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1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates28 May – 4 June 1973
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,423 [1] km (884.2 mi)
Winning time39h 24' 42"
Results
  Winner   Luis Ocaña ( ESP) ( Bic)
  Second   Bernard Thévenet ( FRA) ( Peugeot–BP–Michelin)
  Third   Joop Zoetemelk ( NED) ( Gitane–Frigécrème)
  Points   Cyrille Guimard ( FRA) ( Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Mountains   Luis Ocaña ( ESP) ( Bic)
  Team Peugeot–BP–Michelin [2]
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The 1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 25th edition of the cycle race and was held from 28 May to 4 June 1973. The race started in Thonon and finished at Saint-Étienne. 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 Type Winner
P 28 May Thonon 9.5 km (5.9 mi) Team time trial Bic
1 29 May Annecy to Bourg-en-Bresse 186 km (116 mi)   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL)
2a 30 May Bourg-en-Bresse to Belley 84 km (52 mi)   Cyrille Guimard ( FRA)
2b 30 May Belley to Grenoble 109 km (68 mi)   Joop Zoetemelk ( NED)
3 31 May Grenoble to Briançon 182 km (113 mi)   Bernard Thévenet ( FRA)
4 1 June Gap to Carpentras 207 km (129 mi)   Régis Ovion ( FRA)
5 2 June Orange to Lyon 248 km (154 mi)   Jean-Claude Genty ( FRA)
6a 3 June Lyon to Lyon 147 km (91 mi)   Wilfried David ( BEL)
6b 3 June Montceau-les-Mines to Le Creusot 31 km (19 mi) Individual time trial   Luis Ocaña ( ESP)
7 4 June Montceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne 229 km (142 mi)   Cees Bal ( NED)

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Luis Ocaña ( ESP) Bic 39h 24' 42"
2   Bernard Thévenet ( FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 1' 10"
3   Joop Zoetemelk ( NED) Gitane–Frigécrème + 10' 09"
4   Régis Ovion ( FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 10' 59"
5   Vicente López Carril ( ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 11' 55"
6   Antonio Martos ( ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 14' 40"
7   Raymond Poulidor ( FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 16' 58"
8   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL) Watney–Maes Pils + 18' 48"
9   Raymond Delisle ( FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 19' 45"
10   Willy Van Neste ( BEL) Sonolor + 20' 14"

References

  1. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "25ème Dauphiné Libéré 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. ^ "1973 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 5 December 2017.


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