Now the Giro d'Italia 2009 is over, all cycling fans' eyes are pointed to ... Nancy where the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will take place on Sunday. The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a mini Tour de France, a one week stage race which is used by some riders as their final preparation for the national championships and for the Tour de France.

In this article you'll find exclusive maps of the Dauphiné Libéré route in Google Maps and a downloadable version for Google Earth. In addition, this article contains the full list of selected riders and their numbers!

Just like last year when the Dauphiné was won by Alejandro Valverde ( Caisse d'Epargne), we could again call this 61st edition a mini Tour de France with its mountain top finish on the Mont Ventoux and the climb of other famous mountains such as the Izoard, the Galibier, or the Croix-de-Fer.

Why the start in Nancy?

People who know this stage race a bit might wonder why it starts in the Lorraine and more precisely in Nancy this year. This department is not part of the Dauphiné (a former French province which includes the current departments Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes) and the choice thus seems a bit surprising. It isn't that surprising however if you know that the organising newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, is part of the EBRA group (which is short for Est Bourgogne Rhône Alpes) since 2006 and that this group has its head offices in Nancy.

The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is organised by Thierry Cazeneuve in collaboration with Charly Mottet (photo), who's mainly responsible for the race's route. This year this route is a bit different from other years because the Dauphiné visits a bigger part of France.

The first stage - Sunday 7 June 2009 - Nancy > Nancy - individual time trial - 12,1 km

Not only the start in Nancy is new but also the distance of the initial time trial. For the first time the Dauphiné doesn't start with a prologue since its distance is over 8 kilometers.

Charly Mottet (photo) said about the 12,1 kilometers of this individual time trial This is an important element in this year's Critérium because the time trial is quite heavy with especially the Côte du Haut-du-Lièvre in the first kilometers, followed by a short descent to Maxéville and small roads. Thierry Cazeneuve even goes further on the importance of this time trial because he thinks that we might know this year's Dauphiné Libéré's winner on Sunday already: compared to a prologue of 5-6 kilometers, the ranking will now be much more precise, most probably with many famous riders at the top. And it might well be possible that the winner of the stage in Nancy might keep the yellow jersey till the end.

> Click here to see the first stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The second stage - Monday 8 June 2009 - Nancy > Dijon - 228 km

The second stage goes south and more precisely towards Dijon over 228 kilometers.
Two climbs are on this stage's route: the Côte de Montcharvot (4de) at kilometer 127 and the Côte de Montesson (4de) at kilometer 138,5. This stage's feeding zone is located between Lamarche and Aureil-Maison.

> Click here to see the second stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

De derde stage - dinsdag 9 June 2009 - Tournus > Saint-Etienne - 182 km

The trip continues southwards this Tuesday with a stage which connects Tournus with Saint-Etienne in 182 kilometers.
The riders will see 4 climbs of the 4th category on their route: the Côte de Pommiers (km 83,5), the Côté d'Albigny (km 116), the Côte de Duerne (km 139) and the Côte de Château-Gaillard (km 154).

> Click here to see the third stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The fourth stage - Wednesday 10 June 2009 - Bourg-les-Valence > Valence - individuele tijdrit - 42,4 km

A second time trial after the first stage, this time with a distance of no less than 42,4 kilometers and with the climb of the Côte de la Martinette (4th category).

> Click here to see the fourth stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The fifth stage - Thursday 11 June 2009 - Valence > Le Mont Ventoux - 154 km

Like in the Tour de France 2009 this edition of the Dauphiné Libéré has a stage finish on top of the Mont Ventoux. Where the Tour stage starts in Montélimar, the start for the Dauphiné stage is in Valence for a total distance of 154 kilometers.

In addition to the Mont Ventoux at the finish, the riders also have to climb the Col de Lunel (4th), the Côte de Bourdeaux (3rd), the Côte de Serre-Turc (4th) and the Col de la Madeleine (4th). Fortunately for them there's a feeding zone in Mirabel-aux-Baronnies.

