Critérium du Dauphiné

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

Sky rider says in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, the sport is moving forward. His results are proof of that

Results from the final stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné

De Marchi holds off a powerhouse chase from Froome and Porte as Talansky scores a podium finish

Contador continues to downplay his somewhat flat performance, but hopes for a strong finish on Sunday

Sánchez used his racing acumen to smash his way across the line to victory for the first time this season

Photos from the penultimate stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné

Results from stage 7 of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné

Sanchez takes a hard-fought win over Fuglsang as Froome remains in the driver's seat with one stage remaining

Both races will provide an important litmus test on where everyone stands going toward the Tour, now less than three weeks away

Thomas Voeckler's stage win at Critérium du Dauphiné is a good omen for his Europcar team heading into the Tour de France

1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, in 3:24:13 2. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at :00 3. Kevin SEELDRAEYERS, Astana, at :00

Frenchman wins on home soil as four breakaway riders survived to the finish

Chris Froome has been impressive at the Critérium du Dauphiné, but his supporting cast has been equally so

Belgian GC rider is more then 12 minutes off the pace after five days in France

American rider solos up the final climb, only to be caught with 200 meters left

1. Christopher FROOME, Sky, in 3:28:39 2. Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :04 3. Matthew BUSCHE, RadioShack-Leopard, at :04

British rider attacks with 200 meters left to take the yellow jersey away from Rohan Dennis

Spaniard drops almost three minutes to Chris Froome in time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné, signalling possible trouble for Tour run

A flat course led to some fast times and a GC shakeup during the stage 4 time trial at the Criterium du Dauphine

1. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, in 4:03:32 2. Michael MATTHEWS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00 3. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00

Sky rider out-muscles Michael Matthews and Gianni Meersman at the line

Belgian abandoned the Critérium du Dauphiné on Monday and will seek medical evaluation on Wednesday

1. Elia VIVIANI, Cannondale, in 4:39:15 2. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00 3. Tony GALLOPIN, RadioShack-Leopard, at :00

David Veilleux keeps his GC lead and now has a 1:56 advantage over Gianni Meersman

Having the top four 2012 Vuelta finishers bringing peak form into this year's Tour should make for a spectacular month of July

Snaps from stage 1 of the 2013 Critérium Dauphiné

Results from stage 1 of the 2013 Critérium Dauphiné

The Canadian steals a march on the break du jour and holds on for the victory and the first yellow jersey

The startlist for the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are the two favorites at the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine, which has a mountainous route throughout

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A preliminary list of confirmed riders for the Critérium du Dauphiné, which runs from June 2-9

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Vincent Lavenu pulls his French squad from its home race as part of MPCC-required one-week ban

Eight-day race from June 2-9 ends less than three weeks before the Tour de France

RadioShack-Leopard star says his comeback from a broken sacrum sustained last June has been "harder than I thought"

ASO expands weeklong stage races to accommodate Katusha, will not follow suit with the Tour de France

IAM Cycling, NetApp-Endura join French squads on invite lists to ASO's one-week WorldTour stage races

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Dutch rookie wins Dauphine young rider's competition with surprising time trial

Sky captain remains focused on Tour, but savors 2nd Dauphine victory

Schleck will train in the Pyrenees and the Alps, then hope to gain strength in 2nd half of the Tour de France.

Evans and BMC battle to the finish, but Sky takes top two steps on the final podium

Young Aussie rider dreams of leading his country's team to victory in Valkenburg

Lotto-Belisol hopes Belgian's growing strength, confidence brings a top-five finish at the Tour

Team's powerful pace on the Dauphine's mountainous stage 6 keeps rivals under wraps

Evans chases Colombian to runner-up finish on the stage, but takes only seconds from race leader Wiggins

RadioShack's Tour de France hopeful suffering after time-trial crash

With some bad local advice, Wiggins says Evans' attack on Friday showed the Aussie is here to race

Lieuwe Westra is building towards that magical form that saw him nearly win Paris-Nice in March

Frenchman wins stage after HC climb of the Col du Grand Colombier

Rivals left to reflect in the rain after Wiggins wins the Dauphine TT and extends his overall lead

Andy Schleck's time trial ride on Thursday at the Dauphine was as far from what he'd hoped as possible

Brit solidifies lead in tune-up for the Tour de France

1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky in 1:03:12 2. Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step +34 3. Michael ROGERS, Sky +1:11

Images from stage 3 of the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné

Young German duo will head to France in the hunt for the big one

Quiet Norwegian all-rounder scores a win after working for Wiggins

Milan-San Remo winner putting a sharp tip on his pre-Tour form at the Dauphine

George Hincapie is testing an integrated-brake prototype at the Dauphiné

George Hincapie rode a new, unreleased BMC aero road frame on Tuesday in France

Edvald Boasson Hagen wins the Dauphine's sprint stage

In a look at our archives, Wiggins and Leipheimer revive 2011 Tour hopes with strategic stage race victories

Evans looks ahead to Dauphine and Tour de France time trials and says the former will be won or lost against the clock on Thursday

Images from stage 2 of the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné

Daniel Moreno reaped the awards of his hard work in the Giro d'Italia with a win today in the Criterium du Dauphine