2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré explained

2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Date:	9–16 June 2002
Stages:	7 + Prologue
Distance:	1096^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	28h 38' 50"
First:	Lance Armstrong
First Team:
Second:	Floyd Landis
Second Nat:	USA
Third:	Christophe Moreau
Third Nat:	FRA
Points:	Bradley McGee
Points Nat:	AUS
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Dariusz Baranowski
Mountains Nat:	POL
Mountains Color:	white dots on red
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 2002 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 54th edition of the cycle race and was held from 9 June to 16 June 2002. The race started in Lyon and finished in Geneva. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping rules. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.^[2] The verdict was confirmed by the UCI.

Teams

Fourteen teams, containing a total of 110 riders, participated in the race:^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	9 June	Lyon	3km (02miles)		Individual time trial
1	10 June	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Saint-Étienne	173km (107miles)
2	11 June	Tournon-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux	174km (108miles)
3	12 June	Montélimar to Pierrelatte	40km (30miles)		Individual time trial
4	13 June	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to Digne-les-Bains	209km (130miles)
5	14 June	Digne-les-Bains to Grenoble	204km (127miles)
6	15 June	Albertville to Morzine-Avoriaz	146km (91miles)			^[4]
7	16 June	Morzine to Geneva	150km (90miles)

General classification

Final general classification^[5] ^[6] ^[7] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2' 03" 3 + 2' 24" 4 + 2' 44" 5 + 3' 28" 6 + 3' 46" 7 + 5' 09" 8 + 5' 34" 9 + 6' 11" 10 + 7' 09"

Further reading

• News: 54th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC. Cycling News.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 47. 9 June 2002.
• News: Lance Armstrong, sólo quinto en la crono del prólogo. Spanish. Lance Armstrong, only fifth in the prologue time trial. El Mundo Deportivo. 49. 10 June 2002.
• News: Armstrong y Sevilla se enfrentarán hoy en Mont Ventoux. Spanish. Armstrong and Sevilla will meet today at Mont Ventoux. El Mundo Deportivo. 38. 11 June 2002.
• News: El ruso del Banesto Denis Menchov, rey del Ventoux. Spanish. The Russian of Banesto Denis Menchov, King of Ventoux. El Mundo Deportivo. 40. 12 June 2002.
• News: Clasificaciones. Spanish. Classifications. El Mundo Deportivo. 41. 12 June 2002.
• News: Ciclismo Dauphine Libere. Spanish. Cycling Dauphine Libere. El Mundo Deportivo. 47. 13 June 2002.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 51. 14 June 2002.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 51. 15 June 2002.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 43. 16 June 2002.
• News: Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere. Spanish. Cycling/Dauphine Libere. El Mundo Deportivo. 53. 17 June 2002.
• Web site: Prologue. French. Prologue. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018070450/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/prologue/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 173 km lundi 10 juin. French. 173 km Monday 10 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018071003/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape1/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 174 km mardi 11 juin. French. 174 km Tuesday 11 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018071229/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape2/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 41 km mercredi 12 juin. French. 41 km Wednesday 12 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051019211601/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape3/parcours/parcours.htm. 19 October 2005.
• Web site: 209 km jeudi 13 Juin. French. 209 km Thursday 13 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018125327/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape4/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 204 km vendredi 14 juin. French. 204 km Friday 14 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018124123/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape5/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 146 km samedi 15 juin. French. 146 km Saturday 15 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018124755/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape6/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: 150 km dimanche 16 juin. French. 150 km Sunday 16 June. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018124341/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/etapes/etape7/parcours/parcours.htm. 18 October 2005.

External links

Web site: 54ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Site officiel. French. 54th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Official site. https://web.archive.org/web/20051017055018/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/accueil.htm. 17 October 2005.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France. BikeRaceInfo. 11 November 2017.
2. News: Armstrong perd ses 7 Tours. French. Armstrong loses his seven Tours. L'Équipe. 22 October 2012. 11 November 2017.
3. Web site: Les équipes. French. The teams. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20071024224032/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium02/equipes/index.htm. 24 October 2007. 6 February 2019. dead. dmy-all.
4. In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case.
5. Web site: 54ème Dauphiné Libéré 2002. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040423220622/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine2002.php. 23 April 2004.
6. Web site: 2002 Critérium du Dauphiné. First Cycling. 11 November 2017.
7. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2002. LesSports.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005191918/http://www.les-sports.info/cyclisme-criterium-du-dauphine-libere-2002-resultats-hommes-s2-c0-b0-g28-t100-u3-v1.html. 5 October 2013.