Stage 0: Pre-Race Full Results and Report
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2013 Critérium du Dauphiné race poster |
Stage 1: Champéry → Champéry, 121 km Full Results and Report
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The controversial UCI President, Pat McQuaid, at the start in Champéry, Switzerland | 
Samuel Sanchez was one of a few riders competing this week after completing the Giro d'Italia | 
Race favorite, Chris Froome (Sky) | 
Alberto Contador and Michael Rogers signing in | 
Master of ceremony, Daniel Mangeas, with the rider introductions | 
Thomas Voeckler was looking serious this morning | 
But, when the race started it was Voeckler's Europcar teammate, David Veilleux, who serious about today's out and back stage in Champéry | 
After being part of a break that started 3 km into the 121 km hilly opening stage, David Veilleux then soloed the final 45 km | 
David Veilleux, a few corners away from victory on the finishing cat 3 climb to Champéry | 
Canadian David Veilleux (Europcar) wins Stage 1 in impressive fashion | 
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The peloton coming through led by Richie Porte (Team Sky) | 
Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) easily won the sprint for second almost 2 minutes after the winning time | 
25 year-old David Veilleux (Europcar) is awarded a big cowbell for the biggest win of his career | 
Winning the opening stage also gives David Veilleux (Europcar) the race leader's jersey. His nearly 2 minute lead should hold up until the final (mountain) stages. | 
In fact, David Veilleux (Europcar) won all the jerseys except the white jersey today. A dominating performance to open this year's race. |
Stage 2: Châtel → Oyonnax, 191 km Full Results and Report
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The final corner with 500m to go. After a hilly stage with six categorized climbs in the final 115 km, the race came back together on the descent into Oyonnax. | 
Race leader, David Veilleux (Team Europcar) at the back of this group | 
A large bunch sprint coming up with 500m of straight, slightly uphill road to the finish | 
The sprint in full flight | 
Italian Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) at the front | 
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Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) wins Stage 2 and for the second day in a row Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) is second. Meersman said post-race: "I’m second again! It’s the seventeenth time this year that I've made the top 7." | 
First win of the year for Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) who was overshadowed by Mark Cavendish at the Giro d'Italia | 
Your stage 2 winner, Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) | 
Although he came away empty handed at the Giro, Viviani said after this hilly stage: "having done the Giro helped my climbing.""This is my first victory this year. I’m delighted. I came out of the Giro in good condition after coming second to Mark Cavendish on two occasions. That’s why I was more able than [Nacer] Bouhanni and [Thor] Hushovd to stay in the bunch in the climbs today. My team-mates Maciej Bodnar and Kristjan Koren led me up behind the boy from Cofidis [Rein Taaramäe]. I was in perfect position for sprinting. My intention is to ride the Dauphiné until stage 6 in Grenoble. After that, it’ll be time to stop. I’m not going to do the Tour de France. Our sprinter there will be Peter Sagan. I’ve already done a lot since the beginning of the season. It’ll be necessary to take a rest soon and I won’t be racing again until August." | 
Race leader, David Veilleux (Team Europcar) maintained his overall lead, but, by his own admission, he'll likely give it up after Wednesday's 33 km individual time trial.“This day in yellow has gone very well”, the Canadian explained. “My team-mates have done an exceptional work. I owe them a lot. We never panicked. We always kept the race under control behind the four breakaway riders. Thomas Voeckler rode for me because he knows our dedication to him on other occasions. If we’re able to do the same again tomorrow, I may be able to keep the jersey for the time trial. Then I’ll do my best against the clock but against riders like Chris Froome or Tony Martin, two minutes aren’t much over 30 kilometres.” |
Stage 3: Ambérieu-en-Bugey → Tarare, 167 km Full Results and Report
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Yesteday's Stage 2 winner, Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) arriving for the start in Ambérieu-en-Bugey. He finished 5th today. | 
Second on the first two stages and third today, Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) in the Green Points Jersey | 
