cycling race
1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Dates 30 May–6 June 1983 Stages 7 + Prologue Distance 1,261.5[1] km (783.9 mi) Winning time 34h 12' 00"
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 him being demoted to fourth place.
Teams [ ]
Eleven teams, containing a total of 99 riders, participated in the race:[2]
Route [ ]
Stages [ ]
Prologue [ ]
30 May 1983 — Sallanches , 4.5 km (2.8 mi) (ITT )[2]
Stage 1 [ ]
31 May 1983 — Sallanches to Oyonnax , 186 km (115.6 mi)[2]
Stage 1 result [2] [4]
General classification after Stage 1
Stage 2a [ ]
1 June 1983 — Oyonnax to Bourg-en-Bresse , 54 km (33.6 mi)[2]
Stage 2a result [2] [4]
General classification after Stage 2a
Stage 2b [ ]
1 June 1983 — Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Creusot , 75 km (46.6 mi)[2]
Stage 2b result [2] [4]
General classification after Stage 2b [4]
Stage 3 [ ]
2 June 1983 — Le Creusot to Firminy , 228 km (141.7 mi)[2]
Stage 3 result [2] [5]
General classification after Stage 3 [5]
Stage 4 [ ]
3 June 1983 — Voreppe to Lyon , 155 km (96.3 mi)[2]
Stage 4 result [2] [6]
General classification after Stage 4 [6]
Stage 5 [ ]
4 June 1983 — Voreppe to Briançon , 243 km (151.0 mi)[2]
Stage 5 result [2] [7]
General classification after Stage 5 [7]
Stage 6 [ ]
5 June 1983 — Gap to Gap, 190 km (118.1 mi)[2]
Stage 6 result [2] [8]
General classification after Stage 6 [8]
Stage 7a [ ]
6 June 1983 — Carpentras to Montélimar , 93 km (57.8 mi)[2]
Stage 7a result [2]
General classification after Stage 7a
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]
General classification after Stage 7b [2]
General classification [ ]
Final general classification [11]
Notes [ ]
^ Pascal Simon, the original winner, was declassified for doping.[2] [10]
References [ ]
^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France" . BikeRaceInfo . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
^ Jump up to: 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.
^ "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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ "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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ "1983 Critérium du Dauphiné" . First Cycling . Retrieved 9 November 2017 .
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