2013 Critérium du Dauphiné

2013 Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 UCI World Tour 16 29 2–9 June 2013 8 1,136.5 km 29h 28' 46" Chris Froome Great Britain SKY 2013 yellow-bluebar Richie Porte Australia SKY 2013 Daniel Moreno Spain KAT 2013 Thomas Damuseau France ARG 2013 white dots on red Rohan Dennis Australia GRS 2013 white Gianni Meersman Belgium OPQ 2013 green SKY 2013 2012 2014 The 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 65th running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race; a race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar, the highest classification such an event can have. The race consisted of eight stages, beginning in Champéry on 2 June – the first such start for the race in Switzerland – and concluding in Risoul on 9 June, and was the sixteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. The Dauphiné was viewed as a great preparation for July's Tour de France and a number of the contenders for the general classification of the Tour participated in the Dauphiné.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14376/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Alpe-dHuez-highlight-of-2013-route-race-to-begin-in-Switzerland.aspx Alpe d'Huez highlight of 2013 route, race to begin in Switzerland Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 15 April 2013 29 May 2013 It featured mountainous stages as well as an individual time trial similar in length to the Tour.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2013-criterium-du-dauphine-route-unveiled 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné route unveiled Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 April 2013 29 May 2013 The race was won by Great Britain's Chris Froome of SKY 2013http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28952_8766963,00.html Team seal Dauphine one-two SKY 2013 BSkyB 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 – the third successive year that the squad had won the race, after Bradley Wiggins' victories in 2011 and 2012. Froome took the overall lead of the race after winning the fifth stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race to win his fourth stage race of the 2013 season.http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8766966/Chris-Froome-seals-victory-at-Criterium-du-Dauphine-in-Team-Sky-1-2 Chris Froome seals victory at Criterium du Dauphine in Team Sky 1-2 Sky Sports BSkyB 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Ultimately, Froome won the general classification by 58 seconds over runner-up and team-mate Richie Porte, a domestique for Froome in the mountainous stages on the route. The podium was completed by Daniel Moreno of KAT 2013, who finished 74 seconds in arrears of Porte, and two minutes 12 seconds behind Froome.http://www.katushateam.com/2013/06/criterium-du-dauphine-daniel-moreno-takes-the-podium-place-in-final-classification/ Daniel Moreno takes the podium place in final classification KAT 2013 Katusha Management SA 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 28 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130628015236/http://www.katushateam.com/2013/06/criterium-du-dauphine-daniel-moreno-takes-the-podium-place-in-final-classification/ dead In the race's other classifications, GRS 2013's Rohan Dennis was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later, finishing in eighth place overall.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538800/chris-froome-wins-2013-criterium-du-dauphine.html Chris Froome wins 2013 Criterium du Dauphine Stephen Puddicombe Cycling Weekly IPC Media 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Despite not winning any stages during the race, Gianni Meersman of OPQ 2013 won the green jersey,http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/criterium-du-dauphine-stage-8-meersman-wins-the-green-jersey/1261 Meersman Wins the Green Jersey OPQ 2013 Decolef 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021090522/http://omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/criterium-du-dauphine-stage-8-meersman-wins-the-green-jersey/1261 2013-10-21 dead for the winner of the points classification – gained at intermediate sprints and stage finishes – while the red and white polka-dotted jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to ARG 2013 rider Thomas Damuseau.http://www.teamgiantshimano.com/2013/06/thomas-damuseau-king-of-the-mountains-at-criterium-dauphine/ Thomas Damuseau King of the Mountains at Critérium Dauphiné ARG 2013 Project 1t4i 9 June 2013 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413192155/http://www.teamgiantshimano.com/2013/06/thomas-damuseau-king-of-the-mountains-at-criterium-dauphine/ 2014-04-13 dead The teams classification was comfortably won by SKY 2013 yes for the second year in a row; they were over twelve minutes clear of the next best team, SAX 2013. Teams As the Critérium du Dauphiné was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with four other squads given wildcard places.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13771/Wildcard-teams-announced-for-Paris-Nice-and-Criterium-du-Dauphine.aspx Wildcard teams announced for Paris-Nice and Criterium du Dauphiné Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 23 January 2013 30 May 2013 KAT 2013 were not originally invited to the race,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8428772/Katusha-overlooked-for-Criterium-du-Dauphin-and-Paris-Nice-wildcards Katusha overlooked for Criterium du Dauphiné and Paris-Nice wildcards Matt Westby Sky Sports BSkyB 23 January 2013 30 May 2013 but when they later regained their ProTour status after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-orders-worldtour-licence-for-katusha CAS orders WorldTour licence for Katusha Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 February 2013 30 May 2013http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-19-worldtour-teams-for-2013 UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 18 February 2013 30 May 2013 the race organisers announced their inclusion, bringing the total number of teams competing to twenty-three.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/katushas-return-swells-paris-nice-dauphine_275196 Katusha's return swells Paris-Nice, Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 19 February 2013 30 May 2013 22 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130222024432/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/news/katushas-return-swells-paris-nice-dauphine_275196 dead During May's Giro d'Italia, Sylvain Georges tested positive for the vasodilator heptaminol,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sylvain-georges-positive-for-heptaminol Cyclingnews.com Future plc 15 May 2013 30 May 2013 Sylvain Georges positive for Heptaminol after the seventh stage; his positive test was the second by a rider from the ALM 2013 squad in the space of a year, after Steve Houanard tested positive for the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition test in September 2012.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14622/Ag2r-La-Mondiale-to-voluntarily-miss-Criterium-du-Dauphine-after-Georges-positive-confirmed.aspx Ag2r La Mondiale to voluntarily miss Critérium du Dauphiné after Georges' positive confirmed Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 21 May 2013 30 May 2013 Since the team was a member of the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible union, a second positive test meant that, according to the union's regulations, they had to stop racing for eight days.