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A spectacular view of the French Alpes from the 2006 Tour de France with the peloton on its way to La Toussuire. This year's Critérium du Dauphiné will end with a summit finish on La Toussuire.

Sunday, June 5

5.5 km

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Monday, June 6

144 km

Albertville → Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

Tuesday, June 7

179 km

Voiron → Lyon

Wednesday, June 8

42.5 km

Grenoble → Grenoble

Thursday, June 9

172 km

La Motte-Servolex → Mâcon

Friday, June 10

208 km

Parc des Oiseaux → Les Gets

Saturday, June 11

185 km

Les Gets → Le Collet d’Allevard

Sunday, June 12

118 km

Pontcharra → La Toussuire

Total Distance

1054 km

2011 Critérium du Dauphiné Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

RADIOSHACK (RSH)
(USA)

1	BRAJKOVIC Janez	SLO
2	BUSCHE Matthew	USA
3	HERMANS Ben	BEL
4	IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel	ESP
5	LEQUATRE Geoffroy	FRA
6	MCCARTNEY Jason	USA
7	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira	POR
8	ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar	ESP

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)

11	VINOKOUROV Alexandre	KAZ
12	DI GREGORIO Rémy	FRA
13	FOFONOV Dmitriy	KAZ
14	GRIVKO Andriy	UKR
15	IGLINSKIY Maxim	KAZ
16	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik	SWE
17	VAITKUS Tomas	LTU
18	ZEITS Andrey	KAZ

HTC-HIGHROAD (THR)
(USA)

21	MARTIN Tony	GER
22	DEGENKOLB John	GER
23	GHYSELINCK Jan	BEL
24	PATE Danny	USA
25	RABON Frantisek	CZE
26	SIVTSOV Kanstantsin	BLR
27	SMUKULIS Gatis	LAT

OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO)
(BEL)

31	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	BEL
32	DE HAES Kenny	BEL
33	PUJOL MUNOZ Oscar	ESP
34	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BEL
35	VAN DE WALLE Jurgen	BEL
36	VANDOUSSELAERE Sven	BEL
37	VANENDERT Jelle	BEL
38	WILLEMS Frederik	BEL

SAUR - SOJASUN (SAU)
(FRA)

41	COPPEL Jerome	FRA
42	BESSY Cyril	FRA
43	HIVERT Jonathan	FRA
44	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	FRA
45	JOLY Sébastien	FRA
46	LEMOINE Cyril	FRA
47	SIMON Julien	FRA
48	TALABARDON Yannick	FRA

COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE (COF)
(FRA)

51	TAARAMAE Rein	EST
52	BUFFAZ Mickaël	FRA
53	DUMOULIN Samuel	FRA
54	DUQUE Leonardo Fabio	COL
55	MONCOUTIE David	FRA
56	MONIER Damien	FRA
57	VALENTIN Tristan	FRA
58	VOGONDY Nicolas	FRA

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)

61	ROCHE Nicolas	IRL
62	BOUET Maxime	FRA
63	HINAULT Sébastien	FRA
64	KADRI Blel	FRA
65	MINARD Sébastien	FRA
66	PERAUD Jean-Christophe	FRA
67	PERGET Mathieu	FRA
68	RIBLON Christophe	FRA

BMC RACING (BMC)
(USA)

71	EVANS Cadel	AUS
72	KROON Karsten	NED
73	MOINARD Amaël	FRA
74	MORABITO Steve	SUI
75	MURPHY John	USA
76	QUINZIATO Manuel	ITA
77	SANTAMBROGIO Mauro	ITA
78	SCHÄR Michael	SUI

RABOBANK (RAB)
(NED)

81	GESINK Robert	NED
82	BARREDO LLAMAZALES Carlos	ESP
83	BOOM Lars	NED
84	GARATE Juan Manuel	ESP
85	MARTENS Paul	GER
86	NIERMANN Grischa	GER
87	SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon	ESP
88	TJALLINGII Maarten	NED

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)
(ITA)

