The big start of the Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 will take place in Allier

Designed by Gilles Maignan, former French time trial champion, this big start favors the sprinters, even if the punchers will be able to try their luck in the numerous bumps offered by the last kilometers of the stage. “A stage of 189 kilometers, including a large loop in the department, then two laps of a circuit of around thirty kilometers. (…) The bumps which are at the end can also tempt attackers, in particular the Côte de Buffon, which is not very long but still has an average slope of 9%, and is less than 5 km from the arrival “he explained.