The route of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has been unveiled and it’s actually a much better Dauphiné route than we’ve had in recent years with a real start in the heart of the ancient Dauphiné province. With this race here and Paris-Nice dipping a toe in the Ardèche and the women’s Tour having a full stage it’s setting things up for the men’s Tour to visit soon too. Stage 4 – Wednesday 10 JuneA stage for the sprinters? The start is tricky before the route flattens out and finishes in the wetland area of Les Dombes. The Tour was supposed to go to Ugine, Héry and Crest-Voland last summer on Stage 19 but a bovine disease outbreak and farmer’s protest saw the route diverted.