Critérium du Dauphiné 2022, June 5 - 12

[Lequack]

The TDF race before the actual TDF. The chance for most of Tour GC hopefuls to see where they stand. Pogacar however will do Tour of Slovenia, like last year.

Notable GC mentions: Roglic, Vingegaard, Enric Mas, Gaudu, Bilbao, O'Connor, Haig, Ayuso, McNulty, Kelderman
Notable sprinters: Wout, Groenewegen, Hayter, Laporte

Overview

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Official website of Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes race 2026

All informations of Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes race 2026

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Live video stream available on Eurosport/GCN.

Full startlist (not yet final):

Startlist

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[Lequack]

Stage 1»La Voulte-sur-Rhône›Beauchastel(191.8km)

Stage 2»Saint-Péray›Brives-Charensac(169.8km)

Stage 3»Saint-Paulien›Chastreix-Sancy(164km)

Stage 4»Montbrison›La Bâtie d’Urfé(31.9km) ITT

Stage 5»Thizy-les-Bourgs›Chaintré(162.3km)

Stage 6»Rives›Gap(196.4km)

Stage 7»Saint-Chaffrey›Vaujany(134.8km)

Stage 8 (Final)»Saint-Alban-Leysse›Plateau de Salaison(139.2km)

 

[dutchdescent]

Got Froomey written all over it...

The definitive strikethrough that is.

 

[Lequack]

Got Froomey written all over it...

The definitive strikethrough that is.

He's the ultimate underdog. No one will expect him when he launches on Galibier.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Lets see on how Rogla will do. Looking forward to it.

 

[Bonimenier]

What's the over/under for JV stage wins?

 

[CyclistAbi]

JV said they are going to approach the race as a training ride. But somehow i read that as the likes of Roglič, van Aert, Vingegaard, Dennis to target GC, points, climber, young, combativity and team award.

Lets see.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

What's the over/under for JV stage wins?

Not good.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Stage 7 looks really good, but sadly it comes right before the hardest MTF of the race. Switch those 2 around (I know, it would be a monster transfer...) and it's a pretty awesome route.
I guess the story of the ITT will be Ganna once again underperforming after coming down from altitude, only to destroy everyone in Denmark a few weeks later...

 

[Samamba]

That TT is going to be very decisive.

 

[zlev11]

what is with these routes lately? did the pandemic cripple these race organizers so much that they have to sell out to the highest bidding finish/start towns even more than previously? then again they certainly could've made a better stage into Gap. stages 5 and 6 are just brutally boring.

 

[Lequack]

Can Groenewegen get over the climbs for a sprint win on any stage?

Also, will it be a repeat of this?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If the TT was shorter it could have been an Avenir route...

 

[Red Rick]

Stage 7 looks really good, but sadly it comes right before the hardest MTF of the race. Switch those 2 around (I know, it would be a monster transfer...) and it's a pretty awesome route.
I guess the story of the ITT will be Ganna once again underperforming after coming down from altitude, only to destroy everyone in Denmark a few weeks later...

Stage 7 is almost the exact same as the Tour stage to AdH which I patently refuse to call by any positive terms.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Stage 7 is almost the exact same as the Tour stage to AdH which I patently refuse to call by any positive terms.

Stage 7 has and easy final climb, so moves before it are actually encouraged, that's the big difference. Of course Croix de Fer via Glandon from North would be even better, but you can't have everything...

 

[Mayomaniac]

what is with these routes lately? did the pandemic cripple these race organizers so much that they have to sell out to the highest bidding finish/start towns even more than previously? then again they certainly could've made a better stage into Gap. stages 5 and 6 are just brutally boring.

The bigger problem is that the pandemic has hit Ski stations both in France and Italy pretty hard and if they aren't willing to pay for stages you have a problem...
I still don't get how anyone thinks that showing those fugly French ski stations that look like a crime against humanity during the summer, without the snow at least partially covering up the mess, is a good idea and will bring more tourists during the winter. Maybe if you lean a lot into cycling tourism during the summer, like Sölden has also started doing over the last 5-10 years.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Padun to show up out of nowhere and smoke the Galibier and Croix de Fer record.

 

[Red Rick]

Stage 7 has and easy final climb, so moves before it are actually encouraged, that's the big difference. Of course Croix de Fer via Glandon from North would be even better, but you can't have everything...

In theory the idea is fine. But I just don't think CdF is a good climb from the NE, an the descent isn't one where you don't need to drive yourself.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

If the TT was shorter a TTT it could have been an Avenir route...

Fixed

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto Masnada may start this race guys, or he is maybe going to Tour de Suisse

 

[Potomac]

Time seems to be flying, the Dauphine already? Bring it.

 

[ashhutch1997]

And so after the brilliant final stage to Plateau de Salaison in 2017 where the race exploded. They decide to completely ruin that stage this year, classic ASO....

 

[Pinot's goat]

Tour de Suisse will be the much better race.

 

[Lequack]

Tour de Suisse will be the much better race.

Not as good as Tour of Slovenia though.

 

[OlavEH]

The route seems a bit underwhelming. After several really good stages in the not highest mountains the later years, I don't see that this version has that kind of stage. Too bad. I like the use of the climbs north of Grenoble and in the northern part of the French Alps, from Saisies and further north/northeast. The central Alps is more than frequently enough used in the Tour.