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2018 Critérium du Dauphiné (3-10 June)

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The Race - One of two big trials for the Tour de France, and arguably the more recognised one. The Criterium du Dauphine normally is the premier test, but This year, the Tour de France has been moved back a week later than usual because of the World Cup in the summer, meaning there's an extra week between the Dauphiné and Tour.

The Route - Is packed with climbing, having more summit finishes than the actual tour, including a carbon copy of stage 11 – raced as the sixth stage in the Dauphine this year.

Prologue, Sunday June 3: Valence, 6.6km (ITT) - There shouldn’t be many gaps over a short prologue in Valence. This is the first time that the race has taken this route to start the Dauphine since 2008

Stage one, Monday, June 4: Valence to Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, 179km - An undulating route for the sprinters and no guaranteed bunch kick given the terrain that has to be covered before two laps of a finishing circuit that contains the category 4 Côte du Barrage de Grangent, 1.4km at 4.3%. The last ascent comes just 4km from the finish line.

Stage two, Tuesday, June 5: Montbrison to Belleville, 180.5km - A battle between the fastmen, breakaway and the terrain with five climbs coming from what can roughly be called the halfway mark. The Col de Cambuse (5 kilometres at 4.6%), Col de la Croix de Marchampt (4.9 kilometres at 5.2%), Côte de Régnié-Durette (1.4 kilometres at 5.4%), Col de Crie (4.9 kilometres at 4.3%) and Col du Fut d’Avenas (3.8 kilometres at 6%) are all sandwiched within 80 kilometres and then there’s a downhill run into Belleville.

Stage three, Wednesday, June 6: Pont-de-Vaux to Louhans-Châteaurenaud, 30.5km - An extremely important day, as this is the last team time trial before the Tour – which has a team time trial on stage three this year - and some teams, like AG2R, have come with the squad that they intend to use to race the Tour.

The route is pan flat and straight, so this is all about power.

Stage four, Thursday, June 7: Chazey-sur-Ain to Lans-en-Vercors, 181km - Now it gets good. The beginning of four days of climbing and the longest stage of the race. The action really starts later on, with the Hors Categorie climb of Mont Noir lasting 17.8 kilometres at 6.9%. There’s a descent and then rolling terrain before the final climb to Lans-en-Vercors, 4.8km long but at 7.5%.

Stage five, Friday, June 8: Grenoble to Valmorel, 130.5km - All about the beginning and end here. We start with the Côte de Naysord (3.7 kilometres at 8.5%) and Col de Mouilles (3.8 kilometre at 7.2%) and then a long valley road to Valmorel, 12.7km at 7% and potentially explosive.

Stage six, Saturday, June 9: Frontenex to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo, 110km

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Frontenex to La Rosiere Espace San Bernardo will be a crucial stage in this year's Dauphine

A carbon copy of what promises to be one of the best stages of the Tour. The only different between stage 11 of the Tour and stage 6 here is that the Dauphine starts in Frontenex and the Tour in Albertville.

Montée de Bisanne is 12.4 kilometres at 8.1%, and then after a descent into Beaufort the riders hit the 12.6km Col du Pré, which averages 7.6%. The climbing continues as after a short descent into Barage de Roslend and then a further climb for the Cormoet de Roselend, 5.7 kilometres at 6.4%.

There’s 20 kilometres of descending into Bourg-Saint-Maurice and then the final climb. La Rosière is a test of length, measuring 17.6 kilometres from top to bottom and averaging 5.8%. The toughest section is in the middle, with 6 kilometres at 8% or above before the rest of the climb closes up at 5%.

Stage seven, Sunday, June 10: Moûtiers to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, 129km - The same formula is repeated once again for the last stage, a dash through the Alps to Mont-Blanc, the finishing venue for Stage 19 of the 2016 Tour when Romain Bardet attacked that day on the descent to Domancy and the base of the climb to win the stage and go a long way to sealing second place that year with the yellow jersey group 23 to 36 seconds behind.

The climbing starts with 22 kilometres ridden, and then doesn’t stop.  In just over 100 kilometres the riders face Cormet de Roselend (19.3 kilometres, average gradient is 6%), the Col des Saisie (15.1 kilometres at 6.4%) the Côte des Amerands (2.7 kilometres at 11.2%) and  Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc (7 kilometres at 7.7%) before the finish.

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Prologue Results
1 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 7:25
2 VAN EMDEN, Jos (TLJ) + 1
3 MOSCON, Gianni (SKY) + 3
4 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (LTS) + 5
5 BEVIN, Patrick (BMC)
6 BRÄNDLE, Matthias (TFS) + 6
7 JUNGELS, Bob (QST) + 7
8 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (LTS) + 9
9 CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan (SKY)
10 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) + 11
11 EDMONDSON, Alexander (MTS)
12 IMPEY, Daryl (MTS) + 12
13 TERPSTRA, Niki (QST) + 13
14 TEUNISSEN, Mike (SUN)
15 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (SKY)
16 CRADDOCK G, Lawson (EFD)
17 ALAPHILIPPE, Julian (QST) + 14
18 THOMAS, Benjamin (GFC)
19 BOOM, Lars (TLJ)
20 POWLESS, Neilson (TLJ)
21 CARUSO, Damiano (BMC) + 15
22 DE PLUS, Laurens (QST)
23 WALLAYS, Jelle (LTS)
24 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) + 16
25 VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael (AST)
26 ROSSKOPF, Joseph (BMC)
27 SÜTTERLIN, Jasha (MOV) + 17
28 ERMENAULT, Corentin (VCC)
29 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (TKA) + 18
30 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (DDD)
31 PÖSTLBERGER, Lukas (BOH)
32 BOHLI, Tom (BMC)
33 CUMMINGS, Stephen (DDD)
34 MCCARTHY, Jay (BOH)
35 GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao (SKY)
36 ARCAS, Jorge (MOV) + 19
37 GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam (TFS)
38 GALLOPIN, Tony (ALM)
39 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 20
40 COQUARD, Bryan (VCC)
41 BILBAO, Pello (AST) + 21
42 YATES, Adam (MTS)
43 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)
44 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (GFC) + 22
45 ROWE, Luke (SKY)
46 MOLARD, Rudy (GFC)
47 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (EFD)
48 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 23
49 HAMILTON, Lucas (MTS)
50 HOULE, Hugo (AST)
51 VINCENT, Léo (GFC)
52 CASTRILLO ZAPATER, Jaime (MOV)
53 TUSVELD, Martijn (SUN)
54 SKUJINS, Toms (TFS)
55 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM)
56 HOWSON, Damien (MTS) + 24
57 BAUHAUS, Phil (SUN)
58 NIBALI, Vincenzo (TBM)
59 BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS)
60 ERVITI, Imanol (MOV) + 25

General Classification after Prologue
1 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 7:25
2 VAN EMDEN, Jos (TLJ) + 1
3 MOSCON, Gianni (SKY) + 3
4 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (LTS) + 5
5 BEVIN, Patrick (BMC)
6 BRÄNDLE, Matthias (TFS) + 6
7 JUNGELS, Bob (QST) + 7
8 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (LTS) + 9
9 CASTROVIEJO, Jonathan (SKY)
10 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) + 11

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