Critérium International 2010 Live Dashboard
 
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Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong meet for the first time in 2010 at the Criterium International
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News and Updates for Critérium International 2010
Stage 3 results: David Millar wins the TT; Pierrick Fedrigo has no problem completing the overall win
Full Final Results — letour.frFédrigo hangs on to win Criterium International — cyclingnews
Graham Watson stage 3 (initial) photos — biciciclismo
David Millar Stage 3 Winner's Interview (01:26 english) — versus John Lelangue Interview (01:40 english) — versus Lance Armstrong Pre-Stage Interview (01:40 english) — versus Allan Lim Interview (01:22 english) — versus Chris Horner Pre-Stage Interview (02:25 english) — versusArmstrong not impressed with Contador's performance — velonation Stage 3 ITT Highlights (10:51 french) — france3 Stage 3 Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson ITT Highlights with Phil Leggitt (03:07 english) — versusMarch 27 update: This is element #3: a rolling then flat, short individual time-trial to decide the winner. After the mountaintop finish on stage 1, not many riders are left in contention. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable and race previews below. — Steve
TT Startlist is the reverse of the GC after Stage 2 — letour.frStage 2 results 1 Russel Downing (Team Sky) 1h42'20" 2 Michael Albasini (Team HTC - Columbia) 3 Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 4 Leonardo Duque (Cofidis Le Credit en Ligne) 5 Florian Vachon (Bretagne - Schuller) 6 Arnaud Molmy (Roubaix Lille Metropole) 7 Jeremy Galland (Saur-Sojasun) 8 Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) 9 Blel Kadri (Ag2r-La Mondiale) 10 Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) General classification after stage 2 1 Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues) 2 Tiago Machado (RadioShack) + 0:17 3 Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 0:23 4 Cadel Evans (BMC) 0:27 5 David Moncoutie (Cofidis) 6 Matteo Carrara (VaVacansoleil) 7 Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) 8 Christopher Horner (RadioShack)
Full Results — letour.frRussel Downing wins sprint at Criterium International — cyclingnewsSky's Downing takes sprint in second Critérium International stage — velonation Stage 2 Graham Watson photos — grahamwatsonMarch 27 update: This is element #2: a flat, short stage for the sprinters. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable and race previews below. — Steve
Stage 1 results: A surprising mountaintop finish with Pierrick Fedrigo leading the way
Stage 1 results 1 Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues) 5:19:46 2 Tiago Machado (RadioShack) + 0:11 3 Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 0:15 4 Cadel Evans (BMC) 5 David Moncoutie (Cofidis) 6 Matteo Carrara (VaVacansoleil) 7 Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) 8 Christopher Horner (RadioShack) 10 David Lopez Garcia (Caisse d'Epargne) ... 23 Alberto Contador (Astana) + 1:13 ... 50 Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) + 4:51
Pierrick Fedrigo stock photo (from one of this two 2009 Tour de France wins) — sirottiFedrigo flies to victory on Col de l'Ospedale (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Alberto Condador post stage 1: Dia duro,la alergia ha aperecido,ha sido una pena no entrar con los primeros por mis compañeros,ahora recuperando (Allergy problems, thanks his teammates for their effort)Fedrigo takes stage and lead in Critérium Int'l, Armstrong and Contador dropped — velonationFedrigo takes opening stage at Criterium International — velonewsAllergy-hit Contador misses at Criterium — news.smh.auContador and Armstrong crack at Criterium — reuters Stage 1 Col de l’Ospedale finish:
Part 1 (07:16 french) | Part 2 (07:15) — france2 Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson Stage 1 Highlights w/ Phil Liggett (03:10 english) — versus Planet Armstrong:
Part 1 (01:35 english) | Part 2 (02:55 english) | Part 2 (02:33 english) — eurosport Johan Bruyneel Post-Stage 1 Interview (03:20 english) — versus
March 26 update: The mountain stage kicks off this year's race for Corsica's first year in hosting this event and what a nice summit finish [profile]... for this or any other time on the race calendar. The stage finishes atop Col de l’Ospedale after 14.2km of 6.2% for 175km in total. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable and race previews below. — Steve The view from the top looking back and down at the start in
Porto-Vecchio
March 26 update: Contador: Criterium start is ‘no message’ for Armstrong — velonewsArmstrong vs. Contador? Make it Evans vs. Contador — reutersMarch 25 update:
Contador doing recon in Corsica — biciciclismo|
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2010 Provisional StartlistBruyneel looks forward to Armstrong-Contador match-up at C.I. — cyclingnewsMarch 18 update: In North America, Versus will air the mountain stage of Criterium International on March 27 at 2:30 ET.