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-to-allow-ag2r-la-mondiale-self-ban-without-penalty Cyclingnews.com Future plc 25 May 2013 30 May 2013 UCI to allow Ag2r-La Mondiale self-ban without penalty The team voluntarily withdrew from the Dauphiné, avoiding a financial penaltyhttp://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=OTMwNw&MenuId=MTI2Mjc PCC grants MPCC's request to allow Ag2R La Mondiale to forfeit participation in Critérium du Dauphiné without financial penalty UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 24 May 2013 30 May 2013 which could have been incurred by the team for failing to compete in a World Tour event, against UCI regulations. As a result, the peloton was reduced to the following twenty-two teams.http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2013-criterium-du-dauphine-start-list Cyclingnews.com Future plc 30 May 2013 29 May 2013 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné start list https://web.archive.org/web/20130710062109/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2013-criterium-du-dauphine-start-list 2013-07-10 dead 22em ARG 2013 AST 2013 RAB 2013a BMC 2013 BSE 2013 CAN 2013 COF 2013 EUC 2013 EUS 2013 FDJ 2013a GRS 2013 KAT 2013 LAM 2013 LTB 2013 MOV 2013 TNE 2013 OPQ 2013 OGE 2013 RNT 2013 SAX 2013 SKY 2013 VCD 2013 Among the 176-rider starting peloton was only one previous winner of the race: Alejandro Valverde, the winner of the race in 2008 and 2009, led the MOV 2013.http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-5-30/dauphine-and-suisse-in-the-horizon Dauphiné and Suisse in the horizon MOV 2013 Movistar 30 May 2013 9 June 2013 Schedule The route for the race was announced on 15 April 2013. StageRouteDistanceTypeDateWinner 1 Champéry (Switzerland) to Champéry (Switzerland)121 km 1 onlink=|alt=Medium-mountain stage 2 JuneDavid Veilleux CAN 2Châtel to Oyonnax191 km 1 onlink=|alt=Flat stage 3 JuneElia Viviani ITA 3Ambérieu-en-Bugey to Tarare167 km 1 onlink=|alt=Flat stage 4 JuneEdvald Boasson Hagen NOR 4Villars-les-Dombes to Parc des Oiseaux32.5 km 1 on20px|link=Individual time trial 5 JuneTony Martin GER 5Grésy-sur-Aix to Valmorel139 km 1 onlink=|alt=Medium-mountain stage 6 JuneChris Froome GBR 6La Léchère to Grenoble143 km 1 onlink=|alt=Flat stage 7 JuneThomas Voeckler FRA 7Le Pont-de-Claix to SuperDévoluy187.5 km 1 onlink=|alt=Medium-mountain stage 8 JuneSamuel Sánchez ESP 8Sisteron to Risoul155.5 km 1 onlink=|alt=Medium-mountain stage 9 JuneAlessandro De Marchi ITA Stages Stage 1 2 June 2013 — Champéry (Switzerland) to Champéry (Switzerland), 121 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-1.html Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140104220412/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-1.html 4 January 2014 dead dmy-all thumb|upright|EUC 2013's David Veilleux – pictured after the race's third stage – achieved his first victory at World Tour level, soloing to victory by over 90 seconds. Despite starting and finishing in the village of Champéry – the first occasion that the race had started in Switzerland in its history – most of the opening stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was just over the Franco-Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department, where the previous year's race had finished. After a slight descent from the start, the race's first climb commenced after just 3.3 km 1 on of racing, with the first-category Côte de Morgins,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14698/Criterium-du-Dauphine-David-Veilleux-takes-solo-breakaway-win-in-short-Champery-opener.aspx David Veilleux takes solo breakaway win in short Champéry opener Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 a 9.2 km 1 on-long, 6% climb. After a long and steady descent, another first-category climb of the Col du Corbier – which featured in the 2012 Dauphiné-ending stage – was ascented, a 7.6 km 1 on test at an average of 7.5%. On the return loop to Champéry, after passing through the intermediate sprint at La Chapelle-d'Abondance, the Côte de Morgins was climbed from the other side (this time as a second-category climb), before a third-category climb – the Côte de Champéryhttp://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/david-veilleux-wins-stage-1-of-the-2013-criterium-dauphine_289367 David Veilleux wins stage 1 of the 2013 Criterium du Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 7 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130607111918/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/david-veilleux-wins-stage-1-of-the-2013-criterium-dauphine_289367 dead – just a kilometre from the finish. This 121 km 1 on parcours, especially the closing kilometres, was expected to see sprinters being dropped from the peloton,http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/criterium_du_dauphin_preview/ Emil Axelgaard Criterium du Dauphiné preview CyclingQuotes JJnet.dk A/S 1 June 2013 10 April 2014 resulting in a select group of riders at the finish. The day's breakaway was initiated at the front of the day's opening climb, the Côte de Morgins, with the initial move being made by EUC 2013 rider David Veilleux. Veilleux was later joined by EUS 2013's Ricardo García, ARG 2013 rider Thomas Damuseau and Jean-Marc Bideau of BSE 2013, and the quartet built up a maximum lead on the road of around ten minutes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-1/results Veilleux solos to victory in Dauphiné opener Cyclingnews.com Future plc 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 Jean-François Quénet Behind them, Tony Martin (OPQ 2013) set off in pursuit of the four leaders, but was not able to reach the lead group at any point. Veilleux attacked on the Col du Corbier,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10094295/Criterium-du-Dauphine-2013-stage-one-Europcars-David-Veilleux-takes-early-lead-after-clinching-biggest-career-win.html John MacLeary Europcar's David Veilleux takes early lead after clinching biggest career win The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 and managed to break away by 40 seconds from García and Damuseau – Bideau had been dropped earlier on the climb – in 2 km 1 on to the top of the climb. Veilleux remained well clear into the closing stages, and eventually came across the line to take the biggest win of his career – his first win at World Tour level – by almost two minutes.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538683/david-veilleux-wins-opening-stage-of-crit-rium-du-dauphin.html Stephen Puddicombe David Veilleux wins opening stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Cycling Weekly IPC Media 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 In doing so, Veilleux claimed the race lead in the general, points and mountains classifications.http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28952_8753917,00.html Sky duo make strong start Nick Howes SKY 2013 BSkyB 3 June 2013 11 April 2014 With no time bonuses awarded in this year's race, Veilleux holds a 1min 57sec advantage at the top of the overall standings, and has also claimed the King of the Mountains and points jerseys in the process. 8 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141108105111/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28952_8753917,00.html dead The remaining members of the breakaway were caught, and this allowed Martin's team-mate Gianni Meersman to take second, ahead of RAB 2013a's Tom-Jelte Slagter, who was the best-placed young rider.