uci, world tour, team katusha, paris-Nice PARIS, Feb 19, 2013 (AFP) - Katusha's successful appeal to be reintegrated into cycling's World Tour means 23 teams instead of the usual 22 will line up for the Paris-Nice and Criterium du Dauphine races, organisers ASO announced on Tuesday. "We aren't going to leave a team by the side of the road," Christian Prudhomme, director of the two … [Read more...]
Katusha’s World Tour Return Paris-Nice and Criterium Swells Teams To 23
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Criterium du Dauphine Serves Up A Tour de France Teaser
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LYON, France, March 26, 2012 (AFP) - Bradley Wiggins' bid to defend his Criterium du Dauphine crown could be useful in more ways than one this June as the Briton continues his bid for Tour de France glory. Wiggins' joy at winning his maiden Dauphine -- a major French stage race and a crucial warm-up for the Tour -- last year was tempered by him crashing out of the Tour de France a few … [Read more...]
Evans Second At Critérium du Dauphiné
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans earned his third podium placing at a stage race this season with a runner-up finish Sunday at the Critérium du Dauphiné. Satisfied With Result Evans was seventh on the final stage, 10 seconds behind Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), who soloed away in the final moments of the 117-kilometer race to win his second straight stage. Bradley Wiggins (Sky Pro Cycling) took … [Read more...]
Wiggins Becomes Third Briton To Win Criterium du Dauphine
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LA TOUSSUIRE, France, June 12, 2011 (AFP) - Bradley Wiggins became the third Briton to win the Criterium du Dauphine after Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez took the final 117.5km stage between Pontcharra and La Toussuire on Sunday. The Team Sky rider, who is a triple Olympic gold medalist and came fourth in the Tour de France two years ago, finished 1min 26sec ahead of the Australian Cadel Evans … [Read more...]
Rodriguez Takes Stage As Wiggins Remains Leader
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD, France, June 11, 2011 - Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez of Katusha won the sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Saturday on a breakaway which saw him see off all comers on the Collet d'Allevard climb. But Britain's Bradley Wiggins stayed on course for the overall victory after fending off a determined attack from Kazakh veteran Alexandre Vinokourov on the final climb … [Read more...]
Cyclists Fall For Dauphine Cows
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD, France, June 11, 2011 (AFP) - The sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine almost came to a shuddering halt on Saturday after cows on the route caused a mass fall in the peloton some 25km out from the line at Collet d'Allevard. Several riders, including Frenchman Arnold Jeannesson and Spaniard Mikel Landa, came to grief as the two beasts, having escaped from their field, … [Read more...]
Cappelle Crashes Hard, Head Trauma and Fractures
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LES GETS (Haute-Savoie), June 10, 2011 - Belgian rider Andy Cappelle (QuickStep) suffered a head injury and multiple fractures after crashing Friday in the 5th stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné, it was announced by the Medical Crew race after the finish in Les Gets. Cappelle had crashed with 23 kilometers to go along with the other riders (Roche, Silin), who were evacuated to a hospital … [Read more...]
Kern Wins Dauphine Fifth Stage, Wiggins Still Leader
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LES GETS, France, June 10, 2011 - Christophe Kern of Europcar won the fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine here on Friday to snap a six-year winless streak, with Britain's Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky retaining the leader's jersey. Kern gave the French contingent a first stage win of this edition by seeing off Dane Chris Sorensen of Saxobank by 7sec following a moderate climb over … [Read more...]
Degenkolb Makes It A Three-Peat For HTC-HighRoad At Criterium du Dauphiné
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 9th June 2011 - HTC-Highroad claimed their third straight victory in France's Criterium du Dauphiné after sprinter, John Degenkolb powered home in first place on stage four for his second individual win of the race. Already victorious on stage two's uphill dash for the line in Lyon on Tuesday, 48 hours later in Macon, the first-year fastman proved he is equally at … [Read more...]
Degenkolb Takes Dauphiné Stage, As Wiggins Retains Lead
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MACON, France, June 9, 2011 (AFP) - German rider John Degenkolb (HTC) won the sprint finish to take stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Thursday but Britain's Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky did enough to retain the overall leader's jersey. Two days after claiming victory in Lyon in stage two, the 22-year-old Degenkolb was again the quickest in the pack in the final rush for the line, … [Read more...]