
Tadej Pogačar won the final edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné with the race set to be rebranded as the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from 2026, the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) announced on Monday afternoon.
First run in 1947, the Critérium du Dauphiné has become a key build-up race to the Tour de France, typically taking place just weeks before the Grand Départ each year. It was previously known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré until 2009, named after a newspaper that previously sponsored the race in the local area.