The 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 65th running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race; a race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar
Team Europcar's David Veilleux – pictured after the race's third stage – achieved his first victory at World Tour level, soloing to victory by over 90 seconds.
The winner of the stage, Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky, on the podium in Tarare.
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) recorded his sixth individual time trial victory of the 2013 season, winning the stage by 47 seconds from his nearest challenger.
Chris Froome of Team Sky – pictured after the fourth stage – dropped his rivals on the final climb of the Montée de Valmorel, and won the stage to take the race lead from Garmin–Sharp's Rohan Dennis.
The 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 64th running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race; a race rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar, the highest classification such an event ca
2013 Critérium du Dauphiné
…by Great Britain's Chris Froome of Team Sky – the third successive year that the squad had won the race, after Bradley Wiggins' victories in 2011 and 2012. Froome took the overall lead of the race after winning the fifth stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race to win his fourth stage…
Orica–GreenEDGE's Luke Durbridge on the podium after winning the stage in Grenoble; it was his first win at World Tour level.
BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans prior to the stage. His victory, coupled with a four-second time gap to the peloton, allowed him to move up to second place in the general classification. It also gave him the lead in the points classification standings, taking the green jersey from Orica–GreenEDGE rider Luke Durbridge.
FDJ–BigMat rider Arthur Vichot, pictured before the prologue of the race, soloed away from his breakaway companions with 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) remaining of the stage and pulled clear to an eventual stage-winning margin of 26 seconds.
Nairo Quintana of the Movistar Team, pictured before the first stage, achieved his first victory at World Tour level after attacking on the hors catégorie Col de Joux Plane climb. He pulled clear of the race favourites in the closing 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) of the stage, and won the stage by 16 seconds.