2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Live Dashboard
Despite all the controversy that surrounds him, Alejandro Valverde continues to win one week races like last year's Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (left) and last month's Volta a Catalunya (right). He's back to defend his Dauphine title starting this weekend. Photos: Colin Flockton, steephill.tv.
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News and Updates for Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009
Race Preview
A surprise winner on a surprising parcours? — cyclingnews... more to come...
June 2 update: The official site hasn't posted the profile and maps for the first four stages, but our friends at bikemap.net have created them for us. Check out the map links in the race summary table which also have the profiles.
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Le Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
... this is a work in-progress ...Stage 1 start: Sunday 16:20 CET ();
Earliest live video: 18:00 CET ();
approximate finish: 19:04 CET ()
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Europe; Live daily coverage preceeded by the rebroadcasts of the previous stage live on Eurosport 2 and nightly recaps on EurosportTip: mute the french audio and launch the english audio |
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France; stages 2 through 6 live on French TV |
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May 30 update: We are working on a detailed preview for the 2009 edition of this race. — Steve
May 27 update: The timetables with the precise route details for each stage and the startlist are now posted. See the race summary table — Steve
April 20 update:The route is now official. It's almost identiical to what was posted here two months ago. See below for the host towns, distances and profiles for stages 5-8.
February 14 update: Thanks to our unofficial European correspondent Colin Flockton for pointing out the host cities for the 2009 Dauphine Libere. Note the Mont-Ventoux finish on stage five. More to come... — Steve
Dauphine-Libere 2009 Dates and Route
November 1 2008 update: The dates for Dauphine-Libere 2009 along with the rest of the UCI calendar have been announced. As expected, Sunday June 7th to Sunday June 14th is the week to mark down. If last year is an indication then the official route will be likely be announced in mid-April, but as usual, I'll post Dauphine-Libere 2009 info as it comes to light. Feel free to let me know if you see something first. — Steve2008
Route Map, Stage Details, Teams, TV Schedule,
Updates, Results, Photos and Live Video
Stage 7 results: Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole wins the three-man sprint in Grenoble; Valverde's overall lead was not challenged today. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne → Grenoble, 127k (mountainous)
high-res three-man sprint finish
Highlights and The Last Km — sporza.be
high-res victory salute
Full Reults: Fofonov beats Trofimov as Valverde seals overall — cyclingnews
Valverde claims Dauphine crown; Fofonov wins finale — velonews
Valverde Triumphs In Dauphine Libere — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Analysis: What The Dauphine Told Us About The Tour — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Highlights and The Last Km — sporza.be
Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español
(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photos
Stage 7 preview: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne → Grenoble, 127k (mountainous)
Valverde is still smiling and looking good in yellow. Photo courtesy: Colin Flockton (full-size image) |
Stage 6 results: Chris Sorensen (Den) Team CSC solos up La Toussuire to record his first pro win as the GC contenders slug it out behind.
Morzine → La Toussuire, 233k (mountainous)
Full Results and GC — cyclingnews
Sorensen conquers La Toussuire — velonews
Sorensen wins stage six with post race quotes — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Highlights and The Last Km — sporza.be
Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photos
Stage 6 preview: Morzine → La Toussuire, 233k (mountainous)
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) and lost his overall lead. The next day, that year, was Landis' stunning reversal of fortune that no one will forget for several reasons. — Steve
Stage 5 results: Yury Trofimov (Bouygues Telecom) wins Col de Joux-Plane and the scenic descent into Morzine; Levi gets dropped and loses more than a minute. Annemasse → Morzine, 125k (mountainous)
Trofimov solos to victory in Dauphine — velonews
Full Results — cyclingnews
A conversation with Levi Leipheimer: "I just had a bad moment" — velonews
The Last Km — sporza.be
Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español
(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photos
Stage 5 preview: Annemasse → Morzine, 125k (mountainous)
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Valverde has a lot to smile about this week. Photo courtesy: Colin Flockton (full-size image) |
 Levi will have plenty of opportunity to take back 23 seconds (and swap green for yellow) over the final three stages Photo courtesy: Colin Flockton (full-size image) |
is 11.5k long with an average grade of 10% reaching a height of 1691m. There is a lot of serious climbing (5 Cat 1 and HC climbs) over the final three stages so expect lots of action as we head through the big mountains. Alejandro Valverde may be smiling now, but Levi Leipheimer won't be holding back in his quest to win one of his favourite races since we all know he'll be sitting on the sidelines next month.
According to the offical live ticker: "The famous col de Joux-Plane, often present on Tour de France's map, has been used 5 times by the Criterium du Dauphine Libere.