> Click here to see the fifth stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The sixth stage - Friday 12 June 2009 - Gap > Briançon - 106 km

After the mountain top finish at the Ventoux, the riders will start at the Avenue du Marechal Foch in Gap the next day to find the finish line 106 kilometers from there in Briançon.
At the start of this stage they'll have to do a short climb, the Côte de Châteauroux-les-Alpes (4th), nothing compared to the next climb: the Col d'Izoard (hors catégorie).

> Click here to see the sixth stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The seventh stage - Saturday 13 June 2009 - Briançon > Saint-François-Longchamp - 157 km

The next day the start is in Briançon, on the Place du Champ de Mars. 157 kilometers further the riders will discover the finish line which is drawn in Saint-François-Longchamp. In the mean time they'll have to climb the Col du Lautaret/Col du Galibier (hors catégorie) and the Col de la Croix de Fer (hors catégorie).
They can get some energy in the feeding zone in the beautiful city of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

> Click here to see the seventh stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The eighth and last stage - Faverges > Grenoble - 146 km

The start of this last stage is a bit further north, in Faverges, and this stage will bring the riders to the usual finish city Grenoble, 146 kilometers further.

This day's climbs are the Col de Leschaux (3rd), the Col du Frêne (3rd) and the Montée de Saint-Bernard-du-Touvet (1st).

> Click here to see the eighth stage's route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 on Google Maps (in Internet Explorer you might have to move the map slightly since the stage's route might be shown in the upper left corner)

The full route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in Google Maps and in Google Earth

Above you have discovered the different stages of this 61st edition of the Critérium du Dauphine Libéré. Below you'll see a map in Google Maps with all stages and the full route.

Would you prefer to see the route in Google Earth and do a virtual fly-over of the route? Download the full route of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 in Google Earth.

The participating riders and their numbers

Below you'll find, per team, the list of participating riders and their number:
> Caisse d'Epargne
1 VALVERDE Alejandro ESP
2 ERVITI OLLO Immanol ESP
3 COYOT Arnaud FRA
4 GUTIERREZ José Ivan FRA
5 PASAMONTES Luis ESP
6 PEIREIRO SIO Oscar ESP
7 URAN Rigoberto COL
8 ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xavier ESP

> Silence Lotto
11 EVANS Cadel AUS
12 AERTS Mario BEL
13 LANG Sébastian GER
14 LLOYD Matthew AUS
15 SCHEIRLINCKX Staf BEL
16 SENTJENS Roy BEL
17 VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen BEL
18 VANENDERT Jelle BEL



> Astana
21 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto ESP
22 DYACHENKO Alexandr KAZ
23 HERNANDEZ Jesus ESP
24 NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin ESP
25 PAULINHO Sergio POR
26 RENEV Sergey KAZ
27 VAITKUS Tomas LTU
28 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar ESP

> Rabobank
31 GESINK Robert NED
32 CLEMENT Stef NED
33 FLECHA Juan Antonio ESP
34 GARATE Juan Manuel ESP
35 MOERENHOUT Koos NED
36 NIERMANN Grischa GER
37 POSTHUMA Joost NED
38 TANKINK Bram NED



> Euskaltel Euskadi
41 LANDALUZE Inigo ESP
42 ANTON Igor ESP
43 ASTARLOZA Mikel ESP
44 ISASI Inaki ESP
45 MARTINEZ Egoi ESP
46 NIEVE Mikel ESP
47 PEREZ Alan ESP
48 VERDUGO Gorka ESP

> AG2R La Mondiale
51 DESSEL Cyril FRA
52 ARRIETA José-Luis ESP
53 DUPONT Hubert FRA
54 EFIMKIN Vladimir RUS
55 TURPIN Ludovic FRA
56 GOUBERT Stéphane FRA
57 NOCENTINI Rinaldo ITA
58 ROCHE Nicolas IRL



> Française des Jeux
61 COPPEL Jérôme FRA
62 CHAVANEL Sébastien FRA
63 DI GREGORIO Rémy FRA
64 GESLIN Anthony FRA
65 JOLY Sébastien FRA
66 LADAGNOUS Matthieu FRA
67 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA
68 VAUGRENARD Benoît FRA

