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 what to expect at the upcoming Tour de France

The Critérium du Dauphiné, the eight-stage race through the historic Dauphiné region in the southeast of France, and a traditional dress rehearsal for the Tour de France kicked off this week, and, even with the sport’s top two Tour contenders, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard absent due to opting to head to training camps, the rest of the best have al…