How to Watch the Critérium du Dauphiné—a.k.a. the "Mini Tour de France"

The race unofficially known as the "mini-Tour de France" crams everything we love about the Tour into just eight days of racing. Here's how to watch the race.

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It’s also a race that has favored Americans. Five have won the prestigious event in its 74-year history, and we won’t be surprised if one of the United States’ biggest young talents makes it six by the time race wraps-up in Grenoble next Sunday.

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné

This year’s Dauphiné covers 1207km (748mi) over eight stages. The race opens with two hilly stages for puncheurs, followed by a chance for the sprinters to take a victory on Stage 3 (although a Category 4 climb 20km from the finish line could ruin their plans). Stage 4 brings the race’s only time trial , an undulating 31.1km race against the clock that should force the first major sorting of the General Classification.

Then the race heads to the mountains for a series of stages that get progressively harder from one stage to the next. Stages 5 and 6 both feature several categorized climbs in the final 40km of each stage. But the worst is saved for the weekend: Stage 7 jams 4,000m of climbing into just 147km of racing including the Dauphiné’s highest-ever summit finish, atop the 2,067m Col de Croix de Fer, and Stage 8, a 152.8km stage filled with six categorized ascents, concludes with a steep climb to the finish line at the Bastille outside of Grenoble.

Expect the race to go to a true all-arounder, someone who can stay out of trouble during the opening few stages, handle the time trial on Stage 4, and then dominate in the mountains on the closing weekend.

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How to Watch

NBC’s Peacock ($4.99/month) streams all events organized by ASO, which means you can watch the Dauphiné and then the Tour de France in July . If you’re looking for ad-free coverage, you’ll need a subscription to Peacock Premium Plus, which runs $9.99 a month.

If you’re in Canada, FloBikes ($12.99/month) is the best way to watch the Tour of Spain, with all 21 stages available live and on-demand on FloBikes.com, the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV.

If you still have cable and prefer conventional viewing on your television, you can catch Stages 1 and 8 on CNBC. Live coverage usually starts around 9 a.m. ET.

What Happened Last Year

As it often does, last year’s Dauphiné gave us a preview of what would happen a few weeks later at the Tour de France , albeit with a different winner. Jumbo-Visma dominated the race from start to finish, with Slovenia’s Primož Roglič winning the General Classification, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard winning a stage and finishing second overall, and Belgium’s Wout van Aert taking two stages and the green jersey as the winner of the Dauphiné’s Points Classification.

Stage 8 was the race’s most telling moment: Vingegaard was clearly the strongest rider on the summit finish to Plateau de Solaison. And while he was technically pacing Roglič to the overall victory, the Dane looked as if he could drop his teammate whenever he wanted to. To those who saw the stage finish, Vingegaard’s win at the Tour a few weeks later was no surprise at all.

Riders to Watch

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma )—Without Roglič– who’s taking a break after winning the Giro d’Italia –Vingegaard is the overwhelming favorite to win this year’s race. With so much climbing and a long time trial, it’s really the perfect race for him. Unless he decides to hold back to save himself for the Tour de France, it’s his race to lose.

Daniel Martinez (INEOS Grenadiers) —The Colombian won the Dauphiné with EF Education back in 2020, a result that likely finalized his transfer to INEOS after the season (and a big payday). He’s set to lead the team at the Tour de France in July, but given the team’s depth needs a good result at the Dauphiné to keep himself at the top of the squad’s Tour hierarchy.

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) —Gaudu has become France’s best Tour de France contender. He finished fourth last year and would love nothing more than to move up a spot to land on the final podium in Paris. He won a stage at last year’s Dauphiné, but only managed to finish 17th on the General Classification. We expect to again target select stages this year, while building form for his podium challenge in July.

Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) —On paper, the former Tour de France and Giro d’Italia champion is riding in support of Martinez. But as the Colombian continues to work his way back from an accident that nearly ended his career (and his life) in February of 2022, this is an important test. A high finish might convince INEOS to send him to the Tour in July.

Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) —Hindley won last year’s Giro d’Italia —the first Australian to do so—and now he’s preparing for his first Tour de France. His performance at the Dauphiné will give us our first indication as to whether he’s a top-3, top-5, or top-10 contender.

Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) — Jorgenson’s the top American contender , and a rider who’s been turning heads all season. He won the Tour of Oman in February, finished eighth at Paris-Nice in March , and took ninth at the Tour of Flanders and was the runner-up at the Tour de Romandie in April. Rumored to be moving to Jumbo-Visma next season, the 23-year-old could increase his asking price considerably with a top-3 finish here.

Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) —The Frenchman was one of the sport’s “galacticos” for several seasons, winning back-to-back world championships in 2020 and 2021. But he’s been struggling to come back from a terrible crash in last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and has won just three races since the start of last year. This year’s Dauphiné, particularly Stages 1 and 2, look like perfect chances for Alaphilippe get back on track—just in time for the first two stages of the Tour de France, which both could be opportunities for Alaphilippe to make an early bid for the yellow jersey .

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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From the sprinters that might derail cavendish, to the form of vingegaard, bernal, alaphilippe: the dauphiné should deliver some pre-tour clues..

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If racing is the best form of training, the Critérium du Dauphiné is typically seen as the ultimate interval session ahead of the Tour de France .

