Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 Route

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
edited March 2017 in Pro race
The Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 route has been announced. After some fruity little rolling stages, the last 3 days are these:-

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Comments

  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    No big TT?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,150
    No big TT?
    Stage 4

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,586
    I miss the good ol' 50km TTs in the Dauphine.

    Though that looks like a decent set up of stages, have to say.

    You know you're in summer when the HC big boy mountains turn up.
  • john_wr
    john_wr Posts: 50
    Interesting to see on the last but one stage they are riding the "back road" to Alpe d'Huez via the Col de Sarenne. Its been one of my favourite Alpine rides for a long time.

    John.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Saw this on Inrng earlier, can't wait!
  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    Stage 8 is fantastic... final climb to Solaison is a brute
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    They're never going to do a 50km ITT under current circumstances. Maybe when Monsieur Jean-Paul Indurain comes on to the scene.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 17,860
    Bother - the first time I'll be in the Drôme at the right time to see a stage, and they're missing it out entirely!

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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Where is the Jiffy bag drop off point?
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,339
    At Jiffy Loup
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,104
    Those last three stages are really going to separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    John Wr wrote:
    Interesting to see on the last but one stage they are riding the "back road" to Alpe d'Huez via the Col de Sarenne. Its been one of my favourite Alpine rides for a long time.

    John.

    Thought that from looking at the parcours. Think i've only ever seen one route me used on TV, so will be good to see another route used.

    Too early to say but hopefully it's a decent race and not just ridden by people looking for form for Le Tour