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/slagter-ready-to-fight-for-white-jersey-in-criterium-du-dauphine Slagter ready to fight for white jersey in Critérium du Dauphiné Cyclingnews.com Future plc 2 June 2013 3 June 2013 Stage 1 Result and General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 David Veilleux CAN 20px20px20px EUC 2013 3h 17' 35" 2 Gianni Meersman BEL OPQ 2013 + 1' 56" 3 Tom-Jelte Slagter NED 20px RAB 2013a + 1' 57" 4 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 5 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 6 Ángel Madrazo ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 7 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 1' 57" 8 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 9 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 + 1' 57" 10 Leopold König CZE TNE 2013 + 1' 57" Stage 2 3 June 2013 — Châtel to Oyonnax, 191 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-2.html Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121802/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-2.html 18 March 2014 dead dmy-all Although categorised as a flat stage by the race organisers, the second half of the 191 km 1 on parcours was set to test whether the sprinters could with remain with the peloton all the way to the finish in Oyonnax. Five of the day's six categorised climbs came in a 60 km 1 on portion of the route, with the last of these – the second-category Col du Sentier – coming with just 11.5 km 1 on remaining of the stage. The Col du Sentier was the day's steepest climb, with an average gradient of 7.6%,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/viviani-takes-stage-2-at-the-criterium-du-dauphine_289471 Viviani takes stage 2 at Criterium du Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608020334/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/viviani-takes-stage-2-at-the-criterium-du-dauphine_289471 dead and was one of two second-category ascents, along with the 5.6 km 1 on-long Côte de Communal (6.3%) around 30 km 1 on prior. The descent into Oyonnax was fast, before a gradual rise to the finish.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538694/elia-viviani-sprints-to-win-criterium-du-dauphine-stage-two.html Elia Viviani sprints to win Criterium du Dauphine stage two Nigel Wynn Cycling Weekly IPC Media 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 Four separate riders attempted to make solo breakaways early in the stage, but it was not until the 22 km 1 on point that a group was able to separate from the peloton.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14704/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Elia-Viviani-finally-opens-his-2013-account-with-stage-two-sprint.aspx Elia Viviani finally opens his 2013 account with stage two sprint VeloNation VeloNation LLC 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 Ben Atkins For the second day running, ARG 2013 rider Thomas Damuseau was in the breakaway, with the main aim of taking the mountains classification leadhttp://www.teamgiantshimano.com/2013/06/reinardt-janse-van-rensburg-sprints-to-fourth-in-dauphine-stage-2/ Reinardt Janse van Rensburg sprints to fourth in Dauphiné Stage 2 ARG 2013 SMS Cycling BV 3 June 2013 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413192152/http://www.teamgiantshimano.com/2013/06/reinardt-janse-van-rensburg-sprints-to-fourth-in-dauphine-stage-2/ 2014-04-13 dead away from overall leader David Veilleux of EUC 2013. Joining Damuseau in the group initially were BSE 2013's Arnaud Gérard and COF 2013 rider Rudy Molard, while a fourth rider, José Mendes (TNE 2013), was able to bridge up to the group from the peloton. With three-quarters of the group being within two minutes of Veilleux after the opening stage, the peloton were unwilling to give the group too much distance on the road, and the gap peaked at no more than five minutes, just after halfway.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-2/results Viviani wins stage 2 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 Veilleux's team maintained the pace in the peloton, pulling the group back as Damuseau led the leaders over the top of the first four climbs, but the quartet held a lead of less than a minute at the foot of the Côte du Bugnon. Molard attacked his companions, and pulled the advantage out to just over a minute, while the others were brought back by the peloton, now being led by OPQ 2013.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-viviani-wins-dauphiné-sprint-123800647.html Viviani wins Dauphiné sprint Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 Molard's resistance lasted until the bottom of the final climb, the Col du Sentier, when the peloton sped by. His team-mate Rein Taaramäe attacked on the climb itself,http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28952_8755556,00.html Sky pair stay in the hunt Nick Howes SKY 2013 BSkyB 4 June 2013 11 April 2014 Only Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) was allowed up the road on that final climb of the day, but when he was pegged back with just over 2km to go, Thomas and Kennaugh once again moved to the head of affairs and stayed there until the bunch sprint commenced, with Viviani ultimately emerging triumphant for his first success of the season. 13 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413154918/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28952_8755556,00.html dead remaining clear to around 2.5 km 1 on from the finish of the stage. CAN 2013 had led the chase, and also led the field into the final kilometre for their sprinter Elia Viviani, and after navigating the hairpin bend with 600 m left, Viviani was the strongest in the sprint and took his first win of 2013 ahead of OPQ 2013 yes's Gianni Meersman, who finished second for the second day running. Veilleux finished within the peloton to maintain his race lead by 1' 56" over Meersman.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/22758853 Chris Froome stays in touch with Criterium du Dauphine leaders BBC Sport BBC 3 June 2013 4 June 2013 Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2013 4h 39' 15" 2 Gianni Meersman BEL OPQ 2013 s.t. 3 Tony Gallopin FRA RLT 2013 s.t. 4 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA ARG 2013 s.t. 5 Anthony Geslin FRA FDJ 2013a s.t. 6 Armindo Fonseca FRA BSE 2013 s.t. 7 Bram Tankink NED RAB 2013a s.t. 8 Warren Barguil FRA ARG 2013 s.t. 9 Juan Antonio Flecha ESP VCD 2013 s.t. 10 Wesley Sulzberger AUS OGE 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 David Veilleux CAN 20px EUC 2013 7h 56' 50" 2 Gianni Meersman BEL 20px OPQ 2013 + 1' 56" 3 Tony Gallopin FRA 20px RLT 2013 + 1' 57" 4 Warren Barguil FRA ARG 2013 + 1' 57" 5 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 1' 57" 7 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 8 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 9 Ángel Madrazo ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 10 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 + 1' 57" Stage 3 4 June 2013 — Ambérieu-en-Bugey to Tarare, 167 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-3.html Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121807/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-3.html 18 March 2014 dead dmy-all thumb|upright|The winner of the stage, Edvald Boasson Hagen of SKY 2013, on the podium in Tarare. The third stage of the race was split into two distinctive sections; the first portion of the 167 km 1 on-long stage from the start town of Ambérieu-en-Bugey was predominantly flat as the race headed towards the feeding zone in the commune of Lancié. From there, the route moved uphill towards the first of the day's two categorised climbs.