With fewer hills today, sprinter Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ), was in contention at the finish, but he wasn't well positioned and finish 7th. The skinsuit wasn't needed today afterall, but it will for Wednesday's ITT. | 
Race leader, David Veilleux (Team Europcar), enjoying the limelight | 
Dropped before the finish on Stage 2, Thor Hushovd (BMC) at the start making some last minute adjustments. He took 4th in today's technical sprint finish. | 
Positioning was important for today's technical run to the line in Tarare with Geraint Thomas (Sky) at the front with several turns to go | 
Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) looked well positioned here following teammate Sylvain Chavanel | 
Race leader, David Veilleux (Team Europcar) was in this group | 
The strung out peloton heading into the final corners | 
After the final corner, there was only 75m to go... a quick dash to the line | 
Positioning was equally important to speed in this sprint and Team Sky was well positioned throughout the final kilometer | 
Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (SKY PROCYCLING) edges out Michael MATTHEWS (ORICA GREENEDGE) and Gianni MEERSMAN (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) | 
The photo finish photo | 
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Winner of stages at the Critérium du Dauphiné two of the past three years, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) celebrates another win | 
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) showing off the Norwegian national champs jersey to countryman Thor Hushovd who was 4th in the sprint. | 
Your stage 3 winner, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) "It’s been a team’s performance in the last climb and the last kilometer where Peter Kennaugh and at the end Geraint Thomas led me out. The chase down the hill was excellent. I’m grateful to the team. They’ve been amazing. It’s very nice to win at the Dauphiné again. I’m really happy. In stage 1, I just didn’t have the legs for climbing. It takes a while to get used to the mountains. Now I feel good. My form is coming at the right time. It’s great for my morale to come up with a stage win at the Dauphiné again. I’m ready to switch my focus to my other job helping Chris Froome. Our main goal at Team Sky remains the yellow jersey." |
Stage 4: Villars-les-Dombes → Parc des Oiseaux, 32.5 km Full Results and Report
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The World ITT champ, Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) , on the 32.5 km flat course | 
Tony Martin gulping in the air at well over 50 kmh | 
Tony Martin showing his form on his way to a best time of 36:54 | 
Tony Martin with 150m to go | 
2nd Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) + 47 | 
Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) riding into the race leader's jersey | 
Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) | 
3rd Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) + 52s | 
Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) | 
Christopher Froome (Sky Procycling) is now 2nd overall just + 5s | 
4th Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar Team) + 1:08 | 
5th Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) + 1:13 and now 3rd overall + 26s | 
Sky's Richie Porte passed his two minute man and former team leader Alberto Contador on his way to posting the 7th fastest time + 1:20 and is now 5th overall + 33s | 
Richie Porte showing good TT form as he has all year | 
Geraint Thomas Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) was one of four Team Sky riders in the top ten. 6th + 1:19 | 
Most intriguing result was 12th Leopold Konig (Team Netapp - Endura) + 1:58. The winner of the Mt Diablo stage at the Tour of California is now 8th overall + 1:11 heading into the mountain stages. | 
18th only for French TT champ Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) + 2:28 | 
Previously the best rider, 21st Tony (Radioshack Leopard) + 2:36 | 
53rd Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) + 3:29 | 
Alberto Contador wasn't looking comfortable on his TT bike again today | 
Alberto Contador blamed his 61st placing + 3:37 on allergies | 
Alberto Contador near the finish of his horrible ride | 
Race leader David Veilleux (Team Europcar) out on the course | 
David Veilleux (Team Europcar) finished 76th + 3:53 and drops to 7th overall 1:09 | 
Another ITT win for Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) | 
Tony Martin apparently evidently recovered from his stomach problem to claim 1st prize | 
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We have a new race leader | 
