Critérium du Dauphiné 2025

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Stage 6: Tadej Pogačar decimates field to take overall race lead / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) produced a stunning ride on stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, dropping all of his rivals on the Côte de Domancy to both win the stage and wrest back control of the overall race lead in dominant fashion. After starting the day with time to make up on Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), Pogačar restored his position at the top after a rapid lead-out from his team and a subsequent ruthless seated attack.

Stage 5: Jake Stewart sprints to win in stage 5 as leader Remco Evenepoel involved in late spill/As it happened

A well-timed long acceleration by Jake Stewart (Israel-Premier Tech) allowed the British sprinter to claim the first WorldTour victory of his career, whilst top favourite Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) faded late on and had to settle for fifth. After the break of the day was caught with less than two kilometres to go in the city of Mâcon, Lidl-Trek surged to the front, perfectly placing Milan, but Stewart ambushed the Italian with an early jump for the line. New race leader Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) had a largely uneventful day, only for a late crash to leave him uninjured but shaken. He also lost a valued teammate Louis Vervaeke after the Belgian allrounder broke his collarbone in an earlier fall.

Stage 4: Remco Evenepoel crushes the clock in TT and takes lead / As it happened

World and Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) crushed the competition to win stage 4's time trial by an impressive margin, moving into the yellow jersey in the process on a stage that shook up the overall standings. GC rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) came closest to the Belgian, finishing second on the stage, whilst Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) ceded a bit more time in fourth. Meanwhile, second overall Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) cemented himself as a threat to the 'Big Three' in the race.

Stage 3: Iván Romeo solos to victory from breakaway / As it happened

Iván Romeo claimed the biggest win of his young career and Movistar's first at WorldTour level since January on stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, perfectly timing an attack 6km from the finish in Charantonnay to win solo after a furious breakaway battle. Having started the day just 10 seconds off the overall race lead, Romeo, 21, also took over the overall race lead from Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek).

Stage 2: Jonathan Milan takes decisive sprint win / As it happened

After all the GC drama of stage 1, business as usual for the sprinters on stage 2 as Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) claimed a clear victory ahead of Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Milan's victory also enabled the Italian to move into the overall lead, tied on time with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).

Stage 1: Tadej Pogačar wins as Jonas Vingegaard rips up the script / As it happened

On a stage theoretically designed for sprinters, a late surprise attack by Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) saw an impromptu GC battle develop, as Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) joined the Dane some five kilometres from the line. As the peloton closed down on the attack group, Pogačar was just far enough ahead to claim the victory, the first for a reigning Road World Champion in the Critérium du Dauphiné since Bernard Hinault back in 1981. Vingegaard placed second behind Pogačar, Van der Poel third.

Critérium du Dauphiné history

Now in a 77th edition, Critérium du Dauphiné returns with a parade of climbing stages, including a trio of summit finishes on the final three days. The eight-day WorldTour competition, June 8-15, serves as a traditional build-up for the Tour de France.

The race debuted in 1947, created by newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré much like the Tour started as a circulation booster for l’Auto. Originally branded as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, ASO took the reins and changed the name in 2010.

Although the Dauphiné is considered a test for the Tour, only 11 riders have won both races, Bernard Hinault the first to do so in 1979 and 1981. Chris Froome won both races across 2013, 2015 and 2016. Since then, Geraint Thomas (2018) and Jonas Vingegaard (2023) have scored the double in the same year. Last year's winner Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) pulled out of the Tour ahead of stage 13 after crashing several times.

The most victories in the Dauphiné by a single rider stands at three: Luis Ocana (1970, 1972, 1973), Bernard Hinault (1977, 1979, 1981), Charly Mottet (1987, 1989, 1992), and Chris Froome (2013, 2015, 2016) are all tied for the record.

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Critérium du Dauphiné route

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The 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné route covers 1201.9 kilometres with seven road stages and one time trial, this time almost half the distance of last year's race against the clock. The opening two stages include 14 categorised climbs, while each of the final three days include mountaintop finishes.

A special start on stage 3 will honor French veteran Romain Bardet (Team Picnic PostNL) with a sendoff in his home town of Brioude, as he makes the Critérium du Dauphiné a final road competition before retirement in the summer, going on to pursue gravel.

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