2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré explained

2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Date:	8–15 June 2003
Stages:	7 + Prologue
Distance:	1197.5^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	29h 31' 53"
First:	Lance Armstrong
First Team:
First Nat:	USA
Second:	Iban Mayo
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	David Millar
Third Nat:	GBR
Third Team:
Points:	Iban Mayo
Points Nat:	ESP
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Iban Mayo
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Mountains Color:	white dots on red
Combination:	Iban Mayo
Combination Nat:	ESP
Previous:	2002
Next:	2004

The 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 55th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2003. The race started in Villard-de-Lans and finished in Grenoble. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.^[2] The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	8 June	Villard-de-Lans	5.1km (03.2miles)		Individual time trial
1	9 June	Méaudre to Vaison-la-Romaine	198km (123miles)
2	10 June	Bollène to Vienne	195km (121miles)
3	11 June	Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Héand	33.4km (20.8miles)		Individual time trial	^[4]
4	12 June	Vienne to Morzine	237km (147miles)
5	13 June	Morzine to Chambéry	192km (119miles)
6	14 June	Challes-les-Eaux to Briançon	153km (95miles)
7	15 June	Briançon to Grenoble	174km (108miles)

General classification

Final general classification^[5] ^[6] ^[7] Rank Rider Team Time DSQ 2 + 1' 12" DSQ + 2' 47" 4 + 4' 35" 5 + 4' 59" 6 + 5' 53" 7 + 6' 03" DSQ + 6' 25" 9 + 7' 18" 10 + 8' 07"

Further reading

• News: 55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC. Cycling News.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 50. 9 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 50. 10 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 44. 11 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 46. 12 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 44. 13 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo Dauphine Libere. Spanish. Cycling Dauphine Libere. El Mundo Deportivo. 53. 14 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo/Dauphine. Spanish. Cycling/Dauphine. El Mundo Deportivo. 46. 15 June 2003.
• News: Ciclismo. Spanish. Cycling. El Mundo Deportivo. 52. 16 June 2003.
• Web site: Prologue. French. Prologue. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018063141/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/prologue/pdf/prologuevillard.pdf. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine. French. Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20030610092535/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape1/pdf/meaudrevaison.pdf. 10 June 2003.
• Web site: Bollène - Vienne. French. Bollène - Vienne. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018060453/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape2/pdf/bollenevienne.pdf. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand. French. Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051017235727/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape3/pdf/paulstheand.pdf. 17 October 2005.
• Web site: Vienne - Morzine. French. Vienne - Morzine. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018062646/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape4/pdf/viennemorzine.pdf. 18 October 2005.
• Web site: Morzine - Chambéry. French. Morzine - Chambéry. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051017235640/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape5/pdf/morzinechambery.pdf. 17 October 2005.
• Web site: Briançon - Grenoble. French. Briançon - Grenoble. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20051018061040/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/etapes/etape7/pdf/briancongrenoble.pdf. 18 October 2005.

External links

Web site: 55ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. French. 55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. https://web.archive.org/web/20050418000541/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/. 18 April 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 Engages. French. Those involved. Le Dauphine. https://web.archive.org/web/20040619210728/http://www.criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium03/equipes/pdf/engages2003.pdf. 19 June 2004.
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: 55ème Dauphiné Libéré 2003. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040423221652/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine2003.php. 23 April 2004.
6. Web site: 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné. First Cycling. 11 November 2017.
7. Web site: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003. LesSports.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031053907/http://www.les-sports.info/cyclisme-criterium-du-dauphine-libere-2003-resultats-hommes-s2-c0-b0-g28-t100-u7-v1.html. 31 October 2013.