Critérium du Dauphiné

The 161km route is the exact same parcours that will be featured in stage 17 of the Tour de France

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Scenes from the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, another day for the Nacer Bouhanni and the sprinters

Results from the fourth stage of the 2015 Criterium du Dauphine.

Nacer Bouhanni wins a bunch kick in Sisteron, France to take stage 4 of the Dauphine, padding his points classification lead along the way

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Photos from the stage 3 team time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné

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Results from the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, a 24.5km team time trial

The squad finishes the 24.5km stage four seconds ahead of second-place Astana

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Taking on the Critérium du Dauphiné at the moment, Chris Froome has the Tour de France, and his Tour de France rivals, on his mind

Nacer Bouhanni was the fastest sprinter in the bunch on Monday

Nacer Bouhanni proves to be the fleetest sprinter in stage 2 as Kennaugh keeps overall lead

The Frenchman takes the stage victory in a sprint finish at the end of the 173km route

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Peter Kennaugh steals a march on the sprinters and gets himself a stage win and a day in yellow at the Critérium du Dauphiné

British national champion Peter Kennaugh attacks 2km from the line to win the opening stage of the 2015 Critérium du Dauphiné

Peter Kennaugh takes the opening stage and the first leader's jersey in the Critérium du Dauphiné

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Nibali confident in his plan to retrace the 2014 schedule that saw him take his last win, the general classification at the Tour de France

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The Critérium du Dauphiné kicks off Sunday in Ugina, France, with several challenging ascents along the eight-day route

Global Cycling Network names 10 favorites for the weeklong Critérium du Dauphiné, which starts Sunday, June 7

Romain Bardet returns to racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné, where he finished fifth overall last year

The race across the French Alps features a talented cast of riders looking for a final tuneup ahead of the Tour de France

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Early June's Critérium du Dauphiné offers Tour de France GC riders another chance to test form ahead of July

The Dauphine will offer a mountainous menu for GC favorites hoping to tune-up before the Tour de France

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The five wildcard teams invited to the Tour are Bora-Argon 18, Bretagne-Séché Environnement, Cofidis, MTN-Qhubeka, and Europcar

Vincenzo Nibali confirms his plans to ramp up for a defense of his Tour de France title in 2015, which include racing the Dauphiné

After being sidelined with knee problems, Jurgen Van den Broeck is progressing well for the Tour de France

Garmin-Sharp director Bingen Fernández says Andrew Talansky's dramatic coup at the Dauphiné last week serves as a 'confirmation' of his winning qualities

The Critérium du Dauphiné provided a glimpse into how the Tour de France GC could play out. Relive every stage of the action.

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Andrew Talansky’s exciting Critérium du Dauphiné win sets up an epic showdown in France next month, writes Andrew Hood

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Stetina said van Garderen's support group started to click during the Dauphiné, and he's looking forward to working for him at the Tour

Photos from the final stage of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

Results from the eighth and final stage of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

The Garmin-Sharp rider makes it into an early break, drives it to the finish, and while he misses the podium on the day, wins the overall

American Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) is heading towards the podium of the Critérium du Dauphiné with one stage remaining

Photos from the queen stage of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

Results from stage 7 of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

Contador attacks in the final 2km to snatch the lead from Froome with one stage remaining as Westra overhauls two Katushas to win the stage

Results from stage 6 of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

Belgian Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma) won stage 6 of the Dauphiné Friday as Chris Froome (Sky) finished a bit bloodied and bruised

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Wilco Kelderman (Belkin) put pressure on Team Sky

Results from the fifth stage at the Criterium du Dauphine

Nibali is trailing Chris Froome by nearly a minute at the Critérium du Dauphiné, the pair's final Tour tuneup race

Chris Froome stays in yellow and holds a 12-second advantage over Alberto Contador and Wilco Kelderman

A bold breakaway steals the day in stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphine

BMC Racing is not worried for Tejay van Garderen, believing that he has plenty of time to reach his best for the Tour de France

Results from the fourth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine

The Russian navigates the fast, twisty descent into Gap to earn the stage win for Katusha

The Sky rider was seen using his inhaler before the final climb during stage 2 at the Critérium du Dauphiné

Results from the third stage at the Criterium du Dauphine

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American Andrew Talansky hung tough on stage 2 of the Dauphiné, clawing back to the leaders on the summit finish, losing just 12 seconds

Alberto Contador weighs in on the importance of the Dauphiné, Chris Froome, and the Tour de France

Chris Froome put his stamp on the Criterium du Dauphine's second stage, attacking multiple times to take the stage victory

Results from the second stage of the Criterium du Dauphine

Alberto Contador matched Chris Froome’s every move in Monday’s Dauphiné stage 2, but Froome won the stage — and padded his race lead

Photos from stage 1 of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné

Van Garderen, who will headline BMC Racing's Tour team this year, has missed some racing but expects to get a boost from the Dauphiné

Results from stage 1 of the 2013 Criterium du Dauphine

Defending champion Froome takes eight seconds from arch-rival Contador in the short opening time trial of the Critérium du Dauphiné

Contador seems the primary challenger to Froome as the two square off at the Dauphiné, final proving ground for the 2014 Tour de France

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The top favorites for the Tour de France will square off for the first time all season at the Dauphiné across the French Alps

The Frenchman said he has a “soft spot” for the eight-day race in his home country

Team Sky on Monday said star riders Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins have been selected in separate Tour de France warm-up races this month

Several leg-breaking climbs are on the schedule, including three Cat. 1s and a Cat. 2 on the final day

We look at three Specialized bikes from two different teams at the Criterium du Dauphine and break down the build for each one