And if any rider is looking to measure their pre-Tour form this summer, the Dauphiné is most definitely the place to be.

Jonas Vingegaard, Egan Bernal, Julian Alaphilippe, Enric Mas, and David Gaudu are just some of the headline names in a talent-packed peloton that will start the eight-day Dauphiné on Sunday.

Packing a time trial, mountaintop finishes, and some sprinter opportunities, ASO’s flagship stage-race should serve some tasty nuggets as to what might happen at the forthcoming Tour.

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Here are some narratives to follow at the Tour’s key tune-up race:

Is Jonas Vingegaard on track for a second yellow jersey?

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All eyes will be on Tour de France defending champion Jonas Vingegaard when he rolls out of Chambon-sur-Lac for the first stage of the Dauphiné.

The Dane went off-grid through April and May while he span out some big miles in the thin air of Sierra Nevada.

The Dauphiné, a race historically seen to herald a future yellow jersey, offers him the perfect place to reinforce his pomp as the rider that will wear the prized number one bib at the 2023 Tour.

Vingegaard had the pain piled on him by Tadej Pogačar and David Gaudu at Paris-Nice but came back swinging in his pre-altitude camp ride through Itzulia Basque Country.

Three stage wins and the overall in what is touted as the hardest stage race of the season reminded the peloton of the power that propelled Jumbo-Visma’s fish factory worker-turned-megastar to a near-three-minute victory in last year’s lap of France.

It’s likely Vingegaard stepped up a level further at Jumbo-Visma’s high altitude winner’s academy, and he’s seen as the top favorite for next week’s Dauphiné. If he delivers on that hype, the pre-Tour pressure will be very much on Pogačar while he fast-tracks his training after his injury setback.

If Vingegaard does any less than dazzle at the Dauphiné, Pogačar and the rest of the GC pack will land into the July 1 Grand Départ with a whole different outlook.

Who’s hot for a Tour de France podium spot?

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This year’s Critérium du Dauphiné is a full showroom of GC talent.

David Gaudu, Richard Carapaz, Ben O’Connor, Enric Mas, Jai Hindley, and Adam Yates all ride through the south of France this week before they transfer toward the Tour’s Bilbao start.

If next month’s Tour turns into the Tadej Pogačar vs Jonas Vingegaard face-off everyone expects, there will be just as brutal a battle for the final step on the Paris podium.

Gaudu led the chase for third in last year’s Tour and his stock is rising rapidly after a strong spring. O’Connor hit fourth in 2021 and has a score to settle with the Tour after his heartbreaking abandon last year in the Alps.

And remember Carapaz? He just won the Mercan’Tour Classic, is one of the most consistent GC riders in the bunch, and will lead a buoyant EF Education EasyPost team through the TdF.

And if a Pogačar vs Vingegaard prize fight doesn’t rule the race for the yellow jersey next month, riders like Carapaz, Gaudu, and O’Connor won’t wait for an invite to step up. The Dauphiné might show which of the GC “second tier” is best placed to make that leap.

Who might stop Mark Cavendish from making more history?

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The “Can Mark Cavendish set a new stage-win record” narrative will dominate this year’s Tour de France.

Cavendish powered to a convincing victory at the Giro d’Italia and has a date with destiny next month at the French tour that made his legend.

But the Manxman’s fast-finishing rivals won’t just roll over and let him score a heart-warming, record-topping swansong win that would see him into retirement.

Cavendish isn’t racing the Dauphiné, but Dylan Groenewegen, one of the riders best-placed to stop him writing more history this summer, will be at the start on Sunday.

Jayco-AlUla’s Dutch freight train will line out at the Dauphiné as the fastest finisher in the race. Groenewegen has been one of the most prolific speedsters of the season so far and will bring the core of his leadout crew to next week’s race to smooth any final wrinkles before he locks in to chase a sixth Tour win.

The only other elite sprinter on display in France next week is Sam Bennett, who still hasn’t recaptured the legs that scored him the Tour’s green jersey in 2020. Nevertheless, the Irishman is hungry as ever and has a point to prove at a Bora-Hansgrohe team that offered him a fresh opportunity only to pivot toward classification racing just a few months later.

The Dauphiné won’t paint a full picture of who might stop Cavendish’s fairytale ending at the Tour de France. Caleb Ewan, Tim Merlier, and Fabio Jakobsen will all be sharpening their sprints at the Swiss or Belgian tours before they head to the French three-weeker.

But next week’s race will paint some intriguing brushstrokes as to who might get in the way of Cavendish and “Number 35” in July.

Can Julian Alaphilippe assure his ‘Wolfpack’ future?

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How long will Julian Alaphilippe remain at the Wolfpack? The Tour de France will decide, and the Critérium du Dauphiné will give clues as to which way the needle might swing.

“Juju” heads up Soudal Quick-Step at the Dauphiné next week in his first race since a ragged ride through the classics.

The eight-day Dauphiné offers Alaphilippe a stepping-stone toward his first Tour since 2021 and may give some insight into his longer-term future with the Belgian team that took him to the WorldTour.

Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere has taken all the stoke he once stashed into Alaphilippe and invested it directly into Remco Evenepoel in recent seasons.

A year of injuries and illnesses saw tensions between the Frenchman and his forthright team manager rise to the point that Alaphilippe’s future at “The Wolfpack” is now uncertain. Alaphilippe is under contract through 2024, but Lefevere is reported to be ready to let him loose or cut his cash if the 30-year-old doesn’t dazzle the way he did through the turn of this decade.