New race leader, 23 year-old Aussie Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) leads Chris Froome by 5s | 
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KOM leader Thomas Damuseau (Argos-Shimano) | 
Points leader Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) | 
The race leader is also the best young rider, Rohan Dennis (Garmin - Sharp) |
Stage 5: Grésy-sur-Aix → Valmorel, 139 km Full Results and Report
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A rare photo op with Saxo Tinkoff director Bjarne Riis | 
The nice weather has put Thomas Voeckler into a good mood | 
Rohan Dennis and the other jersey leaders at the start in Grésy-sur-Aix | 
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The peloton leaving the neutralized area at Trévignin | 
KOM leader Thomas Damuseau (Argos-Shimano) is eager to get started despite not feeling well this morning | 
As soon as the flag dropped KOM leader Thomas Damuseau (Argos-Shimano) was off in search of the first KOM points, a cat 3 at km 25 | 
Race leader Rohan Dennis | 
Jumping ahead to the finish at the Valmorel ski resort | 
Looking down at the HC finishing climb. Your typical steady grade ski resort road, in this case, 12.7 km in length, averaging 7%. | 
Fans in place at the finish with the riders expected to arrive in 27 minutes | 
Alberto Contador attacked in the final kms with Matthew Busche (RadioShack), the lone escapee, still up the road | 
Alberto Contador checking his gap | 
Chris Froome (Sky) followed by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), who attacked unsuccessfully earlier in the climb | 
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Richie Porte (Sky) followed by Jakob Fuglsang (Astana Pro Team) finished 9th and 10th respectively + 24 and +29 | 
Rohen Dennis was dropped near the top, but continued to ride in his big ring | 
Chris Froome caught Contador with 1 km to go and then passed Busche as the finish kicked up with 150m to go | 
Contador and Busche | 
Chris Froome wins Stage 5 | 
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Contador and Busche finishing | 
Froome's 4s margin of victory | 
Busche post-race. So close. | 
4th Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) +10s followed by Michael Rogers, Daniel Moreno (Katusha) and Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) | 
11th and 12 Bart De Clercq (Lotto Belisol) and Laurens Ten Dam (Blanco Pro Cycling Team) + 32s | 
Laurens Ten Dam going sideways after the finish | 
The grupetto enjoying the final climb scenery | 
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis, Solutions Credits) was heart-broken he couldn't stay with Contador's move. He finished 7th + 12s. | 
Rohan Dennis post-stage looking for a drink | 
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Your stage 5 winner, Chris Froome (Sky) | 
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The new race leader, Chris Froome (Sky) | 
Chris Froome now leads the race by 52s over teammate Richie Porte | 
Points leader Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) | 
He's out of the race lead now, but Rohan Dennis increased his lead in the best young rider competition | 
"The plan wasn't to take the stage win but after the way the team worked for me I felt I had to give them something back" |
Stage 6: La Léchère → Grenoble, 143 km Full Results and Report
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Team Sky's David Brailsford prior to Stage 6 | 
A beautiful morning looking south from the start in La Léchère | 
The other direction, looking north from the start in La Léchère with the Rhône-Alpes in the background | 
Smile David Veilleux | 
Smile Chris Froome | 
Smile Thomas Voeckler | 
Smile Alejandro Valverde | 
Smile Jean-François Pescheux | 
Smile Thomas Damuseau (Argos-Shimano) | 
Smile Joaquim Rodríguez | 
Smile Michael Rogers | 
Smile Elia Viviani and Eros Capecchi | 
In stark contrast, Alberto Contador was all business testing out his Tour de France game face | 
Race leader Chris Froome making some last minute adjustments | 
Chris Froome is now serious | 
Team Sky with their race leader Chris Froome are firmly in control of this race | 
The morning rollout in glorious weather | 
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Jumping ahead to the finish with a view of the French Alps and the Grenoble football/soccer stadium | 
Killing time waiting for the finish | 
The successful four man on their way to the line in Grenoble | 
Chris Froome and peloton a minute back | 
Four man bunch sprint in Grenoble | 
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) has this one in the bag | 
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Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) wins ahead of José Herrada (Movistar Team) | 
