With the Giro d'Italia over and preparations for the Tour de France in full swing, the 2022 Criterium du Dauphiné will take place.

Now in its 74th year, this week-long stage race includes a 32km time trial and two summit finishes, followed by several days of sprints and hilly courses.

Jumbo-Visma's Primoš Roglic and Wout Van Aert will be gunning for the yellow and green jerseys.

Cycling News will bring you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis from the Criterium du Dauphiné; see how to watch the Giro d'Italia live stream via ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).

Other riders in the race include Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma), Enric Mas (Movistar), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroen), David Gaudoux (Groupama-FDJ), Tao Geoghegan Hart ( Ineos Grenadiers), and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) will start as major GC players.

Other notable athletes in the race include Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers), Dylan Theuns (Bahrain Victorious), Chris Froome (Israel Premier Tech), and Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma), Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange-Jayco), Marc Padun (EF Education-EasyPost), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic) and Louis Maintus (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), Juan Sebastian Morano (UAE Team Emirates).

Route guides, leading riders, and a comprehensive race preview can be found here.

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The 2022 Criterium du Dauphiné will be broadcast in the UK and Europe on Discovery+ (opens in new tab), which broadcasts live coverage on Eurosport; a subscription to Discovery+ costs £6.99/$9.15 per month or a 12-month pass is 59.99 pounds/$78.51.

In the UK, Europe, Australia, and some other regions, races will be broadcast on GCN+ (opens in new tab).

In the United States, NBC Sports (opens in new tab) will broadcast the race through Peacock Premium ($4.99/month in the US).

The network is available through several cable subscriptions, via SlingTV (opens in new tab) ($35/month, $10 off first month) or FuboTV (opens in new tab) ($64.99/month), and via IP, smart TV, or other access via smart devices.

Other European options include Rai Sport (open in new tab) (Italy), France TV (open in new tab), L'Equipe TV (open in new tab) (France), NOS (Netherlands), RTBF (open in new tab) and Sporza (open in new tab) (open in new tab) (Belgium), EITB (open in new tab) (Basque Country), and RTVE (open in new tab) (Spain).

During the season, other broadcasters, including Flobikes (opens in new tab), televise the races throughout the year and will keep you up to date with their "How to Watch" guide (a one-year subscription costs $150 in the U.S. and $209.99 in Canada).

If you live outside the broadcast zone or are out of the country on vacation and the live stream is geographically restricted, you can work around this by simulating being in your home country via a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or mobile, or VPN This can be done.

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