The Criterium du Dauphine is also one of the most important preparatory races for the Tour de France in 2022. Here is an overview of all the stages, the regulations and the start list.
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The stages of the Criterium du Dauphine 2022
At the Criterium du Dauphine from 5th to 12th June, some of the Tour-de-France-favourites test their form less than a month before the start of the Tour of France. There is something for every type of rider on the eight stages. The individual stages at a glance.
The final standings in the overall standings - the top 10
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) 29:11:22
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +0:40
Ben O'Connor (AG2R CITRÖEN TEAM) +1:41
Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) +2:33
Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) +3:13
Louis Meintjes (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) +3:17
Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) +3:18
Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) +3:44
Ruben Guerreiro (EF Education-EasyPost) +3:48
Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +3:51
Jerseys & classifications at the Criterium du Dauphine
The yellow jersey
Carried by the leader in the overall standings. In other words, the rider with the lowest overall time after adding up the times of all stages, taking into account time bonuses and penalties.
Bonuses
There are time bonuses in the Criterium du Dauphine at the intermediate sprints (3, 2 and 1 second) and at the stage finish (10, 6 and 4 seconds), with the exception of the time trial on stage 4.
The green jersey
Carried by the leader in the points classification. Points can be collected at the intermediate sprints (10, 6, 4 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd) and at the finish of each stage.
On stages 1, 2, 5 and 6, the points breakdown at the finish is as follows: 25 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6. The first ten riders receive points.
Stages 3, 4, 7 and 8 have the following points breakdown: 15 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1.
In the event of a tie between two riders, first the number of stage wins will be taken into account, then the number of wins in intermediate sprints, which count towards the points classification, and then the riders' position in the overall classification by time.
The dotted jersey
Worn by the leader in the mountain classification at the Criterium du Dauphine. The jersey is blue with white dots. Points can be collected on all categorised climbs. The points key:
The overall ranking results from the addition of the points collected. In the event of a tie, the following procedure is followed:
1. number of first places in Hors Categorie mountain classifications 2. number of first places in 1st category mountain classifications 3. number of first places in 2nd category mountain classifications 4. number of first places in 3rd category mountain classifications 5. number of first places in 4th category mountain classifications 6. the time of the riders in the individual overall classification
Is worn by the leader in the young rider classification of the Criterium du Dauphine. This includes all riders born after 1 January 1997 - i.e. those who are 25 years old or younger in 2022. The best-placed rider in the individual overall classification by time will receive the white jersey.
The yellow back numbers
Awarded to the leading team in the team ranking.
The red back number
Awarded to the most combative rider of each stage. The prize is awarded by a jury chaired by the race director.
Criterium du Dauphine 2022: TV coverage
The Criterium du Dauphine 2022 can be seen on Eurosport - both on TV and via the Eurosportplayer.