91	BASSO Ivan	ITA
92	BELLOTTI Francesco	ITA
93	DA DALTO Mauro	ITA
94	FINETTO Mauro	ITA
95	KOREN Kristijan	SLO
96	LONGO BORGHINI Paolo	ITA
97	PATERSKI Maciej	POL
98	WURF Cameron	AUS

EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)

101	SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel	ESP
102	BILBAO Pello	ESP
103	LANDA MEANA Mikel	ESP
104	MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi	ESP
105	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP
106	URTASUN PEREZ Pablo	ESP
107	VELASCO MURILLO Ivan	ESP
108	VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka	ESP

GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM)
(USA)

111	ZABRISKIE David	USA
112	DEAN Julian	NZL
113	FARRAR Tyler	USA
114	KLIER Andreas	GER
115	LLOYD Daniel	GBR
116	MARTIN Daniel	IRL
117	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	LTU
118	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	BEL

SKY (SKY)
(GBR)

121	WIGGINS Bradley	GBR
122	FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio	ESP
123	GERRANS Simon	AUS
124	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	NOR
125	KNEES Christian	GER
126	THOMAS Geraint	GBR
127	URAN URAN Rigoberto	COL
128	ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier	ESP

EUROPCAR (EUC)
(FRA)

131	VOECKLER Thomas	FRA
132	ARASHIRO Yukiya	JPN
133	CHAVANEL Sébastien	FRA
134	GAUTIER Cyril	FRA
135	JEROME Vincent	FRA
136	KERN Christophe	FRA
137	QUEMENEUR Perrig	FRA
138	ROLLAND Pierre	FRA

KATUSHA (KAT)
(RUS)

141	RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin	ESP
142	GUSEV Vladimir	RUS
143	IGNATYEV Mikhail	RUS
144	IVANOV Serguei	RUS
145	KARPETS Vladimir	RUS
146	KOLOBNEV Alexandr	RUS
147	SILIN Egor	RUS
148	TROFIMOV Yury	RUS

FDJ (FDJ)
(FRA)

151	BONNET William	FRA
152	CASAR Sandy	FRA
153	FEDRIGO Pierrick	FRA
154	JEANNESSON Arnold	FRA
155	MOUREY Francis	FRA
156	PAURIOL Rémi	FRA
157	PINOT Thibaut	FRA
158	ROY Jérémy	FRA

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)

161	INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat	ESP
162	AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey	CRC
163	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	POR
164	ERVITI OLLO Imanol	ESP
165	GARCIA ACOSTA José Vicente	ESP
166	HERRADA LOPEZ Jesus	ESP
167	LOPEZ GARCIA David	ESP
168	PEREZ SANCHEZ Francisco	ESP

QUICKSTEP (QST)
(BEL)

171	CATALDO Dario	ITA
172	BANDIERA Marco	ITA
173	CAPPELLE Andy	BEL
174	DE MAAR Marc	AHO
175	REDA Francesco	ITA
176	SEELDRAEYERS Kevin	BEL
177	TRATNIK Jan	SLO
178	VERMOTE Julien	BEL

LEOPARD-TREK (LEO)
(LUX)

181	FEILLU Brice	FRA
182	DENIFL Stefan	AUT
183	LUND Anders	DEN
184	PIRES Bruno	POR
185	POSTHUMA Joost	NED
186	ROHREGGER Thomas	AUT
187	WEGMANN Fabian	GER
188	ZAUGG Oliver	SUI

SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS)
(DEN)

191	SÖRENSEN Nicki	DEN
192	DIDIER Laurent	LUX
193	GUSTOV Volodymir	UKR
194	HAEDO Juan José	ARG
195	HAEDO Lucas Sebastian	ARG
196	MAJKA Rafal	POL
197	SÖRENSEN Chris	DEN
198	VANDBORG Brian	DEN

LAMPRE - ISD (LAM)
(ITA)

201	MALORI Adriano	ITA
202	BOLE Grega	SLO
203	KASHECHKIN Andrey	KAZ
204	KONDRUT Vitaliy	UKR
205	MARZANO Marco	ITA
206	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	POL
207	PEREZ ARRIETA Aitor	ESP
208	SZEGHALMI Balint	HUN

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)

211	WESTRA Lieuwe	NED
212	ANZA Santo	ITA
213	BELKOV Maxim	RUS
214	GOLAS Michal	POL
215	LIGTHART Pim	NED
216	RUIJGH Rob	NED
217	SELVAGGI Mirko	ITA
218	VEUCHELEN Frederik	BEL

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News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2011

June 12 update: The Tour de Suisse continues into next week with daily coverage through next Sunday June 19th.