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538721/edvald-boasson-hagen-wins-criterium-du-dauphine-stage-three.html Nigel Wynn Edvald Boasson Hagen wins Criterium du Dauphine stage three Cycling Weekly IPC Media 4 June 2013 5 June 2013 The Col des Echarmeaux was a long, but rolling climb of 3% over 10.5 km 1 on,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-3 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, stage 3 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 June 2013 10 April 2014 with a steady descent towards the intermediate sprint point, coming 25 km 1 on before the finish, in the commune of Cublize. The route descended a little further, before the Col des Sauvages, a third-category climb at an average gradient over 4 km 1 on of 5.5%. The summit of the climb came 10 km 1 on before the finish into Tarare; the finish was technical, with two tight left-hand turns in the final kilometre.http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/boasson_hagen_repeats_last_years_dauphin_stage_win/ Simon Knudstrup Boasson Hagen repeats last year's Dauphiné stage win CyclingQuotes JJnet.dk A/S 4 June 2013 10 April 2014 Four riders broke clear of the main field almost immediately after the race rolled out of Ambérieu-en-Bugey, with Fumiyuki Beppu (OGE 2013) being joined in the breakaway by GRS 2013 rider Jacob Rathe, Sander Cordeel of LTB 2013 and VCD 2013's Juan Antonio Flecha. The quartet pulled clear to a maximum advantage of around seven minutes early in the stage.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14711/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Boasson-Hagen-takes-stage-three-after-frenetic-final-kilometres.aspx Boasson Hagen takes stage three after frenetic final kilometres Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 4 June 2013 5 June 2013 This was steadily brought down by the team-mates of the race leader David Veilleux (EUC 2013) and the OPQ 2013 team for their sprinter Gianni Meersman. FDJ 2013a also aided with the chase for Nacer Bouhanni, and the peloton was within a minute of the leaders at the intermediate sprint in Cublize. Cordeel was the last member of the group to be caught, just as he commenced the Col des Sauvages.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-3/results Boasson Hagen sprints to Dauphiné stage win Cyclingnews.com Future plc 4 June 2013 5 June 2013 After several solo attacks were pulled back by OPQ 2013 yes, it set up the final sprint in Tarare. With a lead-out from team-mate Geraint Thomas,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boasson-hagen-happy-to-play-team-role-at-tour-de-france Boasson Hagen happy to play team role at Tour de France Cyclingnews.com Future plc 4 June 2013 5 June 2013 Edvald Boasson Hagen finished strongest to take the stage win – the third Dauphiné win of his careerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10098445/Criterium-du-Dauphine-2013-stage-three-Skys-Edvald-Boasson-Hagen-triumphs-as-David-Veilleux-retains-lead.html Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen triumphs as David Veilleux retains lead The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 4 June 2013 5 June 2013 – ahead of OGE 2013 yes's Michael Matthews and Meersman. Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 4h 03' 32" 2 Michael Matthews AUS OGE 2013 s.t. 3 Gianni Meersman BEL 20px OPQ 2013 s.t. 4 Thor Hushovd NOR BMC 2013 s.t. 5 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2013 s.t. 6 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg RSA ARG 2013 s.t. 7 Nacer Bouhanni FRA FDJ 2013a s.t. 8 Paul Voss GER TNE 2013 s.t. 9 Sylvain Chavanel FRA OPQ 2013 s.t. 10 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2013 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 David Veilleux CAN 20px EUC 2013 12h 00' 22" 2 Gianni Meersman BEL 20px OPQ 2013 + 1' 56" 3 Tony Gallopin FRA 20px RLT 2013 + 1' 57" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 5 Warren Barguil FRA ARG 2013 + 1' 57" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 1' 57" 7 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 8 Ángel Madrazo ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 57" 9 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 1' 57" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 1' 57" Stage 4 5 June 2013 — Villars-les-Dombes to Parc des Oiseaux, 32.5 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT)http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-4.html Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140316040817/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-4.html 16 March 2014 dead dmy-all thumb|upright|Tony Martin (OPQ 2013) recorded his sixth individual time trial victory of the 2013 season, winning the stage by 47 seconds from his nearest challenger. The race's only individual time trial of an extensive length was held as an out-and-back loop around Villars-les-Dombes in the Ain department. The parcours of the 32.5 km 1 on-long stage was almost entirely flat.https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/course/11121.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130608103058/http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/course/11121.html dead June 8, 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné 2013: CLM, Mercredi 05 Juin 2013 — Villars-les-Dombes – Parc des Oiseaux L'Équipe Éditions Philippe Amaury 5 June 2013 10 April 2014 The stage finished at the Parc des Oiseaux, one of the largest ornithological parks in Europe. Race organisers had expected the quickest times for the course to be around forty minutes. Several of the general classification leaders regarded the time trial as a test for an individual time trial of similar length due to be held in July, at the Tour de France. As is customary in time trial stages, cyclists set off in reverse order from where they were ranked in the general classification at the end of the previous stage. Thus, Larry Warbasse of the BMC 2013, who was in 172nd place of the 176 starters, trailing overall leader David Veilleux by thirty-five minutes and fourteen seconds, was the first rider to set off on the stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dauphine-set-for-new-race-leader-after-itt Dauphiné set for new race leader after ITT Cyclingnews.com Future plc 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 Warbasse recorded a time of 42' 43" for the course,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-4-itt/results Martin continues time trial winning streak in Dauphiné Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Future plc 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 but his stay at the top was almost immediately beaten by OGE 2013's Mitchell Docker. Docker had started two minutes behind Warbasse – riders had started the stage at one-minute intervals – and nearly caught him towards the end, having already passed his team-mate Yannick Eijssen on the course. TNE 2013 rider Alexander Wetterhall was the next rider to record the fastest time, setting a benchmark of 40' 19"; Jack Bauer was the first rider to break the expected fastest time, recording a sub-40 minute time for the parcours, as the GRS 2013 rider went top with 39' 33".http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14715/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Martin-dominates-time-trial-impressive-Dennis-takes-over-yellow-jersey.aspx Martin dominates time trial, impressive Dennis takes over yellow jersey Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 Eloy Teruel went five seconds quicker than Bauer for the MOV 2013 to assume top spot for a short time, before Czech national champion Jan Bárta, a team-mate of Wetterhall at TNE 2013 yes, completed the course over a minute quicker in a time of 38' 30". Teruel's team-mate Jonathan Castroviejo almost recorded the first time below 38 minutes, falling a couple of seconds shy with a time of 38' 02", but was still almost half a minute clear of the best time to that point, set by Bárta. His time was to be beaten by only three riders,http://www.movistarteam.com/news/2013-6-5/castroviejo-keeps-progressing Castroviejo keeps progressing MOV 2013 Movistar 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 the first of