The fastest man remains Marco Pantani who climbed the 12.5 km in 32'54", in 1997. Second is Richard Virenque in 2000 (34'16") and third Carlos Sastre in 2006 (36'00")"
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Analysis: Who's Going To Win The Dauphine? — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Col de Joux-Plane Panoramic Clip
Stage 4 results: Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R wins Le Salève, the scenic climb near Geneva, from a break and solos the descent; moves up to 4th on GC. Vienne → Annemasse, 193k (med. mountain)
high-res victory salute
Stage 4 results 1 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.37.16 2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole .18 3 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis 1.21 4 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC 2.07 6 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 7 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole 8 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole 9 Michael Rogers (Aus) High Road 2.09 10 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 2.11 Full Results — cyclingnews General classification after stage 4 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 14.49.46 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana .23 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto .37 4 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.08 5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis 1.17 6 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.20 7 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.58 8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 2.28 9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Credit Agricole 2.29 10 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 2.34
Dessel solos to Dauphine stage win — velonews The Last Km — sporza.be The Last Km — tv2sport.dk Highlights, Podium and Dessel interview — france3.fr Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photosToday's decisive cat 1 climb and descent overlooking Geneva, Switzerland:
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Stage 4 preview: Vienne → Annemasse, 193k (med. mountain)
June 11 update: Stage 4 is the first of the mountain stages... a "medium" mountain stage. The riders will head northeast across the middle of the Rhône-Alpes region where not much will happen until km 120. The course then gets hilly/mountainous as the riders head towards the finish in Annemasse on the French/Swiss border on the outskirts of Geneva. Along the way, a cat 3, cat 4 and the cat 1, Le Salève (7k, avg 9.2%) get ticked off where we'll see the first big split in the race. From the summit to the finish is a 18k descent with a slight kick at the finish where Alejandro Valverde could snatch his third stage win of the week. — Steve
Analysis: Is Valverde Suddenly Brilliant Against The Clock? — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 3 results: Valverde handily beats the good times of Leipheimer and Evans to move comfortably into the lead.
St Paul-en-Jarez ITT, 31k
Alejandro Valverde flying around the course. photo courtesy: Colin Flockton ( full-size image)
Stage 3 ITT results 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 44.59 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.19 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.20 4 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.00 5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis 1.01 6 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 7 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 8 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 9 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Full Results — cyclingnews General classification after stage 3 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.23 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.37 4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis 1.17 5 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
Valverde seizes lead at Dauphine — velonewsAnalysis: Is Valverde Suddenly Brilliant Against The Clock? — cyclingweekly.co.uk Highlights — sporza.be Highlights, Podium and Valverde interview — france3.fr Valverde Highlights — tv2sport.dk Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Etapa y liderato para Alejandro Valverde — es.eurosport.yahoo Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photos
Photos: Colin Flockton (click images to enlarge)
Stage 3 preview: St Paul-en-Jarez ITT, 31k (hilly and technical)
June 10 update: Stage 3 is a hilly, technical individual time trial (ITT) through the foothills of the Rhône Alpes that looks like a great opportunity for Levi Leipheimer to regain the Yellow Jersey. — Steve
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I'm currently working on a chat and ticker widget since the official site is refreshing their text updates way too quickly and since Eurosport doesn't have an English Dauphine ticker. It will have a live profile, official text updates and, time permitting, your chat comments all in one small window with links to live video and audio. It should ready for the mountains on stage 4. Stay tuned... Steve
Prologue Start Order and Time Schedule
Stage 2 results: George Hincapie wins after slipping away at the final corner with another rider; Hushovd gets the Yellow Jersey Bourg-Saint-Andéol → Vienne, 184k (flat/hilly)
high-res victory salute
George Hincapie post-race: "I didn't know the final was so technical. It's hard for a team to control. I felt strong today and the team let me take my chance," said Hincapie after crossing the line. "Greipel was unlucky, he had to stop for a broken wheel" according to Hincapie... a puncture according to course radio. "I attacked in the last corner, bridged up to Sebastian Lang, had to sit and wait for a second to recover, but then I won easily," Hincapie said. "It was a little bit of luck, and I'm very happy. It was a good chance for me to take."