Stage 7 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) wins both weekend stages; Bradley Wiggins wraps up the overall

13 Big Photos from Stage 7 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters

Stage 7 Results
ESP  1  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)           3h 24' 30"
FRA  2  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                           + 00' 07"
NED  3  GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)                     
BEL  4  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)   
KAZ  5  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                
DEN  6  SÖRENSEN, Chris (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)            + 00' 10"
AUS  7  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                     
BLR  8  SIVTSOV, Kanstantsin (HTC-HIGHROAD)           
SLO  9  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                 
GBR  10 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                        

General Classification after Stage 7
GBR  1  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                        26h 40' 51"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       + 01' 26"
KAZ  3  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                  + 01' 49"
BEL  4  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 10"
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)             + 02' 51"
FRA  6  KERN, Christophe (EUROPCAR)                     + 03' 05"
FRA  7  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      + 03' 30"
BLR  8  SIVTSOV, Kanstantsin (HTC-HIGHROAD)             + 04' 14"
SLO  9  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                   + 04' 22"
FRA  10 VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     +  04' 31

Full/Official Stage 7 Results — letour.fr

Wiggins claims Dauphiné overall victory — cyclingnews

Last Km in HD: 'Purito' Rodríguez gana la etapa y Wiggins se lleva el Criterium del Dauphine (02:20 Spanish) — rtve.es

Evans "happy with second for once" — cyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 7 (15:00 French) — france3
Last 4 Km of Stage 7 (15:08 English) — eurosport

13 Big Photos from Stage 7 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters
Last Minute of Stage 7 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 7 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 7 Highlights (02:07 English) — nbcsports
Brad Wiggins Post-Stage 7 Interview (00:42 English) — nbcsports

Stage 7 preview: Pontcharra → La Toussuire, 118 km (Mountain)

June 11 update: Sunday features one last mountain stage and we'll see whether Bradley Wiggin's lead of 1:26 lead over Cadel Evans and 1:52 on Alexender Vinokourov (Astana) holds up which it should. It's a short stage at 118 km backloaded with two climbs, the HC Col de la Croix de Fer/Col du Glandon, the highest point of this year's race cresting at 78 km, and the cat 1 finishing climb to La Toussuire (profile).

You may recall Rabobank Mickael Rasmussen's massive solo win at the 2006 Tour de France and Floyd Landis' dramatic collapse on La Toussuire. This was the year Floyd Landis turned it around and won the Tour de France with the aid of testosterone (and a blood transfusion). — Steve

See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

3D Google Earth Tour of Col du Glandon climb — cyclingthealps
Streetview Tour of Col du Glandon climb — cyclingthealps
3D Google Earth Tour of Col de la Croix de Fer climb — cyclingthealps
Streetview Tour of Col de la Croix de Fer climb — cyclingthealps

Stage 7 start time: Sunday 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pontcharra, France
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Toussuire, France

Stage 6 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) solos to his second win of the year; Wiggins looking good for the overall win

12 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 6 Results
ESP  1  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)           5h 12' 47"
NED  2  GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)                      + 00' 31"
BEL  3  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)    + 00' 39"
FRA  4  KERN, Christophe (EUROPCAR)                    + 00' 41"
KAZ  5  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                 + 00' 50"
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                         + 00' 54"
DEN  7  SÖRENSEN, Chris (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)            + 01' 00"
FRA  8  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)     + 01' 06"
AUS  9  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                      + 01' 09"
FRA  10 VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                    + 01' 58"

