1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	28 May – 4 June 1973
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,423 km (884.2 mi)
Winning time	39h 24' 42"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
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The 1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 25th edition of the cycle race and was held from 28 May to 4 June 1973. The race started in Thonon and finished at Saint-Étienne. The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	28 May	Thonon	9.5 km (5.9 mi)	Team time trial	Bic
1	29 May	Annecy to Bourg-en-Bresse	186 km (116 mi)		Frans Verbeeck (BEL)
2a	30 May	Bourg-en-Bresse to Belley	84 km (52 mi)		Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
2b	30 May	Belley to Grenoble	109 km (68 mi)		Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
3	31 May	Grenoble to Briançon	182 km (113 mi)		Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
4	1 June	Gap to Carpentras	207 km (129 mi)		Régis Ovion (FRA)
5	2 June	Orange to Lyon	248 km (154 mi)		Jean-Claude Genty (FRA)
6a	3 June	Lyon to Lyon	147 km (91 mi)		Wilfried David (BEL)
6b	3 June	Montceau-les-Mines to Le Creusot	31 km (19 mi)	Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
7	4 June	Montceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne	229 km (142 mi)		Cees Bal (NED)

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	39h 24' 42"
2	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 1' 10"
3	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gitane–Frigécrème	+ 10' 09"
4	Régis Ovion (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 10' 59"
5	Vicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas–Kaskol	+ 11' 55"
6	Antonio Martos (ESP)	Kas–Kaskol	+ 14' 40"
7	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 16' 58"
8	Frans Verbeeck (BEL)	Watney–Maes Pils	+ 18' 48"
9	Raymond Delisle (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 19' 45"
10	Willy Van Neste (BEL)	Sonolor	+ 20' 14"

References

^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "25ème Dauphiné Libéré 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
^ "1973 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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[1] "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[MdC-DL1973-2] "25ème Dauphiné Libéré 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.

[3] "1973 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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