{"id":625882,"date":"2026-06-07T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/625882\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:30:26","slug":"criterium-du-dauphine-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes-stage-1-live-decathlon-cma-cgm-lead-the-peloton-in-pursuit-of-the-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/625882\/","title":{"rendered":"Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 – Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes stage 1 LIVE: Decathlon-CMA CGM lead the peloton in pursuit of the break"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026-06-07T11:29:22.251Z<\/p>\n

Netcompany-Ineos, XDS-Astana, Uno-X Mobility and Tudor take control of the peloton on the climb.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:25:39.365Z<\/p>\n

Puncture<\/p>\n

Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek)<\/p>\n

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Not the best timing for the Spanish rider as the peloton head onto this double head of climbs.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:24:31.678Z<\/p>\n

Onto the climb of C\u00f4te de Quaix en Chartreuse now with the gap closing to 1’25”.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:22:06.335Z<\/p>\n

The next climb of the C\u00f4te de Quaix en Chartreuse is 2.3km with an average gradient of 9.2%.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:19:18.432Z
\n60km to go<\/p>\n

The break have a gap of 1’57” on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:17:07.705Z<\/p>\n

Multiple teams come to the front of the peloton to try and keep their GC riders as well placed as possible for the next climb.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:15:22.283Z<\/p>\n

The Dauphin\u00e9, traditionally known in English as Dauphiny, is a former province in southeastern France during the Ancien r\u00e9gime, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present-day departments of Is\u00e8re, Dr\u00f4me and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphin\u00e9 was originally the Dauphin\u00e9 of Viennois.<\/p>\n

The Dauphin of France remained the title of the eldest son of a king of France and the heir apparent to the French crown until 1791, and again from 1824 to 1830. But, of course, a couple of major revolutions in France brought that to an end.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T11:12:27.509Z<\/p>\n

Abandon<\/p>\n

Matthew Riccitello (DCT)<\/p>\n

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Seixas loses his key mountain domestique because of food poisoning.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:11:17.309Z<\/p>\n

At around the halfway point the gap is down to 1’34” with the peloton upping the pace as they have a bit more valley road before the double header of the C\u00f4te de Quaix en Chartreuse and Col de Vence above the city of Grenoble.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T11:06:07.696Z
\nKOM (C\u00f4te de Seyssins)<\/p>\n

1. Zimmermann (LOI) 2pts
2. Samitier (COF) 1pt<\/p>\n

Both riders are now level in the KOM standings on 5 points.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc1 73km\u26f0\ufe0f C\u00f4te de Seyssins (cat.3) \u26f0\ufe0f1\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Georg Zimmermann, 2pts2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Sergio Samitier, 1pt\ud83d\udd35\u26aa\ufe0f Sergio Samitier m\u00e8ne le classement du meilleur grimpeur avec 6 points, devant Georg Zimmermann et ses 5 points.Sergio Samitier leads the KOM classification with 6 points, ahead\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nmo5XlrYvEJune 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T11:01:06.059Z<\/p>\n

The riders are now on the C\u00f4te de Seyssins, 2.6km long with an average of 6%.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:55:19.576Z<\/p>\n

The riders are now on a small rise before the next climb of the C\u00f4te de Seyssins.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:44:52.932Z<\/p>\n

Mechanical<\/p>\n

Harold Tejada (XAT)<\/p>\n

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The Colombian rider is the GC leader for XDS-Astana this week. He should be able to get back in easily.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:42:31.541Z<\/p>\n

Baudin spoke to the race’s own reporter before the start and said: \u201cI\u2019ve had a long break from racing, so it\u2019s great to be back competing.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really, really happy with how the season has started. Now I need to build on that. We\u2019ll see how the week goes depending on how my legs feel. If it\u2019s possible to make the general classification, we\u2019ll see, but that\u2019s not the primary goal.\u201d He said.<\/p>\n

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The Frenchman came with a promise that EF Education-EasyPost would be aggressive today and that is exactly what they have been. \u201cIt\u2019s always better for riders like us to start with a tough stage. I think it\u2019s going to be a good battle today. It\u2019s wide open,” he continued. “Anything can happen. We\u2019re riding aggressively. We\u2019re not going to change that this week. We\u2019ll be on the attack all week.\u201d<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:35:51.472Z<\/p>\n

At the bottom of the descent the break have 1’40” on the bunch.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:31:59.977Z<\/p>\n

Almeida has counted himself out of the Tour de France as he is still recovering. Today’s first climb has already proven that is the correct decision…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘I feel I wouldn’t be ready’ \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar likely to be without Jo\u00e3o Almeida as super domestique for upcoming Tour de France despite recent recovery<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"VIRE\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T10:25:52.749Z
\n100km to go<\/p>\n

