# Stage 2: Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux → Le Puy-en-Velay · Critérium du Dauphiné 2026

Monday, June 8 (2026-06-08) · 234.3 km · Hilly Stage · Start 11:05 local

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A long and undulating stage with several categorized climbs, ideal for breakaways.

**Stages shaped like this went to the breakaway or a solo attacker 19 of 30 times — 8 from the day's break, 11 late attacks.** (aggregated from the closest 2011–2025 WorldTour lookalikes in the Parcours similarity corpus)

## Key climbs

- **Col de Chatain** — Cat 2, at km 22.8, 7.9 km long, avg 5.7%, 450 m gain
- **Col de la Croix de Toutes Aures** — Cat 3, at km 35.3, 2.8 km long, avg 6.1%, 171 m gain
- **Col Robert Marchand** — Cat 2, at km 125.7, 10.9 km long, avg 4.4%, 480 m gain
- **Côte des Baraques** — Cat 2, at km 203.3, 4.2 km long, avg 6.6%, 277 m gain
- **Côte de Saint-Vidal** — Cat 3, at km 222.5, 2 km long, avg 7.4%, 148 m gain

## Intermediate sprints

- **Saint-Bonnet-Le-Froid** — intermediate sprint at km 142.5

Total elevation gain: 2569 m · Max elevation: 1225 m

Best viewing window (local time): 16:20–17:05.

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Data by Parcours (https://parcours.sh) — elevation profiles, key climbs and watch windows for the 2026 WorldTour season.