The Tour de France is the race that will decide Lefevere’s mind.

The hilly Basque start of this year’s Tour is the type of terrain Alaphilippe used to rule. He won a stage and the yellow jersey on similar lumpy parcours in the opening days of the past two Tours he started. Could Alaphilippe ride into an early yellow jersey again next month and steal Lefevere’s heart once more?

The punchy opening stages of the Dauphiné in the coming week might give us a clue.

Is Egan Bernal still on the grand tour map?

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OK, Egan Bernal isn’t likely to win the Tour de France this summer, but his ride through the Critérium du Dauphiné will show if the former yellow jersey might claim another grand tour win sometime soon.

Bernal bumped his way through his comeback season so far. Injuries and DNSs seem just as frequent in his 2023 palmarès as the promising signs he flashed at the Tour of Hungary and Romandie.

Ineos Grenadiers is likely to take Bernal, Carlos Rodríguez, and Dani Martínez to the Tour next month, and all three will line out Sunday at the Dauphiné.

Where will “Bernalito” sit in the Ineos trident? Is he even ready to be a prong in the team’s Tour de France push?

Let’s see what form Bernal can bring in the next week.

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Jonas Vingegaard wins GC at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2023. Can he get a consecutive win at Critérium du Dauphiné 2024?

Critérium du Dauphiné 2024: Key Details

Where: France

When: Sunday 2 June 2024 - Sunday 9 June 2024 

Rank: UCI WorldTour

Distance: TBC

Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 is the 76th edition of the race, and is being held between June 2 and June 9. It's part of the traditional run-in to the Tour de France , with all eyes carefully studying how the top contenders perform.  

The race was created in 1947 by the newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, and was known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré until 2010. Despite its status as one of the key warmup races for the Tour, relatively few riders have won both races in the same year. Chris Froome won both three times, in 2013, 2015, 2016, while Bernard Hinault did the double in 1979 and 1981.

Last year's race was won by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), ahead of Adam Yates and Ben O'Connor. 

Taking place in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France, the eight day stage race often favours climbers, and tends to feature a number of Tour de France climbs. 

Critérium du Dauphiné 2024: The route

The Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 route has not yet been announced. This page will be updated as details are released. 

Critérium du Dauphiné: Past winners

2023: Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma 2022: Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 2021: Richie Porte (Aus) Ineos Grenadiers 2020: Daniel Martínez (Col) EF Pro Cycling 2019: Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana 2018: Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 2017: Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana 2016: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 2015: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 2014: Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 2013: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky 2011: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky

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PREVIEW | Critérium du Dauphiné 2023 stage 4 - Jonas Vingegaard main favourite in key time-trial

Preview . After a few days for the sprinters and puncheurs, stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphiné will present a new and difficult challenge. The race's time-trial will be key for the overall classification and should see a change in the yellow jersey.

Stage 4 is the race's individual time-trial. Comparing to the Tour de France, this day alone sees more kilometers against the clock than in the Grand Tour. Here there will be 31 kilometers, not pan-flat but mostly without tough gradients.

Estimated start and finish times for Criterium du Dauphiné stage 4: 13:30-16:35CET

Start Times & Order - Criterium du Dauphiné 2023 stage 4 time-trial

Stage 4 (ITT): Cours - Belmont-de-la-Loire, 31.1 kilometers

It's not an easy task in any way, and most of all pacing will be hard to gauge, the riders do face a difficult one to measure. There is a 2.2-kilometer climb at 4.7% almost at the start of the time-trial, which then follows a gentle descent where the riders do lose more than 300 meters in altitude.

They will regain many of them towards the line. It isn't a categorized climb, and you would barely call it a climb, but it exists. The final 9 kilometers have an average gradient of 2%, in some sections - including the final 3 kilometers - going over that. It will make a difference, specially in a day where gaps can be small among the best and the overall classification will be at stake.

Prize Money Critérium du Dauphiné 2023 - €144,024 to be split between teams

PREVIEW | Critérium du Dauphiné 2023 stage 4 - Jonas Vingegaard main favourite in key time-trial

The Weather

Map Criterium du Dauphiné 2023 stage 4

No wind is expected on the day, the temperatures will be at around 25 degrees so it'll be a decent test for the Tour de France, without many variables to consider.

Profiles & Route Critérium du Dauphiné 2023

The Favourites

Jonas Vingegaard - Vingegaard has the GC in mind and every second will count. The Dane has a big engine, and although it is not certain there are signs his form is good. With the drag to the line and the lack of a serious TT competition it will not be easy for anyone to beat him, in what could be a deadly strike in the GC fight.

Rémi Cavagna - The Frenchman is a strong time-trialist but this season he hasn't taken that one win which confidently puts him as the man to beat. Surely he can outpace Vingegaard in the downhill sections, but the biggest gaps won't be made there. One which he needs his best legs to take the win, but if anyone can beat the Dane I think it'll be him.

TV Guide - Where and When to watch Criterium du Dauphiné 2023

In the battle for the GC you will see most riders trying to limit losses. Among those who could ambition to take time on fellow rivals in the fight for the podium we could certainly see the likes of Matteo Jorgenson for example. Adam Yates and Daniel Martínez can on their best day ride extremely well against the clock but they will need their very best legs.

