Critérium du Dauphiné

Category: 2.UWT

First Edition: 1947

Known by many as a traditional preparation race for the Tour de France, the Critérium du Dauphiné has a very important place in the calendar. Although in recent years some riders are trying alternative forms of preparation for the Tour, for many years this was the go-to race for most general classification contenders as they tested themselves ahead of their great goal of the season.

With the Tour and the national championships soon after, it is still seen as a preparation race in relative terms, however it is one that's highly contested every year as it comes with an immense reputation and features many stages, which give out plenty opportunities for different types of riders.

Critérium du Dauphiné final podiums:

2024 - Primoz Roglic - Matteo Jorgenson - Derek Gee

2023 - Jonas Vingegaard - Adam Yates - Ben O'Connor

2022 - Primoz Roglic - Jonas Vingegaard - Ben O'Connor

2021 - Richie Porte - Alexey Lutsenko - Geraint Thomas

2020 - Daniel Martínez - Thibaut Pinot - Guillaume Martin

2019 - Jakob Fuglsang - Tejay van Garderen - Emanuel Buchmann

2018 - Geraint Thomas - Adam Yates - Romain Bardet

2017 - Jakob Fuglsang - Richie Porte - Dan Martin

2016 - Chris Froome - Romain Bardet - Dan Martin

2015 - Chris Froome - Tejay van Garderen - Rui Costa

2014 - Andrew Talansky - Alberto Contador - Jurgen van den Broeck

2013 - Chris Froome - Richie Porte - Daniel Moreno

2012 - Bradley Wiggins - Michael Rogers - Cadel Evans