Join us for live coverage of Stage 7 of the Criterium du Dauphine from 7.20pm AEST, with comments added throughout the stage.
Five category climbs from Morzine to Chatel on today’s loop like 125km stage closes out this year’s Dauphine du Criterium.
At 8.7% and at just 1.5km long, the final mountain top finish at Chatel is unlikely to shake up the General Classification.
Stranger things have happened – especially if opportunists cause some damage on the preceding 7.7km Category 1 climb up the 7.5% Col du Colbier.
But if the total domination of yesterday’s stage is anything to go by, Team Sky is likely to defend the top two steps on the final podium currently occupied by Wiggins and Rogers.
With three weeks to go until the Tour de France, Australian and reigning Tour champion Cadel Evans will keep his powder dry today and look to only defend his third podium place.
At just 12 seconds behind Evans, Froome may look for a Sky clean sweep and this could be where the entertainment lies on today’s stage. Whatever happens today, settle in and keep up to date with the action here at The Roar as we count down to 30 June.
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Roar Guru
That's it from me, thanks for joining us here at The Roar for Dauphine. Wait for the three weeks of punditry now it's over. Does any of it matter come 30 June? Let's wait and see.
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Young Rider Jersey: 1. KELDERMAN Wilco 183 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 26h 44' 12" 2. VAN GARDEREN Tejay 18 BMC RACING TEAM 26h 45' 35" + 01' 23" 3. SILIN Egor 28 ASTANA PRO TEAM 26h 50' 03" + 05' 51"
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Roar Guru
Mountain Classification 1. SARMIENTO José LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 91 pts 2. KADRI Blel AG2R LA MONDIALE 61 pts 3. MONCOUTIE David COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 61 pts 4. BERNAUDEAU Giovanni TEAM EUROPCAR 38 pts 5. EDET Nicolas COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 38 pts 6. KERN Christophe TEAM EUROPCAR 31 pts 7. QUINTANA Nairo Alexander MOVISTAR TEAM 29 pts 8. FEILLU Brice SAUR-SOJASUN 29 pts 9. COPPEL Jérôme SAUR-SOJASUN 25 pts 10. ROLLAND Pierre TEAM EUROPCAR 23 pts
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Points Classification final Top 10 1. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 66 pts 2. MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel KATUSHA TEAM 58 pts 3. GALLOPIN Tony 72 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 51 pts 4. WIGGINS Bradley 1 SKY PROCYCLING 47 pts 5. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 3 SKY PROCYCLING 44 pts 6. CIOLEK Gerald 163 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 36 pts 7. SIMON Julien 198 SAUR-SOJASUN 35 pts 8. BOZIC Borut 22 ASTANA PRO TEAM 35 pts 9. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 181 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 32 pts 10. NOCENTINI Rinaldo 67 AG2R LA MONDIALE 29 pts
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1. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 66 pts 2. MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel KATUSHA TEAM 58 pts 3. GALLOPIN Tony 72 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 51 pts 4. WIGGINS Bradley 1 SKY PROCYCLING 47 pts 5. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 3 SKY PROCYCLING 44 pts 6. CIOLEK Gerald 163 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 36 pts 7. SIMON Julien 198 SAUR-SOJASUN 35 pts 8. BOZIC Borut 22 ASTANA PRO TEAM 35 pts 9. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 181 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 32 pts 10. NOCENTINI Rinaldo 67 AG2R LA MONDIALE 29 pts
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General Classification Top Ten: 1. WIGGINS Bradley SKY PROCYCLING 26h 40' 46" 2. ROGERS Michael SKY PROCYCLING 26h 42' 03" + 01' 17" 3. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 26h 42' 12" + 01' 26" 4. FROOME Christopher SKY PROCYCLING 26h 42' 31" + 01' 45" 5. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM 26h 42' 58" + 02' 12" 6. KIRYIENKA Vasil MOVISTAR TEAM 26h 43' 44" + 02' 58" 7. BRAJKOVIC Janez ASTANA PRO TEAM 26h 43' 53" + 03' 07" 8. KELDERMAN Wilco RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 26h 44' 12" + 03' 26" 9. PORTE Richie SKY PROCYCLING 26h 44' 20" + 03' 34" 10. ZUBELDIA Haimar RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 26h 44' 36" + 03' 50"
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Thanks! and thanks for keeping me company!
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Roar Guru
Moreno (Katusha) edges out Luis Leon Sanchez of Rabobank both kicking up the final 200ms. Evans third across the line just over Hagen and keeps third place on the podium. Wiggins unchallenged keeps the yellow jersey, his Australian team mate MIchael Rogers second overall.
Bones506
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Great blogging Tourdecouch
Bones506
Roar Guru
Cadel third for the stage. Wiggins holds Yellow. Cadel to take 3rd overall and the Green Jersey.
Bones506
Roar Guru
Who has the legs to go on
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Roar Guru
Jrgen van den broeck takes a punch with Evans on his wheel. Porte working hard for Sky and closes things down. Evans goes again, Porte marks the move, Evans doesn't go.
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1km to go, Evans up the front with Moreno and Bosson Hagen.
Bones506
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We are on now. Pace has just gone right up. Hagan hunting
Bones506
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Evans pushed up. He will run out of lead out guys if he is not careul
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Peloton on the final climb. Katusha positioning along with Evans and Wiggins. Bosson Hagen getting himself up there too perhaps chasing a second win.
Bones506
Roar Guru
My tip is Hagan to take the stage.
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Roar Guru
BMC's Tejay Van Garderen loses valuable time with a puncture. May lose his grip on the top 10 in the GC
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Rolland and Coppel shake hands in acknowledgement of the inevitable, the peloton has got them. 4.4kms to go.
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Cadel giving orders into his radio