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8 Jun 2017 - 1:07am

Porte powers to Dauphiné TT stage win

Australian Richie Porte put himself in a position to win the Critérium du Dauphiné with a Stage 4 individual time trial victory.

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Replay: Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 3

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Replay coverage of the 184km third stage of the 69th Critérium du Dauphiné from Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins.

7 Jun 2017 - 8:06am

Bouwman and the break beats the Dauphiné Stage 3 bunch

Stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné ended in a bit of a boilover as the break beat the peloton with Koen Bouwman claiming his first WordTour victory.

7 Jun 2017 - 12:28pm

Porte set for Critérium du Dauphiné time trial test

Richie Porte will attempt to stake his claim to the Critérium du Dauphiné title during the 23.5km Stage 4 time trial from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieu.

6 Jun 2017 - 8:04am

Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 win for Démare

Stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné played out exactly as expected with the sprinters deciding the day as Thomas De Gendt remained in the overall lead.

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Bouwman and the break beats the Dauphiné Stage 3 bunch
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Porte set for Critérium du Dauphiné time trial test
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Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 win for Démare

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8 Jun 2017 - 1:07am

Porte powers to Dauphiné TT stage win

Australian Richie Porte put himself in a position to win the Critérium du Dauphiné with a Stage 4 individual time trial victory.

Porte (BMC) covered the 23.5km from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgion-Jalieu in a time of 28min 7sec and average speed of 50.14km/h to finish ahead of Katusha-Alpecin’s Tony Martin and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). “I didn't expect to win today ...

7 Jun 2017 - 12:45pm

Giro winner Dumoulin extends with Sunweb

Team Sunweb renewed the contract of 26-year-old Giro d'Italia winner Tom Dumoulin through to 2022.

7 Jun 2017 - 12:28pm

Porte set for Critérium du Dauphiné time trial test

Richie Porte will attempt to stake his claim to the Critérium du Dauphiné title during the 23.5km Stage 4 time trial from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieu.

The BMC team leader survived a tense day in the saddle on stage 3, which went to Koen Bouwman of Lotto Soudal out of the day-long break as Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) retained his overall lead. “Today felt like a stage of the Tour de Fr...

7 Jun 2017 - 8:06am

Bouwman and the break beats the Dauphiné Stage 3 bunch

Stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné ended in a bit of a boilover as the break beat the peloton with Koen Bouwman claiming his first WordTour victory.

The LottoNL-Jumbo youngster won the sprint out of a six-rider break which saw the 184km stage from Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins through to the end after establishing itself inside the first 10km. “I can't believe that I got my first pr...

6 Jun 2017 - 8:04am

Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 2 win for Démare

Stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné played out exactly as expected with the sprinters deciding the day as Thomas De Gendt remained in the overall lead.

FDJ’s Arnaud Démare won the 171km Saint-Chamond to Arlanc bunch sprint ahead of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) as the general classification favourites held their fire for another day. It was another majo...

5 Jun 2017 - 1:51pm

Porte and Froome dust out the Dauphiné cobwebs

Richie Porte and Chris Froome were just two of the big names to dust off the cobwebs and launch themselves back into the Critérium du Dauphiné racing fray ahead of the Tour de France.

The key general classification contenders still have their tests to come which left the first stage in St Etienne open to a rider like eventual winner Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal). And while De Gendt was enjoying his spoils, Porte (BMC) ...

5 Jun 2017 - 9:22am

Tracey Hannah wins Fort William DH World Cup

Round 2 of the UCI Downhill World Cup saw lead changes in both the men's and women's overall standings, with Australian champion Tracey Hannah (Polygon UR) moving into the leader's jersey for Elite Women.

Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) won the men, just ahead of Australian national champion Jack Moir (Intense Factory). Both Minnaar and Moir rode 29-inch wheel bikes, with this the first World Cup victory on the wheel size. Held in the ...

5 Jun 2017 - 5:35am

De Gendt digs deep to to take Dauphiné opener

Thomas De Gendt soloed to the opening stage win of the Critérium du Dauphiné with the peloton hot on his heels at the finish.

The Lotto Soudal long range specialist left his breakaway companion Axel Domont (AG2R) with under 8km to go and held on to the finish even as his lead withered away. Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) rounded out the podium positions while R...

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2017 Critérium du Dauphiné - news and updates

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Alberto Contador, Richie Porte and Chris Froome tussle on stage 7 of the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné (Getty)