# 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné

The 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 11 June 2017. It was the 69th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné and was the twenty-third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
The race was won on the final day by Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang, riding for the Astana team. Having trailed overnight leader Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) by 75 seconds going into the stage, Fuglsang made his bid for victory by attacking along with AG2R La Mondiale's Romain Bardet and Quick-Step Floors rider Dan Martin on the Col de la Colombière, around 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the finish. They were later caught before the final climb; Fuglsang and Martin went clear again on that climb, with Fuglsang later dropping Martin. Fuglsang remained clear to the finish, winning his second stage of the race by 12 seconds from Martin. Porte ultimately finished the stage in seventh place, 75 seconds behind Fuglsang; however, with bonus seconds in play on the race, Fuglsang's ten-second bonus gave him the race victory by ten seconds over Porte, a first for Denmark at the race. Martin finished third overall, as his six-second bonus allowed him to overtake Chris Froome (Team Sky) by a single second.
In the race's other classifications, FDJ rider Arnaud Démare won the points classification while LottoNL–Jumbo rider Koen Bouwman won the mountains classification having won the second and third stages respectively. Bora–Hansgrohe's Emanuel Buchmann won the young rider classification, while AG2R La Mondiale won the teams classification.

## Teams

As the Critérium du Dauphiné is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* BMC Racing Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cannondale–Drapac
* Team Dimension Data
* FDJ
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* LottoNL–Jumbo
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Orica–Scott
* Quick-Step Floors
* Team Sky
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Cofidis
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Direct Énergie
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert

## Route

The route of the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné was announced on 16 March 2017.
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 4 June | Saint-Étienne to Saint-Étienne | 170.5 km (105.9 mi) | Hilly stage | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 2 | 5 June | Saint-Chamond to Arlanc | 171 km (106.3 mi) | Hilly stage | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| 3 | 6 June | Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins | 184 km (114.3 mi) | Flat stage | Koen Bouwman (NED) |
| 4 | 7 June | La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieu | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Richie Porte (AUS) |
| 5 | 8 June | La Tour-de-Salvagny to Mâcon | 175.5 km (109.1 mi) | Flat stage | Phil Bauhaus (GER) |
| 6 | 9 June | Parc des Oiseaux to La Motte-Servolex | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| 7 | 10 June | Aoste to Alpe d'Huez | 168 km (104.4 mi) | Mountain stage | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) |
| 8 | 11 June | Albertville to Plateau de Solaison | 115 km (71.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 4 June 2017 — Saint-Étienne to Saint-Étienne, 170.5 km (105.9 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 17' 04" |
| 2 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 44" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 57" |
| 4 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 57" |
| 5 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 57" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 59" |
| 7 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 59" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 59" |
| 9 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 59" |
| 10 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Astana | + 59" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 16' 54" |
| 2 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 03" |
| 4 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 09" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 June 2017 — Saint-Chamond to Arlanc, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | 4h 13' 53" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 5 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 7 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 9 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 0" |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 8h 30' 47" |
| 2 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 03" |
| 4 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 09" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 June 2017 — Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Tullins, 184 km (114.3 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Koen Bouwman (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | 4h 06' 06" |
| 2 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
| 3 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 4 | Bryan Nauleau (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexey Vermeulen (USA) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 6 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | + 11" |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 11" |
| 9 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 11" |
| 10 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 11" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 12h 37' 04" |
| 2 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 03" |
| 4 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 07" |
| 5 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 07" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 09" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 June 2017 — La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieu, 23.5 km (14.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 28' 07" |
| 2 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 12" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 24" |
| 4 | Stef Clement (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 28" |
| 5 | Chad Haga (USA) | Team Sunweb | + 32" |
| 6 | Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Movistar Team | + 32" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 35" |
| 8 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 37" |
| 9 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 42" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 45" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 13h 05' 53" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 51" |
| 4 | Stef Clement (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 55" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 15" |
| 9 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 17" |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 22" |

### Stage 5
#### 8 June 2017 — La Tour-de-Salvagny to Mâcon, 175.5 km (109.1 mi)

Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Sunweb | 4h 04' 32" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 4 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 7 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 9 | Enrico Battaglin (ITA) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 0" |
| 10 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 17h 10' 25" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 51" |
| 4 | Stef Clement (NED) | LottoNL–Jumbo | + 55" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 15" |
| 9 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 17" |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 22" |

### Stage 6
#### 9 June 2017 — Parc des Oiseaux to La Motte-Servolex, 147.5 km (91.7 mi)

Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 3h 41' 48" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 4 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 6 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 50" |
| 7 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 50" |
| 8 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 06" |
| 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 06" |
| 10 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 14" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 20h 52' 34" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 39" |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 15" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 20" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 24" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 47" |
| 7 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 14" |
| 8 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 30" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 49" |
| 10 | Rafael Valls (ESP) | Lotto–Soudal | + 3' 16" |

### Stage 7
#### 10 June 2017 — Aoste to Alpe d'Huez, 168 km (104.4 mi)

Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | 4h 43' 59" |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 13" |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 13" |
| 5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 14" |
| 6 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 56" |
| 7 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 56" |
| 8 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 2' 04" |
| 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 04" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 13" |
General classification after Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 25h 38' 29" |
| 2 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 02" |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 1' 15" |
| 4 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 41" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 43" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 07" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 15" |
| 8 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 2' 31" |
| 9 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 53" |
| 10 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Cannondale–Drapac | + 3' 43" |

### Stage 8
#### 11 June 2017 — Albertville to Plateau de Solaison, 115 km (71.5 mi)

Stage 8 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 3h 26' 20" |
| 2 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 12" |
| 3 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 27" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 44" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 01" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 15" |
| 8 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Rafael Valls (ESP) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 41" |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 30" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 29h 05' 54" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 3 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Quick-Step Floors | + 1' 32" |
| 4 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 37" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 04" |
| 7 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 32" |
| 8 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 12" |
| 9 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4' 08" |
| 10 | Rafael Valls (ESP) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 40" |

## Classification leadership table

In the Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey with a blue bar; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the points classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Stages 1–3 & 5 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Stages 4, 6–8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. More points were awarded on the flatter stages in the opening half of the race.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points for Hors-category | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white polka dots. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors-category climbs awarded the most points; the first ten riders were able to accrue points, compared with the first six on first-category climbs, the first four on second-category, the first two on third-category and only the first for fourth-category.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Pierre Latour | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare | Thomas De Gendt | Sonny Colbrelli | Thomas De Gendt | Pierre Latour | Lotto–Soudal |
| 3 | Koen Bouwman | Thomas De Gendt | Arnaud Démare | Thomas De Gendt | Pierre Latour | Lotto–Soudal |
| 4 | Richie Porte | Thomas De Gendt | Arnaud Démare | Thomas De Gendt | Sam Oomen | Movistar Team |
| 5 | Phil Bauhaus | Thomas De Gendt | Arnaud Démare | Koen Bouwman | Sam Oomen | Movistar Team |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang | Richie Porte | Arnaud Démare | Koen Bouwman | Emanuel Buchmann | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 7 | Peter Kennaugh | Richie Porte | Arnaud Démare | Koen Bouwman | Emanuel Buchmann | AG2R La Mondiale |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang | Jakob Fuglsang | Arnaud Démare | Koen Bouwman | Emanuel Buchmann | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Final | Final | Jakob Fuglsang | Arnaud Démare | Koen Bouwman | Emanuel Buchmann | AG2R La Mondiale |