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Bradley Wiggins won the pivotal, long individual time-trial on Thursday and extended his overall lead heading into the mountain stages. 27 Big Photos from Stage 7 (now posted)sirotti/flockton

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News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné 2012

June 9 update: The Tour de Suisse starts Saturday and continues into next week with daily live video and big photos coverage through next Sunday June 17th.

Stage 7 post-race coverage


27 Big Photos from Stage 7 (more photos added)sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 7 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Bradley Wiggins retains his Critérium du Dauphiné title cyclingnews
Wiggins wins Criterium du Dauphine overall cyclingweekly.co.uk
Wiggins: This is the best shape I've been in for the Tour cyclingweekly.co.uk
Dani Moreno takes final stage as Bradley Wiggins completes successful defencevelonation
Yates: Wiggins hasn’t peaked yet (includes video) — cyclingnews
27 Big Photos from Stage 7 (more photos added)sirotti/flockton
 Last Km of Stage 7 (01:44 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Stage 7 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:37:28 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Brief Stage 7 Highlights (01:08 Dutch/English) — sporza
 Stage 7 Highlights (13:34 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs.au
June 9 update: Stage 7, the final stage of this year's race features the only uphill finish of the week to Châtel, a valley ski town on the border with Switzerland. As you can see from the finish profile, the uphill finish is only 1.5 km long @ 8.7% after a gradual drag so by itself it shouldn't have much of an impact on the general classification. There is a cat 1 in the second half of the stage and five categorized climbs overall which should provide for another entertaining mountain stage. As usual, you can explore the climbs below. Currently, Chris Froome is 12s back of Cadel Evans for 3rd who is looking to deny Team Sky a podium sweep, something rarely done at this level of competition. Look for a break to succeed, another chance for the likes of David Moncoutie. — Steve

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




33 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added)sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 6 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Key Moments from Stage 6letour.fr
Dauhpine: Wiggins and Sky dominate the Joux Planecyclingnews
Nairo Quintana attacks over the Joux Plane to take Queen stage sixvelonation
Sky shows strength on mountainous stage 6 of Criterium du Dauphinevelonews
Evans attacks to nab second on stage and moves to third overallvelonation
Schleck remains hopeful after Dauphiné withdrawal, but Bruyneel admits he’s worried velonation
Quintana continues Colombian tradition at Morzine cyclingnews
Wiggins focused on the task in hand at Dauphinécyclingnews
33 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added)sirotti/flockton
 Last 2 Km of Stage 6 (03:25 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Brief Stage 6 Highlights (01:01 Dutch) — sporza
 Stage 6 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:57:15 Spanish) — rtve.es
More Stage 6 Photosletour.fr

June 8 update: Of the three mountain stages, this is the most interesting. There are six categorized climbs including the HC Col de Joux Plane (profile), a narrow climb (streetview image above) which crests just 12 km before a technical descent (map and profile) down to the finish in Morzine. Both Col de Joux Plane and Morzine are often featured in the Tour de France. This stage will be the biggest threat to Bradley Wiggins' quest for the overall win. Note the early live video time below. — Steve
Col de Joux Plane Profileletour
Finish profile and mapletour
Col de Joux Plane and Col de l’Encrenaz Ride Reportcycling-challenge

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


Stage 5 post-race coverage


26 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 5 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Vichot victorious in Rumilly cyclingnews
Arthur Vichot takes his biggest ever victory in breakaway stage fivevelonation
Dauphiné withdrawal for Cobo raises questions about Tour selection chancesvelonation
Le jour de Vichotlequipe.fr
La FDJ relancéelequipe.fr
26 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti/flockton
 Last Km of Stage 5 (01:53 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Stage 5 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:52:00 Spanish) — rtve.es
More Stage 5 Photosletour.fr
 Brief Stage 5 Highlights (01:01 Dutch) — sporza
 Stage 5 Highlights (13:39 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs.au
June 7 update: Stage 5 is the first of the three mountain stages to conclude this year's Dauphine. The highlight of this stage will be arduous Col du Grand Colombier (17.4 km @ 7.2 %), at the midpoint, which has never been used in this race. There are three climbs in total which you can explore below, but the climbing ends with 46 km still to go so it's likely the GC contenders will arrive together for the flat finish in the Rumilly. By the way, Col du Grand Colombier will also be used in this year's Tour de France. — Steve
Col du Grand Colombier Profileletour
Col du Grand Colombier Ride Reportcycling-challenge