It's a time-trial which includes some climbing and that could make Vingegaard the man to beat here. However it'll also make for an effort that will not be easy to measure and could lead to surprises. Many will try to do so. Nelson Oliveira, Benjamin Thomas, Mikkel Bjerg, Lawson Craddock, Nils Politt, Luke Durbridge, Dylan van Baarle, Victor Campenaerts, Brent van Moer ... I wouldn't be surprised to see Christophe Laporte finish within the Top10, specially as he is looking to keep the yellow jersey and has some lead.

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Prediction Criterium du Dauphiné 2023 stage 4:

*** Jonas Vingegaard ** Matteo Jorgenson, Rémi Cavagna * Daniel Martínez, Nelson Oliveira, Benjamin Thomas, Mikkel Bjerg, Lawson Craddock, Dylan van Baarle, Christophe Laporte

Pick : Jonas Vingegaard

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2023: The Route

Criterium du Dauphine 2023 route

The 1st stage of the Dauphiné is a hilly race with the last summit 12 kilometres before the finish.

Stage 2 is similar in terms of elevation gain – some 2,900 metres -, while the last climb peaks out with 10 kilometres to go. The home straight runs false flat uphill.

Sprinters are likely to have it their way in stage 3 , the first half of which is hilly and the second half predominantly flat.

The 4th stage is an individual time trial on an undulating course of 31.1 kilometres.

Stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné is the mirror image of stage 3. After a flat opener the riders enter the hilly second half, while the finale is a 6.5 kilometres long descent.

The first uphill finish happens in stage 6 . The riders traverse the Col des Aravis in the pre-finale before finishing on two short up climbs at over 6%.

The 7th stage packs over 4,000 vertical metres together inside the last 100 kilometres of the race. Two intermediate climbs – Col de la Madeleine, Col du Mollard – ‘pave the way’ for a finale on the Col de la Croix de Fer, which is 13.1 kilometres climb at 6.2%. Ramping up to double digits more than once, the second half is much steeper than that average gradient suggests.

The last stage of the Dauphiné takes in five intermediate climbs. The finale consists of a long descent down the Col de Porte before a punchy climb – 1.8 kilometres at 14.2% – to the Fort de la Bastille above Grenoble rounds things off.

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Chris Froome hopes to get to Tour de France in 'best shape possible' - 'I'd really like to get back there'

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Updated 05/03/2024 at 17:07 GMT

Chris Froome is a four-time Tour de France winner but missed on selection in Israel-Premier Tech's team for the race in 2023. The 38-year-old has said his aim is to be back at the Tour de France this summer and is hoping for a “steady build” towards an 11th appearance. His appearance at Tirreno-Adriatico this week is the first time he has been on the WorldTour this year.

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Bei der Wahl zum Sportler, zur Sportlerin und zur Mannschaft des Jahres gewinnen Aktive, die bereits international erfolgreich sind: ein Radprofi, eine Kanutin und ein Tennisdoppel.

Sie haben schon auf dem internationalen Parkett starke sportliche Leistungen erbracht, nun sind sie in ihrer Heimatstadt ausgezeichnet worden als Sportler, Sportlerin und Mannschaft des Jahres: Radprofi Georg Zimmermann, Slalomkanutin Elena Lilik und das Tennisdoppel Constantin Frantzen und Hendrik Jebens. Am Donnerstagabend fand die Auszeichnung im Rahmen der städtischen Sportgala zum vorerst letzten Mal im Goldenen Saal des Augsburger Rathauses statt, nachdem dieser aufgrund von Sanierungsarbeiten ab dem Sommer für mindestens zwei Jahre geschlossen wird. So durften die Preisträger und Preisträgerinnen noch einmal im feierlichen Rahmen vor rund 500 Gästen die Pokale im Beisein von Oberbürgermeisterin Eva Weber in Empfang nehmen. 

Sportlerin des Jahres

Mehrere Male war sie schon als Zweit- oder Drittplatzierte oder mit der Mannschaft auf dem Podium, nun gab es erstmals Platz eins in der Einzelkategorie "Sportlerin des Jahres" für die Augsburger Slalomkanutin Elena Lilik . Schon die Heimweltmeisterschaft 2022 in Augsburg lief für die Paddlerin von Kanu Schwaben Augsburg ausnehmend gut, 2023 legte die 24-Jährige aber noch mal eine Schippe drauf. Die vielseitige Athletin fuhr in allen drei Kanuslalom-Disziplinen, im Kajak-Einer, im Canadier-Einer und im Kajak-Cross, einen Weltcupsieg ein. Dazu wurde sie Europameisterin im Canadier-Einer und sicherte dem Deutschen Kanu-Verband einen Olympia-Startplatz im C1 weiblich für die Spiele im Sommer in Paris. Ob sie selbst dort dann auch ihren ersten Einsatz bei Olympischen Spielen erleben kann, wird sich allerdings erst noch zeigen. An zwei Wochenenden im April kämpfen die deutschen Slalomkanutinnen und -kanuten am Augsburger Eiskanal und im Kanupark Markkleeberg um die Olympia-Qualifikation. 

