2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
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| Dates | 8–15 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,197.5[1] km (744.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 55th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2003. The race started in Villard-de-Lans and finished in Grenoble. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.[2] The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Teams[edit]
Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:[3][4]
Route[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 8 June | Villard-de-Lans | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Iban Mayo (ESP)
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| 1 | 9 June | Méaudre to Vaison-la-Romaine | 198 km (123 mi) |  Plamen Stoyanov (BUL)
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| 2 | 10 June | Bollène to Vienne | 195 km (121 mi) |  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
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| 3 | 11 June | Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Héand | 33.4 km (20.8 mi) |
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Individual time trial |  Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 4 | 12 June | Vienne to Morzine | 237 km (147 mi) | Iban Mayo (ESP)
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| 5 | 13 June | Morzine to Chambéry | 192 km (119 mi) |  Laurent Lefèvre (FRA)
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| 6 | 14 June | Challes-les-Eaux to Briançon | 153 km (95 mi) | Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP)
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| 7 | 15 June | Briançon to Grenoble | 174 km (108 mi) | Cédric Vasseur (FRA)
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General classification[edit]
Final general classification[3][5][6]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case.
- ^ David Millar, initially third, was disqualified by the UCI in 2004 for doping offences.[7]
- ^ Levi Leipheimer, initially eighth, was disqualified by the UCI in 2012.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Armstrong perd ses 7 Tours" [Armstrong loses his seven Tours]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "55ème Dauphiné Libéré 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
- ^ "Les Engages" [Those involved] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2004.
- ^ "2003 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Millar banned for two years". The Guardian. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- "55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2003. p. 50.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2003. p. 50.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2003. p. 44.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. p. 46.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2003. p. 44.
- "Ciclismo Dauphine Libere" [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2003. p. 53.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2003. p. 46.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2003. p. 52.
- "Prologue" [Prologue] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine" [Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2003.
- "Bollène - Vienne" [Bollène - Vienne] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand" [Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
- "Vienne - Morzine" [Vienne - Morzine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Morzine - Chambéry" [Morzine - Chambéry] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
- "Briançon - Grenoble" [Briançon - Grenoble] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
External links[edit]
"55ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré" [55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.