1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré explained

1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Date:31 May – 7 June 1982
Stages:7 + Prologue
Distance:1301.9[1]
Unit:km
Time:35h 25' 03"
First:Michel Laurent
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow-bluebar
Second:Jean-René Bernaudeau
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Pascal Simon
Third Nat:FRA
Points:Sean Kelly
Points Nat:IRL
Points Color:green
Mountains:Jean-René Bernaudeau
Mountains Nat:FRA
Mountains Color:white dots on red
Team:[2]
Previous:1981
Next:1983

The 1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 34th edition of the cycle race and was held from 31 May to 7 June 1982. The race started in Avignon and finished in Annecy. The race was won by Michel Laurent of the Peugeot-Shell-Michelin team.

Teams

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

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P31 MayAvignon2.5km (01.6miles)Individual time trial
11 JuneAvignon to Tournon215km (134miles)
22 JuneTain-l'Hermitage to Saint-Chamond197km (122miles)
33 JuneSaint-Chamond to Digoin195km (121miles)
4a4 JuneParay-le-Monial to Bourg-en-Bresse112km (70miles)
4b4 JuneBourg-en-Bresse to Lyon90km (60miles)
55 JuneBourgoin to Bastille187.5km (116.5miles)
66 JuneGrenoble to Grenoble159km (99miles)
7a7 JuneVoiron to Annecy106.5km (66.2miles)
7b7 JuneAnnecy37.4km (23.2miles)Individual time trial

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 28"
3+ 45"
4+ 8' 36"
5+ 9' 28"
6+ 11' 01"
7+ 11' 01"
8+ 11' 24"
9+ 11' 54"
10+ 12' 55"

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France. BikeRaceInfo. 11 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 34ème Dauphiné Libéré 1982. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040423224105/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1982.php. 23 April 2004.
  3. Web site: 1982 Critérium du Dauphiné. First Cycling. 11 November 2017.