Sportler des Jahres

Im vergangenen Jahr noch auf Rang drei, räumte der Augsburger Radprofi Georg Zimmermann nun erstmals den Titel des " Sportler des Jahres " ab. Herausragend im vergangenen Jahr war sein zweiter Platz sowie sein Sieg bei der Bergankunft auf der 6. Etappe des "Criterium du Dauphine" im Rahmen der UCI World Tour. Seit 2021 steht der 26-jährige Augsburger in Diensten des belgischen Radsportteams Intermarché-Wanty. Die Grundlagen für seine weiterhin steil nach oben zeigende Karriere wurden Zimmermanns Zeit als Jugendlicher bei den E-Racers Toplevel Augsburg gelegt.

Georg Zimmermann holte bei der Tour de France 2023 einen zweiten Platz bei der 10. Etappe - und ist jetzt der Augsburger Sportler des Jahres.

Mannschaft des Jahres

An ein ziemlich kleines, aber hoch erfolgreiches Tennisteam geht der Titel "Mannschaft des Jahres". Das Doppel aus dem Augsburger Constantin Frantzen und dem Stuttgarter Hendrik Jebens erlebte 2023 ein besonders erfolgreiches Jahr, obwohl beide erst seit knapp einem Jahr zusammen spielen. Doch Frantzen, der bis vergangenes Jahr noch Mitglied der Zweitliga-Mannschaft des Tennisclubs Augsburg war, und Jebens harmonierten sehr schnell so gut, dass sie sich in der Doppel-Weltrangliste rasant nach oben spielten.

Die Tennisprofis Henrik Jebens und Constantin Frantzen.

Im Juli 2023 hatten sie ihren Heimvorteil beim ATP-Turnier in Augsburg genutzt und auf der TCA-Anlage den Turniersieg im Doppel geholt. Insgesamt verbuchten sie sechs Siege auf der ATP Challenger Tour und standen im Halbfinale des ATP-200-Turniers im französischen Metz. Durch diese Erfolge sicherte sich das Doppel im Januar 2024 seinen ersten Einsatz bei den Australian Open. Hier scheiterten Frantzen/Jebens in ihrem ersten Spiel mit 6:7, 3:6 an Mate Pavic (Kroatien) und Marcelo Arevalo (Argentinien). 

Georg Zimmermann (vorne) startete mit seinen Fans bei der Augsburger Kulperhütte.

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Tour de France 2024 - Four contenders, four different paths to the big showdown

A closer look at Vingegaard, Pogačar, Roglič and Evenepoel's 2024 race schedules

2024 Tour de France contenders

There are four main contenders for the 2024 Tour de France, and Rolf Aldag has been around this game long enough to know that their every move – and, above all, their every head-to-head contest – will be analysed to the nth degree all the way from here to the Grand Départ in Florence on June 29.

After sketching a rough outline of Primož Roglič’s deliberately sparse racing schedule at Bora-Hansgrohe’s media day in Palma de Mallorca on Wednesday, Aldag was keen to downplay the importance of any clashes between his new leader and the other Tour favourites in the early part of the year.  

“We cannot feed the excitement of the fans and the media about ‘Wow, when are we going to see the Big Four clashing together with Primož, Jonas, Remco and Tadej?’” Aldag said. 

“Where we want to clash is at the Tour de France , so it’s not really relevant if we aim for Catalunya or Pais Vasco. What’s relevant is whether the races help us towards Nice and the end of the Tour.”

After Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard presented their schedules in December, Roglič and Remco Evenepoel followed suit at their recent media days. Vinegaard, the defending champion, is the logical favourite for the Tour, of course, and the two-time champion Pogačar, his most obvious challenger, despite his participation in the Giro d’Italia.

Roglič’s reboot at Bora-Hansgrohe after his departure from Jumbo-Visma changes the dynamic of the race, however, and the Slovenian is emphatically in the hunt for overall victory. Evenepoel’s credentials are perhaps less certain, but the Belgian has every right to approach his Tour debut with the highest of ambition given his progress to this point.

The 2024 Tour has four podium favourites, in other words, each in different phases of their careers and each following his own, carefully curated path to the main event. 

Each calendar comes with a caveat, of course. Last-minute changes in schedule are increasingly en vogue among the WorldTour’s big hitters – witness Roglič’s surprise late entry at Tirreno-Adriatico last year – but as the new season gets underway, Cyclingnews takes a look at four favourites' publicly stated approaches to the Tour. 

Tadej Pogačar

Pre-Tour schedule:

  • Strade Bianche (March 2)
  • Milan-San Remo (March 16)
  • Volta a Catalunya (March 18-24)
  • Liège-Bastogne-Liège (April 21)
  • Giro d'Italia (May 4-26)

Pogačar was the first rider to reveal his 2024 plans, and the Slovenian caught most observers off guard by confirming he would make his Giro debut before tackling the Tour. There had been rumours to that extent when a decidedly lighter Giro route was unveiled in October, but the murmuring abated shortly afterwards.

After consecutive second places at the Tour, the consensus was that Pogačar would feel more or less obliged to focus squarely on July. In an Olympic year, the Giro has often struggled to attract the biggest stars, and the proximity of the Paris Games to the end of the Tour seemed to doom RCS Sport’s courtship of Pogačar from the outset.

The normal rules, however, don’t seem to apply to Pogačar, who will attempt to become the first man to achieve the Giro-Tour double since Marco Pantani in 1998, and the first to complete the triple crown of Giro, Tour and Worlds since Stephen Roche in 1987.

