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- Saturday's Dauphine Libere Stage 7 departs Briançon at 12:30 CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Saint-François Longchamp between 16:53 and 17:30 CET (10:53am and 11:30am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:15 CET (9:15am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is unsure/doubtful at this time with time slots currently filled with Le Mans racing and ATP tennis.  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- Dauphine also LIVE via Eurosport.

- Dauphine LIVE on ETB 1.

- Dauphine Libere LIVE now on Cycling TV.  Link at right.

- French sports daily L'Equipe, the newspaper, often makes for good fish wrap but the publishing group turns out excellent large format book volumes on cycling and the latest is about Le Mont Ventoux: "Tour de France: Le Ventoux, sommet de la folie" ("summit madness").  111 pages, the book draws from L'Equipe's archives of articles about Mont Ventoux and is illustrated with the work of L'Equipe's superb photographers. Time permitting, I'll take a closer look at this book here before the Tour de France stage to Ventoux.  -Pete

New book: Tour de France: Le Ventoux, sommet de la folie

- Congrats to Steve Putnam for winning the Dauphine Libere poster by correctly picking Bert Grabsch to win Wednesday's TT.  Steve credits Phil Liggett for the pick; Liggett said that after a poor Stage 1 TT, Grabsch would ride strong.  I have more posters and other race items to give away soon.  -Pete

- Note: According to a usually reliable source, Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport may start at 15:00 CET (9am U.S. Eastern) instead of at 16:10 CET as indicated on Eurosport's site.  That would seem to make sense given the earlier expected finish time.  We will monitor the situation at 15:00 CET.

Dauphine Libere Stage 6 Profile

- Dauphine Libere Stage 6 departs Gap at 13:40 CET (7:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Briançon between 16:12 and 16:32 CET (10:12am and 10:32am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 14:50 CET (8:50am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

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 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top, below sticky notes)

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- Friday's Dauphine Libere Stage 6 departs Gap at 13:40 CET (7:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Briançon between 16:12 and 16:32 CET (10:12am and 10:32am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 14:50 CET (8:50am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- Dauphine LIVE on ETB 1. 

- Dauphine Libere LIVE now on Eurosport. 

- Dauphine Libere LIVE on Cycling TV.  Link at right.

- Eurosport France ticker is reporting there is a very strong headwind in final 6kms of Mont Ventoux.  Any rider wanting to put serious time into Cadel Evans must attack before this section.  Reminder: the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France finishes on Ventoux.

- Dauphine Libere Stage 5 departs Valence at 12:40 CET (6:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish on Mont Ventoux between 16:43 and 17:15 CET (10:43am and 11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

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- Thursday's Dauphine Libere Stage 5 departs Valence at 12:40 CET (6:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish on Mont Ventoux between 16:43 and 17:15 CET (10:43am and 11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- Dauphine LIVE now on Eurosport.

- Eurosport still with tennis...

- Dauphine LIVE on Cycling TV.  Link at right.

- Dauphine Libere:  Time Trial profile and partial Start Order and Times below...

Pick today's Time Trial winner and win!

- U.S. only:  Email the Editor with your pick for today's Time Trial winner and you could win the above-pictured poster celebrating 60 years of the Criterium du Dauphine Libere, a race won twice by Lance Armstrong.  Poster features, in addition to Armstrong, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Thevenet, Bernard "W" Hinault, Miguel Indurain and others.  In the event of multiple winners, I will randomly pick one poster winner.  Only picks received before 10:15am U.S. Eastern today will be considered.  Poster will be mailed to a U.S. address only.  -Pete

Dauphine Libere Stage 4 Time Trial Profile

- Dauphine Libere Stage 4 TT partial Start Order and Times:

Riders will depart at one-minute intervals with the final 20 riders departing at two-minute intervals.  

14:17 CET (8:17am U.S. Eastern): Devolder
14:52 CET (8:52am U.S. Eastern): Pereiro
14:59 CET (8:59am U.S. Eastern): Boonen
15:12 CET (9:12am U.S. Eastern): Gesink
15:17 CET (9:17am U.S. Eastern): Basso
15:24 CET (9:24am U.S. Eastern): Grabsch
15:52 CET (9:52am U.S. Eastern): Millar
15:54 CET (9:54am U.S. Eastern): Gutierrez
15:56 CET (9:56am U.S. Eastern): Vaugrenard
16:06 CET (10:06am U.S. Eastern): Valverde
16:08 CET (10:08am U.S. Eastern): Contador
16:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern): Landaluze
16:12 CET (10:12am U.S. Eastern): Evans
16:14 CET (10:14am U.S. Eastern): Turpin
16:16 CET (10:16am U.S. Eastern): Trofimov
16:18 CET (10:18am U.S. Eastern): Pauriol
16:20 CET (10:20am U.S. Eastern): Terpstra

- Dauphine Libere Stage 4 Individual Time Trial (42.4km) from Bourg-les-Valence to Valence is scheduled to get underway at 13:25 CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs.  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top, below sticky notes)

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Dauphine Libere Stage 4 Time Trial Profile

- Wednesday's Dauphine Libere Stage 4 Individual Time Trial (42.4km) from Bourg-les-Valence to Valence is scheduled to get underway at 13:25 CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs.  Riders will depart at one-minute intervals with the final 20 riders departing at two-minute intervals.  (Full TT Start Order and Times to come.)  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- Dauphine LIVE on Cycling TV.  Link at right.

- Dauphine Libere LIVE on Eurosport. 

Dauphine Libere Stage 3 Profile

- Dauphine Libere Stage 3 departs Tournus at 12:30 CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Saint-Etienne between 16:54 and 17:29 CET (10:54am and 11:29am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top, below sticky notes)

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- Tuesday's Dauphine Libere Stage 3 departs Tournus at 12:30 CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Saint-Etienne between 16:54 and 17:29 CET (10:54am and 11:29am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 15:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live coverage on Eurosport is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- Dauphine Libere LIVE now on Eurosport.

- France 3 is geo-restricted.  Note that even in France, there is no national TV coverage of the Dauphine Libere until the weekend; coverage during the week is on regional TV and that rotates throughout the week.  (So for example, people in some French regions won't have the Ventoux stage on TV; those with computers will have to rely on internet streaming.)  Next up: Eurosport at 15:15 CET 9:15am U.S. Eastern), though they are giving priority to ATP tennis on the main Eurosport channel.  Stay tuned.

- Dauphine Libere LIVE now on Cycling TV.  Link at right.

Dauphine Libere Stage 2 Profile

- Dauphine Libere Stage 2 departs Nancy at 10:15 CET (4:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Dijon between 15:46 and 16:25 CET (9:46am and 10:25am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphiné Libéré live video streaming on Cycling TV is scheduled to begin at 14:50 CET (8:50am U.S. Eastern).  Dauphine Libere live streaming on France 3 is also scheduled to begin at that time.  We will list other sources of Dauphine live feeds as they become available.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.