2010 Criterium du Dauphine

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2010 Stages

Prologue Sunday, June 6 2010
The Critérium du Dauphiné (prior to 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré) is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. The race was inaugurated by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which gave its name to the event.

For many years, organisation of the event was shared between the newspaper publishers and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO): in 2010, the newspaper ceded all organisational responsibility to the ASO, and the race's name was abbreviated. Along with the Tour de Suisse, the Dauphiné is an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, and it is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar.

Because the Dauphiné is a mountainous area, the winners are often climbing specialists. Many climbs that are famous from the Tour de France, like the Mont Ventoux, l'Alpe d'Huez, the Col du Galibier or Col de la Chartreuse, appear often in the Dauphiné Libéré. All cyclists who have won the Tour de France five or more times have also won the Dauphiné Libéré.

Prologue Sunday, June 6 2010
Evian-les-Bains (ITT) 6.8 km ( Discussion )

Stage 1 Monday, June 7 2010
Evian-les-Bains - Saint-Laurent-du-Pont 191 km

Stage 2 Tuesday, June 8 2010
Annonay - Bourg-Saint-Andéol 177 km

Stage 3 Wednesday, June 9 2010
Monteux - Sorgues (ITT) 49 km

Stage 4 Thursday, June 10 2010
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Risou l210 km

Stage 5 Friday, June 11 2010
Serre-Chevalier - Grenoble 143.5 km

Stage 6 Saturday, June 12 2010
Crolles - Alpe-d’Huez 151.5 km

Stage 7 Sunday, June 13 2010
Allevard-les-Bains - Sallanches 148 km

Start List

AG2R La Mondiale
Guillaume Bonnafond
Maxime Bouet
Dimitri Champion
Cyril Dessel
Biel Kadri
David Lelay
Julien Loubet
Christophe Riblon

Astana
Alberto Contador Velasco
David De La Fuente Rasilla
Dmitriy Fofonov
Jesus Hernandez Blazquez
Daniel Navarro Garcia
Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
Oscar Pereiro Sio
Andrey Zeits

Caisse d'Epargne
Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
Arnaud Coyot
Imanol Erviti
Christophe Moreau
Mathieu Perget
Ruben Plaza Molina
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez

Euskaltel - Euskadi
Jorge Azanza Soto
Inaki Isasi Flores
Egoi Martinez De Esteban
Alan Perez Lezaun
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
Romain Sicard
Ivan Velasco Murillo
Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui

Footon - Servetto

Jose Alberto Benitez Roman
Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso
Arkaitz Durán Aroca
David Gutierrez
Enrique Mata
Aitor Perez Arrieta
Rafael Valls Ferri
Johnnie Walker

Francaise Des Jeux
Pierre Cazaux
Sébastien Chavanel
Rémy Di Gregorio
Anthony Geslin
Matthieu Ladagnous
Christophe Le Mevel
Thibault Pinot
Benoît Vaugrenard

Garmin - Transitions
Tom Danielson
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Michel Kreder
Trent Lowe
Christian Meier
David Millar
Thomas Peterson
Peter Stetina

Lampre - Farnese Vini

Alfredo Balloni
Grega Bole
Vitaliy Buts
Mauro Da Dalto
Enrico Magazzini
Adriano Malori
Manuele Mori
Marcin Sapa

Liquigas Doimo
Francesco Bellotti
Daniele Bennati
Mauro Finetto
Jacopo Guarnieri
Kristjan Koren
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Vincenzo Nibali
Sylvester Szmyd
Brian Vandborg

Omega Pharma-Lotto
Mario Aerts
Christophe Brandt
Mickael Delage
Jean Christophe Peraud
Jurgen Roelandts
Staf Scheirlinckx
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Jurgen Van Goolen

Quick Step
Dario Cataldo
Kevin De Weert
Andrei Kunitski
Branislav Samoilav
Kevin Seeldrayers
Andreas Stauff
Kevin Van Impe
Marco Velo

Rabobank
Dmitriy Kozontchuk
Sebastian Langeveld
Paul Martens
Denis Menchov
Koos Moerenhout
Bram Tankink
Maarten Tjallingii

Sky Professional Cycling Team
John-Lee Augustyn
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sylvain Calzati
Russel Downing
Peter Kennaugh
Nicolas Portal
Geraint Thomas
Davide Vigano

Team HTC - Columbia
Lars Ytting Bak
Gert Dockx
Bert Grabsch
Hayden Roulston
Aleksejs Saramotins
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Tejay Van Garderen
Peter Velits

Team Katusha
Laszlo Bodrogi
Giampaolo Caruso
Vladimir Gusev
Alexandr Kolobnev
Evgeni Petrov
Egor Silin
Nikolai Trussov
Stijn Vandenbergh

Team Milram
Wim De Vocht
Markus Eichler
Artur Gajek
Roger Kluge
Christian Knees
Roy Sentjens
Niki Terpstra
Fabian Wegmann

Team Radioshack
Janez Brajkovic
Ben Hermans
Christopher Horner
Geoffroy Lequatre
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho
Sébastien Rosseler
Tomas Vaitkus
Haimar Zubeldia Agirre