Pogačar will make his latest-ever start to a season and sacrifice the cobbled Classics to do so. He will line out at Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo and the Volta a Catalunya in March before a stint at altitude in April, with Liège-Bastogne-Liège his final outing before the Giro.

At first glance, it was tempting to interpret Pogačar’s decision to ride the Giro as a tacit acknowledgement that Vingegaard was bordering on the unbeatable in July. On closer examination, however, it might yet prove a more reliable way of preparing for the Tour than his approach of the past two years, which saw him race with abandon week in, week out through the Spring. It was exciting and it was successful, but it was also draining. By taking on that intense, staccato schedule, Pogačar ran up a bill that ultimately had to be settled at the Tour.

In 2024, by contrast, Pogačar’s principal focus will be on stage racing, and his training will be tailored very specifically for the mammoth endurance effort of combining the Giro and Tour. 

On paper, a Giro route with about 20% less climbing than in 2023 should help Pogačar in his endeavour, and the mountain stages in the opening week might even see him put the race beyond the reach of his rivals early. 

In practice, the Giro is never quite that simple. Alberto Contador discovered as much in 2015, when Astana attacked him almost every day with an eye to wearing him out for Vincenzo Nibali ahead of the Tour even if they couldn’t win the corsa rosa with Fabio Aru. Visma-Lease A Bike and Bora-Hansgrohe will surely try something similar in May. But if anyone in the current peloton can withstand that kind of onslaught and complete the double, of course, it is Pogačar.

Jonas Vingegaard

  • O Gran Camiño (February 22-25)
  • Tirreno-Adriatico (March 4-10)
  • Itzulia Basque Country (April 1-6)
  • Critérium du Dauphiné (June 2-9)

Why change a winning formula?  Jonas Vingegaard ’s schedule is essentially a replica of his 2023 campaign, with the only minor tweak coming in his decision to swap Paris-Nice for Tirreno-Adriatico. By this point in his career, Vingegaard knows exactly what he needs to do – and when – in order to be at his best for the Tour.

He again starts his season in Galicia at O Gran Camiño, and the 2.1 race allows the Dane and his Visma-Lease A Bike team to run through their scales in a decidedly relaxed setting, not unlike Miguel Indurain and Banesto’s jaunt to the low-key Volta ao Alentejo in 1996. 

After Tirreno, Vingegaard will return to familiar terrain at Itzulia Basque Country , which was such a key step towards his emergence as a Grand Tour contender in 2021. A year ago, Vingegaard was utterly dominant in the Basque Country, though the competition should be more intense this time out, with Evenepoel and Roglič both likely participants, marking a rare occasion when more than two of the main contenders will cross paths before the Tour. 

Vingegaard’s final approach to the Tour, meanwhile, sees him return to the Dauphiné for the fourth successive year, having delivered a chilling statement of intent at the race last season.

By now, the 27-year-old knows his routine and clearly understands the rhythms of building towards July. The biggest change for him in 2024 comes not in his preparation, but in his supporting cast, with Wout van Aert opting to ride the Giro rather than the Tour. 

It remains to be seen, too, precisely how Sepp Kuss is deployed in the aftermath of his Vuelta victory last year. Vingegaard is, of course, at the very top of Visma-Lease A Bike’s depth chart, but Kuss surely won’t be asked to sacrifice his own prospects from the outset.

Remco Evenepoel

  • Figueira Champions Classic (February 10)
  • Volta ao Algarve (February 14-18)
  • Paris-Nice (March 3-10)
  • Amstel Gold Race (April 14)
  • Flèche Wallonne (April 17)

Even amid all the hype, there’s a case to be made that Remco Evenepoel is still somehow underrated. He is held to a higher standard than just about any other 23-year-old rider in the recent history of the sport. 

Even now, Evenepoel still finds people doubting whether he is, in fact, a rider capable of winning Grand Tours at all, despite claiming the overall title at the 2022 Vuelta a España.

“He’ll never be a great stage race rider,” proclaimed Claudio Chiappucci (he of four stage race victories and zero Grand Tour wins) this winter of a man who has already won eleven stage races as a pro, including that Vuelta.

In some ways, Evenepoel’s trajectory puts one in mind of Wayne Rooney. Like the English footballer, Evenepoel arrived at the top level still a teenager yet seemingly already fully formed as an athlete. He has also, like Rooney, had the misfortune to compete at the same time as a pair of juggernauts, with Pogačar and Vingegaard standing, for now at least, as the Messi and Ronaldo of this era of the Tour de France.

Yet Rooney still enjoyed a remarkable career, winning everything available at club level with Manchester United and surpassing Bobby Charlton’s goalscoring record for England to boot. By the same token, Evenepoel’s palmarès – fifty wins before his 24th birthday, including the Vuelta, two world titles and two Liège-Bastogne-Liège victories – is astonishing.

2024 has been billed as the biggest season of Evenepoel’s career to date, but then they all are for Belgium’s most scrutinised talent since Eddy Merckx. Few Tour debutants will ever have been as thoroughly acclimated to the spotlight beforehand as Evenepoel. Whatever about losing to Vingegaard, Roglič and Pogačar on the road, he certainly won’t be defeated by the magnitude of the occasion itself.

