GARDEREN Tejay (HTC-Columbia)    + 0:02
3  BRAJKOVIC Janez  (Radioshack)        + 0:05
4  THOMAS Geraint  (Team Sky)           + 0:10
5  CATALDO Dario  (Quick Step)          + 0:12
6  PAURIOL Rémi (Cofidis)             
7  MALORI Adriano  (Lampre)
8  GRETSCH Patrick TEAM (HTC-Columbia)  + 0:13
9  MARTENS Paul (Rabobank)
10 COPPEL Jérôme (Saur-Sojasun)         + 0:14

Full Official Results — letour.fr

Contador wins Critérium du Dauphiné prologue TT — cyclingnews

Contador geeft meteen zijn visitekaartje af — sporza.be

Contador vence en la primera etapa y es líder — as

Contador won’t defend Critérium du Dauphiné leadership — cyclingnews

Contador wins Dauphine prologue, Tejay Van Garderen is second — velonews

Prologue Highlights (10:59 spanish) — tdp

9 Big Photos from the Prologue — sirotti

Prologue Highlights/Verslag (00:56 flemish) —sporza.be

Prologue Highlights narrated by Phil Liggett (03:13 english) — versus

Prologue photos — letour.fr
June 5 update:

Interactive map and written preview

Prologue/ITT Start Order and Times (CEST)

Race Previews

Official startlist

Race Previews

June 5 update: The Critérium du Dauphiné is an excellent stage race even if some of the competitors are in training mode for the upcoming Tour de France.

This is the first year that ASO will run "The Dauphine" after adding it to its growing stable of races. I assume you know they also run the best one week race in cycling, Paris-Nice, and the Super Bowl of cycling, the Tour de France. Previously, Critérium du Dauphiné was a relatively low key race put on by the regional newspaper, Le Dauphiné Libéré who weren't interested or didn't have the resources to properly market this fine event. Based in the old Dauphine region in southeastern France, most people now refer to this area as the French Alps, but it encompasses a wider area. To kick-off ASO's ownership, the Dauphine will feature Alpe d'Huez for the first time while the popular start/finish host, Grenoble, is back for a 45th time.

This race caters to the climbers that are also good against the clock. In others words, it would seem like a good preview for the upcoming Tour de France nicely compressed into one week... more stuff (mountains & tts) and less fluff (flats).

Tour de France GC contenders don't like to peak for this event, but in the past, Lance Armstrong and Miguel Indurain each won this race twice en route to winning the Tour de France. Alberto Contador, Dennis Menchov and Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez are the big names to watch this year. Alberto Contador placed third last year without breaking much of a sweat before going onto winning the Tour de France in July. We'll also get a look at Jurgen van den Broeck in the leadership role for OmegaPharma - Lotto, previously Cadel Evan's domain. The most intense competition comes from riders looking to make their team's Tour de France selection. In this boat, we have riders like, Garmin's ~~Tom Danielson~~, RadioShack's Chris Horner and Janez Brajkovic and HTC-Columbia's Kanstantsin Siutsou and Tejay van Garderen. Check out the official rosters for the rest of the contenders and links below for full race previews. — Steve.
New organisers, same challenging Dauphiné; Contador heavy favourite for victory — cyclingnews
Video Preview (02:47 english) — versus
Tour prep, not Dauphine win, is crucial: Contador — afp
Backseat DS: Dauphine-Libere Top 10 teams/riders — bicycling

Team rosters now posted

June 3 update: Provisional rosters now posted

Stage details now posted

May 30 update: Stage profiles, maps and timetables are now posted for the 2010 Dauphiné Libéré. See the race summary table (right). Much more to come including team rosters, interactive maps and live coverage details.

