 The queen stage of the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné , the penultimate stage steadily rose out of the start town in Le Pont @-@ de @-@ Claix towards the first of the day 's five categorised climbs . The first test , a climb to Alpe d 'Huez , was seen as a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France , to be held in July , with the 12 km ( 7 @.@ 5 mi ) , 8 @.@ 6 % average hors catégorie climb featuring twice on that race 's eighteenth stage . From there , it was a short descent to the second climb , the second @-@ category Col de Sarenne , which averaged almost 7 % over 3 km ( 1 @.@ 9 mi ) of climbing . An immediate long descent followed , before the first @-@ category Col d 'Ornon , which averaged 6 @.@ 1 % over its 10 @.@ 5 km ( 6 @.@ 5 mi ) duration . The riders enjoyed a respite from the climbs for around an hour across the Valbonnais , passing through the intermediate sprint at Corps . The final portion of the 187 @.@ 5 km ( 116 @.@ 5 mi ) parcours saw the riders climb the Col du Noyer , with portions at 11 % , before a descent and a 4 km ( 2 @.@ 5 mi ) , 5 @.@ 7 % kick up to the finish at SuperDévoluy . 