Decathlon-CMA CGM alongside UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Lidl-Trek have brough the gap to the break back under two minutes to 1’45”.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:25:09.461Z<\/p>\n

The riders are now descending where they will ride the valley bottom for a while before the cat 3 climb of C\u00f4te de Seyssins.<\/p>\n

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\"SAINT-ISMIER,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T10:21:53.975Z
\nKOM (Col de l’Arzelier)<\/p>\n

1. Samitier (COF) 5pts
2. Zimmermann (LOI) 3pts
3. Vercher (TEN) 2pts
4. MacKeller (EFE) 1pt<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc1 106km\u26f0\ufe0f Col de l’Arzelier (cat. 2) \u26f0\ufe0f1\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Sergio Samitier, 5pts2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Georg Zimmermann, 3pts3\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Matteo Vercher, 2pts4\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Alastair MacKellar, 1pt\u23f1\ufe0f Le peloton passe au col avec 2 minutes de retard sur les \u00e9chapp\u00e9s. The peloton crests the climb 2 minutes behind the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EiswbLyYDLJune 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:20:44.593Z<\/p>\n

37,4kph average speed on the first hour as Decathlon-CMA CGM hit the front again in the peloton as the gap sits at 2’00” up to the 9 man break.<\/p>\n

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\"SAINT-ISMIER,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T10:19:51.232Z<\/p>\n

Riccitello is dropped again as is Lorenzo Fortunato (XAT). The Italian climber clearly also not on a good day.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:15:05.732Z<\/p>\n

Bennett makes it across to the leaders making it a nine man group with Raisberg being dropped immediately after giving his all for his leader.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:11:48.005Z<\/p>\n

The gap expands to almost 2’00” as the peloton looks to finally be happy with the break and have decided to let the group go clear.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:09:16.830Z<\/p>\n

Van Aert and Riccitello rejoin the peloton along with Almeida as Bennett and Raisberg are chasing to try and get to the breakaway.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:08:28.055Z<\/p>\n

The pace is high as the race enters the mountains. Is looks like Almeida may get back in as Seixas confirmed this morning that Riccitello is ill and thinks the young American has food poisoning.<\/p>\n

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\"The\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T10:04:21.577Z
\nDropped<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAD)
Wout Van Aert (TVL)
Matthew Riccitello (DCT)<\/p>\n

Three big name riders amongst the riders losing touch.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T10:03:02.561Z<\/p>\n

Multiple riders are sitting up from the break with seven riders left out front with 30″ of a gap.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T10:01:50.402Z<\/p>\n

Onto the Col de l’Arzelier they go but the peloton has destroyed the gap with just 35″ splitting them now,<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:59:33.188Z<\/p>\n

The riders are about the start the first categorised climb of the day, the cat 2 climb of the Col de l’Arzelier which is 8.6km long with an average of 5.7%.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:56:50.829Z<\/p>\n

Seixas’ Decathlon-CMA CGM take over the pacing in the peloton and have brought the gap down to 50″.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:52:50.359Z
\n120km to go<\/p>\n

The peloton are still around a minute back on the 10 man break who are working well. The average speed after about 40 minutes of racing is at 37.5kph.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:51:38.704Z<\/p>\n

The continues to grow to 55″ between the break and the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:51:03.577Z
\nIntermediate sprint (Monestier-de-Clermont)<\/p>\n

1. Raisberg (NSN) 10pts
2. Reinderink (SOQ) 6pts
3. Zimmermann (LOI) 4pts<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc1 123km\ud83d\udfe2 Sprint interm\u00e9diaire \/ Bonus Sprint \ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udccd Monestier-de-Clermont1\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Nadav Raisberg, 10pts2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Pepijn Reinderink, 6pts3\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Georg Zimmermann, 4pts#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/HO7kdHys6vJune 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:49:40.721Z<\/p>\n

More riders bridge across including a dangerous man for the GC:<\/p>\n

Alex Baudin (EFE)
Sergio Samitier (COF)
Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV)<\/p>\n

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The gap grows to 40″ now. Baudin 9th in both Paris-Nice and Itzulia Basque Country as well as 6th at La Fleche Wallonne and 3rd at the GP Miguel Indurain.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:46:37.138Z<\/p>\n

The gap expands to 20″.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:46:19.739Z<\/p>\n

The riders are about to reach in the intermediate sprint in Monestier-de-Clermont where 10, 6 and 4 points are available for the first 3 riders across the line.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:45:06.900Z<\/p>\n

