LYON, April 16, 2010 (AFP) – The Critérium du Dauphiné, this past year in the lap of ASO (organizer of the Tour de France) wants to stay at the summit during its 62nd edition, which will for the first time in June in the resort of Alpe d’Huez.

“We want to perpetuate this great race is part of the heritage of cycling,” said Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France on the occasion of the official presentation Friday at Charbonnières
(Rhone) to the Regional Council of Rhone-Alpes region in the presence of President Jean-Jack Queyranne. And remember: “This is the beginning of the line straight Tour de France.”

Built mainly by its former director, Thierry Cazeneuve, before the ownership change, the race will start June 6 in Evian-les-Bains and concludes June 13 in Sallanches, always in Savoy, to the thirtieth anniversary of the World Championship won by Bernard Hinault in the coast Domancy.

Meanwhile, the course will take the Rhône Valley, with a long time trial of 49 km in the Vaucluse, format Tour de France before tackling the mountain in his last four days.

The final climb to the resort of Risoul, at 1870 meters altitude, and climb on the road to Chamrousse Grenoble, precede the queen stage of Saturday, June 12.

That day, Spaniard Alberto Contador, headlining major, and his rivals will have to cross the Grand Cucheron then Glandon, one passes out of the Tour category, before the climb to Alpe d’Huez (1850 m), the station Oisans used to receive the Tour but has never hosted the Dauphine.

Admitted to the ProTour calendar, the event will bring together 18 teams qualified for the circuit board and training Cervélo. “We have no intention of not respecting the commitments made by even more,” said Christian Prudhomme on this stating: “We will not stop these 19 courses.”

Stages:
June 6: prologue in Evian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie), 6.8 km (against the clock Solo)
June 7: Step 1 Evian-les-Bains – Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (Isère), 191 km
June 8: Stage 2 Annonay (Ardèche) – Bourg-Saint-Andeol (Ardèche), 177 km
June 9: 3rd stage Monteux (Vaucluse) – Sorgue (Vaucluse), 49 km (cons-individual time trial)
June 10: 4th stage Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Drome) – Risoul (Hautes-Alpes), 211.5 km
June 11: 5th stage Serre-Chevalier (Hautes-Alpes) – Grenoble, 143.5 km
June 12: 6th stage Crolles (Isère) – L’Alpe d’Huez, 151.5 km
June 13: 7th stage Allevard-les-Bains (Isère) – Sallanches (Haute-Savoie), km

Translated From French