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A review of the great historical winners of the Critérium du Dauphiné: Merckx, Hinault, Induráin, Froome, Contador...
CyclingFriday, 02 June 2023 at 11:53
The Criterium du Dauphiné is one of the most prestigious races on the cycling calendar and has been the scene of great deeds and exciting battles throughout its history. This year, the big favorite is Jonas Vingegaard.
Here are some of the great cyclists in history who have made their mark by winning this competition over the years.
- Eddy Merckx (Belgium): Merckx, considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time, won the Critérium du Dauphiné on three consecutive occasions, from 1968 to 1970. His dominance in this race marked the beginning of a legendary career full of successes.
- Bernard Hinault (France): Hinault, another of cycling's great names, won the Critérium du Dauphiné five times. His first victory came in 1977, and he went on to repeat in 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985, cementing his status as one of the most dominant cyclists of his generation.
- Miguel Indurain (Spain): Spanish cyclist Indurain also made his mark in the Critérium du Dauphiné with two consecutive victories in 1995 and 1996. Indurain is remembered as one of the best time trial specialists and was a dominant Tour de France champion.
- Chris Froome (United Kingdom): One of the most successful cyclists of the last decade, Froome has won the Critérium du Dauphiné three times. His victories came in 2013, 2015 and 2016, cementing his position as one of the best climbers and stage stage stage racers.
- Alberto Contador (Spain): Contador, known for his aggressive style and ability in the mountains, won the Critérium du Dauphiné twice. His victories came in 2007 and 2009, showing his ability to beat the best riders in the peloton.
- Bradley Wiggins (United Kingdom): Wiggins, a time trial specialist and winner of the 2012 Tour de France, took victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2011. This victory was a springboard to his success in the Grand Boucle the following year.
These are just some of the outstanding cyclists who have tasted victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné throughout its history. It should be noted that, along with Bernard Hinault and Chris Froome, the other 3 cyclists who have managed to win Dauphiné on 3 occasions are Luis Ocaña, Nello Lauredi and Charly Mottet.
This race continues to be a showcase for the world's best riders and an important test in preparation for the Tour de France. Each year, riders strive to add their name to this prestigious list of winners, in search of glory and recognition in the world of cycling. This season, reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will try to join that list.
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- It will be just a waste of time to finish out of the podium. Giro Vuelta makes a better choiceabstractengineer19-11-2024
- I would agree, top 3 with Remco improving and snapping at his heels. I just wish he wouldn't keep crashing in the TDF.Pedalmasher19-11-2024
- Backstedt and Schreiber are not juniors they are under 23. There were I think about 7 or 8 juniors in this race. Under the current rules a race that has juniors in can't go over 45 minutes. The winning time was 43.53 so the timing was correct. The organisers are in the wrong because they should be putting on a juniors race and then we wouldn't be in this situation as the timings for the elite race would be 50 minutes, not 45.NorrisHippocampe19-11-2024
- It's everywhere. Just like it was before. But we can just pretend it isn't. Just like we did before.Sweep19-11-2024
- Not a top 4 GT rider? He's got more GT wins (just not at the Tour) than any viable active rider (Froome not included). Were it not for his team messing it up for him, he'd have won the Vuelta even more often. He's a bizarrely accident prone, deeply conservative rider, but it delivers. He's also one of the best 1-week GC riders in the peloton. The man may not be Pogacar or Vingegaard (who is?), but he is definitely in the top 3 of the field, right now.RidesHills19-11-2024
- Nobody is saying that he is tin he Top 4 GT riders but nobdy is also saying he is capable of winning the TDF in the presence of Pog and Jonas. He was already fairly blown away before his crash and if we assume that Bora hired him to win the TDF, then it would not be considered a success. That he won the Vuelta only make it not a total fail.abstractengineer19-11-2024
- "The viewing and visitor figures are both better than when they were riding" - what a BS. Please compare (and only then) visitor figures during current season vs when WvA and MvdP are back in December (hopefully!) otherwise you are comparing oranges to apples.averagecyclist19-11-2024
- I counted 16 riders under 24 out of 43 that started. Once was only 16 ! Two of the top riders are Zoe and Schreiber and both under 23 yet that have done 50 min races in the past with the elites so I think it's just bad clock management. Let them race 50 freakin' minutes! One more lap could have made a big dffierence most times in the podium and winner.frieders319-11-2024
- He needs to finish out his contract and then go hit MTB and Cross/Gravel really hard, that's where his heart is.awp18-11-2024
- Pidcock is starting to sound like Froome now.Sweep18-11-2024