which was the eventual stage-winning time recorded by the world champion Tony Martin, riding for the OPQ 2013 team. Martin was comfortably quickest at each of the two intermediate time-checks along the route, and crossed the line over a minute clear of Castroviejo; he had recorded a time of 36' 54".http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/criterium-du-dauphine-stage-4-itt-martin-wins-big-once-again/1255 Martin Wins Big Once Again OPQ 2013 Decolef 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145810/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/criterium-du-dauphine-stage-4-itt-martin-wins-big-once-again/1255 2014-04-13 dead Martin's winning time allowed him to claim his sixth individual time trial victory of 2013. GRS 2013 yes rider Rohan Dennis recorded the second-fastest time for the course at 37' 41", and by doing so, became the new leader of the Dauphiné by five seconds,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14720/Vaughters-hails-Dennis-Dauphine-success-confirms-he-is-in-the-running-for-Tour-de-France-slot.aspx Vaughters hails Dennis' Dauphiné success, confirms he is in the running for Tour de France slot Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 5 June 2013 6 June 2013 from SKY 2013's Chris Froome – the best of the general classification contenders, and one of four SKY 2013 yes riders in the top six – as Veilleux lost more than three minutes on the course. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Tony Martin GER QST 2013 36' 54" 2 Rohan Dennis AUS GRM 2013 + 47" 3 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 52" 4 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2013 + 1' 08" 5 Michał Kwiatkowski POL QST 2013 + 1' 13" 6 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 + 1' 19" 7 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 1' 20" 8 Jan Bárta CZE APP 2013 + 1' 36" 9 Marco Pinotti ITA BMC 2013 + 1' 38" 10 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 + 1' 42"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px20px GRM 2013 12h 40' 00" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 + 5" 3 Michał Kwiatkowski POL QST 2013 + 26" 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 + 32" 5 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 33" 6 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2013 + 55" 7 David Veilleux CAN EUC 2013 + 1' 09" 8 Leopold König CZE TNE 2013 + 1' 11" 9 Stef Clement NED RAB 2013a + 1' 14" 10 Andriy Hryvko UKR AST 2013 + 1' 26" Stage 5 6 June 2013 — Grésy-sur-Aix to Valmorel, 139 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-5.html Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 6 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213623/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-5.html 4 January 2014 dead dmy-all thumb|upright|Chris Froome of SKY 2013 – pictured after the fourth stage – dropped his rivals on the final climb of the Montée de Valmorel, and won the stage to take the race lead from GRS 2013's Rohan Dennis. The fifth stage was the first to be categorised as a mountain stage, with a summit finish at the ski resort of Valmorel, just outside Les Avanchers. After an opening loop around the start town of Grésy-sur-Aix, the Côte de Trévignin was the first of four categorised climbs on the day's route. The climb of 4.4 km 1 on averaged 6.6% over the ascent,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-5 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, stage 5 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 June 2013 10 April 2014 and from there the race progressed to the Massif des Bauges. After a period of undulating terrain, the short, sharp fourth-category Col du Frêne was next on the route, at 6% over just under 2 km 1 on of climbing. After the descent down to Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, the 139 km 1 on parcours headed towards Valmorel via Albertville, the intermediate sprint point at La Bâthie and the fourth-category Côte de la Croix. The final climb, an hors catégorie ascent, averaged 7% over 12.7 km 1 on,http://www.laprovence.com/actu/region-en-direct/2390706/cyclisme-dauphine-arrivee-au-sommet-a-valmorel.html Arrivée au sommet à Valmorel fr Arriving at the summit in Valmorel La Provence Groupe Hersant Média 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 which was somewhat ameliorated by several hairpin bends towards the finish,http://velorooms.com/roadbooks/2013/dauphine.pdf PDF 11 April 2014 Velorooms Critérium du Dauphiné, Amaury Sport Organisation Critérium du Dauphiné – 65e Edition: Livre de route fr Critérium du Dauphiné – 65th Edition: Road book 33 which provided any attacking rider with a perfect kick towards the finish. An attack-laden opening to the stage allowed a breakaway of fifteen riders to be formed after around 20 km 1 on of racing,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14722/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Chris-Froome-imposes-himself-on-the-stage-five-Valmorel-finish.aspx Chris Froome imposes himself on the stage five Valmorel finish Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 with mountains classification leader Thomas Damuseau being among the group, to maintain his lead in those standings; the best-placed general classification rider among the group was Francesco Gavazzi (AST 2013), who trailed overnight leader Rohan Dennis of GRS 2013 by just under three-and-a-half minutes. The lead gap went over five minutes at one point during the stage, but was around half that as the leaders approached the final climb of the day.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-5/results Froome wins Dauphiné stage in Valmorel Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 Tim Wellens (LTB 2013) and OGE 2013's Daniel Teklehaymanot set the pace at the foot of the climb, before Wellens attacked on his own.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-froome-puts-tour-marker-dauphiné-victory-123621621.html Froome puts down Tour marker with Dauphiné victory Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 RLT 2013's Matthew Busche was able to bridge back up to Wellens, before dropping him.http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/froome-rides-into-the-yellow-jersey-at-the-criterium-du-dauphine_289987 Froome rides into the yellow jersey at the Criterium du Dauphine VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608181914/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/froome-rides-into-the-yellow-jersey-at-the-criterium-du-dauphine_289987 dead Behind, SKY 2013 were leading the main group up the Montée de Valmorel, with the pace dislodging numerous riders.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-confirms-tour-favourite-status-at-dauphine Froome confirms Tour favourite status at Dauphiné Daniel Benson Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 Alejandro Valverde (MOV 2013) attempted to chase down Busche, but was brought back with less than 3 km 1 on remaining. After losing time in the previous day's time trial, Alberto Contador of SAX 2013 attacked the group, but was chased down by SKY 2013 yes's Chris Froome; Froome and Contador were able to catch Busche in the closing stages,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/busche-nearly-nails-dauphine-stage-win-at-valmorel_290033 Busche nearly nails Dauphine stage win at Valmorel Jason Devaney VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 14 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714031842/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/busche-nearly-nails-dauphine-stage-win-at-valmorel_290033 dead with Froome kicking on to take the stage victory and the race leader's yellow and blue jersey, as Dennis had been dropped in the final 2 km 1 on of the stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/yellow-jersey-day-an-awesome-experience-for-rohan-dennis Yellow jersey day an "awesome" experience for Rohan Dennis Daniel Benson Cyclingnews.com Future plc 6 June 2013 6 June 2013 Dennis ultimately fell to third in the general classification, as Froome's team-mate Richie Porte was also able to move ahead by two seconds, but he maintained his lead in the young rider classification. Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2013 3h 28' 39" 2 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 4" 3 Matthew Busche USA RLT 2013 + 4" 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 10" 5 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 12" 6 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 12" 7 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2013 + 12" 8 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 21" 9 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 24" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 29"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 16h 08' 44" 2 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 52" 3 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px GRM 2013 + 54" 4 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 1' 37" 5 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 1' 47" 6 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 1' 49" 7 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2013 + 1' 52" 8 Michał Kwiatkowski POL QST 2013 + 1' 58" 9 Leopold König CZE TNE 2013 + 2' 16" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 2' 20" Stage 6 7 June 2013 — La Léchère to Grenoble, 143 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-6.html Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121052/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-6.html 18 March 2014 dead dmy-all The sixth stage was relatively short at 143 km 1 on long. After a near-flat opening 50 km 1 on, which included the day's intermediate sprint at Albertville,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8763037/Chris-Froome-safely-defends-yellow-for-Team-Sky-at-Criterium-du-Dauphine Chris Froome safely defends yellow for Team Sky at Criterium du Dauphine Sky Sports BSkyB 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 the race moved towards the hills, with four categorised climbs within a 40 km 1 on period. The first was the shallowest of the quartet, with the fourth-category Côte d'Arvillard averaging 5.3% over 2.2 km 1 on, before the first-category Col du Barioz − a narrow climb averaging 7.3% over 7.1 km 1 on.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-6 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, stage 6 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 June 2013 10 April 2014 After a speedy descent, the riders climbed once again, with the second-category Col des Ayes averaging over 8%. Another short, sharp climb of the Col des Mouilles finished the categorised climbing for the day.http://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2013/04/15/la-carte-du-criterium-du-dauphine-2013 fr La carte du Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 Road map of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 15 April 2013 10 April 2014 Le Dauphiné libéré Groupe EBRA After points classification leader Gianni Meersman extended his lead at the intermediate sprint for OPQ 2013, the stage's breakaway took over an hour to form on the road.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14729/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Thomas-Voeckler-outfoxes-the-break-in-Grenobles-stage-six-finish.aspx Thomas Voeckler outfoxes the break in Grenoble's stage six finish VeloNation VeloNation LLC 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 A three-rider move built up an advantage of over two minutes, after which EUC 2013 took up station on the front of the peloton to get a rider clear.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-voeckler-wins-stage-six-froome-keeps-dauphiné-125751807.html Voeckler wins stage six as Froome keeps Dauphiné lead 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group The rider in question was Thomas Voeckler, who managed to catch the original breakaway, and passed them on the road. Voeckler was later joined by seven other riders as they were ascending the Col du Barioz. The best placed rider of the octet was FDJ 2013a rider Alexandre Geniez, who trailed the overnight leader of the general classification, Chris Froome (SKY 2013), by 3' 41"; despite this, Froome's squad kept the gap in check, with the difference not going over three minutes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-6/results Voeckler wins Dauphine stage in Grenoble Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Future plc 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 BMC 2013 also helped with the chase of the leaders, and managed to halve the gap by the time the race reached the 30 km 1 on to go point. The lead group then splintered, as the MOV 2013's José Herrada attacked on his own. The AST 2013 pairing of Egor Silin and Kevin Seeldraeyers were next to follow Herrada, with Voeckler and Geniez eventually rejoining, and Tim Wellens (LTB 2013), Mikel Nieve of EUS 2013 and VCD 2013's Thomas De Gendt losing contact. Geniez later dropped back, which allowed for a slight lull in the chase, allowing the leaders to increase the gap from just over a minute to a minute-and-a-half. The gap remained at around a minute as the race entered Grenoble, which enabled the breakaway to battle it out for the honours. After several half-hearted moves, Voeckler was the only rider to launch a sizable move; he ultimately won the stage, ahead of Herrada, Seeldraeyers and Silin.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/07/chris-froome-dauphine-tommy-voeckler Chris Froome retains grip on Dauphiné after Tommy Voeckler's sprint win The Guardian Guardian Media Group Press Association 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 SKY 2013 yes sprinter Edvald Boasson Hagen won the bunch sprint, 46 seconds later, as team-mate Froome kept the race lead. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2013 3h 24' 13" 2 José Herrada ESP MOV 2013 s.t. 3 Kevin Seeldraeyers BEL AST 2013 s.t. 4 Egor Silin RUS AST 2013 s.t. 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2013 + 46" 6 Gianni Meersman BEL 20px QST 2013 + 46" 7 Francesco Gavazzi ITA AST 2013 + 46" 8 Wesley Sulzberger AUS OGE 2013 + 46" 9 Arnaud Gérard FRA BSE 2013 + 46" 10 Michał Kwiatkowski POL QST 2013 + 46"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 19h 33' 43" 2 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 52" 3 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px GRM 2013 + 54" 4 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 1' 37" 5 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 1' 47" 6 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 1' 49" 7 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2013 + 1' 52" 8 Michał Kwiatkowski POL QST 2013 + 1' 58" 9 Leopold König CZE TNE 2013 + 2' 16" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 2' 20" Stage 7 8 June 2013 — Le Pont-de-Claix to SuperDévoluy, 187.5 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-7.html Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121333/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-7.html 18 March 2014 dead dmy-all The queen stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/samuel-sanchez-delighted-with-queen-stage-win-at-dauphine-libere Samuel Sanchez delighted with queen stage win at Dauphiné Libéré Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 the penultimate stage steadily rose out of the start town in Le Pont-de-Claix towards the first of the day's five categorised climbs. The first test, a climb to Alpe d'Huez, was seen as a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France, to be held in July, with the 12 km 1 on, 8.6% average hors catégorie climb featuring twice on that race's eighteenth stage.