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


Stage 4 post-race coverage


35 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Wiggins takes resounding victory in time trial cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins asserts his Tour credentials with emphatic time trial victoryvelonation
Wiggins sends shivers through peloton with Dauphine win velonews
Schleck blown away ahead of Tour, loses almost 11 minutes velonews
Dauphiné TT analysis: hard facts, hard truths cyclesportmag
35 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti/flockton
 Brief Stage 4 ITT Highlights (00:59 Dutch) — sporza.be
 Last 5 minutes/Riders of the Stage 4 ITT (05:19 Spanish) — rtve.es
More Stage 4 Photosletour.fr
 Stage 4 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:51:10 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Stage 4 ITT Highlights (13:38 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs.au
 Cadel Evans Post-Stage 4 Interview (01:47 English) — cyclingnews
June 6 update: On Thursday, we hit the pivotal long time-trial stage, a key feature of this race. Stage 4 is a rolling, 54 km, west to east course from Villié-Morgon to Bourg-en-Bresse, 50 km north of Lyon and 20 km south of Mâcon. — Steve
Evans weighs in on Tour and Dauphine time trials velonews
Stage 4 Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hrs for EDT)
Stage 4 Odds and Betting Preview - Shoot-out between Martin and Wigginsbetasia
Evans and Wiggins going head-to-head for lead in Criterium du Dauphine time trial AFP
Cadel Evans tips Bradley Wiggins for Dauphiné repeat velonation
Wiggins' Dauphine time trial clothing dilemma cyclingweekly.co.uk

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


Stage 3 post-race coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Boasson Hagen wins sprint on stage 3 of Dauphine cyclingnews
Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to stage three victory after untidy finishvelonation
Gilbert goes close on stage threevelonation
Wiggins denies peaking too early uk.eurosport.yahoo
Edvald, too? Boasson Hagen reminds us of his pedigree velonews
Boasson Hagen blasts to Dauphine stage win cyclingweekly.co.uk
21 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti/flockton
 Last 1.5 Km of Stage 3 (02:29 Spanish) — rtve.es
 Stage 3 Full Repeat Broadcast (2:16:05 Spanish) — rtve.es
More Stage 3 Photosletour.fr
June 5 update: Stage 3 heads north from Givors to La Clayette, south of the Burgundy region. After a few minor categorized climbs in the first half of the stage, the profile levels out for what should be the only sprint of the week. However, it will not be straight-forward; there is some pavé, twists and a left hand bend 400m from the finish. Also, there is a 90% chance of rain. Tony Gallopin (Radioshack-Nissan) has been 5th and 3rd the last two days, this could be his stage to win although a pure sprinter like Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-Big Mat) should take it. — Steve

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


Stage 2 post-race coverage


24 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti/flockton
Full/Official Stage 2 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Moreno wins stage 2 of the Dauphinécyclingnews
Moreno nabs stage two victory, Wiggins keeps yellowvelonation
Dan Martin interview: ‘My helmet was split in two – I was very, very lucky’velonation
Wiggins credits teamwork after a hard day at the Dauphiné cyclingnews
The story improves for RadioShack-Nissan at the Dauphiné cyclingnews
 Last Km of Stage 2 (02:02 Spanish) — rtve.es
24 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti/flockton
 Stage 2 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:47:01 Spanish) — rtve.es
More Stage 2 Photosletour.fr
June 4 update: Some of the most twisty roads you'll ever encounter can be found in the Ardèche region of France, the setting for Stage 2. Besides featuring six categorized climbs, the same number but harder than stage 1, take a look at the stage map and you'll see how technical this leg will be. Starting from Lamastre, a small town "fiercely protective of its peaceful environment" located south of Lyon and west of Valence, we'll head south and then loop back north for a nauseating 160 km through the hilly Ardèche. This isn't a good day for a ride in a team car.

