| 1976 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | |
| Date: | 24–31 May 1976 |
| Stages: | 7 + Prologue |
| Distance: | 1418.4[1] |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 39h 36' 28" |
| First: | Bernard Thévenet |
| First Nat: | FRA |
| First Color: | yellow-bluebar |
| Second: | Vicente López Carril |
| Second Nat: | ESP |
| Second Natvar: | 1945 |
| Third: | Raymond Delisle |
| Third Nat: | FRA |
| Points: | Gerard Vianen |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Lucien Van Impe |
| Mountains Nat: | BEL |
| Mountains Color: | pink |
| Team: | [2] |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 28th edition of the cycle race and was held from 24 May to 31 May 1976. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Montélimar. The race was won by Bernard Thévenet of the Peugeot team.
Nine teams, containing a total of 89 riders, participated in the race:
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 24 May | Grenoble | 6.4km (04miles) | Team time trial | |||
| 1a | 25 May | Grenoble to Oullins | 131km (81miles) | ||||
| 1b | 25 May | Villefranche-sur-Saône to Digoin | 117km (73miles) | ||||
| 2 | 26 May | Digoin to Bourg-en-Bresse | 200km (100miles) | ||||
| 3 | 27 May | Bourg-en-Bresse to Annemasse | 182km (113miles) | ||||
| 4 | 28 May | Annemasse to Chambéry | 205km (127miles) | ||||
| 5 | 29 May | Chambéry to Romans | 204km (127miles) | ||||
| 6a | 30 May | Romans to Carpentras | 145km (90miles) | ||||
| 6b | 30 May | Carpentras | 27km (17miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 7 | 31 May | Carpentras to Montélimar | 201km (125miles) | ||||
Final general classification[3]
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