General Classification after Stage 6
GBR  1  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                        23h 16' 11"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       + 01' 26"
KAZ  3  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                  + 01' 52"
BEL  4  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 13"
FRA  5  KERN, Christophe (EUROPCAR)                     + 02' 52"
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)             + 03' 01"
FRA  7  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      + 03' 30"
BLR  8  SIVTSOV, Kanstantsin (HTC-HIGHROAD)             + 04' 14"
SLO  9  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                   + 04' 22"
FRA  10 VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     + 04' 27"

Full/Official Stage 6 Results — letour.fr

Rodriguez climbs to mountaintop stage victory — cyclingnews

Joaquin Rodriguez wins stage at Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Bradley Wiggins extends lead — velonews

Purito Rodríguez por fin recibe su premio — as
Last 4 Km of Stage 6 (14:58 French) — france3
Last Minute of Stage 6 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Entire Finishing 11 km Climb of Stage 6 (34:31 English) — eurosport

12 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reuters
Cattle Cause Stage 6 Crash (02:24 English) — nbcsports
Stage 6 Highlights (02:28 English) — nbcsports
Stage 6 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

More Photos from Stage 6 — letour.fr

'Purito' Rodríguez gana la etapa que se merecía (03:25 Spanish) — rtve.es

Stage 6 preview: Les Gets → Le Collet d’Allevard, 185 km (Mountain)

June 10 update: A big mountainous stage with six categorized climbs including the HC finish at Le Collet d’Allevard (11 km at 8.4% - see profile left). — Steve

See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Saturday 12:05 CET (10:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Les Gets, France
Earliest live video: 15:45 CET (1:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Le Collet d’Allevard, France

Stage 5 results: Europcar's Christophe Kern solos the final kms to Les Gets to lock up his Tour de France roster spot; no change at the top of the GC

13 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reuters

no change at the top of the GC

Full/Official Stage 5 Results — letour.fr

Kern wins big for Europcar — cyclingnews

Kern l'emporte aux Gets — lequipe.fr
Last 6 Km of Stage 5 (14:59 French) — france3
Last 6 Km of Stage 5 (15:25 English) — eurosport
Last Minute of Stage 5 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

13 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reuters
Stage 5 Highlights (02:12 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Stage 5 — letour.fr

Stage 5 preview: Parc des Oiseaux → Les Gets, 208 km (Mountain)

June 9 update: Stage 5 is a hilly/mountainous route west from Parc des Oiseaux featuring three cat 2 climbs including the finish at Les-Gets. As you can see from the profile (left), it's a fairly steady 10.7 km at 4.8% and it isn't likely to change the general classication much before the two big mountain stages on the weekend. Les-Gets is near Morzine and south of Lake Geneva in the Rhône-Alpes and part of the climb was used for Stage 8 of the 2010 Tour France. At 208 km, this is the longest stage of this year's Dauphine. — Steve

See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.
3D Google Earth Tour of Les-Gets finishing climb — cyclingthealps
Streetview Tour of Les-Gets finishing climb — cyclingthealps

Stage 5 start time: Friday 11:20 CET (9:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Parc des Oiseaux, France
Earliest live video: 16:10 CET (2:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:45 CET (2:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Les Gets, France

Stage 4 results: John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) beats some of the big name sprinters in Mâcon for his second win this week

21 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/flockton

Stage 4 Results
GER  1  DEGENKOLB, John (HTC-HIGHROAD)                   4h 15' 41"
NOR  2  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                      
ARG  3  HAEDO, Juan José (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)             
LTU  4  VAITKUS, Tomas (ASTANA)                          
FRA  5  BONNET, William (FDJ)                            
USA  6  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-CERVELO)                   
ITA  7  BANDIERA, Marco (QUICKSTEP)                      
FRA  8  DUMOULIN, Samuel (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
NED  9  LIGTHART, Pim (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                  
BEL  10 DE HAES, Kenny (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)              

