 This created the "Critérium du Dauphiné" before 2010 known as the "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré", is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region.The race is run over eight days during the first half of June.It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June.