2010 Critérium du Dauphiné - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné (formerly Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré) stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour

2010 UCI ProTour

The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events...

and World Calendar

2010 UCI World Ranking

The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...

. It began in Evian-les-Bains

Évian-les-Bains

Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France...

with an individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, and ended in Sallanches

Sallanches

Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Media:Sallanches is mentioned in American author Willa Cather's 1935 novel Lucy Gayheart.-External links:*...

.

The race was won by Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

's Janez Brajkovič

Janez Brajkovic

Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...

, riding for . Second in the general classification was Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

of , while Tejay van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen is an American professional cyclist for . He lives in Lucca, Tuscany, during the season.-Early life:...

finished third for . Contador won the points classification on a tie-break with Brajkovič, 's Egoi Martínez

Egoi Martínez

Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....

won the mountains classification and Euskaltel-Euskadi also won the teams classification.

Pre-race favorites

The winner of the event for the previous two years, Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...

, had been widely tipped to do well in the event, but was banned from all of UCI

UCI

UCI usually refers to the Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling.UCI may also refer to:* United Cinemas International* United Kennel Clubs International...

registered races for 19 months from a few days prior to the event. Two time Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

winner Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

started the race as favourite, but emphasized that his priority was to use the race as preparation for the Tour de France

2010 Tour de France

The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996...

, without particular concern to win it.

Teams

As the Dauphiné Libéré was a UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

event, the 18 ProTour teams are invited automatically, plus an additional 4 non pro tour teams. They are:

Prologue

6 June 2010 – Evian-les-Bains

Évian-les-Bains

Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France...

, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) (Individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

)

If the prologue is any indication of Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

's form, then he should be well-prepared for the 2010 Tour de France

2010 Tour de France

. The Spaniard

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

won the 6.8 km time trial, beating the likes of Janez Brajkovic

Janez Brajkovic

Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...

, Denis Menchov

Denis Menchov

Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...

, and Edvald Boasson Hagen

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...

.

2nd place finisher, Tejay Van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen

Tejay van Garderen is an American professional cyclist for . He lives in Lucca, Tuscany, during the season.-Early life:...

stunned everyone by his supuerb performance today. Cycling News said, "Contador was almost embarrassed to have won his first race since riding Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège monument classic cycling race took place on April 25, 2010. The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov after slipping into a breakaway with Alexandr Kolobnev...

over a month ago, where he placed 9th overall. He insisted in a pre-race press conference that he was not specifically targeting overall success at the Critérium du Dauphiné and said that he would let the race lead go during Monday's 191km first road stage..."

Stage and General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1			8' 34"
2			+ 2"
3			+ 5"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 13"
9			+ 13"
10			+ 14"

Stage 1

7 June 2010 – Evian-les-Bains to Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It was the site of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, which killed 146, in 1970.-References:*...

, 191 km (118.7 mi)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5

}

s.t.

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|General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 5"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 14"
10			+ 15"

Stage 2

8 June 2010 – Annonay

Annonay

Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...

to Bourg-Saint-Andéol

Bourg-Saint-Andéol

Bourg-Saint-Andéol is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.-Geography:It lies directly along the Rhône River at the southeast end of the department south of the smaller see of Viviers, from Pierrelatte eastwards across the river in the département Drôme and ...

, 177 km (110 mi)

Stage 2 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	Saur-Sojasun Saur-Sojasun Saur-Sojasun are a French cycling team registered at UCI Professional Continental level. They were founded in 2009 as Besson Chaussures-Sojasun. The team rides bicycles.- Major results :2009...	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 5"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 14"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 15"
10			+ 15"

Stage 3

9 June 2010 – Monteux

Monteux

Monteux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Monteux is near Carpentras, in middle of Comtat Venaissin, and around 20 km from Avignon, in the countryside between Mont Ventoux, the Rhône and the Durance.Its...

to Sorgues

Sorgues

Sorgues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse....

