Preview - Critérium du Dauphiné 2022 stage 6

The final opportunity for the sprinters at the Critérium du Dauphiné. The race heads into the Alps, where the infamous city of Gap will host the finale of the sixth stage. On the menu is a hilly stage, but the most complicated ascent comes early in the day, which sees the riders climbing from 200 to almost 1300 meters of altitude in the form of three categorized climbing sections.

The Col de Cabre (9.1Km at 4.7%) may provide further difficulties, as it comes late enough in the day that the pace can be quite high. It summits with 57.5 kilometers to go and after a small descent the riders will keep riding in the plateau.

There will be a descent in the final 15 kilometers which will take the riders into Gap. However there will be a punchy loop inside the city, with 3.2Km climb at 2.8% ascent which will leave the riders with just 4.5 kilometers to go. It has some small gradients that can be enough to attack, and then the ride in to the finish is very fast which may see an attack succeed.

CyclingUpToDate prediction:

**** Wout van Aert

*** Ethan Hayter, Juan Sebastián Molano

** Hugo Page, Jasper Stuyven, Clément Venturini

* Edvald Boasson Hagen, Dylan Groenewegen, Matis Louvel, Luca Mozzato