The Critérium du Dauphiné - formerly known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France.
The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which served as the event's title sponsor until 2009 when ASO took charge. As the Dauphiné is set in the Rhône-Alpes region (part of the French Alps) the race often suits climbing specialists. The race is run over 8 days during the first half of June. It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June.
The 2025 route is as follows:
- Stage 1: Domérat > Montluçon (hilly, 189.2 km)
- Stage 2: Prémilhat > Issoire (hilly, 204.6 km)
- Stage 3: Brioude > Charantonnay (hilly, 202.8 km)
- Stage 4: Charmes-sur-Rhône > Saint-Péray (ITT, 17.7 km)
- Stage 5: Saint-Priest > Mâcon (hilly, 182.6 km)
- Stage 6: Valserhône > Combloux (hilly/uphill arrival, 139.1 km)
- Stage 7: Grand-Algueblanche > Valmeinier 1800 (mountain, 132.1 km)
- Stage 8: Val-d'Arc > Plateau du Mont-Cenis (mountain, 133.8 km)
