Blog - Critérium International

The Critérium International 2010 in Corsica: a test for a Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2013?

Updated on Wednesday 3 February 2010: the route (stage cities) of the Critérium International 2010 has been announced

The Critérium International 2010 in Porto-Vecchio

And now it's 5 at the Critérium International for Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank)

The Criterium International took place around Charleville-Mézières in the Ardennes this weekend. Three stages in two days as usual formed a very complete race: one flat stage on Saturday, a medium mountain stage on Sunday morning and a time trial on Sunday afternoon.

Winner of the Critérium International in 2008 and the year before, the German rider Jens Voigt of the Team Saxo Bank wins this race for the fifth time: 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009!

He also wins the green jersey and the polka dot jersey for best climber and his team Team Saxo Bank was the best team. The white jersey for best young rider goes to the French rider Jérôme Coppel of Française des Jeux. ...

Criterium International: Jens Voigt for the fourth time!

This weekend the area around Charleville-Mézières in the Ardennes was the place to be for the Criterium International. A three stage race in two days which together form a very complete race: one flat stage on Saturday, a mountain stage Sunday morning and finally a time trial Sunday afternoon.

The German Jens Voigt of Team CSC, who already won this Criterium last year, won the race for the fourth time on Sunday: in 1999, 2004, 2007 and now in 2008!
The Dutch rider Laurens ten Dam of the Rabobank team won the first stage and the green jersey. The polka dot jersey for the best climber went to the Australian Simon Gerrans of Crédit Agricole while the Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d'Epargne confirmed his good shape by winning the white jersey as the best young rider, followed by Maxime Monfort and Robert Gesink.

Laurens ten Dam wins the first stage after a long duo/solo escape!