Stage 6 | Friday, 9 June | Nantua - Crest-Voland | 170.2 kilometres
The first mountain finish of the Dauphine is on the programme for stage 6. It starts quite quietly in the Jura. On the way to the Savoy Alps, only the Cote de Clermont-en-Genevois (2nd category) awaits, which has a gradient of just under five per cent over 7.5 kilometres. While the course initially heads south, it then heads north-east to La Muraz and Reignier-Esery, not far from the Swiss border.
There, the route turns southwards and leads straight towards the biggest obstacles of the day. The mountain classification (2nd category) at the Col des Aravis is only measured at 7.8 kilometres, but the riders have to climb much earlier. Almost 25 ascending kilometres await before the highest point of the day at 1468 metres. Then it's back down into the Arly valley before two category 3 climbs form the absolute finale. For the first time, the 3000 metre altitude difference is broken.
Sporting assessment of the 6th stage
From now on, the classement riders will also have to show themselves in the mountains. The only question is: will they do so on the long climb up to Aravis, a traditional Tour de France mountain, or only on the final ascent to the mountain village of Crest-Voland?
However, they probably won't be fighting for the stage win. It is quite possible that the French climbers from the AG2R-Citroën Team Geoffrey Bouchard, Nans Peters and Franck Bonnamour have their eye on the first stage of the Alps. The same could be true for Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ), Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) or Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) who want to celebrate a breakaway victory out of the day's group.
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphine 2023
The 6th stage of the Criterium du Dauphine starts at 12:10. The finish is expected to be between 16:29 and 16:56.
Eurosport will broadcast live on television from 3 p.m. - albeit on pay TV on Eurosport 2. The broadcaster will also provide a live stream on the internet, as will the paid providers GCN+ and Discovery+. The streams will also be online from 3.00 pm.
Criterium du Dauphine - Stage 6: The most important information at a glance
- Hilly stage with mountain finish over 170.2 kilometres
- Start of the stage: 12:10 pm
- Estimated arrival time: between 16:29 and 16:56
- TV broadcast: From 3pm on Eurosport 2
- Live stream: GCN+, Discovery+ and Eurosport from 3pm
