Clik here to view.
What’s happening in June?
Welcome to our preview of what’s happening in the world of road cycling in June. With the Giro done and dusted, this month is all about the build-up to the start of the biggest race of them all: the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Critérium du Dauphiné preview
Running from Sunday 3rd to Sunday 10th June, the 64th Critérium du Dauphiné is an eight-day stage race comprising a prologue and seven stages covering a total distance of 1,052km in the Dauphiné...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine review
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) defended his Dauphine crown and landed his third successive stage race of the season to become the first man to win Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and the Criterium du Dauphine in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Route du Sud review
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Movistar) won the event’s queen stage on day three and held onto the jersey on day four’s sprint stage to seal the overall. This was the 22-year old Colombian’s fourth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine preview
Running from Sunday 2nd to Sunday 9th June, the 65th Critérium du Dauphiné is an eight-day World Tour stage race comprising a time trial and seven stages. Like last year, it will feature some of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s happening in June?
With just five weeks between the end of the Giro d’Italia and the beginning of the 100th Tour de France, June is a busy month which sees both key warm-up races and the start of the Tour itself. Here’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Tactics: How good a form indicator is the Dauphiné?
The Critérium du Dauphiné (formerly the Dauphiné Libéré) is generally touted as being the biggest and best warm-up race for the Tour de France. But with the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Luxembourg...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine review: Froome becomes firm favourite
Chris Froome‘s commanding victory at the Criterium du Dauphine confirmed his status as the favourite for next month’s Tour de France. It was Sky’s third win in successive years and their second one-two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Podcast #12: The man who would be king
On this edition of the podcast we dissect the Dauphine, in which Froome-dog established himself as top dog ahead of the Tour. And for once we actually get serious as we discuss the future for Bradley...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine preview
The Giro d’Italia may only just have finished but all attention now turns to the forthcoming Tour de France. ASO stable-mate, the Criterium du Dauphine, takes centre stage for the next week as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine review: Talansky wins a nail-biter
A thrilling last stage saw Andrew Talansky take the Criterium du Dauphine by the scuff of the neck to end a thrilling week that set the scene for the forthcoming Tour de France. Movers and shakers With...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Podcast #39: A not so quiet week in the south of France
We look back on the last two weeks of racing action, including some little warm-up race in the south of France where not much happened. Er. Um. Listen here:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Critérium du Dauphiné preview
With the Giro behind us and La Grande Boucle less than a month away, it’s time for grand tour hopefuls to test their form on those tricky pre-Tour week-long stage races. First up is the 67th Critérium...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criterium du Dauphine review: Froome zooms to overall victory
Chris Froome won back-to-back mountain stages to wrest the race leader’s jersey from Tejay van Garderen and take overall victory in the Criterium du Dauphine, his second win in three years. Rider(s) of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Podcast #65: Time is on our side
A four-minute prologue, a four-month hour and a week in 18 seconds: Panache, Kitty and Midge turn back time to talk about the Tour of Luxembourg, The Hour Record and the Criterium du Dauphine. A touch...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final KM: Criterium du Dauphine prologue
The Dauphine kicked off with a lung-busting, switchback-tastic, 4km mountain prologue. It was brutal. It was made for the explosive climber – and by heck it made for compelling viewing! Prologue, Les...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final KM: Criterium du Dauphine Stage 1
Sprint day at the Dauphine, and my my it’s a murky world amongst the fast-finishers and their lead out trains.. Head-butts, nerves of steel, and burst of gut wrenching speed to finish it off. Best news...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final KM: Criterium du Dauphine Stage 2
A rolling stage with a nasty little uphill finish provided an exciting will-they-won’t-they scenario as the break put everything they had to make it to the line. Did they manage it? Read on… Stage Two,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final KM: Criterium du Dauphine Stage 3
Fortune favours the bold they say, and no one was bolder that Fabio Aru on the road to the Tournon-sur-Rhone. Let’s hope Vino was watching! Stage Three, Boën-sur-Lignon to Tournon-sur-Rhône, 187.5km...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final KM: Criterium du Dauphine Stage 4
Last chance for the sprinters before three hard days in the mountains and they were NOT going to be denied this time – not even by a man racing on home roads! Stage Four, Tain l’Hermitage to Belley,...
View Article
