Critérium du Dauphiné
2015 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
Race details | |
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Date | Early June |
Region | Dauphiné, France |
Local name(s) | Critérium du DauphinéTemplate:Fr icon |
Nickname(s) | Dauphiné Libéré |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI World Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
Race director | Bernard Thévenet |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1947 |
Editions | 66 (as of 2014) |
First winner | Edouard Klabinski (POL) |
Most wins | Nello Lauredi (FRA) Luis Ocaña (ESP) Charly Mottet (FRA) Bernard Hinault (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Chris Froome (GBR) |
The Critérium du Dauphiné (known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré before 2010) is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which gave its name to the event. For many years, organisation of the event was shared between the newspaper publishers and the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO); in 2010, the newspaper ceded all organisational responsibility to the ASO, and the race's name was abbreviated. Along with the Tour de Suisse, the Dauphiné is an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, and it is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar.
Because the Dauphiné is a mountainous area, the winners are often climbing specialists. Many climbs that are famous from the Tour de France – like the Mont Ventoux, the Col du Galibier or Col de la Chartreuse – appear often in the Dauphiné Libéré. All cyclists who have won the Tour de France five times have also won the Dauphiné Libéré.
The first Dauphiné Libéré was held in 1947 when Edouard Klabinski from Poland was the winner. Nello Lauredi, Luis Ocaña, Charly Mottet and Bernard Hinault share the record of the most wins, with three each.
History
After the Second World War, as cycling recovered from a nearly universal five- or six-year break, the newspaper Dauphiné Libéré decided to create and organize a cycling stage race through the Dauphiné region. The race is set in June, just before the Tour de France. From its beginning this race was used as preparation for the Tour de France by French cyclists, including Louison Bobet and John Robic. It has also served as a test of both advanced equipment for the cyclists and for broadcast coverage, which is stressed in the mountainous region.
The current form of the Critérium is the consequence of a merger with the Circuit of the Six-Provinces-Dauphiné in 1969.
The Critérium has been won by all the quintuple winners of the Tour de France (Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault, and Indurain). Nine racers have also won the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour de France in the same year: Louison Bobet in 1955, Jacques Anquetil in 1963, Eddy Merckx in 1971, Luis Ocaña in 1973, Bernard Thévenet in 1975, Bernard Hinault in 1979 and 1981, Miguel Indurain in 1995, Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and Chris Froome in 2013.
The cities that have hosted a start or finish most often are: Grenoble (44 times), Avignon (32 times), Saint-Étienne (23 times), Annecy (22 times), Chambéry (21 times), Gap (21 times), Lyon (19 times), Aix-les-Bains (18 times), Valence (16 times), Briançon (15 times) and Vals-les-Bains (15 times).
Jerseys
The leader of the general classification wears a yellow jersey with a blue band, distinct from the other racers. As early as 1948 a red jersey with white polka-dots was awarded to the climber because of the mountainous journey of the Critérium. In 1955, a green jersey was added for the best sprinter.
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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1947 | Poland | Edouard Klabinski | ||
1948 | France | Édouard Fachleitner | ||
1949 | France | Lucien Lazarides | ||
1950 | France | Nello Lauredi | ||
1951 | France | Nello Lauredi | ||
1952 | France | Jean Dotto | ||
1953 | France | Lucien Teisseire | ||
1954 | France | Nello Lauredi | ||
1955 | France | Louison Bobet | ||
1956 | Belgium | Alex Close | ||
1957 | France | Marcel Rohrbach | ||
1958 | France | Louis Rostollan | ||
1959 | France | Henry Anglade | ||
1960 | France | Jean Dotto | ||
1961 | Great Britain | Brian Robinson | ||
1962 | France | Raymond Mastrotto | ||
1963 | France | Jacques Anquetil | ||
1964 | Spain | Valentin Uriona | ||
1965 | France | Jacques Anquetil | ||
1966 | France | Raymond Poulidor | ||
1969 | France | Raymond Poulidor | ||
1970 | Spain | Luis Ocaña | ||
1971 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | |
1972 | Spain | Luis Ocaña | ||
1973 | Spain | Luis Ocaña | ||
1974 | France | Alain Santy | ||
1975 | France | Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot BP Michelin | |
1976 | France | Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | |
1977 | France | Bernard Hinault | Gitane-Campagnolo | |
1978 | Belgium | Michel Pollentier | ||
1979 | France | Bernard Hinault | Renault-Elf-Gitane | |
1980 | Netherlands | Johan van der Velde | TI-Raleigh | |
1981 | France | Bernard Hinault | Renault-Elf-Gitane | |
1982 | France | Michel Laurent | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | |
1983 | United States | Greg LeMond | Renault-Elf-Gitane | |
1984 | Colombia | Martin Ramirez | Systeme U | |
1985 | Australia | Phil Anderson | Panasonic | |
1986 | Switzerland | Urs Zimmermann | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1987 | France | Charly Mottet | Systeme U-Gitane | |
1988 | Colombia | Luis Herrera | Café de Colombia | |
1989 | France | Charly Mottet | RMO | |
1990 | Great Britain | Robert Millar | Z | |
1991 | Colombia | Luis Herrera | Postobon | |
1992 | France | Charly Mottet | RMO | |
1993 | Switzerland | Laurent Dufaux | ONCE | |
1994 | Switzerland | Laurent Dufaux | ONCE | |
1995 | Spain | Miguel Indurain | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1996 | Spain | Miguel Indurain | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1997 | Germany | Udo Bölts | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1998 | France | Armand De Las Cuevas | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1999 | Kazakhstan | Alexander Vinokourov | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2000 | United States | Tyler Hamilton | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2001 | France | Christophe Moreau | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2002 | Result Void[1][2] | |||
2003 | Result Void[1][2] | |||
2004 | Spain | Iban Mayo | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2005 | Spain | Iñigo Landaluze | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | United States | Levi Leipheimer | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2007 | France | Christophe Moreau | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Slovenia | Janez Brajkovič | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | Great Britain | Bradley Wiggins | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Great Britain | Bradley Wiggins | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | Great Britain | Chris Froome | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | United States | Andrew Talansky | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | Great Britain | Chris Froome | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Multiple winners
Riders in italic are still active
Wins | Rider | Editions |
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Nello Lauredi (FRA) | 1950, 1951, 1954 | |
Luis Ocaña (ESP) | 1970, 1972, 1973 | |
Bernard Hinault (FRA) | 1977, 1979, 1981 | |
Charly Mottet (FRA) | 1987, 1989, 1992 | |
Jean Dotto (FRA) | 1952 + 1960 | |
Jaques Anquetil (FRA) | 1963 + 1965 | |
Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | 1966 + 1969 | |
Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | 1975 + 1976 | |
Luis Herrera (COL) | 1988 + 1989 | |
Laurent Dufaux (SUI) | 1993 + 1994 | |
Miguel Indurain (ESP) | 1995 + 1996 | |
2002 + 2003 | ||
Christophe Moreau (FRA) | 2001 + 2007 | |
Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | 2008 + 2009 | |
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | 2011 + 2012 | |
Chris Froome (GBR) | 2013 + 2015 |
Wins per country
There have been 69 editions since 1947. Three editions (2002, 2003 and 2006) have been stripped of their initial winners Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer. Organizer ASO intends to keep these results voided.[citation needed]
Wins | Country |
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France | |
Spain | |
United Kingdom | |
United States | |
Belgium Colombia Switzerland | |
Australia Germany Kazakhstan Netherlands Poland Slovenia |
References
- ^ a b "Lance Armstrong: Governing body strips American of Tour wins". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Union Cycliste Internationale".
External links
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- Official website Template:En icon
- Critérium du Dauphiné palmares at Cycling Archives