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10107883/Criterium-du-Dauphine-2013-stage-seven-Chris-Froome-on-the-verge-of-title-after-solid-penultimate-stage.html Chris Froome on the verge of title after solid penultimate stage The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 From there, it was a short descent to the second climb, the second-category Col de Sarenne, which averaged almost 7% over 3 km 1 on of climbing. An immediate long descent followed, before the first-category Col d'Ornon, which averaged 6.1% over its 10.5 km 1 on duration.http://www.siol.net/sportal/kolesarstvo/2013/05/le_koren_na_dirki_criterium_du_dauphine.aspx Le Koren na dirki Criterium du Dauphine Only Koren in the race Criterium du Dauphine sl Siol TSmedia 29 May 2013 11 April 2014 The riders enjoyed a respite from the climbs for around an hour across the Valbonnais, passing through the intermediate sprint at Corps. The final portion of the 187.5 km 1 on parcours saw the riders climb the Col du Noyer, with portions at 11%, before a descent and a 4 km 1 on, 5.7% kick up to the finish at SuperDévoluy. A group of twenty-two riders (from seventeen teams) formed the day's breakaway,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-7/results Sanchez sprints to stage win at Superdévoluy Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 Jean-François Quénet and were around three minutes clear by the time they reached the foot of the climb to Alpe d'Huez. The gap rose to around four minutes by the summit of the climb – led over the top by VCD 2013's Thomas De Gendt – which allowed Kevin Seeldraeyers (AST 2013) to become the virtual leader of the general classification.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14736/Emotional-Sanchez-outsprints-Fuglsang-for-Criterium-du-Dauphine-stage-win.aspx Emotional Sanchez outsprints Fuglsang for Critérium du Dauphiné stage win Shane Stokes VeloNation VeloNation LLC 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 The breakaway began to splinter on the Col d'Ornon, as the advantage over the main field continued to rise, to over five minutes. Alexey Lutsenko led over the climb for AST 2013 yes, ahead of the mountains classification leader Thomas Damuseau of ARG 2013 and Seeldraeyers. OPQ 2013's Sylvain Chavanel and CAN 2013 rider Alessandro De Marchi moved clear ahead of the Col du Noyer, and managed to pull around a minute-and-a-half clear of the rest of the breakaway by the foot of the climb. De Marchi dropped Chavanel on the climb, but by this time, the lead group had moved within a minute of catching him; they eventually did so with around 14 km 1 on left to cover on the stage. SAX 2013 and SKY 2013 were prominent at the front of the leading group, setting the pace high enough to reduce the group to around a dozen riders. EUS 2013 rider Samuel Sánchez attacked near the top of the climb, with another AST 2013 yes rider, Jakob Fuglsang. The two riders worked well together and managed to build a gap of about twenty seconds prior to the final climb,http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/samuel-sanchez-takes-stage-7-of-criterium-dauphine-chris-froome-holds-lead_290176 Samuel Sanchez takes stage 7 of Criterium Dauphine; Chris Froome holds lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611054317/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/samuel-sanchez-takes-stage-7-of-criterium-dauphine-chris-froome-holds-lead_290176 dead remaining clear until the finish. Sánchez out-sprinted Fuglsang at the end for his first win of the year; a win he later dedicated to his former team-mate Víctor Cabedo, who had died in a training accident in September 2012.https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/spaniard-samuel-sanchez-wins-criterium-du-dauphine-stage-7/ Spaniard Samuel Sanchez wins Criterium du Dauphine stage 7 CTV News CTV Television Network Associated Press 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 Richie Porte finished third for SKY 2013 yes,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-moves-a-step-closer-to-dauphine-victory Froome moves a step closer to Dauphiné victory Cyclingnews.com Future plc 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 having been aided by his team-mate and overall leader, Chris Froome.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/22827241 Chris Froome leads Dauphine as Sammy Sanchez wins stage seven BBC Sport BBC 8 June 2013 8 June 2013 Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 5h 26' 14" 2 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 s.t. 3 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 15" 4 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 16" 5 Stef Clement NED RAB 2013a + 16" 6 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 16" 7 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 + 16" 8 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 16" 9 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 16" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 23"General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 25h 00' 13" 2 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 51" 3 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 1' 37" 4 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 1' 47" 5 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 1' 49" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 2' 04" 7 Stef Clement NED RAB 2013a + 2' 32" 8 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 2' 47" 9 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px GRM 2013 + 2' 48" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 2' 56" Stage 8 9 June 2013 — Sisteron to Risoul, 155.5 km 1 onhttp://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-7.html Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121333/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/us/stage-7.html 18 March 2014 dead dmy-all The final stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was a categorised medium-mountain stage 155.5 km 1 on in length. Having rolled out of the start town of Sisteron, the parcours headed towards Gigors via some rolling terrain, and after a descent, set up for the first of three categorised climbs: the Côte de la Bréole, averaging around 5% for its 5.4 km 1 on length.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-8 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, stage 8 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 1 June 2013 10 April 2014 Having passed through the feed zone at Le Lauzet-Ubaye, the road steadily rose towards the foot of the second climb, the first-category Col de Vars. A climb of irregular gradient, it averaged 6.9% for 10.4 km 1 on of climbing, albeit with a short downhill section in the middle. From the summit, the route descended towards Guillestre and ultimately, the start of the final climb to Risoul, a steady almost-14 km 1 on climb, maxing at around 9%, but averaging 6.7% for its duration. The climb had previously featured in the 2010 edition of the race, where Nicolas Vogondy soloed to victory.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/news/vogondy-takes-stage-at-dauphine-brajkovic-keeps-lead_120568 Vogondy takes stage at Critérium du Dauphiné, RadioShack's Janez Brajkovic keeps lead VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 10 June 2010 9 June 2013 13 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130408/http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/news/vogondy-takes-stage-at-dauphine-brajkovic-keeps-lead_120568 dead For the second day running, a large breakaway group formed for the primary break of the day. A total of 24 riders, including members of 17 of the race's 22 teams, were part of the group at its largest.