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Critérium du Dauphiné 2011
With the countdown now well and truly on to the Tour de France, it's time for the first of the traditional warm-up races, the Critérium du Dauphiné – eight days and 1065 kilometres of racing in this 63rd edition.
The Schleck's may be missing, as will Alberto Contador but there will be no shortage of Tour contenders with BMC's Cadel Evans favourite ahead of Sunday's prologue in St Jean de Maurienne. Also lining up will be defending champion Janez Brajkovic, Ivan Basso, Robert Gesink, Alexandre Vinokourov, Bradley Wiggins, Samuel Sanchez, Tony Martin and Juergen van den Broeck.
Critérium du Dauphiné Stages
Prologue
- Location:
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
- Distance:
- 5.4 km
Stage 1
- Location:
- Albertville - Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse
- Distance:
- 144 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- Voiron - Lyon
- Distance:
- 179 km
Stage 3
- Location:
- Grenoble
- Distance:
- 42.5 km
Stage 4
- Location:
- La Motte-Servolex - Mâcon
- Distance:
- 173.5 km
Stage 5
- Location:
- Parc des Oiseaux - Villars-les-Dombes - Les Gets
- Distance:
- 210 km
Stage 6
- Location:
- Les Gets - Le Collet d’Allevard
- Distance:
- 192.5 km
Stage 7
- Location:
- Pontcharra - La Toussuire
- Distance:
- 117.5 km
Critérium du Dauphiné Photos
Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) on the last climb
- Race winner Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)
- Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) climbs toward victory
- John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) triumphs in stage 4
- John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) triumphs in stage 2.
- A Lotto success: Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
- Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) celebrates his stage victory
- Christophe Kern (Europcar) enjoys his podium time
- Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) wins the stage
- Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) came from the Giro d'Italia to the Dauphine.
- Jurgen Van den Broeck kept the mountains jersey.
- Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad)
- John Degenkolb is understandibly pleased with a hard-fought sprint win
- Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma Lotto)
Critérium du Dauphiné News
Team Sky and Great Britain climb UCI ranking after Wiggins’ Dauphiné win
US squads dominate team ranking, Spain best nation
Team Sky buoyed by Dauphine success
Yates and Brailsford proud of overall team performance
Evans "happy with second for once"
Australian finishes runner-up in Dauphiné for fourth time
Rodriguez enjoyed the 'nicest' week of his career
First double stage winner at the Dauphiné since Hamilton in 2000
Wiggins honoured to add name to Dauphiné winners' list
Team Sky racer looks forward to the Tour de France
Rodriguez wins Dauphiné's Queen stage
Roche pulls out of Critérium du Dauphiné following crash
Basso: There is still time before Tour's first climbs
Rui Costa making amends at the Dauphiné
Degenkolb proves his pedigree on stage four
Van Den Broeck satisfied with Dauphiné time trial