Key Takeaways: Critérium Du Dauphiné Stages 1-3

Breaking down how the opening three stages of the Dauphiné were won, and what the next five stages can tell us about the upcoming Tour de France

It might seem like the Giro d’Italia just wrapped up, but the Critérium Du Dauphiné, an eight-stage race through the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France and a traditional Tour de France warmup race, has begun this week, which means we are officially in Tour de France speculation season.

So far, the race has featured mostly muted action through it…