Organisers of the Critérium du Dauphiné, ASO, announced the details of this year`s route at a presentation in Lyon on Monday. The race will start on June 9 in Cantal for the first time and follow a 1,200km course to the June 16 finale at the Swiss ski resort Champery. In addition to the route, organisers announced wildcard invitations for four teams: Cofidis Solutions Credits, Arkea-Samsic, Vital Concept-B&B Hotels and Wanty-Groupe Gobert, that will race alongside the 18 WorldTour teams. Tour de France Director Christian Prudhomme and President of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes regional council Laurent Wauquiez were on hand to present the route, noting that the 71st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné will take on a host of new roads and visit new locations.ADVERTISEMENT In a press statement, ASO emphasised that Tour de France favourites will `ride on somewhat unaccustomed mountain roads to test themselves against each other and maybe try and spring a surprise.` The theme for the Critérium du Dauphiné this year is centered around giving the peloton opportunities to take on new challenges. The event will begin for the first time in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, where the climbers will be presented with the first significant ascent over the Puy Mary on stage 1`s 142km race from Aurillac to Jussac. Stage 2 will also test the peloton along a 180km route from Mauriac to Craponne-sur-Arzon, which boasts challenging climbs in the Auvergne region. - Critérium du Dauphiné (@dauphine) March 25, 2019
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