March 16 update:
Contador to face Armstrong in Criterium International — cyclingnews
Voigt won't defend Critérium International crown — velonews
En Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 27 update: A work in progress. Check back at race time for the latest live links and feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve
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South Africa; Super Sport with english commentary at 14:50-15:55 CET on Saturday and 15:10-16:15 CEST on Sunday. Satellite feed (temporarily?) lost |
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Spanish; Teledeporte feed starts at 14:50 CET on Saturday and 15:20 CET on Sunday. Best video quality |
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UK Europsort; hard to believe but according to the UK TV Schedule there is only delayed coverage on both Saturday and Sunday. Eurosport France has live coverage at 15:15 CET (45 min) |
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Saturday stage only; likely restricted to France and french-speaking countries |
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Sunday stage only; likely restricted to France and french-speaking countries |
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video likely restricted to Italy; Sunday only at 15:30 CET (30 min); alternative video (Italy) |
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Saturday and Sunday delayed coverage at 2:30-4:00 PM ET (90 min) |
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The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates |
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live text updates/ticker and key moments; French ticker as well |
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short text updates from any and everyone | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
2010 Race Details
February 2 update: The 2010 route has been announced. All three stages will start from Porto-Vecchio on Corsica, a mountainous French island west of Italy. As usual there is a sprint stage, a mountain stage and a time-trial stage over one weekend in March. Normally, the sprinters' stage is first but this year with the move from the Ardennes to Corsica, the mountain stage will kick things off on Saturday March 27th with a 175 km course. A short (75 km) sprint stage and a 7.7 km time-trial will be held the next day on Sunday. Lance Armstrong and Cadel Evans are expected to partake. — Steve
Critérium International opener to include summit finish — cyclingnews
2010 Carte du Parcours
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| 3 | Sunday, March 29th | 8.3 km | ||||
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News and Updates for Critérium International 2009
March 29 update: North America TV coverage today (Sunday) on VERSUS at 5 PM ET/ 2 PM PT. Online video highlights of all stages will be posted here on Monday.Stage 3 results and overall winner
Stage 3 Results and Overall winner — cyclingnews Graham Watson Stage 3 Photos — grahamwatson Jen Voigt TT Video — versusStage 2 results
Stage 2 Results — cyclingnewsStage 2 report and photos — velonews Graham Watson Stage 2 Photos — grahamwatson Stage 2 Highlights — france3Stage 1 results: Jimmy Casper meets the first criteria
Stage 1 results 1 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sojasun 4.42.15 (40.390 km/h) 2 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano 4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 5 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha 6 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 8 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream 9 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 10 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
Full Results — cyclingnews Graham Watson Stage 1 Photos — grahamwatsonBad Luck For Astana Cycling Team - Renev Follows Armstrong's Example — astana-cyclingteam Stage 1 Highlights — france3Le Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
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live on Sunday from 15H15 - 16H20 CET (65 min); unrestricted live video worldwide from French Television |
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North America; delayed broadcast on Mar 29 @ 5PM ET |
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Race Preview
March 28 update:Who can challenge Voigt? — cyclingnewsThe Critérium International is a two day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. [The modern version consists of a long, rolling stage with a flat finish, a short, hilly/mountain stage with an uphill finish and a short time-trial].
For many years it was considered a sort of French national championship and was only opened to non-French cyclists in 1979.
The race has been won by some of the most famous names in cycling including Jacques Anquetil, Seán Kelly, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Stephen Roche, Laurent Fignon and Jens Voigt. -- Critérium International Wiki
The Official 2009 Route Map (La Carte du Parcours)