General Classification after Stage 4
GBR  1  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                        12h 57' 18"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       + 01' 11"
SLO  3  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                   + 01' 21"
KAZ  4  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                  + 01' 56"
POR  5  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR)          + 02' 12"
GBR  6  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                           + 02' 25"
BEL  7  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 28"
FRA  8  RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 02' 45"
BEL  9  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK)                       + 02' 46"
FRA  10 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN)                 + 02' 52"

Full/Official Stage 4 Results — letour.fr

Another win for Degenkolb — cyclingnews

John Degenkolb powers to another Dauphiné stage win — velonews
Last 5 Km of Stage 4 (09:48 French) — france3
Last 6 Km of Stage 4 (09:48 English) — eurosport

21 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/flockton
Last Minute of Stage 4 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 4 Highlights (01:41 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Stage 4 — letour.fr

Stage 4 preview: La Motte-Servolex → Mâcon, 172 km (rolling)

June 8 update: Stage 4 is the only sprint stage of this year's Dauphine. Starting east of Lyon in La Motte-Servolex and finishing north in Mâcon, it an easy day by comparison with three small categorized climbs in the first half of the race before the flat finish in Mâcon. There aren't many pure sprinters in the race so we can narrow down the main contenders for this stage to Garmin's Tyler Farrar, Saxo Bank's Juan José Haedo and possibly Rabobank's Lars Boom. — Steve

See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Thursday 12:50 CET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for La Motte-Servolex, France
Earliest live video: 16:10 CET (2:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mâcon, France

Stage 3 results: Tony Martin and Bradley Wiggins set themselves apart from the rest of the field on the long ITT; Wiggins in Yellow and Blue by over a minute

14 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — sirotti/flockton/reuters

Stage 3 Results
GER  1  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                    55' 27"
GBR  2  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                         + 00' 11"
NOR  3  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                    + 00' 43"
USA  4  ZABRISKIE, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)              + 00' 58"
SLO  5  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                  + 01' 17"
AUS  6  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                      + 01' 20"
GBR  7  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                          + 01' 36"
FRA  8  RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          + 01' 37"
EST  9  TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   + 01' 56"
POR  10 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR)         + 02' 00"

General Classification after Stage 3
GBR  1  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)                        8h 41' 37"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                      + 01' 11"
SLO  3  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (RADIOSHACK)                  + 01' 21"
KAZ  4  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                 + 01' 56"
POR  5  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR)         + 02' 12"
GBR  6  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                          + 02' 25"
BEL  7  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)    + 02' 28"
FRA  8  RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          + 02' 45"
BEL  9  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK)                      + 02' 46"
FRA  10 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN)                + 02' 52"

Stage 3 ITT Results — letour.fr

Martin untouchable in Grenoble time trial — cyclingnews

Wiggins moves into overall lead after Dauphine time trial — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Wiggins looking to defend lead after solid ride in Grenoble — cyclingnews

Tony Martin targets top ten at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

14 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — sirotti/flockton/reuters
Final Stage 3 ITT Riders (15:31 English) — eurosport
Final Stage 3 ITT Riders (11:21 French) — france3
Stage 3 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (02:17 English) — nbcsports
Tony Martin Post Stage 3 Interview (01:15 English) — nbcsports
Bradley Wiggins Post Stage 3 Interview (01:31 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Stage 3 — letour.fr

Stage 3 preview: Grenoble → Grenoble, 42.5 km (TT)

June 7 update: Stage 3 is a long TT around Grenoble on a lumpy course with a few twists to it. A 43 km ITT is really long for most one week races, but this is normal for the Dauphine. Bradley Wiggins, Cadel Evans, Tony Martin and Alexandre Vinokourov are the safe picks. David Zabriskie has excelled at long, rolling TT course lately so he has a good shot too. Attrition always plays a factor in the first long TT of the year and this course will be a prelude to the same TT course the Tour de France will use six weeks later. Rain is forecasted. — Steve

Stage 3 ITT Start Order and Times

See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:55 CET (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Grenoble, France
Earliest live video: 16:10 CET (2:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:05 CET (3:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Grenoble, France