The leaders have been joined:<\/p>\n

Pepijn Reinderink (SOQ)
Georg Zimmermann (LOI)}
Alex Diaz (CJR)
Nadav Raisberg (NSN)<\/p>\n

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Making it 7 riders out front by 10″.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:43:05.053Z
\nAttack<\/p>\n

Clement Braz Afonso (GFC)
Matteo Vercher (TEN)
Alastair MacKeller (EFE)<\/p>\n

They have 10″ on the bunch.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:37:07.841Z<\/p>\n

The peloton drags the breakaway back and the battle begins all over again.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:35:58.033Z<\/p>\n

Lennard K\u00e4mna (LTK) joins the leaders after he crosses the gap along with a TotalEnergies rider who didn’t quite make it and is back in the peloton again.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:33:00.570Z<\/p>\n

Dropped<\/p>\n

Riders are already losing contact with Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9) and Rotem Tene (NSN) both being distanced early on.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:30:43.548Z<\/p>\n

Leaders:<\/p>\n

Georg Steinhauser (EFE)
Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Raul Garcia Pierna (MOV)
Vlad Van Mechelen (TBV)
George Bennett (NSN)
Clement Braz Afonso (GFC)
Maxime Decomble (GFC)<\/p>\n

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\"SAINT-ISMIER,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:26:50.783Z<\/p>\n

Counter attack<\/p>\n

A new move of six riders bridge the gap to Thomas out front making an seven man group.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:23:44.890Z<\/p>\n

Thomas isn’t pulling out much of a gap and is just sitting at 10″ off the front of the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:18:31.099Z
\nAttack<\/p>\n

Benjamin Thomas (COF)<\/p>\n

The Frenchman goes solo out front of the peloton.<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:17:59.974Z
\nAttack<\/p>\n

Benjamin Thomas (COF)
Rudy Molard (GFC)
Kevin Geniets (GFC)
Mathis Le Berre (TEN)
Pepijn Reinderink (SOQ)}
Max Walker (EFE)<\/p>\n

But it has been brought back very quickly.<\/p>\n

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\"VIZILLE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:15:46.621Z<\/p>\n

Four riders go on the attack with two chasing. They quickly get 15″ on the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:14:02.703Z<\/p>\n

The riders have 3160 metres of elevation gain on the menu today.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:13:18.520Z
\n146.2km to go!<\/p>\n

Racing begins a few minutes early as riders pass through KM0 and the flag is waved for racing to begin.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:08:50.714Z<\/p>\n

Seixas comes into the race as the stand out favourite after dominating in Itzulia Basque Country and La Fleche Wallonne as well as finishing second to Poga\u010dar at Strade Bianche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Paul Seixas est pr\u00eat pour le d\u00e9part de ce Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026Paul Seixas is ready for the start of the #TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/aVLIa75rFPJune 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:07:24.362Z<\/p>\n

Today’s neutral is 5.8km long.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T09:07:08.121Z<\/p>\n

Seixas wishes that Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) were racing this week, but with Poga\u010dar going to the Tour de Suisse and Vingegaard resting after winning the Giro d’Italia, Seixas is a stand-alone favourite but with plenty of talent to go up against him.<\/p>\n

>>> ‘I would have liked them to be there’ \u2013 Paul Seixas disappointed by absence of Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard at Dauphin\u00e9, his Tour de France ‘rehearsal’<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"LIEGE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T09:02:00.390Z
\nNeutral start<\/p>\n

The riders roll out of Vizille in the neutralised zone.<\/p>\n

2026-06-07T08:56:00.632Z<\/p>\n

The neutralised start is in about five minutes. Riders are all signed on and have been presented to the crowd in Vizille and are ready to roll out.<\/p>\n

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\"VIZILLE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-06-07T08:52:51.684Z<\/p>\n

64 out of the 154 riders starting the race are eligible for the white jersey of best young riders. That is 41% of the peloton! With Seixas, Del Toro, Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Kevin Vauquelin (Netcompany-Ineos) and more all going for yellow, but also white!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc76 64 coureurs sur 154 engag\u00e9s, soit plus de 41 % du peloton, sont \u00e9ligibles au Maillot Blanc.Parmi eux : Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin, Juan Ayuso ou encore Valentin Paret-Peintre… Un #TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u2728\ud83d\udc76 64 of the 154 riders on\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/aQHLBvyurkJune 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-06-07T08:45:31.318Z<\/p>\n

Bonjour et bienvenue to Cyclingnews live updates of stage 1 at the newly named Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, formally the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The opening stage is a classic Dauphin\u00e9 stage with several climbs and a potential for a reduced sprint at the end. However, with riders like Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) and Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in the race, anything can happen!<\/p>\n

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\"Profile\n<\/p>\n

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