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1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates30 May – 6 June 1983
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,261.5 [1] km (783.9 mi)
Winning time34h 12' 00"
Results
Winner   Greg LeMond ( USA) ( Renault–Elf)
  Second   Robert Millar ( GBR) ( Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)
  Third   Robert Alban ( FRA) ( La Redoute–Motobécane)
Points   Phil Anderson ( AUS) ( Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)
Mountains   Pascal Simon ( FRA) ( Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)
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The 1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 35th edition of the cycle race and was held from 30 May to 6 June 1983. The race started in Sallanches and finished in Pierrelatte. The race was won by Greg LeMond of the Renault-Elf team. Pascal Simon, the initial winner, tested positive for Micorene and was given a time penalty, which resulted in his demotion to fourth place.

Teams

Eleven teams, containing a total of 99 riders, participated in the race: [2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance [2] Type Stage winner
P 30 May 1983 Sallanches 4.5 km (2.8 mi) Individual time trial   Phil Anderson ( AUS)
1 31 May 1983 Sallanches to Oyonnax 186 km (116 mi)   Greg LeMond ( USA)
2a 1 June 1983 Oyonnax to Bourg-en-Bresse 54 km (34 mi)   Patrick Clerc ( FRA)
2b 1 June 1983 Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Creusot 75 km (47 mi)   Éric Dall'Armelina ( FRA)
3 2 June 1983 Le Creusot to Firminy 228 km (142 mi)   Phil Anderson ( AUS)
4 3 June 1983 Voreppe to Lyon 155 km (96 mi)   Christian Jourdan ( FRA)
5 4 June 1983 Voreppe to Briançon 243 km (151 mi)   Greg LeMond ( USA)
6 5 June 1983 Gap to Gap 190 km (120 mi)   Pascal Simon ( FRA)
7a 6 June 1983 Carpentras to Montélimar 93 km (58 mi)   Gilbert Glaus ( SUI)
7b 6 June 1983 Montélimar to Pierrelatte 33 km (21 mi) Individual time trial   Greg LeMond ( USA)

Stages

Prologue

30 May 1983 — Sallanches, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) ( ITT) [2]
Prologue result [2] [3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin 6' 05"
2   Éric Salomon [ fr] ( FRA) Renault–Elf + 3"
3   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin s.t.
4   Joop Zoetemelk ( NED) COOP–Mercier–Mavic + 4"
5   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf + 6"
6   Régis Clère ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic s.t.
7   Michel Laurent ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic s.t.
8   Jean-Marie Grezet ( SUI) Sem–Reydel–Mavic s.t.
9   Bernard Vallet ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane s.t.
10   Jacques Michaud ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic s.t.

Stage 1

31 May 1983 — Sallanches to Oyonnax, 186 km (115.6 mi) [2]
Stage 1 result [2] [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 5h 00' 43"
2   Sean Kelly ( IRL) Sem–Reydel–Mavic + 17"
3   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin s.t.
General classification after Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf

Stage 2a

1 June 1983 — Oyonnax to Bourg-en-Bresse, 54 km (33.6 mi) [2]
Stage 2a result [2] [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Patrick Clerc ( FRA) Sem–Reydel–Mavic 1h 13' 39"
2   Johan van der Velde ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo s.t.
3   Marc Madiot ( FRA) Renault–Elf s.t.
General classification after Stage 2a
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jacques Michaud ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic

Stage 2b

1 June 1983 — Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Creusot, 75 km (46.6 mi) [2]
Stage 2b result [2] [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Éric Dall'Armelina ( FRA) Sem–Reydel–Mavic 1h 45' 01"
2   Benny Van Brabant ( BEL) Splendor–Euro Shop + 1' 35"
3   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin s.t.
General classification after Stage 2b [4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jacques Michaud ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic 8h 27' 57"
2   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 6"
3   Jean-Marie Grezet ( SUI) Sem–Reydel–Mavic + 10"

Stage 3

2 June 1983 — Le Creusot to Firminy, 228 km (141.7 mi) [2]
Stage 3 result [2] [5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin 5h 40' 20"
2   Benny Van Brabant ( BEL) Splendor–Euro Shop s.t.
3   Leo van Vliet ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo s.t.
General classification after Stage 3 [5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jacques Michaud ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic 14h 08' 18"
2   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 9"
3   Johan van der Velde ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo s.t.

