The 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 71st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a road cycling stage race. The race took place between 9 and 16 June 2019, in France and Switzerland.[citation needed] On 25 March 2019, the race organisers, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the route at a presentation in Lyon.[2]
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| Dates | 9–16 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,195.6[1] km (742.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 44' 27" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
The eighteen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited to participate. In addition, four UCI Professional Continental teams received wildcard invitations: Cofidis, Arkéa–Samsic, Vital Concept–B&B Hotels and Wanty–Gobert.[2] In total, twenty-two teams started the race, with seven riders per team:[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Pre-race favourites
Chris Froome (Team Ineos) was the favourite for the race, having won three previous editions. Defending champion Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) was not in the field. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Richie Porte (Lidl–Trek), Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) and Tom Dumoulin (Team dsm–firmenich PostNL) were considered as the nearest rivals.[4]
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 9 June | Aurillac to Jussac | 142 km (88.2 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 2 | 10 June | Mauriac to Craponne-sur-Arzon | 180 km (111.8 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Dylan Teuns (BEL) |
| 3 | 11 June | Le Puy-en-Velay to Riom | 172 km (106.9 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 4 | 12 June | Roanne to Roanne | 26.1 km (16.2 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Wout Van Aert (BEL) |
| 5 | 13 June | Boën-sur-Lignon to Voiron | 201 km (124.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Wout Van Aert (BEL) |
| 6 | 14 June | Saint-Vulbas to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 228 km (141.7 mi) | | Medium mountain stage |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 7 | 15 June | Saint-Genix-les-Villages to Les Sept Laux-Pipay | 133 km (82.6 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Wout Poels (NED) |
| 8 | 16 June | Cluses to Champéry (Switzerland) | 113.5 km (70.5 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Dylan Van Baarle (NED) |
| Total | 1,195.6 km (743 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
9 June 2019 - Aurillac to Jussac, 142 km (88.2 mi)[6]
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Stage 2
10 June 2019 - Mauriac to Craponne-sur-Arzon, 180 km (111.8 mi)[6]
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Stage 3
11 June 2019 - Le Puy-en-Velay to Riom, 172 km (106.9 mi)[6]
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Stage 4
12 June 2019 - Roanne to Roanne, 26.1 km (16.2 mi) (ITT)[6]
Pre-race favourite Chris Froome suffered a crash during the route reconnaissance before the stage, resulting in fractures of the pelvis, femur, elbow and ribs.[13][14] Team principal Dave Brailsford later confirmed that Froome would miss the rest of the race, and the 2019 Tour de France.[15]
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Stage 5
13 June 2019 - Boën-sur-Lignon to Voiron, 201 km (124.9 mi)[6]
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Stage 6
14 June 2019 - Saint-Vulbas to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, 228 km (141.7 mi)[6]
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Stage 7
15 June 2019 - Saint-Genix-les-Villages to Les Sept Laux-Pipay, 133 km (82.6 mi)[6]
Tom Dumoulin, one of the pre-race favourites, withdrew from the race before the start of the stage.[22] During the stage, the weather started sunny, but the day's last two climbs occurred in heavy rain.[23]
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Stage 8
16 June 2019 - Cluses to Champéry (Switzerland), 113.5 km (70.5 mi)[6]
Adam Yates, second place on the general classification, abandoned the race in the final 50 km (31 mi).[26]
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Classification leadership table
In the Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey with a blue bar; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the race.[29]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Stages 1–3 & 5 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Stages 4, 6–8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. More points were awarded on the flatter stages in the opening half of the race.[29]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Points for Hors-category | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Points for Category 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey with white polka dots. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors-category climbs awarded the most points; the first ten riders were able to accrue points, compared with the first six on first-category climbs, the first four on second-category, the first two on third-category and only the first for fourth-category.[29]
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.[29]
Final classification standings
| Legend | |
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 | Denotes the leader of the general classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the team classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 30h 44' 27" |
| 2 |  Tejay van Garderen (USA) | EF Education First | + 20" |
| 3 |  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 21" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Ineos | + 28" |
| 5 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 33" |
| 6 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 11" |
| 7 |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Daniel Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 21" |
| 9 |  Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 24" |
| 10 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 38" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 82 |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 53 |
| 3 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 49 |
| 4 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | 48 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 47 |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 39 |
| 7 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Ineos | 31 |
| 8 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | 31 |
| 9 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 31 |
| 10 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 30 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 75 |
| 2 | Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN) | Astana | 25 |
| 3 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Ineos | 15 |
| 4 |  Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 14 |
| 5 |  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | CCC Team | 14 |
| 6 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Team Ineos | 14 |
| 7 | Lennard Hofstede (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 14 |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 12 |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12 |
| 10 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | 10 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 30h 47' 44" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11' 42" |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 16' 02" |
| 4 | Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 24' 31" |
| 5 | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Team Ineos | + 24' 42" |
| 6 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 32' 55" |
| 7 | Robert Power (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 33' 34" |
| 8 | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 41' 52" |
| 9 | Lennard Hofstede (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 47' 17" |
| 10 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 49' 38" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Astana | 92h 19' 24" |
| 2 |  Team Ineos | + 12' 58" |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ | + 13' 22" |
| 4 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 18' 38" |
| 5 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 27' 21" |
| 6 | EF Education First | + 34' 30" |
| 7 |  Movistar Team | + 37' 47" |
| 8 |  Bahrain–Merida | + 38' 05" |
| 9 | Wanty–Gobert | + 40' 17" |
| 10 |  UAE Team Emirates | + 49' 52" |