> Cofidis
71 PAURIOL Rémi FRA
72 AUGE Stéphane FRA
73 EL FARES Julien FRA
74 FERNANDEZ Bingen FRA
75 KERN Christophe FRA
76 MINARD sébastien FRA
77 MOINARD Amaël FRA
78 MONCOUTIE David FRA



> Quick Step
81 BOONEN Tom BEL
82 PINEAU Jérôme FRA
83 DE WEERT Kevin BEL
84 DEVOLDER Stijn BEL
85 ROSSELER Sébastien BEL
86 VAN DE WALLE Jurgen BEL
87 VELO Marco ITA
88 WYNANTS Maarten BEL

> Garmin Slipstream
91 MILLAR David GBR
92 COZZA Steven USA
93 DUGGAN Timothy USA
94 LOWE Trent AUS
95 MARTIN Daniel IRL
96 MEIER Christian CAN
97 PETERSON Thomas USA
98 TUFT Svein CAN



> BBox Bouygues Telecom
101 FEDRIGO Pierrick FRA
102 ARASHIRO Yukiya JPN
103 BONNET William FRA
104 GAUTIER Cyril FRA
105 LEFEVRE Laurent FRA
106 ROLLAND Pierre FRA
107 PICHOT Alexandre FRA
107 TROFIMOV Yuri RUS

> Milram
111 KNAVEN Servais NED
112 KNEES Christian GER
113 KUX Christian GER
114 ROELS Dominik GER
115 TERPSTRA Niki NED
116 VELITS Peter SLQ
117 VOSS Paul GER
118 WEGMANN Fabian GER



> Lampre NGC
121 SPILAK Simon SLO
122 BANDIERA Marco ITA
123 FURLAN Angelo ITA
124 MARZANO Marco ITA
125 LORENZETTO Mirco ITA
126 SANTAMBROGIO Mauro ITA
127 RIGHI Danièle ITA
128 ZAGORODNY Volodymyr UKR

> Columbia High Road
131 GRABSCH Bert GER
132 BARRY Michael CAN
133 HANSEN Adam AUS
134 LEWIS Craig USA
135 POSSONI Morris ITA
136 RABON Frantisek CZE
137 SIEBERG Marcel GER
138



> Katusha
141 BOTCHAROV Alexandre RUS
142 BODROGI Laszio FRA
143 ROVNY Ivan RUS
144 PETROV Evgeny RUS
145 SEROV Alexander RUS
146 STEEGMANS Gert BEL
147 TRUSSOV Nikolay RUS
148 VANDENBERGH Stijn BEL

> Saxo Bank
151 BAK Lars DEN
152 BOCHMAN Lasse DEN
153 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN
154 HOJ Frank DEN
155 KOLOBNEV Alexandr RUS
156 KROON Karsten NED
157 SÖRENSEN Nicki DEN
158 VAN GOOLEN Jurgen BEL



> Liquigas
161 BASSO Ivan ITA
162 BODNAR Maciej POL
163 FISCHER Murilo BRA
164 FRANZOI Enrico ITA
165 KUCHYNSKI Aliaksandr BLR
166 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA
167 SZMYD Sylwester POL
168 WILLEMS Frédérik BEL

> Fuji Servetto
172 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA David ESP
173 PIAMONTESI Fabrice ITA
174 INTXAUSTI Benat ESP
175 FERNANDEZ DE LA PUEBLA Alberto ESP
176 JUFFRE POU Josep ESP
177 MEGIAS LEAL Javier ESP
178 WURF Cameron AUS



> BMC Racing Team
181 ZBERG Markus SUI
182 BOOKWALTER Brent USA
183 FRANK Mathias SUI
184 FREI Thomas SUI
185 LOUDER Jeffry USA
186 MCKISSICK Ian USA
187 MOOS Alexandre SUI
188 STALDER Florian SUI

door Thomas Vergouwen
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