1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	30 May – 4 June 1972
Stages	5 + Prologue
Distance	997.7 km (619.9 mi)
Winning time	26h 20' 11"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
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The 1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 24th edition of the cycle race and was held from 30 May to 4 June 1972. The race started in Chalon-sur-Saône and finished at Avignon. The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	30 May	Chalon-sur-Saône	7.2 km (4.5 mi)	Team time trial	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1	31 May	Montceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne	244 km (152 mi)		Roger Pingeon (FRA)
2	1 June	Saint-Étienne to Bourg-en-Bresse	190 km (120 mi)		Frans Verbeeck (BEL)
3	2 June	Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry	205 km (127 mi)		Robert Bouloux (FRA)
4a	3 June	Chambéry to Grenoble	68 km (42 mi)		Luis Ocaña (ESP)
4b	3 June	Valence to Romans	95 km (59 mi)		Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
5a	4 June	Valence to Crest	31.5 km (19.6 mi)	Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
5b	4 June	Crest to Avignon	157 km (98 mi)		Régis Delépine (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	26h 20' 11"
2	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 3' 05"
3	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 5' 25"
4	Mariano Martínez (FRA)	Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy	+ 7' 20"
5	Yves Hézard (FRA)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 7' 20"
6	Robert Bouloux (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 8' 28"
7	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 8' 35"
8	Ventura Díaz (ESP)	Werner	+ 9' 44"
9	Agustín Tamames (ESP)	Werner	+ 9' 53"
10	Gérard Moneyron (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 9' 53"

References

^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "24ème Dauphiné Libéré 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 January 2004.
^ "1972 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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[1] "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[MdC-DL1972-2] "24ème Dauphiné Libéré 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 January 2004.

[3] "1972 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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