The finish in tiny Saint-Félicien will feature a 2.5 km @ 4.4 % uphill finish at the end of a 26 km finishing circuit to cap off a tricky stage. Expect a break to succeed. This is a rural stage with the combined population of the start and finish hosts being just 3,875 inhabitants and the route is almost identical to the annual L'Ardechoise Sportif which starts and finishes in Saint-Félicien. — Steve

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


Stage 1 post-race coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photos added)sirotti
Full/Official Stage 1 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Evans wins Dauphiné stage 1cyclingnews
Olympic champion Sanchez in heavy Dauphine crash afp
Cadel Evans breaks away to take stage onevelonation
Evans shows his class in Saint Valliersbs.au
Wiggins: Dauphiné yellow was not an objective cyclingnews
Report: Euskaltel to continue for another three years cyclingnews
Andy Schleck left behind in Saint Vallier cyclingnews
Heavy crashes for Sanchez and Martin at Critérium du Dauphiné cyclingnews
 Last Km of Stage 1 (02:05 Spanish) — rtve.es
16 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photos added)sirotti
More Stage 1 Photosletour.fr
 Stage 1 Highlights (09:44 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs.au
 Stage 1 Full Repeat Broadcast (1:59:20 Spanish) — rtve.es
June 3 update: Stage 1 starts in Seyssins, southwest of Grenoble, before snaking west and north of the Vercors, a unheralded cycling area also known as the French Prealps. There are six (modest) categorized climbs that will provide plenty of opportunities to split the race. The final climb, a cat 3, crests just 9 km from the finish where the final 5 km are slightly downhill into Saint-Vallier. There are a few twists and turns before the flat finish so, all-and-all, it should be an entertaining stage. — Steve

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


Prologue post-race coverage


16 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added)sirotti
Full/Official Prologue Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Durbridge wins Criterium du Dauphine prologue in Grenoblecyclingnews
Wiggins second behind Durbridge in Dauphine prologue cyclingweekly.co.uk
Luke Durbridge wins Dauphiné prologue as early times rule the dayvelonation
 Durbridge attributes Dauphiné success to weather cyclingnews
16 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added)sirotti
 One-Minute Prologue Highlights (01:00 Dutch) — sporza.be
 Full On-Demand Prologue Broadcast (1:44:59 Spanish) — rtve.es
June 2 update: A 5.7 km, out-and-back prologue with two-turnarounds on a flat course in Grenoble, a regular Dauphine host. — Steve
Prologue Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hrs for EDT)

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


2012 Critérium du Dauphiné Preview


June 2 update:
Official Startlist (right-below) — steephill

May 30 update:
Tour de France contenders descend upon Dauphiné cyclingnews
Preview: Criterium du Dauphine, prelude to the Tour sbs.au

May 28 update:
All stage profiles, maps and timetables are now posted. See the race summary table (right)
Provisional Startlist (right-below) — steephill
Wiggins back to defend Criterium du Dauphine title cyclingweekly.co.uk

April 25 update:
Critérium du Dauphiné with same teams as Tour de France cyclingnews

March 27 update: The 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné route was announced today with host towns, distances and profiles for stages 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and the route map. There are a couple hilltop finishes but no summit finishes. There are some big climbs though. As usual, there is a long time trial. More to come...
ASO presents a mixed 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné route velonation
Dauphiné route unveiled inrng
Colombier preview highlights challenging Dauphiné route velonews
2012 Critérium du Dauphiné route unveiled cyclingnews

This is the third year that the ASO will run "The Dauphine" after adding it to its growing stable of races in 2010. 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.
Official Siteletour.fr
Rhône-Alpesen.wikipedia.org




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Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

May 28 update: Below are the initial online and tv options for viewing the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné. Unrestricted links are in bold. 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
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  tv schedule
French;
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
 live ticker (english)
   tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
Live and delayed coverage. Live video for Thursday thru Sunday stages
   live video (spanish)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Spanish; Teledeporte live.
   live video (italian)
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  tv schedule
Rai; Italian
   live video (english)
  tv schedule
SBS in Australia: live coverage
   live video (luxemburgish)
  tv schedule
Luxemburg;
   live video (norwegian)
  tv schedule
Norway; Live on TV 2
   live video (french)
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Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports; delayed coverage
   live video (japanese)
  tv schedule
Japanese; live
   french internet audio daily on France BLEU: radio schedule
   delayed video (english)
  tv schedule (see comments)
North America; June 3 at 9 p.m. ET; June 4-7 at 4 p.m. ET; June 8 at 3 p.m. ET; June 9 at 1 a.m. ET; June 10 at 7 p.m. 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.
 live ticker (german) German updates
 steephill text updates short text updates from any and everyone
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2012 Critérium du Dauphiné Route Map (Le Carte du Parcours)


Large version of the route mapletour


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