Winner of the KOM jersey at the previous edition, Julian Alaphilippe will be back at the start of the classic World Tour stage race along wit Britain’s James Knox
News: Deceuninck – Quick-Step to Critérium du Dauphiné
Winner of the KOM jersey at the previous edition, Julian Alaphilippe will be back at the start of the classic World Tour stage race
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Taking place between 12-16 August, the shortened French race won’t include any stages against the clock, but instead will feature a series of demanding climbs, making it a perfect preparation for the Tour de France. Starting from Clermont-Ferrand, the capital of the Puy-de-Dôme department, with an undulating stage to Saint-Christo-en-Jerez, where a punchy finish awaits, the race will head into the mountains as early as the second day, when the riders will tackle the first summit finish, on the Col de Porte (17.5km, 6.2%).
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (14.8km, 6%) and Megève (twice) is where the fight between the overall contenders will continue until the end of the week, each of these demanding finishes coming at the end of short but intense stages punctuated by several brutal climbs, that are expected to seriously whittle down the bunch and make for some significant gaps in the GC.
One of the main protagonists of last year’s edition, when his aggressive riding helped him win a stage and take home the polka-dot jersey, Julian Alaphilippe will lead the team’s aspirations at the 71st Critérium du Dauphiné. Runner-up at Milano-Sanremo, where his attack on the Poggio sparked the key move of the race and brought him a fifth Monument podium, Alaphilippe will be joined at the start by Kasper Asgreen, Clermont-Ferrand native Rémi Cavagna, Tim Declercq, Luxembourg Champion Bob Jungels, James Knox, and neo-pro Mauri Vansevenant, who will be making his debut in a World Tour race.
Deceuninck – Quick-Step sports director Tom Steels previewed the French event: “Dauphiné will be a very hard race, maybe one of the toughest of this season: five stages, five uphill finishes, and with four of these stages being quite short, it means it will be full gas from the start. The weekend will be particularly hard, with each of the two days packing some 4000 meters of vertical meters, which could lead to some big gaps in the standings. We have a strong team and we hope for a stage win, but also for the riders to come out of the race with a good condition and feeling.”
12.08–16.08 Critérium du Dauphiné (FRA) 2.UWT
Riders
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
Tim Declercq (BEL)
Bob Jungels (LUX)
James Knox (GBR)
Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)
Sports Directors
Tom Steels (BEL)
Rik van Slycke (BEL)
Website www.letour.fr
Stages
12.08.20 Stage 1 Clermont-Ferrand – Saint-Christo-en-Jarez 218.5 km
13.08.20 Stage 2 Vienne – Col de Porte 132.5 km
14.08.20 Stage 3 Corenc – Saint-Martin-de-Belleville 157.5 km
15.08.20 Stage 4 Ugine – Megève 157.0 km
16.08.20 Stage 5 Megève – Megève 153.5 km
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