Team Saxo Bank
Juan José Haedo
Frank Hoj
Jonas Aaen Jorgensen
Baden Cooke
Anders Lund
Jaroslaw Marycz

Bbox Bouygues Telecom
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Steve Chainel
Pierrick Fedrigo
Cyril Gautier
Vincent Jerome
Laurent Lefevre
Pierre Rolland
Nicolas Vogondy

Cervelo Test Team
Davide Appollonio
Stefan Denifl
Daniel Lloyd
Joaquin Novoa
Oscar Pujol
Gabriel Rasch
Martin Reimer
Dominique Rollin

Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne
Stéphane Auge
Samuel Dumoulin
Julien El Fares
Christophe Kern
Sébastien Minard
Amaël Moinard
Rémi Pauriol
Rein Taaramae

Saur - Sojasun
Jerome Coppel
Jérémie Galland
Jonathan Hivert
Guillaume Levarlet
Laurent Mangel
Jean-Marc Marino
Julien Simon
Yannick Talabardon

 

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2010 Critérium du Dauphiné News

Contador plays down Dauphiné chances
Despite being the only rider in last year’s top eight to return to the Dauphine, Alberto Contador has ruled himself out of winning the competition this year.
Link: Contador Plays Down Dauphiné Chances | Cyclingnews.com

Dauphiné: RadioShack and Quick Step announce line-ups
Teams RadioShack and Quick Step have finalised their rosters for the upcoming Criterium du Dauphiné, that start this Sunday in Evian-les-Bains on the shore of Lake Léman.
Link: Dauphiné: RadioShack And Quick Step Announce Line-ups | Cyclingnews.com

 

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Riders to watch include: Alberto Contador, Samuel Sánchez, Haimar Zubeldia, Jurgen Van den Broeck, Janez Brajkovic, Denis Menchov, Tom Danielson and David Millar.

Stage Map
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Stage Profile
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[Eldrack]

Hmmm, tough one to pick the prologue winner thanks to the hill, means some of the GC specialists have a better chance than normal and you can't just go with a TTer for the win. Despite that I'm going to pick Millar since he's targeting the prologue with Contador to take second.

 

[Andrija]

Contador has won it.
He may consider his new TT bike test successful. Maybe he came straight from the beach, sat on his bike for the first time and won short TT. He's sending a message to Luxembourg. Reports are saying that his rivals, who competed in Luxembourg, are in very good shape... Beyond expectation. So he's doing something beyond expectations too.

 

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Prologue Results

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:08:34
2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:02
3 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 0:00:05
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:10
5 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0:00:12
6 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
7 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
8 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:13
9 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
10 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:14

 

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Stage 1: Evian-les-Bains - Saint-Laurent-du-Pont 191km

Stage 1 Profile
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Stage 1 Map
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GC before stage 1

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:08:34
2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:02
3 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 0:00:05
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:10
5 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0:00:12
6 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
7 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
8 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:13
9 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
10 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:14

2010 Critérium du Dauphiné News

Tour prep, not Dauphine win, is crucial: Contador
Alberto Contador insists that perfecting his time trial position during the Dauphine Libere is more crucial to his Tour de France preparations than winning the prestigious one-week race.
The Dauphine kicks off on Sunday with a short 6km prologue time trial, but from then on it just gets harder and harder as the peloton heads slowly upwards into the Alps.
With a 49km time trial on stage three, one of the highlights of the week will be stage six when the peloton tackles the 21 hairpin bends of the Alpe d'Huez.
Link: AFP: Tour prep, not Dauphine win, is crucial: Contador

Menchov 35th in prologue, still chasing form in advance of Tour
Rabobank team leader Denis Menchov had a quiet enough prologue yesterday in the Criterium du Dauphiné, finishing 24 seconds behind the winner Alberto Contador (Astana) in placing 35th.
Link: Dauphiné: Menchov 35th in prologue, still chasing form in advance of Tour | VeloNation Cycling News and Reference

Contador fastest in Dauphine prologue
The Spaniard completed the 4.2-mile time trial around Evian-les-Bains on Sunday in 8 minutes, 34 seconds. Tejay Van Garderen of the United States was the runner-up, two seconds behind.
Link: Dauphine Libere: Alberto Contador takes Criterium du sprint opener - ESPN

Contador won’t defend Critérium du Dauphiné leadership
Alberto Contador won the prologue of the Dauphiné despite playing down his chances prior to the Alpine race but quickly warned that he won’t defend his yellow jersey in the early days of the race.
Link: Contador Won?t Defend Critérium Du Dauphiné Leadership | Cyclingnews.com

HTC-Columbia's Van Garderen gets his feet wet
HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen is heading to the Critérium du Dauphiné this weekend in what the team says will be a test to show how the young talent might perform in a Grand Tour. The 21 year old has had an excellent start in his first season with the HTC-Columbia team. He rode to two second place finishes in stages at the Presidential Tour of Turkey to secure him second place overall, and put in an impressive ride at the recent Tour of California for team leader and eventual winner Michael Rogers.
Link: Critérium du Dauphiné: HTC-Columbia's Van Garderen gets his feet wet | VeloNation Cycling News and Reference