, 49 km (30.4 mi) (individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 26"
3

}

+ 43"

+ 53"

+ 55"

+ 1' 46"

+ 1' 56"

+ 2' 09"

+ 2' 14"

+ 2' 15"

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|General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 36"
3			+ 50"
4			+ 1' 41"
5			+ 2' 01"
6			+ 2' 20"
7			+ 2' 45"
8			+ 2' 47"
9			+ 2' 49"
10			+ 2' 53"

Stage 4

10 June 2010 – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:*Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral*Tricastin*Communes of the Drôme department-External links:*...

to Risoul

Risoul

Risoul is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern FranceIt is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap...

, 210 km (130.5 mi)

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 15"
4			+ 15"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 18"
7

}

+ 18"

+ 23"

||
|General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 15"
3			+ 1' 41"
4			+ 1' 56"
5			+ 2' 43"
6			+ 2' 55"
7

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Stage 5

11 June 2010 – Serre-Chevalier to Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, 143.5 km (89.2 mi)

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 34"
3			+ 34"
4			+ 1' 39"
5			+ 1' 39"
6

}

+ 1' 39"

+ 2' 40"

||
|General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 15"
3			+ 1' 41"
4			+ 1' 56"
5			+ 2' 43"
6			+ 2' 55"
7			+ 3' 05"
8

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Stage 6

12 June 2010 – Crolles

Crolles

Crolles is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It is located in the Isère valley, 20 km north-east of Grenoble, upstream on the Isère River...

to Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez

L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, in the Isère département in the Rhône-Alpes region.-Tour de France:L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France...

, 151.5 km (94.1 mi)

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 17"
4			+ 24"
5

}

+ 40"

+ 1' 17"

+ 1' 18"

+ 1' 26"

||
|General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 41"
3			+ 2' 41"
4

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| 6
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|-
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|}
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Stage 7

13 June 2010 – Allevard

Allevard

Allevard, also Allevard-les-Bains is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....

to Sallanches

Sallanches

, 148 km (92 mi)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1

}

+ 27"

+ 32"

+ 34"

+ 40"

||
|Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 41"
3			+ 2' 41"
4

}
|
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|-
| 5
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| align="right"| + 4' 17"
|-
| 6
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| align="right"| + 4' 23"
|-
| 7
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| align="right"| + 4' 23"
|-
| 8
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| align="right"| + 6' 16"
|-
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|-
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|}
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Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...	Mountains classification	Points classification Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...
P	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
1	Grega Bole Grega Bole Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200320052010...		Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous is a French road racing cyclist who rides for . He also competes as a track cyclist.-Career:...	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
2	Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...		Bram Tankink Bram Tankink Bram Tankink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He started his career as a mountainbiker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo-Farm Frites...	Grega Bole Grega Bole Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200320052010...
3	Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...	Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...		Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
4	Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .Vogondy won the Tour de Lorraine in 1995 as a junior. He became a professional rider in 1997 when he signed for Française des Jeux. His first professional win came in that same year when he won the...			Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...
5	Daniel Navarro Daniel Navarro Daniel Navarro García is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :20072009- External links :...		Eros Capecchi Eros Capecchi Eros Capecchi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional with in 2005 before moving to in 2008.- Palmares :200420082011- External links :...	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...
6	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...		Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....	Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...
7	Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...			Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
Final		Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...	Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

General Classification

#	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 41"
3			+ 2' 41"
4

Teams Classification

#	Team	Time
1		84h 39' 25"
2		+ 4' 03"
3		+ 4' 45"
4		+ 6' 46"
5		+ 13' 12"
6		+ 13' 38"
7		+ 14' 04"
8		+ 21' 24"
9		+ 25' 37"
10		+ 26' 08"

Mountains Classification

#	Rider	Points
1	'	55
2		33
3		32
4		29
5		26
6		24
7		23
8

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Points Classification

#	Rider	Team	Points
1			98
2			98
3			72
4			71
5			70
6			69
7

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