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Astana had two riders in the break, but they finished 3rd and 4th... obviously they had nothing left to work some strategy | 
Field sprint for 5th 46 seconds later | 
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Edvald BOASSON (Sky Procycling) wins the sprint for 5th followed by points leader Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) | 
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Give up it for Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and his first win of the year | 
"It brings good feelings back!", the Frenchman reacted. "I'm not used to reaching the month of June without the pleasure of winning. Doubt had taken place in my mind, I must admit. What reassured me since the beginning of the season was the great performances of our team. But personally, I wasn’t very successful. I was worried by the Movistar rider. I didn’t know if he was fast or not. Otherwise, I told myself to profit from the excessive numbers of the Astana team in the breakaway. I still know how to win races. In 2004, on this same finishing line here, I finished third as I won a sprint [of 20 riders including Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis, etc.] for third place behind [Michael] Rasmussen and [Ivan] Basso. I knew the final straight line. Everyone remembers when I’ve won but I’ve also failed many times like recently at the Tour of Belgium when many people thought I’d get a stage win. Today, I really didn’t want to miss out. I hope the hard times are behind me. I’m often told that my break will help me now but I’ve missed the Amstel Gold Race, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Tour de Romandie and the Four Days of Dunkirk for which I had a good form." | 
Chris Froome will take his 52 lead into the weekend mountain stages |
Stage 7: Le Pont-de-Claix → Superdévoluy, 188 km Full Results and Report
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Scenery from the cat 3 (4 km at 5.7%) uphill finish to Superdévoluy, a ski resort). Most of the serious climbing was earlier in the stage | 
French Alps | 
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The Superdévoluy ski resort at the finish | 
More finish line scenery | 
Jakob FUGLSANG (ASTANA PRO TEAM) and Samuel SANCHEZ (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) escaped over the cat 1 climb before the final cat 3 with about 25 seconds advantage | 
1 km to go | 
Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) and Daniel NAVARRO (COFIDIS) attempting to bridge across | 
Alberto Contador played the domestique role for Saxo-Tinkoff teammate Michael Rogers | 
After looking in a world of pain on the final climb, Samuel SANCHEZ (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) easily won the flat finish over Jakob FUGLSANG (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
Sanchez' salute at the finish was for former teammate Euskaltel Euskadi Victor Cabedo who died last September after being struck by a vehicle during a training ride in Spain. | 
Wins are always hard to come by for Euskaltel Euskadi so enjoy the moment | 
Richie Porte took 3rd + 15s | 
Chris Froome finished 7th + 16s | 
9th Michael ROGERS (TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF) moved up to 3rd overall today | 
Gruppeto scenery | 
Gruppeto scenery | 
Your stage 7 winner, Samuel SANCHEZ (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) | 
Just his first win of 2013 | 
Chris Froome has one more stage to go before we can declare him the overall winner | 
Points leader Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) | 
Best young rider Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) | 
Samuel Sanchez at the post-race press conference: "I’ve suffered a lot, especially in the last three kilometers", he said at the finish. "Fuglsang was very strong but I gave everything I had to beat him at the end. It’s going to be wonderful for Euskaltel to start the Tour de France with this prestigious victory. We had just won two races [stages at the Tour of Castilla and Leon with Pablo Urtasun and Juan José Lobato] this year but nothing in the World Tour. We didn’t get what we wanted from the Giro d’Italia, so it was good to keep going and come to here looking for something like this. Personally, I won’t race the Tour this year. I need to take a rest. It means a lot to me and the team to win at the Dauphiné. I dedicate it to my friend and team-mate Victor Cabedo who died a few months ago.” | 