Alberto Contador cruises to win at Daupine Libere prologue
The two-time Tour de France champion made an ideal start to the week-long race by completing the 6.8-kilometer time trial around Evian-les-Bains in 8 minutes, 34 seconds. "This is my first competition since I took a break after Liege-Bastogne-Liege," Contador told the event's website. "I'm here to prepare for the Tour, it remains my main goal this week."
Link: Alberto Contador cruises to win at Daupine Libere prologue - USATODAY.com

Contador plays down Dauphiné chances
Despite being the only rider in last year’s top eight to return to the Dauphine, Alberto Contador has ruled himself out of winning the competition this year.
Link: Contador Plays Down Dauphiné Chances | Cyclingnews.com

 

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Stage 1 results
1 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini 4:47:24
2 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia
3 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
4 Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
5 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
7 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo Test Team
8 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto
10 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne

General classfication @ stage 1
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 4:55:58
2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:02
3 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 0:00:05
4 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:10
5 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 0:00:12
6 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
7 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:14
8 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:15
10 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions

 

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Just read that Zubeldia broke his wrist on the today's stage and might not be able to ride the tour. That would be a pretty big loss for RadioShack if he can't go. He brings a lot of experience in grand tours.

Tomorrow's stage 2 looks like a good one for a break away to succeed.

 

[Eldrack]

TT today. At this rate Contador is going to win this as well. Unless he goes max to the top of the hill and then just coasts to the finish. Maybe Millar has a chance of winning this one if Contador is holding back?

 

[steve]

TT today. At this rate Contador is going to win this as well. Unless he goes max to the top of the hill and then just coasts to the finish. Maybe Millar has a chance of winning this one if Contador is holding back?

He is looking good, apparently they're trying to let breaks go so he looses the leaders jersey

 

[slovakguy]

hard luck aplenty at this dauphine. p. velits out with a broken collarbone. come to think of it, there has been a good deal of carnage all season long. aggressive riding to fight for results?

 

[Andrija]

Brajkovic destroyed opposition today. On every time check he was gaining time. Unlike Contador who was losing time on every checkpoint. At the end, Contador was 1:45 behind Brajkovic and around 50 seconds behind Menchov. Even if it was just for training - it's bad. I can't remember when was the last time Contador lost this much in TT.
Nice opportunity for Brajkovic to win the race.

 

[Eldrack]

Brajkovic destroyed opposition today. On every time check he was gaining time. Unlike Contador who was losing time on every checkpoint. At the end, Contador was 1:45 behind Brajkovic and around 50 seconds behind Menchov. Even if it was just for training - it's bad. I can't remember when was the last time Contador lost this much in TT.
Nice opportunity for Brajkovic to win the race.

Class ride by Brajkovic and since he doesn't have to be on top form for the TdF they can afford to support him to the win whilst people like Contador and Menchov hold themselves back.

And that's what I think of Contadors performance, measured with July in mind. I wouldn't say it's indicative of poor form, he just doesn't want to be in yellow in this race.

 

[Andrija]

Class ride by Brajkovic and since he doesn't have to be on top form for the TdF they can afford to support him to the win whilst people like Contador and Menchov hold themselves back.

And that's what I think of Contadors performance, measured with July in mind. I wouldn't say it's indicative of poor form, he just doesn't want to be in yellow in this race.

Off course his goal is the Tour and he's repeating he hasn't come with ambition to win the race. But he also said that he couldn't find the rhythm and didn't feel the best during this TT. Comparing his result with Menchov's, who's also targeting and peaking for the Tour, I think it was weak performance... And Menchov isn't in same circle of favorites with Contador.
However, I do think Contador will be at his best for the Tour.

P.S.
Brajkovic even had to change his bike... Imagine what would be the margin if didn't have to.
As I wrote, I can't remember when Contador lost a TT with so significant difference.

 

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Stage 3 Results Monteux - Sorgues (ITT) 49km
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 1:01:51
2 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions 0:00:26
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:43
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC - Columbia 0:00:53
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0:00:55
6 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:01:46
7 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:56
8 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 0:02:09
9 Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Katusha 0:02:14
10 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:15

 

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And that's what I think of Contadors performance, measured with July in mind. I wouldn't say it's indicative of poor form, he just doesn't want to be in yellow in this race.

He did a good time trial for a climber, a climber should be loosing ~ 2-3 minutes to TT specialists in a 50km TT

 

[genedan]

I've had my eye on Brajkovic ever since he took the maillot oro at the Vuelta, nice to see him take a big win against big opposition.

 

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Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Risoul 210km

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This should be a cracker of a stage, the finishing climb is 1870 metres high. Alberto Contador will probably find himself back in the yellow jersey

1. Alberto Contador
2. Denis Menchov
3. Chris Horner

 

[Andrija]

Menchov for stage victory, Brajkovic to stay in the jersey, Contador a minute behind Menchov.
I don't believe Contador will race today.