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14742/Criterium-du-Dauphine-Froome-takes-overall-De-Marchi-holds-him-off-for-final-stage.aspx Froome takes overall De Marchi holds him off for final stage Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 The group included mountains classification leader Thomas Damuseau (ARG 2013), who set about securing an unassailable advantage in the standings. He led over the top of the Côte de la Bréole, as the peloton allowed them an advantage of around three-and-a-half minutes. Points classification leader Gianni Meersman of OPQ 2013 was also among the group, and he took maximum points at the intermediate sprint at Jausiers to extend his advantage, but not enough to mathematically secure the jersey. On the Col de Vars, LTB 2013 rider Tim Wellens and CAN 2013's Alessandro De Marchi attacked, and were later joined by Travis Meyer of OGE 2013; Meyer was able to distance his companions for a period, before De Marchi, Wellens, BMC 2013 rider Manuel Quinziato and KAT 2013's Alberto Losada were able to rejoin him.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-2013/stage-8/results De Marchi wins final stage of Dauphiné Cyclingnews.com Future plc 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 This quintet held an advantage of approaching three minutes, as they headed towards the final climb in the treacherous conditions that had been prominent throughout the stage. Wellens attacked at the foot of the climb, and managed to acquire a gap over around 30 seconds halfway up,http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/52149287/ns/sports-cycling/ Froome wins Criterium du Dauphine race NBC Sports NBC Associated Press 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130611175933/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/52149287/ns/sports-cycling/ 11 June 2013 dead but had been tiring quickly. This fatigue allowed De Marchi to rejoin him, and ultimately pass him on the road. SKY 2013, leading the peloton in protection of the overall leader Chris Froome, were setting a fast pace in the group, and the pace forced Michael Rogers (SAX 2013) to be distanced, putting his third place overall under threat. Froome and team-mate Richie Porte soon gained ground off the front of the peloton, further securing the duo's one-two finish in the overall standings. They set off in chase of De Marchi,http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14745/Chris-Froome-Weve-got-some-good-reasons-to-be-confident.aspx Chris Froome: "We've got some good reasons to be confident" Ben Atkins VeloNation VeloNation LLC 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 but he ultimately prevailed for his first professional victory, finishing 24 seconds clear of the nearest rider. Froome finished second, ahead of GRS 2013's Andrew Talansky, who caught Froome and passed Porte in the closing metres; Froome thus secured the overall lead, missed out on the points title by two points to Meersmanhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10108768/Criterium-du-Dauphine-2013-stage-eight-Chris-Froome-triumphs-in-rain-to-boost-Tour-de-France-chances.html Ian Chadband Chris Froome triumphs in rain to boost Tour de France chances The Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Rogers faded to sixth overall,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/09/chris-froome-criterium-du-dauphine William Fotheringham William Fotheringham Chris Froome seals Critérium du Dauphiné victory in Risoul rain The Guardian Guardian Media Group 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 which handed Daniel Moreno (KAT 2013 yes) the final place on the podium.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/22834186 Chris Froome wins Criterium du Dauphine ahead of Tour de France BBC Sport BBC 9 June 2013 9 June 2013 Stage 8 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Alessandro De Marchi ITA CAN 2013 4h 28' 09" 2 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 + 24" 3 Andrew Talansky USA GRS 2013 + 24" 4 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 31" 5 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 38" 6 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 49" 7 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2013 + 49" 8 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 49" 9 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 55" 10 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px GRM 2013 + 1' 00"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px SKY 2013 29h 28' 46" 2 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2013 + 58" 3 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2013 + 2' 12" 4 Jakob Fuglsang DEN AST 2013 + 2' 18" 5 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2013 + 2' 20" 6 Michael Rogers AUS SAX 2013 + 3' 08" 7 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2013 + 3' 12" 8 Rohan Dennis AUS 20px GRM 2013 + 3' 24" 9 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2013 + 4' 25" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2013 + 4' 27" Classification leadership thumb|upright|ARG 2013's Thomas Damuseau, the winner of the mountains classification. In the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey with a blue bar.2013 Critérium du Dauphiné: Le règlement particulier fr 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné: Special rules http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/docs/CDD13_reglement_fr.pdf PDF Critérium du Dauphiné Amaury Sport Organisation 11 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144755/http://www.letour.fr/criterium-du-dauphine/2013/docs/CDD13_reglement_fr.pdf 13 April 2014 dead dmy-all This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For all stages, the win earned 15 points, second place earned 12 points, third 10, fourth 8, fifth 6, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th. Points towards the classification could also be achieved at each of the intermediate sprints; these points were given to the top three riders through the line with 5 points for first, 3 for second, and 1 point for third. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red and white polka-dot jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors catégorie climbs awarded the most points, with 20 points on offer for the first rider across the summit; the first ten riders were able to accrue points towards the mountains classification, compared with the first eight on first-category passes and the first six riders on second-category climbs. Fewer points were on offer for the smaller hills, marked as third-category or fourth-category. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1988 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. Stage WinnerGeneral classification25pxMountains classification25pxPoints classification25pxYoung rider classification25pxTeam Classification25px 1 David Veilleux David Veilleux David Veilleux David Veilleux Tom-Jelte Slagter EUC 2013 2 Elia Viviani Thomas Damuseau Gianni Meersman Tony Gallopin 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen 4 Tony Martin Rohan Dennis Rohan Dennis SKY 2013 5 Chris Froome Chris Froome 6 Thomas Voeckler 7 Samuel Sánchez 8 Alessandro De Marchi Final Chris Froome Thomas Damuseau Gianni Meersman Rohan Dennis SKY 2013 References 30em External links http://www.letour.fr/indexCDD_fr.html Category:Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Criterium du Dauphine Critérium du Dauphiné Critérium du Dauphiné Critérium du Dauphiné