A key stop on the road to The Big One, the Dauphiné is a physical and psychological test tailor made for the race for the yellow jersey - now just mere weeks away. Perform well here, and chances are you're going to be in the mix at La Grande Boucle. Join us for a spin as we explain how to get a 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné live stream and watch UCI WorldTour cycling online from anywhere - including for FREE in some countries! We also have info on this year's Dauphiné stage times.
Date: Sunday, May 30 - Sunday, June 6 (stage times below)
FREE live streams: SBS Viceland (opens in new tab) (Aus) | Rai Sport (opens in new tab) (Italy) | France 3 (opens in new tab) (Fra) | Sporza (opens in new tab) (Belgium)
Live stream: Eurosport Player (opens in new tab) (UK) | NBC Sports Gold (opens in new tab) (US) | FloBikes (opens in new tab) (Can)
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Geraint Thomas and Nairo Quintana are two of the elite riders in contention at the Critérium du Dauphiné, restored to its traditional eight-stage format after last year's abridged edition. The individual time trial is also back!
Three-time winner Chris Froome is another big name who'll be looking to impress in south-east France. Froome knows better than anyone just how important a strong Critérium du Dauphiné showing can be to your Tour de France prospects, having won both races in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
The action starts in Issoire and concludes in Les Gets, encompassing 1,205.2km, two flat stages, three summit finishes, a 16.5km ITT, and three consecutive mountain stages to really test the legs.
Read on for everything you need to know to watch a 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné live stream from anywhere, as well as the countries where you can watch absolutely free.
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How to watch a FREE Critérium du Dauphiné live stream online
You can watch a FREE Critérium du Dauphiné live stream in a few different places. In Australia, for instance, SBS Viceland (opens in new tab) is providing free coverage of the race.
Or you could dust off that Lonely Planet phrase book, because anyone in Italy can watch for free on Rai Sport (opens in new tab), cycling fans in France can get the race on France 3 (opens in new tab), and fans in Belgium can watch on Sporza (opens in new tab).
If you're a resident of Australia, Italy, France or Belgium and you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing the action - all you need to do is download a VPN (opens in new tab) to re-connect to your home streaming coverage.
How to watch Critérium du Dauphiné 2021 from outside your country
As discussed above, if you're desperate to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised how simple it is to do.
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2021 Critérium du Dauphiné schedule and start times
- Stage 1 - Sunday, May 30 at 3.20pm CEST, 2.20pm BST, 9.20am ET
- Stage 2 - Monday, May 31 at 2.20pm CEST, 1.20pm BST, 8.20am ET
- Stage 3 - Tuesday, June 1 at 2.20pm CEST, 1.20pm BST, 8.20am ET
- Stage 4 (ITT) - Wednesday, June 2 at 2.20pm CEST, 1.20pm BST, 8.20am ET
- Stage 5 - Thursday, June 3 at 2.20pm CEST, 1.20pm BST, 8.20am ET
- Stage 6 - Friday, June 4 at 2.20pm CEST, 1.20pm BST, 8.20am ET
- Stage 7 - Saturday, June 5 at 1.10pm CEST, 12.10pm BST, 7.10am ET
- Stage 8 - Sunday, June 6 at 1.10pm CEST, 12.10pm BST, 7.10am ET