1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré explained

1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Date:2–9 June 1975
Stages:7 + Prologue
Distance:1367[1]
Unit:km
Time:35h 39' 36"
First:Bernard Thévenet
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow-bluebar
Second:Francesco Moser
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Joop Zoetemelk
Third Nat:NED
Points:Freddy Maertens
Points Nat:BEL
Points Color:green
Mountains:Lucien Van Impe
Mountains Nat:BEL
Mountains Color:white dots on red
Team:[2]
Previous:1974
Next:1976

The 1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 27th edition of the cycle race and was held from 2 June to 9 June 1975. The race started in Annecy and finished in Avignon. The race was won by Bernard Thévenet of the Peugeot team.

Teams

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

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P2 JuneAnnecy8km (05miles)Team time trial
13 JuneAnnecy to Mâcon213km (132miles)
2a3 JuneMâcon to Le Creusot93km (58miles)
2b4 JuneLe Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines113km (70miles)
35 JuneMontceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne207km (129miles)
46 JuneSaint-Étienne to Valence149km (93miles)
57 JuneRomans to Grenoble216km (134miles)
68 JuneGrenoble to Briançon185km (115miles)
7a9 JuneVeynes to Avignon153km (95miles)
7b9 JuneAvignon30km (20miles)Individual time trial

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 4' 57"
3+ 4' 57"
4+ 5' 07"
5+ 5' 34"
6+ 6' 41"
7+ 7' 56"
8+ 10' 15"
9+ 10' 44"
10+ 10' 44"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France. BikeRaceInfo. 23 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 27ème Dauphiné Libéré 1975. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040423225001/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1975.php. 23 April 2004.
  3. Web site: 1975 Critérium du Dauphiné. First Cycling. 23 November 2017.