Stage 2 results: John Degenkolb (HTC) launches to the front in the final 100m for his first World Tour win and his fifth win of the year

12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/flockton

Stage 2 results
1  John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad                 4:02:39   
2  Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne      
3  Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale      
4  Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team      
5  Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team      
6  Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar      
7  Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto      
8  Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD      
9  Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale      
10 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek

General classification after Stage 2
1  Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana        7:45:48   
2  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto     + 0:11   
3  Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling      
4  Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team                  + 0:13   
5  Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale               + 0:17

Stage 2 ITT Results — letour.fr

Degenkolb powers to sprint win — cyclingnews

Wichtiger Karrieresieg für Degenkolb — de.eurosport.yahoo

Degenkolb sprints to Dauphine second stage win — AFP

John Degenkolb comes of age in chaotic stage two finish — velonation

Bradley Wiggins lies third after two stages of the Dauphiné Libéré — guardian.co.uk

12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/flockton
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (09:56 French) — france3
Stage 2 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Final Kms of Stage 2 (15:00 English) — eurosport
John Degenkolb Post Stage 2 Interview (00:32 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Stage 2 — letour.fr

Stage 2 preview: Voiron → Lyon, 179 km (hilly)

June 6 update: Stage 2 is a rolling/hilly, twisty route finishing in Lyon, the third largest metropolitan area in France. Lyon hosted the stage 6 Tour de France finish in 2003 won by Alessandro Petacchi. Tuesday's Dauphine stage will not finish on the long straight Avenue Jean Jaures like 2003, but rather on Côte de la Croix-Rousse on the outskirts of town where the last km averages 4%. Look for a power sprint finish with HTC-Highroad's rookie John Degenkolb and Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen at the front. Update: Our photographer, Colin Flockton, says "just drove up last 1.5 kms with switchbacks, no sprinters today. good for the gc guys." Could be Thomas Voeckler then... stay tuned. — Steve

See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:40 CET (10:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Voiron, France
Earliest live video: 16:10 CET (2:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:55 CET (2:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lyon, France

Stage 1 results: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) rides away with his first pro win on the modest 12 km climb to Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

13 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti

Stage 1 results
1  Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)  3:36:42
2  Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha)                  + 0:06
3  Cadel Evans (BMC)                            + 0:07
4  Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) 
5  Nicolas Roche (AG2R) 
6  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) 
7  Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)                          + 0:13
8  Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) 
9  Thomas Voeckler (Europcar)                   + 0:15
10 Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) 

General classification after Stage 1
1  Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)               3:43:09
2  Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)   + 0:05
3  Cadel Evans (BMC)                            + 0:07
4  Bradley Wiggins (Sky)                        + 0:11
5  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)                   + 0:13

Stage 1 Results — letour.fr

Van den Broeck pakt in Dauphiné eerste profzege — sporza.be

Van Den Broeck wins alone in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse — cyclingnews

Van den Broeck breaks through at the Dauphine with first pro win; Vinokourov takes the lead — velonews

Van den Broeck relieved after first pro win — cyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 1 (14:59 French) — france3
Last 4 Km of Stage 1 (13:45 English LINK FIXED) — eurosport

13 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
Last Minute of Stage 1 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 1 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 1 Highlights (02:39 English) — nbcsports
Jurgen Van den Broeck Stage 1 interview (00:51 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Stage 1 — letour.fr

Stage 1 preview: Albertville → Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, 144 km (Mountain)

June 5 update: Stage 1 is a hilly route in the region between Chambéry and Grenoble, starting in Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics, and culminating with a cat 2 finish in Saint-Oierre de-Chartreuse. Along the way, there is a cat 3 and two cat 4 climbs. Rain is forecasted. — Steve

3D Google Earth Tour of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse climb — cyclingthealps

Streetview Tour of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse climb — cyclingthealps
See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Monday 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Albertville, France
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, France

Prologue results: The sky clears in time for the late finishers; Lars Boom wins the Prologue

Prologue (ITT) Full Results — letour.fr

Boom blasts to prologue win — cyclingnews

Lars Boom powers to prologue win at Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré — velonews

Boom snelste in proloog Dauphiné (Dutch) — nos.nl
Final Prologue Riders (12:05 French) — france3

13 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters
Winning prologue ride and others (20:25 English) — eurosport
Prologue Highlights (02:22 English) — nbcsports

More Photos from the Prologue — letour.fr

Prologue preview: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 5.5 km (TT)

June 4 update: A flat 5.5 km course w/ about six 90 degree turns and one 120 degree turn(around). There is a small (cat 4) climb at the beginning.