Stage 4

3 June 1983 — Voreppe to Lyon, 155 km (96.3 mi) [2]
Stage 4 result [2] [6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Christian Jourdan ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane 4h 38' 57"
2   Jacques Hanegraaf ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo + 16"
3   Johan van der Velde ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo + 19"
General classification after Stage 4 [6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jacques Michaud ( FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic 18h 47' 34"
2   Johan van der Velde ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo + 3"
3   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 8"

Stage 5

4 June 1983 — Voreppe to Briançon, 243 km (151.0 mi) [2]
Stage 5 result [2] [7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 7h 03' 15"
2   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin s.t.
3   Robert Alban ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane s.t.
General classification after Stage 5 [7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 25h 50' 45"
2   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 2"
3   Éric Salomon [ fr] ( FRA) Renault–Elf + 49"

Stage 6

5 June 1983 — Gap to Gap, 190 km (118.1 mi) [2]
Stage 6 result [2] [8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin 5h 31' 21"
2   Thierry Claveyrolat ( FRA) Saint-Etienne–Pélussin + 2' 59"
3   Robert Millar ( GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 3' 00"
General classification after Stage 6 [8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin 31h 21' 53"
2   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf + 3' 14"
3   Robert Millar ( GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 4' 12"

Stage 7a

6 June 1983 — Carpentras to Montélimar, 93 km (57.8 mi) [2]
Stage 7a result [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Gilbert Glaus ( SUI) Cilo–Aufina 1h 59' 43"
2   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin s.t.
3   Johan van der Velde ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo s.t.
General classification after Stage 7a
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin

Stage 7b

6 June 1983 — Montélimar to Pierrelatte, 33 km (20.5 mi) ( ITT) [2]

Pascal Simon, the original winner of the race, [9] was declassified to fourth place for doping. [2] [10]

Stage 7b result [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 47' 03"
2   Bernard Vallet ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 14"
3   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 16"
General classification after Stage 7b [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 34h 12' 00"
2   Robert Millar ( GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 2' 53"
3   Robert Alban ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 6' 12"

General classification

Final general classification [11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf 34h 12' 00"
2   Robert Millar ( GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 2' 53"
3   Robert Alban ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 6' 12"
4   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 7' 48" [nb 1]
5   Éric Salomon [ fr] ( FRA) Renault–Elf + 8' 23"
6   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 10' 14"
7   Gerard Veldscholten ( NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo + 11' 59"
8   Laurent Biondi ( FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 13' 49"
9   Gilles Mas ( FRA) Saint-Etienne–Pélussin + 15' 54"
10   Alain Vigneron ( FRA) Renault–Elf + 16' 39"

Notes

  1. ^ Pascal Simon, the original winner, was declassified for doping. [2] [10]

References

  1. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "35ème Dauphiné Libéré 1983". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. ^ "Anderson, primer lider de la "Dauphine Libere"" [Anderson, first leader of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1983. p. 36. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Michaud, nuevo lider del "Dauphine Libere"" [Michaud, new leader of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Anderson, segundo triunfo en el "Dauphine"" [Anderson, second triumph in the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1983. p. 29. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Jourdan culmino una aventura solitaria" [Jourdan ended a lonely adventure] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1983. p. 31. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "LeMond dio una estocada" [LeMond gave a lunge] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1983. p. 43. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Simon, nuevo lider del "Dauphine"" [Simon, new leader of the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1983. p. 33. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Triunfo de Simon y los "Teka" fatal" [Triumph of Simon and the "Teka" fatal] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 1983. p. 33. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "La Dauphine Libere, desparece" [The Dauphine Libere, disappears] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 December 1983. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "1983 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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