22 teams announced

May 25 update:
AG2R (FRA)
Astana ( KAZ )
Bbox (FRA)
Caisse d'Epargne (ESP)
Cervélo (SUI). Cofidis (FRA)
Euskaltel (ESP)
Footon (ESP)
Francaise des Jeux (FRA)
Garmin-Transitions (USA )
HTC -Columbia (USA)
Katusha (RUS)
Lampre ( ITA)
Liquigas (ITA)
Milram (GER)
Omega Pharma (BEL)
Quick Step (BEL)
Rabobank (NED)
RadioShack (USA)
Saur-Sojasun (FRA)
Saxo Bank (DEN)
Sky (GBR)

April 23 update:
Contador outlines road map to Tour (includes Dauphine) — velonews

2010 Route Map

Prologue, June 6: Evian-les-Bains, 6,8 km
Stage 1, June 7: Evian-les-Bains - Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, 191 km
Stage 2, June 8: Annonay - Bourg-Saint-Andéol, 177 km
Stage 3, June 9: Monteux - Sorgues, 49 km (c.l.m.ind.)
Stage 4, June 10: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Risoul, 211,5 km
Stage 5, June 11: Serre-Chevalier - Grenoble, 143,5 km
Stage 6, June 12: Crolles - L'Alpe-d'Huez, 151,5 km
Stage 7, June 13: Allevard-les-Bains - Sallanches, 150 km

April 16 update:
L'Alpe d'Huez en point d'orgue — lequipe.fr
Dauphiné Libéré to include Alpe d'Huez — cyclingnews
January 7 update: ASO takeover of Dauphiné confirmed — velonews
January 5 update: ASO set to take over Dauphiné Libéré? — cyclingnews
October 16 update: 2010 Dauphiné to visit L'Alpe d'Huez — cyclingnews

Completed 2009 coverage

2010 Critérium du Dauphiné Live Dashboard

News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2010

Stage 7 results: Edvald Boasson Hagen solos the final circuit while race leader Janez Branjkovic wraps up the overallpermalink("#07-results-2010");

Stage 6 results: Alberto Contador attacks repeatedly and wins Alpe d'Huez but race leader Janez Brajkovic stays on his wheelpermalink("#06-results-2010");

Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage permalink("#live");

Stage 5 results: Astana's Daniel Navarro solos into Grenoble; no change at the top of the GCpermalink("#05-results-2010");

Stage 4 results: BBox's Nicolas Vogondy solos the final kms; Janez Brajkovic maintains lead on Contador while extending his overall leadpermalink("#04-results-2010");

Stage 3 results: RadioShack's Janez Brajkovic excels at the long ITT and moves into the overall leadpermalink("#03-results-2010");

Stage 2 results: Juan José Haedo surfs up the left hand side of the sprint finish for the win in Bourg-Saint-Andéolpermalink("#02-results-2010");

Stage 1 results: The breaks fail as Lampre's Grega Bole wins a large bunch sprint finish on the false-flat run into Saint-Laurent-du-Pontpermalink("#01-results-2010");

Prologue results: Alberto Contador picks up where he left off earlier this year with a win on the first daypermalink("#00-results-2010");

Race Previews

Team rosters now posted

Stage details now posted

22 teams announced

2010 Route Map

Stage 7 results: Edvald Boasson Hagen solos the final circuit while race leader Janez Branjkovic wraps up the overall

Stage 6 results: Alberto Contador attacks repeatedly and wins Alpe d'Huez but race leader Janez Brajkovic stays on his wheel

Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

Stage 5 results: Astana's Daniel Navarro solos into Grenoble; no change at the top of the GC

Stage 4 results: BBox's Nicolas Vogondy solos the final kms; Janez Brajkovic maintains lead on Contador while extending his overall lead

Stage 3 results: RadioShack's Janez Brajkovic excels at the long ITT and moves into the overall lead

Stage 2 results: Juan José Haedo surfs up the left hand side of the sprint finish for the win in Bourg-Saint-Andéol

Stage 1 results: The breaks fail as Lampre's Grega Bole wins a large bunch sprint finish on the false-flat run into Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Prologue results: Alberto Contador picks up where he left off earlier this year with a win on the first day