Evenepoel starts his season on familiar terrain in Portugal, taking in the Figueira Champions Classic ahead of the Volta ao Algarve. In March, he makes his Paris-Nice debut, which also serves to acquaint him with French roads – in his career to date, the Belgian has raced across the border just twice, at the Chrono des Nations. After a likely rendezvous with Vingegaard and Roglič in the Basque Country, Evenepoel heads on to the Ardennes Classics, where he chases a third straight Liège-Bastogne-Liège triumph.

Those close to Evenepoel have spoken of his preference for clearly defined projects, and it’s perhaps telling that he doesn’t plan to train at altitude in 2024 until after the Ardennes Classics. The really serious business, in other words, starts in early May, when the countdown to the Tour and Olympics gets underway in earnest, with the Dauphiné his last big test before the Grand Départ .

Evenepoel is the biggest unknown among the four principal Tour contenders, not only because he is a debutant, but because his limits are not yet clear. The ruinous jour sans at last year’s Vuelta notwithstanding, the Evenepoel of 2023 often looked better than his remarkable 2022 vintage, and one senses there is still margin for improvement, especially in three-week races.

Logic says Evenepoel is unlikely to improve quickly enough to beat Vingegaard et al at the Tour, of course, but the Belgian is still right to start 2024 with that ambition. Or, as Soudal-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere put it to Het Nieuwsblad : “Knowing my character and that of Remco, he wants to win. He’s a winner, a killer. He is going for a stage victory as a starting point, but he wants more.”

Primož Roglič

  • Paris-Nice (March 3-10) or Tirreno-Adriatico (March 4-10)
  • Itzulia Basque Country (April 1-6) [Probable]

From the way Rolf Aldag laid it out last Wednesday, early-season feats of ‘Roglification’ (TM Daniel Friebe) dominance won’t be a staple of the menu in 2024. During his time at Jumbo-Visma, Primož Roglič’s calling card was his astounding consistency in week-long stage races, thanks to his rare ability to burn off all comers and hoover up bonus seconds on hilltop finishes.

Starting with the 2018 Ituzlia Basque Country, Roglič has won 13 of his last 17 week-long stage races, and that record would likely be even more imposing were it not for heavy crashes while leading both the 2020 Dauphiné and 2021 Paris-Nice. When Jumbo-Visma released Roglič last Autumn, they acknowledged that they were letting a slew of wins walk out the door with him. Yrt for Bora-Hansgrohe, victory in July 2024 is the only one that really counts.

With that in mind, Aldag explained that Roglič’s racing schedule has been designed to bring him steadily to the boil in the summer rather than expecting him to deliver early and often throughout the campaign. “Our goal is the Tour de France and we’ve worked backwards from that,” Aldag said.

After a spell of altitude training, Roglič will begin his season in March, at either Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico – “They’re both at the same time, so right now, it doesn’t really matter which one he races,” said Aldag. 

He will then return to altitude ahead of an expected, but not yet confirmed, participation at Itzulia Basque Country. Roglič will again be cloistered in thin air in May before using the Critérium du Dauphiné as his final warm-up for the Tour. 

After winning last year’s Giro, Roglič briefly floated the idea of tackling the Tour de Suisse, one of the few races missing from his palmarès. He was keen to add the Tour de Suisse to his palmares in 2024, too, but it was eventually agreed that the Dauphiné was a non-negotiable part of his build-up to July. “It’s not a one-year deal with us,” Aldag explained. “I’d rather he went to Tour de Suisse as a reigning Tour de France champion next year.”

It all means that Roglič will start the 2024 Tour with, at most, 22 days of racing in his legs, fewer than those currently projected for Vingegaard (25), Pogačar (38) and Evenepoel (29). Then again, a delayed start to serious training due to injury and a similarly light racing schedule (Tirreno and Catalunya) served Roglič perfectly well ahead of the 2023 Giro, where he produced his best at the very last on Monte Lussari. Aldag, Roglič and his coach Marc Lamberts, who moved across with him from Jumbo, didn't simply sketch out a path to the 2024 Tour on the back of a napkin. There is a clear rationale behind it. 

“It’s just a steady build-up to the Tour,” Aldag said, highlighting a one-peak strategy for Roglič's summer. “What we don’t aim for is a super-high peak, then recovery and building up again. We’re not super stressed about the low number of races. The last thing we want to do is squeeze Primož for everything we can just because he could win in Mallorca or Valencia or wherever. What we want to do is win the Tour de France.”

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Cyclisme : le CSC Abymes remporte la 1ere étape du Critérium du Lamentin en Martinique

C’est sur l’anneau cyclable Vénérand Ragoo du stade Yves-Adèle  que les 17 équipes engagées pour la 13 e édition du Critérium du Lamentin ont disputé la fameuse épreuve du chrono en équipe. Si la distance n’est que de 2,2 km, l’intensité de l’exercice sur 4 tours est un véritable spectacle qui a été apprécié par le public.

Et si l’on savait déjà que le plateau de cette 13 e  édition est le meilleur mis en place depuis que ce Critérium existe, la détermination et l’application des coureurs ont donné le la sur ce qui devrait être développé jusqu’au franchissement de la ligne finale - au sommet de Roches-Carrées - dimanche 17 mars.

Hier soir, c’est devant une belle assistance que les 17 équipes ont disputé ce contre-la-montre. Quatre tours de l’anneau cyclable avec des montées en watts qui ont fait le bonheur des spectateurs, ce contre-la-montre annonce un Critérium de qualité.

