| 1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | |
| Date: | 31 May – 5 June 1988 |
| Stages: | 6 |
| Distance: | 1020.1[1] |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 28h 46' 27" |
| First: | Luis Herrera |
| First Nat: | COL |
| First Color: | yellow-bluebar |
| Second: | Niki Rüttimann |
| Second Nat: | SUI |
| Third: | Charly Mottet |
| Third Nat: | FRA |
| Points: | Acácio da Silva |
| Points Nat: | POR |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Mariano Sánchez |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Mountains Color: | white |
| Combination: | Charly Mottet |
| Combination Nat: | FRA |
| Sprints: | Luc Leblanc |
| Sprints Nat: | FRA |
| Sprints Color: | red |
| Team: | [2] |
| Previous: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 40th edition of the cycle race and was held from 31 May to 5 June 1988. The race started in Avignon and finished in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse.[3] The race was won by Luis Herrera of the Café de Colombia team.
Fourteen teams, containing a total of 125 riders, participated in the race:
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 31 May | Avignon to Aubenas | 108km (67miles) | ||||
| 1b | 31 May | Aubenas to Romans | 93.2km (57.9miles) | ||||
| 2 | 1 June | Romans to Lyon | 181.4km (112.7miles) | ||||
| 3 | 2 June | Bourgoin to Annecy | 178.5km (110.9miles) | ||||
| 4 | 3 June | La Roche-sur-Foron to Chambéry | 195.8km (121.7miles) | ||||
| 5 | 4 June | Chambéry to Le Fontanil | 154km (96miles) | ||||
| 6a | 5 June | Le Fontanil to Grenoble | 82.5km (51.3miles) | ||||
| 6b | 5 June | Grenoble to Grenoble | 26.7km (16.6miles) | Individual time trial | |||
Final general classification[4]
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