Prologue (ITT) Start Order and Times
See the race summary table (right) for the profile, map and timetable.

Wiggins primed for Dauphiné prologue — cyclingnews

Prologue start time: Sunday 11:40 CET (9:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
Earliest live video: 13:25 CET (11:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:42 CET (12:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France

June 4 update:

2011 Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv

2011 Preliminary Live Video Options and Text Updates — steephill.tv

2011 Race Previews

June 3 update:

Evans tests pre-Tour form with challenging Critérium du Dauphiné — cyclingnews

Coppel returns to Dauphiné with more ambition in 2011 — cyclingnews

Tony Martin leads HTC-Highroad at Critérium du Dauphiné — velonews

Gesink, Martin look to Dauphiné time trial as Tour test — cyclingnews

Jurgen Van Den Broeck heading to Dauphiné in search of Tour de France repeat — velonation

Evans coy about Dauphine race prospects — news.smh.au

TdF boss Christian Prudhomme previews the Criterium du Dauphine (04:19 English/French) — sbs

Gallopin: Evans heavy favourite for Dauphine — sbs.au

Rodriguez to aim for big result in Critérium du Dauphiné — velonation
Also, see the course preview
... more to come...

2011 Critérium du Dauphiné Course Preview

March 31 update: The 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné route has been announced with host towns, distances, some profiles and the list of climbs being released yesterday.

This is the second year that the ASO will run "The Dauphine" after adding it to its growing stable of races last year. I assume you know they also run big races like Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Nice, the Super Bowl of cycling (Le Tour de France) and many other races. 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.

The 2011 edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné will appeal to puncheurs (attackers) and grimpeurs (climbers) even more so than usual with one hilltop finish and three summit finishes including La Toussuire (photo above) on the last day. See the list of climbs below and profiles in the race summary table.

As per tradition, this year's race also caters to those good against the clock. There will be a 5.5 km prologue in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and a 42.5 km ITT around Grenoble on stage 3, which almost always hosts a stage at this event now in its 63rd edition. (Apparently, the TT course will be the same as what the Tour de France will use 6 weeks later.) That leaves just one sprint stage so we could have a mini Tour de France nicely compressed into one week... more stuff (mountains & tts) and less fluff (flats).

You never know who will be peaking for this race like last year's winner Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) or what stars will be using this race as Tour de France prep or who is looking to make a statement. This race and the Tour de Suisse can greatly help a rider's cause in getting selected for the main event in July. — Steve
A real Tour de France rehearsal at Critérium du Dauphiné — velonews
Critérium du Dauphiné route announced — cyclingnews
2011 Criterium du Dauphiné unveiled — velonation

2011 Climbs:

Stage 1: Albertville - Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 144 km
Km 39 Coté de Saint-André (cat 4)
Km 53,5 Coté de Montagnole (cat 3)
Km Coté de la Bauche (cat 4)
Saint-Oierre de-Chartreuse (cat 2 finish)

Stage 2: Voiron - Lyon 179 km
Steep uphill finish in Lyon

Stage 5: Parc des Oiseaux - Villars-les-Dombes - Les Gets 207.5 km
Km 45.5 Cote de Corlier (cat 2)
Km 109 Cote du Mont des Princes (cat 2)
Les Gets (cat 2 finish)

