1969 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré explained

1969 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Date:25–31 May 1969
Stages:6
Distance:1126[1]
Unit:km
Time:29h 42' 55"
First:Raymond Poulidor
First Nat:FRA
Second:Ferdinand Bracke
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Roger Pingeon
Third Nat:FRA
Points:Jan Janssen
Points Nat:NED
Mountains:Roger Pingeon
Mountains Nat:FRA
Team:[2]
Previous:1966
Next:1970

The 1969 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, also known as the 1969 Criterium of the Six Provinces, was the 21st edition of the cycle race and was held from 25 May to 31 May 1969. The race started in Avignon and finished at Lyon. The race was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier team.

Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
1a25 MayAvignon11.4km (07.1miles)Individual time trial
1b26 MayAvignon to Montélimar117km (73miles)
1c26 MayMontélimar to Valence85km (53miles)
227 MayValence to Grenoble201km (125miles)
328 MayGrenoble to Annecy181km (112miles)
429 MayAnnecy to Chalon-sur-Saône227km (141miles)
5a30 MayMontceau-les-Mines to Digoin34.6km (21.5miles)Individual time trial
5b30 MayDigoin to Roanne81km (50miles)
6a31 MayRoanne to Saint-Étienne118km (73miles)
6b31 MaySaint-Étienne to Lyon70km (40miles)

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 18"
3+ 45"
4+ 2' 50"
5+ 3' 15"
6+ 3' 56"
7+ 4' 11"
8+ 4' 58"
9+ 5' 10"
10+ 7' 36"

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France. BikeRaceInfo. 5 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 21ème Dauphiné Libéré 1969. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040423215329/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1969.php. 23 April 2004.
  3. Web site: 1969 Critérium du Dauphiné. First Cycling. 5 December 2017.