1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

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.

1973 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates28 May–4 June 1973
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,423[1] km (884.2 mi)
Winning time39h 24' 42"
Results
  Winner  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)
  Second  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)
  Third  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (Gitane–Frigécrème)
  Points  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Mountains  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)
  Team Peugeot–BP–Michelin[2]

Teams

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

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type 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
  1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  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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