Des écarts minimes sur le contre-la-montre

Et dans l’exercice d’hier soir, la victoire revient au CSCA Propreté 2000 de Guadeloupe dans le temps de 2 min 21 sec 04. Sur la seconde marche du podium, le Moyon Percy VC qui boucle les 2,2 km en 2 min 2 sec 92. L’Etoile cycliste lamentinoise (vainqueur en 2023 sur ce contre-la-montre) prend une belle 3eme place en 2min 22 sec 03.

Suivent derrière la Team Madras Cycling créditée de 2min 22 sec 46, la Team Crédit Mutuel Garage Premier est 5eme en 2min 22sec 63.

C’est Widjy Relmy du CSC Abymes qui portera le maillot jaune de leader pour la seconde étape

Nous avions bien préparé cet exercice particulier du contre-la-montre. ON a réussi en équipe et c’est une grosse satisfaction… Endosser le maillot jaune, bien sûr on aura le poids de la course sur les épaules mais il faudra faire avec. De toutes les façons, l’objectif du CSCA est de toujours viser la plus haute marche du podium, à nous d’assumer ici en Martinique. Widjy Relmy, coureur du CSCA, premier maillot jaune du Critérium du Lamentin

Du côté lamentinois, la 3 e marche du podium est accueillie avec satisfaction car plusieurs coureurs reviennent après la grippe.

Finir avec les meilleurs est un vrai bonus pour nous car les choses n’ont pas toujours été faciles ces derniers jours. On avait espéré renouveler notre performance de 2023 mais il y a eu meilleurs que nous… On fera tout pour faire honneur aux couleurs de notre club et au Lamentin, la récupération sera un atout fondamental pour digérer tous ces kilomètres d’ici dimanche  Dylan JACQUES, coureur de l’Etoile Cycliste Lamentinoise

Relmy du CSCA en jaune : premières explications dès ce vendredi ?

Les connaisseurs de la petite reine annoncent une véritable bataille entre des clubs tels que la JC231, le Madinina Bikers, la Team Energizer, la Team Crédit Mutuel Garage Premier ou encore le Vélo club franciscain, le CSC Abymes, la Team Madras Cycling et la Pédale Pilotine pour ne citer que ceux-là. Certains annoncent une concurrence sévère avec les Guadeloupéens, qui connaissent le circuit mais les regards se porteront forcément sur le Moyon Percy Vélo Club. Cette formation de Nationale 2 pourra-t-elle déjouer les pronostics et profiter d’une stratégie offensive notamment avec la multiplication des kilomètres en si peu de jours. La récupération sera un élément prépondérant pour qui veut espérer figurer au palmarès cette année.

Si quelques noms sortent avec de potentiels favoris, les plans de course mettant en avant le collectif pourraient peser dans la balance.

Dès ce vendredi, le peloton devra digérer quelques sommets tels que Morne-Pitault au 15eme km, le sommet de Chapelle juste avant la mi-course, ou encore Lestrade et Chopotte à moins de 18 km de l’arrivée prévue à la rue Schoelcher face à La Poste du Lamentin au bout de près de 84 km.

Est-ce que la 2eme étape disputée le 15 mars sera déjà l’occasion de jauger les forces en présence ? Certainement.

Le parcours de la 2e étape (Vendredi 15 mars)

Départ 14h - Rassemblement : Place André Aliker - Départ fictif : Rue Ernest André –

Départ Réel : Pont Spitz - Giratoire Gendarmerie –Giratoire mangot vulcin – RD3 - Giratoire Hopital – Giratoire Soudon – Ecole de Pelletier – Giratoire Pelletier – RN1 – Giratoire Tilo – Giratoire Sarrault – Giratoire Brasserie Lorraine – Morne Pitault – Quatre croisées – Bois Rouge – Aéroport – Giratoire Pont Vert – Giratoire Palais des Sports – Giratoire Centre Commercial – Giratoire Gendarmerie - Giratoire Mahault – Giratoire Petit Pré – Giratoire Jeanne d’Arc – Giratoire Long Pré – Sommet SAFER – Giratoire Manioc – Chapelle – Deux Terres - Bourg Gros Morne – Poirier – Bassignac – Brin d’Amour – Trinité – Robert – Four à Chaux – Chopotte – François – Quatre Croisées – Fond Savane - Bois Rouge – Aeroport – Giratoire Pont Vert – Zac Manity – Giratoire Bas mission - Rond Point Four à Chaux- Giratoire Hotel de Ville – Giratoire pole TCSP – Pont du Calebassier – Rue Ernest André Arrivée : devant la Poste – Distance : 83,86 Km

Classement de la 1ere étape 

  • CSCA Propreté en 2min 21s04
  • Moyon Percy VC en 2 min 2 sec
  • Etoile Cycliste Lamentinoise en 2min 22 sec 03
  • Team Madras Cycling en 2min 22 sec 46
  • Team Crédit Mutuel Garage Premier en 2min 22sec 63
  • Entente ECD / MB en 2min 24 sec
  • JC 231 en 2min 24 sec 04
  • Team Madinina Bikers en 2min 25sec 52
  • Team Energizer en 2min 26 sec
  • Club Cycliste Vauclinois en 2min 26sec 39
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