A dreary Sunday morning in Saint-Etienne welcomed Chris Froome and a raft of other Tour de France contenders to the Critérium du Dauphiné. Ahead of them, eight days of racing that should tell them and us a good deal about what we might expect in July. In the more immediate future, a 170km out-and-back stage with a punchy finishing circuit around Saint-Etienne.
Cyclingnews did the rounds at the team buses at the start to catch up with Tour hopefuls and stage 1 hopefuls alike. Below is what they had to say.
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Chris Froome (Team Sky)
There are some really tough stages. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we have three pretty big mountain stages, all back-to-back. That will be a big test for us. I’d love to try and win but it’s not easy. There are a lot of GC contenders here and I’ll have to see how the racing goes. The whole mental aspect [ed. before the Tour de France] is important. I’m looking to leave this race with good feelings and knowing that I’m in the right form heading into July.
Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo)
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