Stage 6: Les Gets - Le Collet d’Allevard 185 km
Km 10,5 Cote de Chatillon-sur-Cluses (cat 4)
Km 48 Col de Saint-Jean-de Sixt (cat 4)
Km 57,5 Col de la Croix Fry (cat 2)
Km 74,5 Col du Marais (cat 4)
Km 97 Col de Tamié (cat 3)
Km 145,5 Col du Grand Cucheron (cat 1)
Le Collet d'Allevard (HC finish)

Stage 7: Pontcharra - La Toussuire 117.5 km
Km 78 Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Glandon (HC)
La Toussuire (cat 1 finish)

Official Site — letour.fr

Rhône-Alpes — en.wikipedia.org

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Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

June 4 update: A work in progress for Critérium du Dauphiné 2011 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 (french) live video (french) live video (french) live video (french) live video (french) tv schedule	France3 will have live coverage of the prologue at 13:25 CET; weekday stages will be live at 16:10 CET; next weekend stages will be live at 15:45 CET
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (french) live audio (english) live ticker (english) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Live or delayed coverage. Looks like only delayed coverage of the final weekend stages.
	live video (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spanish; Teledeporte feed. Delayed coverage of the prologue; stage 1 live at 15:20 CET
	french internet audio	daily on France BLEU: radio schedule
	delayed video (english) tv schedule (see comments)	North America; June 5 @ 7pm ET, June 6-9 @ 5pm ET, June 10 @ 11pm ET, June 11 @ 5pm ET, June 12 @ 2pm ET
	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

News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2011

Stage 7 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) wins both weekend stages; Bradley Wiggins wraps up the overall

Stage 7 preview: Pontcharra → La Toussuire, 118 km (Mountain)

Stage 6 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) solos to his second win of the year; Wiggins looking good for the overall win

Stage 6 preview: Les Gets → Le Collet d’Allevard, 185 km (Mountain)

Stage 5 results: Europcar's Christophe Kern solos the final kms to Les Gets to lock up his Tour de France roster spot; no change at the top of the GC

Stage 5 preview: Parc des Oiseaux → Les Gets, 208 km (Mountain)

Stage 4 results: John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) beats some of the big name sprinters in Mâcon for his second win this week

Stage 4 preview: La Motte-Servolex → Mâcon, 172 km (rolling)

Stage 3 results: Tony Martin and Bradley Wiggins set themselves apart from the rest of the field on the long ITT; Wiggins in Yellow and Blue by over a minute

Stage 3 preview: Grenoble → Grenoble, 42.5 km (TT)

Stage 2 results: John Degenkolb (HTC) launches to the front in the final 100m for his first World Tour win and his fifth win of the year

Stage 2 preview: Voiron → Lyon, 179 km (hilly)

Stage 1 results: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) rides away with his first pro win on the modest 12 km climb to Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

Stage 1 preview: Albertville → Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, 144 km (Mountain)

Prologue results: The sky clears in time for the late finishers; Lars Boom wins the Prologue

Prologue preview: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 5.5 km (TT)

2011 Race Previews

2011 Critérium du Dauphiné Course Preview

Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

2011 Critérium du Dauphiné Route Map (Le Carte du Parcours)

2010 Critérium du Dauphiné Archived Coverage

2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Archived Coverage

News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2011

Stage 7 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) wins both weekend stages; Bradley Wiggins wraps up the overall

Stage 6 results: Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) solos to his second win of the year; Wiggins looking good for the overall win

Stage 5 results: Europcar's Christophe Kern solos the final kms to Les Gets to lock up his Tour de France roster spot; no change at the top of the GC

Stage 4 results: John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) beats some of the big name sprinters in Mâcon for his second win this week

Stage 3 results: Tony Martin and Bradley Wiggins set themselves apart from the rest of the field on the long ITT; Wiggins in Yellow and Blue by over a minute

Stage 2 results: John Degenkolb (HTC) launches to the front in the final 100m for his first World Tour win and his fifth win of the year

Stage 1 results: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) rides away with his first pro win on the modest 12 km climb to Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse

Prologue results: The sky clears in time for the late finishers; Lars Boom wins the Prologue

2011 Race Previews

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2011 Critérium du Dauphiné Route Map (Le Carte du Parcours)

Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage