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The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cyclingroad race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July, along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June.
The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which served as the event's title sponsor until 2009.[1] Since 2010 the race has been organized by ASO, which also organizes most other prominent French cycling races, notably the Tour de France, Paris–Nice and Paris–Roubaix.[citation needed]
The race was created in 1947 by newspaper Le Dauphiné libéré to promote its circulation. After World War II, as cycling recovered from a universal five- or six-year hiatus, the Grenoble-based newspaper decided to create and organize a cycling stage race covering the Dauphiné region. The race was named after the newspaper and set in June, prior to the Tour de France. Polish rider Edward Klabiński won the inaugural edition.[2]
Because of its mountainous route and date on the calendar, the race served as preparation for the Tour de France by French cyclists. French cycling icons Jean Robic and Louison Bobet used the Dauphiné Libéré as the ultimate stage race in their build-up towards the Tour de France.[citation needed]
The event was discontinued for two years in 1967 and 1968. The current form of the Critérium du Dauphiné is the consequence of a merger with the Circuit des Six-Provinces-Dauphiné in 1969. For many years, the organization of the Dauphiné was shared between the newspaper publishers and ASO. In 2010, the newspaper ceded all organizational responsibility to ASO, and the race's name was abbreviated to Critérium du Dauphiné.[citation needed]
For many decades, the race has also served as a test for both bike manufacturers to test advanced equipment, and for TV broadcasters preparing the Tour de France, as TV coverage is difficult in the mountainous region.[citation needed]
The Dauphiné is raced over 8 days in the Rhône-Alpes region in the southeast of France, traditionally covering portions of the French Alps. The race has often, but not always, started with an opening prologue on Sunday. The Monday and Tuesday stages are usually held in the lower hilly regions of Rhône-Alpes, before addressing the high mountains in the second half of the Dauphiné. Often there is one long individual or team time trial included.[1]
Benefiting from its location and place on the calendar, race organizers often feature a mountain stage with a route that is nearly identical to what the Tour will trace one month later.[1]
The leader of the general classification wears a yellow jersey with a blue band, distinct from the other racers. In 1948, a mountains classification was added, which as of 2017 gives a polka-dot jersey to the leader. In 1955, a points classification was added, which gives a green jersey to the leader.[citation needed]
There have been 73 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]
^The initial winner, Frenchman Pascal Simon was disqualified after a positive doping test.
^The initial winner, American Levi Leipheimer was disqualified after the findings of a USADA investigation.
References
^ abcdHood, Andrew. "Dauphine preview: Mountainous route could be anyone's race". Velo News. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ ab"Histoire - Le palmarès depuis 1947". letour.fr (in French). ASO. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC. France, June 7-14, 1998". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^"Lance Armstrong's record will be 'obliterated' says WADA chief". The Guardian. London. Reuters. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^"Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Competitive Results For Doping Violations Stemming From His Involvement In The United States Postal Service Pro-Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy". USADA. August 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
^. UCI Press Services. August 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ ab"Lance Armstrong: Governing body strips American of Tour wins". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Criterium du Dauphine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dauphine Libere redirects here For the newspaper see Le Dauphine libere The Criterium du Dauphine before 2010 known as the Criterium du Dauphine Libere is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphine region in the southeast of France The race is run over eight days during the first half of June It is part of the UCI World Tour calendar and counts as one of the foremost races in the lead up to the Tour de France in July along with the Tour de Suisse in the latter half of June Criterium du Dauphine2022 Criterium du DauphineRace detailsDateEarly JuneRegionRhone Alpes FranceLocal name s Criterium du Dauphine in French Nickname s The DauphineDisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI World TourTypeStage raceOrganiserAmaury Sport OrganisationRace directorBernard ThevenetWeb sitewww wbr criterium du dauphine wbr frHistoryFirst edition1947 1947 Editions74 as of 2022 First winner Edward Klabinski POL Most wins Nello Lauredi FRA Luis Ocana ESP Charly Mottet FRA Bernard Hinault FRA Chris Froome GBR 3 wins Most recent Primoz Roglic SLO The race was inaugurated in 1947 by a local newspaper the Dauphine Libere which served as the event s title sponsor until 2009 1 Since 2010 the race has been organized by ASO which also organizes most other prominent French cycling races notably the Tour de France Paris Nice and Paris Roubaix citation needed As the Dauphine is set in the Rhone Alpes region part of the French Alps the race s protagonists are often climbing specialists 1 Many well known climbs from the Tour de France like the Mont Ventoux the Col du Galibier or Col de la Chartreuse are regularly addressed in the Dauphine Five riders Nello Lauredi Luis Ocana Charly Mottet Bernard Hinault and Chris Froome share the record of most wins with three each 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Creation 1 2 World Tour Event 2 Route 3 Jerseys 4 Winners 4 1 Multiple winners 4 2 Wins per country 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditCreation Edit The race was created in 1947 by newspaper Le Dauphine libere to promote its circulation After World War II as cycling recovered from a universal five or six year hiatus the Grenoble based newspaper decided to create and organize a cycling stage race covering the Dauphine region The race was named after the newspaper and set in June prior to the Tour de France Polish rider Edward Klabinski won the inaugural edition 2 Because of its mountainous route and date on the calendar the race served as preparation for the Tour de France by French cyclists French cycling icons Jean Robic and Louison Bobet used the Dauphine Libere as the ultimate stage race in their build up towards the Tour de France citation needed The event was discontinued for two years in 1967 and 1968 The current form of the Criterium du Dauphine is the consequence of a merger with the Circuit des Six Provinces Dauphine in 1969 For many years the organization of the Dauphine was shared between the newspaper publishers and ASO In 2010 the newspaper ceded all organizational responsibility to ASO and the race s name was abbreviated to Criterium du Dauphine citation needed For many decades the race has also served as a test for both bike manufacturers to test advanced equipment and for TV broadcasters preparing the Tour de France as TV coverage is difficult in the mountainous region citation needed World Tour Event Edit Bradley Wiggins in the yellow jersey and Jean Christophe Peraud during the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine In the 1990s the race was categorized as a UCI 2 HC event cycling s highest rated stage races behind the Grand Tours 3 In 2005 it was included in the inaugural UCI Pro Tour and in 2011 in its successor the UCI World Tour The Criterium du Dauphine is the only race that was won by all the quintuple winners of the Tour de France namely Jacques Anquetil Eddy Merckx Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain Ten racers have also won the race and the Tour de France in the same year Louison Bobet in 1955 Anquetil in 1963 Merckx in 1971 Luis Ocana in 1973 Bernard Thevenet in 1975 Hinault in 1979 and 1981 Indurain in 1995 Bradley Wiggins in 2012 Chris Froome in 2013 2015 and 2016 and Geraint Thomas in 2018 Lance Armstrong won the race in 2002 and 2003 but was retroactively stripped of his titles in 2013 in the wake of the protracted doping scandal 4 5 6 Route Edit Route of the 2011 race The Dauphine is raced over 8 days in the Rhone Alpes region in the southeast of France traditionally covering portions of the French Alps The race has often but not always started with an opening prologue on Sunday The Monday and Tuesday stages are usually held in the lower hilly regions of Rhone Alpes before addressing the high mountains in the second half of the Dauphine Often there is one long individual or team time trial included 1 Benefiting from its location and place on the calendar race organizers often feature a mountain stage with a route that is nearly identical to what the Tour will trace one month later 1 Grenoble the capital of the Dauphine region has hosted the start or finish of a stage most often Other cities regularly hosting a stage are Avignon Saint Etienne Annecy Chambery Gap Lyon Aix les Bains Valence Briancon and Vals les Bains citation needed Jerseys Edit Jersey wearers at the 2011 event The leader of the general classification wears a yellow jersey with a blue band distinct from the other racers In 1948 a mountains classification was added which as of 2017 gives a polka dot jersey to the leader In 1955 a points classification was added which gives a green jersey to the leader citation needed Winners EditYear Country Rider Team1947 Poland Edward Klabinski Mercier Hutchinson1948 France Edouard Fachleitner La Perle Hutchinson1949 France Lucien Lazarides France Sport Dunlop1950 France Nello Lauredi Helyett Hutchinson1951 France Nello Lauredi Helyett Hutchinson1952 France Jean Dotto France Sport1953 France Lucien Teisseire Terrot Hutchinson1954 France Nello Lauredi Terrot Hutchinson1955 France Louison Bobet Mercier BP Hutchinson1956 Belgium Alex Close Elve Peugeot1957 France Marcel Rohrbach Peugeot BP Dunlop1958 France Louis Rostollan Essor Leroux1959 France Henry Anglade Liberia Hutchinson1960 France Jean Dotto Liberia Grammont1961 Great Britain Brian Robinson Rapha Gitane Dunlop1962 France Raymond Mastrotto Gitane Leroux Dunlop R Geminiani1963 France Jacques Anquetil Saint Raphael Gitane R Geminiani1964 Spain Valentin Uriona Kas Kaskol1965 France Jacques Anquetil Ford France Gitane1966 France Raymond Poulidor Mercier BP Hutchinson1969 France Raymond Poulidor Mercier BP Hutchinson1970 Spain Luis Ocana Bic1971 Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni1972 Spain Luis Ocana Bic1973 Spain Luis Ocana Bic1974 France Alain Santy Gan Mercier Hutchinson1975 France Bernard Thevenet Peugeot BP Michelin1976 France Bernard Thevenet Peugeot Esso Michelin1977 France Bernard Hinault Gitane Campagnolo1978 Belgium Michel Pollentier Old Lord s Splendor K S B 1979 France Bernard Hinault Renault Gitane1980 Netherlands Johan van der Velde TI Raleigh Creda1981 France Bernard Hinault Renault Elf Gitane1982 France Michel Laurent Peugeot Shell Michelin1983 United States Greg LeMond Note 1 Renault Elf1984 Colombia Martin Ramirez Systeme U1985 Australia Phil Anderson Panasonic Raleigh1986 Switzerland Urs Zimmermann Carrera Jeans Vagabond1987 France Charly Mottet Systeme U1988 Colombia Luis Herrera Cafe de Colombia1989 France Charly Mottet RMO1990 Great Britain Robert Millar Z Tomasso1991 Colombia Luis Herrera Postobon Manzana Ryalcao1992 France Charly Mottet RMO1993 Switzerland Laurent Dufaux ONCE1994 Switzerland Laurent Dufaux ONCE1995 Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto1996 Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto1997 Germany Udo Bolts Team Telekom1998 France Armand de Las Cuevas Banesto1999 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Casino Ag2r Prevoyance2000 United States Tyler Hamilton U S Postal Service2001 France Christophe Moreau Festina2002 Result void 7 8 2003 Result void 7 8 2004 Spain Iban Mayo Euskaltel Euskadi2005 Spain Inigo Landaluze Euskaltel Euskadi2006 Result void Note 2 9 2007 France Christophe Moreau AG2R Prevoyance2008 Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d Epargne2009 Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d Epargne2010 Slovenia Janez Brajkovic Team RadioShack2011 Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Team Sky2012 Great Britain Bradley Wiggins Team Sky2013 Great Britain Chris Froome Team Sky2014 United States Andrew Talansky Garmin Sharp2015 Great Britain Chris Froome Team Sky2016 Great Britain Chris Froome Team Sky2017 Denmark Jakob Fuglsang Astana2018 Great Britain Geraint Thomas Team Sky2019 Denmark Jakob Fuglsang Astana2020 Colombia Daniel Martinez EF Pro Cycling2021 10 Australia Richie Porte Ineos Grenadiers2022 Slovenia Primoz Roglic Team Jumbo VismaMultiple winners Edit Riders in italic are still active Wins Rider Editions3 Nello Lauredi FRA 1950 1951 1954 Luis Ocana ESP 1970 1972 1973 Bernard Hinault FRA 1977 1979 1981 Charly Mottet FRA 1987 1989 1992 Chris Froome GBR 2013 2015 20162 Jean Dotto FRA 1952 1960 Jacques Anquetil FRA 1963 1965 Raymond Poulidor FRA 1966 1969 Bernard Thevenet FRA 1975 1976 Luis Herrera COL 1988 1991 Laurent Dufaux SUI 1993 1994 Miguel Indurain ESP 1995 1996 Lance Armstrong USA 2002 2003 Christophe Moreau FRA 2001 2007 Alejandro Valverde ESP 2008 2009 Bradley Wiggins GBR 2011 2012 Jakob Fuglsang DEN 2017 2019Wins per country Edit There have been 73 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 Country30 France10 Spain8 Great Britain4 Colombia3 Belgium Switzerland United States2 Denmark Australia Slovenia1 Germany Kazakhstan Netherlands PolandNotes Edit The initial winner Frenchman Pascal Simon was disqualified after a positive doping test The initial winner American Levi Leipheimer was disqualified after the findings of a USADA investigation References Edit a b c d Hood Andrew Dauphine preview Mountainous route could be anyone s race Velo News Retrieved 11 December 2015 a b Histoire Le palmares depuis 1947 letour fr in French ASO Retrieved 11 December 2015 50th Dauphine Libere Cat HC France June 7 14 1998 Cyclingnews Retrieved 11 December 2015 Lance Armstrong s record will be obliterated says WADA chief The Guardian London Reuters 24 August 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2015 Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Competitive Results For Doping Violations Stemming From His Involvement In The United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy USADA August 24 2012 Retrieved 2012 10 21 Press Release UCI s statement on Lance Armstrong s decision UCI Press Services August 24 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 08 27 Retrieved 2012 08 24 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 permanent dead link Benson Daniel 10 October 2012 Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA Cycling News Retrieved 29 July 2022 Richie Porte wins Criterium du Dauphine with Geraint Thomas third The Guardian Guardian Media Group PA Media 6 June 2021 Retrieved 5 June 2022 External links EditOfficial website Criterium du Dauphine palmares at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Criterium du Dauphine amp oldid 1101249654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
