tombeej Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 One of the big races designed to lead up to the Tour de France (and organised by the owners of the TDF as well), the Critérium du Dauphiné runs from Sunday 7th June to Sunday 14th June. The Critérium du Dauphiné (known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré before 2010) is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which gave its name to the event. For many years, organisation of the event was shared between the newspaper publishers and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO); in 2010, the newspaper ceded all organisational responsibility to the ASO, and the race's name was abbreviated. Along with the Tour de Suisse, the Dauphiné is an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, and it is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. Because the Dauphiné is a mountainous area, the winners are often climbing specialists. Many climbs that are famous from the Tour de France – like the Mont Ventoux, the Col du Galibier or Col de la Chartreuse – appear often in the Dauphiné Libéré. All cyclists who have won the Tour de France five times have also won the Dauphiné Libéré. The first Dauphiné Libéré was held in 1947 when Edouard Klabinski from Poland was the winner. Nello Lauredi, Luis Ocaña, Charly Mottet and Bernard Hinault share the record of the most wins, with three each. Defending champ: Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
tombeej Posted June 3, 2015 Author Posted June 3, 2015 Froome and Nibali in the cross-hairs Two former Tour de France champions, Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali, will confront one another in the Critérium du Dauphiné, this coming June 7-15. But the list of potential winners for the 67th edition is long: Talansky, Van Garderen, Valverde, Rodriguez, Kelderman, Péraud, Bardet, Rolland... ... and why not Alaphilippe?
ScottCM Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Froome and Nibali in the cross-hairs Two former Tour de France champions, Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali, will confront one another in the Critérium du Dauphiné, this coming June 7-15. But the list of potential winners for the 67th edition is long:Talansky,Van Garderen,Valverde,Rodriguez,Kelderman,Péraud,Bardet,Rolland... ... and why not Alaphilippe? White Jersey to be Fought between Alaphilippe and Wilco i recon.
ScottCM Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 TV coverage? Sunday13:05 - 15:30 SS5 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 1: Ugine / Albertville, 132 Km Monday13:40 - 15:30 SS6 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 2: Le Bourget-Du-Lac / Parc Des Oiseaux Villars-Les-Dombes, 173 Km Tuesday13:25 - 15:00 SS6 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 3: Roanne / Montagny, 24,5 Km (team Time Trial) Wednesday15:55 - 17:50 SS5 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 4: Anneyron / Porte De Drômardèche - Sisteron, 228 Km
ScottCM Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 TV coverage? Thursday13:20 - 15:00 SS6 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 5: Digne-Les-Bains / Pra-Loup, 161 Km Friday13:40 - 15:30 SS6 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 6: Saint-Bonnet-En-Champsaur / Villard-De-Lans - Vercors, 183 Km Saturday15:25 - 17:20 SS2 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 7: Montmélian / Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 155 Km Sunday15:30 - 17:30 SS6 http://cdn.dstv.com/supersport.img/website/images/live_butt.png Criterium Du Dauphine Stage 8: Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc / Modane Valfréjus, 156,5 Km
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