Critérium du Dauphiné '25 / Stage 8
Val-d'Arc - Val-Cenis - Plateau du Mont-Cenis
Classification: 2.UWT - Category: ME
The stage
Stage 8 of the 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné was a mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Val-d'Arc and finished in Val-Cenis - Plateau du Mont-Cenis, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 37 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 135.4 km. The stage included 6 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 3375 m, and a total descent of 1608 m.
Map and Profile
Points of interest
The stage included 6 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
KM 0
The neutral start for this stage is 2.3 km long with an average gradient of -0.2%.
Côte d'Aiton
Côte d'Aiton is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 3.3 km (129.7 km to go) and ends at 4.6 km (128.4 km to go). It has total distance of 1.3 km, and an average gradient of 8%, going from 304 to 407 meters of altitude.
Côte de Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières
Côte de Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 10.5 km (122.6 km to go) and ends at 15.3 km (117.8 km to go). It has total distance of 4.7 km, and an average gradient of 6%, going from 327 to 610 meters of altitude.
Col de Beaune
Col de Beaune is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 60 km (73 km to go) and ends at 66.7 km (66.4 km to go). It has total distance of 6.6 km, and an average gradient of 6.9%, going from 753 to 1210 meters of altitude.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a Sprint at 75.3 km (57.8 km to go).
Côte de Saint-André
Côte de Saint-André is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 85.3 km (47.8 km to go) and ends at 87.8 km (45.3 km to go). It has total distance of 2.5 km, and an average gradient of 7.7%, going from 972 to 1166 meters of altitude.
Côte d'Aussois
Côte d'Aussois is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 94.6 km (38.4 km to go) and ends at 101 km (32.1 km to go). It has total distance of 6.3 km, and an average gradient of 6.2%, going from 1075 to 1467 meters of altitude.
Col du Mont-Cenis
Col du Mont-Cenis is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 118.4 km (14.7 km to go) and ends at 128 km (5 km to go). It has total distance of 9.6 km, and an average gradient of 7%, going from 1405 to 2082 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 130.1 km, has an average gradient of 1.3%, reaching 2088 m of altitude.