Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2008
June 8, 2008 - June 15, 2008
Le Pontet (Avignon) - Grenoble (1092.7 Km)
After watching an interview with Levi on VeloNews.tv, this year Dauphiné Libéré will be Astana’s final one finger salute to the Tour de France and other cycling bodies. The three riders from Astana to take part will be Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer and Maxim Iglinsky. Quite a tidy team of climbers.
News this morning on VeloNews, it also looks like Astana may just get an invertation to this year Giro d’Italia which was considered off the cards at the beginning of the season.
As the Dauphiné Libéré is only two weeks out to the start of the Tour De France there are a number of big names that will be racing the Dauphiné Libére as a final check on how their form is looking heading into the biggest of Grand Tours.
Dauphiné Libéré 2008 Race Route
The Teams & Riders
Silence-Lotto (BEL): Cadel Evans, Yaroslav Popovych, Volodymyr Bileka
Quick Step (BEL): Tom Boonen, Gert Steegmans, Carlos Barredo
Team CSC (DEN): Alexander Kolobnev, Chis Anker Sorensen, Inigo Custa
Caisse d’Epargne (ESP): Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Pereiro, Luis Sanchez
Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP): Samuel Sanchez, Mikel Astarloza, Haimar Zubeldia
Saunier Duval-Scott (ESP): Juan Cobo, Angel Gomez Marchante
AG2R (FRA): Vladimi Efimkin, John Gadret, Cyril Dessel
Bouygues Telecom (FRA): Pierrick Fedrigo, Laurent Lefevre
Crédit Agricole (FRA): Thor Hushovd, Patrice Halgand
Cofidis (FRA): David Moncoutié, Sylvain Chavanel, Samuel Dumoulin
Française des Jeux (FRA): Philippe Gilbert, Sandy Casar, Rémy Di Grégorio
Gerolsteiner (GER): Heinrich Haussler, Sébastian Lang
High Road (USA): Bradley Wiggins, Michael Rogers
Team Milram (USA): Igor Astarloa, Andriy Grivko, Niki Terpstra
Lampre (ITA): Mattéo Bono, Paolo Bossoni, Marzio Bruseghin
Liquigas (ITA): Manuel Beltran, Léonardo, Bertagnolli, Enrico Franzoi
Rabobank (NED): Robert Gesink, Juan Antonio Flecha
Astana (KAZ): Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Maxim Iglinsky
Hope your riding is going well. I know the last thing you posted was Dauphine preview and some Aussies have had some good rides since. Hope all is well down under.