2017 Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 1 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 1 of the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
The Critérium du Dauphiné starts and finishes its 2017 edition in Saint Étienne. It’s a hilly stage, with eight categorised climbs to complete over a total distance of 170.5 kilometres.
The riders will pass five of the climbs before reaching the finishing circuit in Saint Étienne, where they’ll travel over the Cat. 3 Côte de Rochetailléé three times before the downhill finish. Each finishing lap is 15 kilometers.
The riders will face 3,113m of total elevation gain.
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