Stage 2 results 1 George Hincapie (USA) High Road 2 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 6 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 7 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 8 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 9 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 10 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale Full Results and Report — cyclingnews General classification after stage 2 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
The Last Km — sporza.be 15 Minutes of Highlights — uk.eurosport Highlights, Podium and Hincapie interview — france3.fr Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews | yahoo cyling photosIn other cycling news: Riis Cycling signs Sponsorship Agreement with Saxo Bank — team-csc
Stage 2 preview: Bourg-Saint-Andéol → Vienne, 184k (flat/hilly)
June 10 update: Today's stage starts out flat for the first 130k as the race follows the Rhône River, one of the major rivers of Europe, north from Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne. Before the riders get to Vienne, they'll detour over two cat 4 climbs to add some excitement before they descend back to the Rhône River and the flat finish in Vienne. Will anyone sneak away on the two short climbs at the end? Probably not. Look for a field sprint and Hushovd to keep the Yellow Jersey for one more day. By the way, if you haven't noticed, I'ved added the finish profiles of the last three kilometers and the stage maps to the stage details table. The maps are part of a larger race bible pdf that takes about one minute to download from the official site's slow server. — Steve
Stage 1 results: Valverde easily wins the uphill finish; Hushovd in yellow by 1 second. Avignon → Privas, 194k (rolling)
high-res victory salute
Stage 1 results 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.46.36 (40.614 km/h) 2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 3 Bjoern Schroeder (Ger) Team Milram 4 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 7 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 10 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas Full Results — cyclingnews General classification after stage 1 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 4.52.41 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.01 3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.05 4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis 0.17 5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.18 7 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 8 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0.19 9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road
The Last Km — sporza.be 20 Minutes of Highlights — uk.eurosport Highlights, Podium and Valverde interview — france3.fr Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Full Report: Valverde wins stage 1 at Dauphine — velonewsValverde: "La victoria llega en buen momento" — es.eurosport.yahoo Alejandro Valverde post race interview (French and Spanish) — fr.eurosport.yahoo Photos: Graham Watson | Cyclingnews
Stage 1 preview: Avignon → Privas, 194k (rolling)
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Also see, Leipheimer: Better than I thought — cyclingnews
Summary of the Broadcast Schedules for France3 france3.fr and Eurosport — official site
Prologue results: Levi beats Hushvold in Dauphine opener
Full Results and Photos — cyclingnews
Leipheimer wins Dauphiné prologue — velonews
Prologue Highlights (click on 'ritverslag') — sporza.be
8 Minutes of Highlights — uk.eurosport
Eurosport 1-Minute Highlights in: english | italiano | deutsch | español
(Windows IE7 users may need to use the Firefox browser to view these videos; also country restrictions may apply)
Highlights — versus
Levi Leipheimer Post Race Interview — versus
Thor Hushovd Pre Race Interview — versus
Graham Watson prolouge photos
June 8 update: He may be the unibet odds on favourite to win this year, but Astana waters down Levi's Dauphine victory chances... Another preview, this time from Velonews: A difficult Dauphine features a tough, explosive course... Correction: stage 3 is an individual time trial and not a team time trial as initially posted on the UCI site... finally here is the prologue start order and schedule.
June 7 update: Check out the good PezCyclingNews Dauphine Preview where you'll find out why Christophe Moreau can't defend his title along with a stage-by-stage look at this year's race with lots of history mixed in... steephill.tv photo contributor Colin Flockton will be on the scene for stages 2, 3 and 4 testing out his new GSM setup. If all goes well, he'll be submitting very timely photos from the course. So stay tuned for the beta test of our live race photostream. If you too are capable of sending photos via GSM then let me know. — Steve
June 6 update: A preliminary list of live coverage options has been posted.
June 5 update: All stage profiles and timetables are now posted.
April 19th update: The official site has now posted the 2008 route map and the mountain stage profiles (stages 4 through 7) which I've added to this site. See the stage details table to the right and the route map below. Here are the 2008 teams. — Steve.
February 4th update: The official site hasn't released details about this June's Dauphine Libere, but the UCI has the host towns posted on their site (thanks to Colin F. for his email). This year's penultimate stage is likely stage 6, Morzine → La Toussuire. You may recall that La Toussuire was the stage 16 finish in the 2006 Tour de France... the stage in-which Michael Rasmussen soloed the final 170k and Floyd Landis blew up on the HC climb to La Toussuire () and lost his overall lead. The next day, that year, was Landis' stunning reversal of fortune that no one will forget for two reasons. But, before the action lights up in the mountains, stage 3 will feature a team time trial. More to come when the official site finally posts 2008 details. — Steve.
Previews
Preview du Dauphiné — pezcyclingnewsIt's Astana vs Tour de France contenders — cyclingnewsA difficult Dauphine features a tough, explosive course — velonews Dauphine Libere Preview Clip (2 minutes)
Le Direct: Live Video, Audio and Text Coverage for Dauphine Libere 2008
Stage 7 start: Sunday 13:30 CET ();live video coverage starts: 15:30 CET ();
approximate finish: 16:45 CET ()
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2008 Route Map (le carte du parcours)