"This is one more day towards achieving my goal. I know it’s going to be another hard stage tomorrow, notably because we’ll ride above 2000 metres of altitude [at col de Vars] but I feel the situation is under control. It’s gonna be a tough finale tomorrow but Richie [Porte] has the legs to be there in the final climb. Hopefully we’ll finish it off. We have the two first places on GC. We can be in a very similar situation at the Tour de France too, so it’s a good exercise. It won’t be the same race though. There’ll be different teams with different objectives, like Saxo-Tinkoff was racing for third place on GC today. To have climbed l’Alpe d’Huez once was hard enough, so I can imagine what it’ll be like when we’ll do it twice on the same day at the Tour. Today was definitely a rehearsal. The downhill of col de Sarenne is tricky. It’s good to have done it." | 
Later in the day, Alberto Contador was interviewed by French tv, in Spanish, and our man Colin Flockton was one of two photographers on the scene. | 
Alberto Contador was tactlessly asked how many Tours he thinks he has won (he said 3). He was also asked about Chris Froome and Team Sky, about whether the Spanish riders may work together and about the most important moment in his career. It was for a brief segment to be shown on French tv at the start of this year's Tour de France. |
Stage 8: Sisteron → Risoul, 156 km Full Results and Report
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Michael Rogers and Alberto Contador checking out of their hotel this morning. Rogers effectively checkout of the race dropping from 3rd to 6th today. Contador had that grumpy not you again look about him. | 
Another scenic backdrop to start the morning, this time in the final start host, Sisteron | 
Daniel MORENO (KATUSHA) about to jump one spot on GC to grab the final podium spot at the expense of Michael Rogers | 
The morning's jersey leaders would turn out to be the final jersey winners | 
Chris Froome and the peloton rolling out | 
The rollout from Sisteron | 
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Jumping ahead to the finish. Needless to say, the weather deteriorated throughout the day | 
The sole break survivor, Alessandro DE MARCHI (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING), on the 14 km @ 6.7% cat 1 climb to Risoul | 
Our lonesome leader disappearing into the fog | 
Chris Froome and Richie Porte attacked off the peloton with several km to go | 
Chris Froome was waiting for Richie Porte possibly trying to set him up for the win | 
Chris Froome with Richie Porte bearly able to hang on with 300m to go | 
7th on the day, Joaquin RODRIGUEZ (KATUSHA) pacing teammate Daniel MORENO onto the final podium | 
Saxo Tinkoff's Alberto Contador stayed back to help pace fading Michael Rogers who slipped from 3rd to 6th on GC | 
Appearing out of the fog... | 
Alessandro DE MARCHI (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) survives; Your stage 8 mountaintop finish winner | 
First pro win for Alessandro DE MARCHI (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) | 
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Christopher FROOME, (SKY PROCYCLING) crossed 2nd + 24s followed by Andrew TALANSKY (GARMIN SHARP) | 
Suffering from illness earlier in the week, Andrew TALANSKY (GARMIN SHARP) improved today to take 3rd. Chapeau for carrying on rather than abandoning earlier in the race. | 
10th Rohan DENNIS (GARMIN SHARP) to cap off an impressive week for the 23 year-old best young rider winner | 
Your stage 8 winner, Alessandro DE MARCHI (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) "This victory rewards me for all the unsuccessful breakaways I’ve conducted since I turned Professional", he said. "It was the dream of my life to achieve something like this and I’m delighted it happened at such a big race. I’ve tried so many times that I can only be happy with this. The Dauphiné was an important step in my lead up to the Tour de France." | 
Chris Froome (Sky) celebrates his convincing overall win | 
"It’s been a dream scenario", he said. "The Dauphiné was a build up race. To come away with the victory plus one of my best friends and team-mate Richie Porte in second place overall, I couldn’t ask for more. Of course, it’s a very positive test for the Tour de France. I know that I’ll do everything I can to win it as well. We’ve got some good reasons to be confident with such a great team but in cycling, nothing is granted. It’ll be an advantage to have two riders able to target high positions on GC. It’s a very favorable situation. Tonight I’ll be able to have a drink with my team-mates to celebrate this great win. In the coming days, we’ll go and recognize some mountain stages of the Tour." | 
Your 2013 podium: 2nd Richie PORTE (SKY PROCYCLING) + 58s, 1st Christopher FROOME (SKY PROCYCLING) 29:28:46, 3rd Daniel MORENO (KATUSHA) + 2:12 |
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