1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	2–9 June 1975
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,367 km (849.4 mi)
Winning time	35h 39' 36"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
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The 1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 27th edition of the cycle race and was held from 2 June to 9 June 1975. The race started in Annecy and finished in Avignon. The race was won by Bernard Thévenet of the Peugeot 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	2 June	Annecy	8 km (5.0 mi)	Team time trial	Filotex
1	3 June	Annecy to Mâcon	213 km (132 mi)		Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2a	3 June	Mâcon to Le Creusot	93 km (58 mi)		Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2b	4 June	Le Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines	113 km (70 mi)		Freddy Maertens (BEL)
3	5 June	Montceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne	207 km (129 mi)		Freddy Maertens (BEL)
4	6 June	Saint-Étienne to Valence	149 km (93 mi)		Freddy Maertens (BEL)
5	7 June	Romans to Grenoble	216 km (134 mi)		Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
6	8 June	Grenoble to Briançon	185 km (115 mi)		Michel Pollentier (BEL)
7a	9 June	Veynes to Avignon	153 km (95 mi)		Sigfrido Fontanelli (ITA)
7b	9 June	Avignon	30 km (19 mi)	Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	35h 39' 36"
2	Francesco Moser (ITA)	Filotex	+ 4' 57"
3	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 4' 57"
4	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 5' 07"
5	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 5' 34"
6	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 6' 41"
7	Raymond Delisle (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 7' 56"
8	Georges Talbourdet (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 10' 15"
9	André Romero (FRA)	Jobo–Wolber–Sablière	+ 10' 44"
10	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni–RYC	+ 10' 44"

References

^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "27ème Dauphiné Libéré 1975". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
^ "1975 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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[1] "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[MdC-DL1975-2] "27ème Dauphiné Libéré 1975". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.

[3] "1975 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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