1976 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1976 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	24–31 May 1976
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,418.4 km (881.4 mi)
Winning time	39h 36' 28"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
	← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 28th edition of the cycle race and was held from 24 May to 31 May 1976. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Montélimar. The race was won by Bernard Thévenet of the Peugeot team.

Teams

Nine teams, containing a total of 89 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	24 May	Grenoble	6.4 km (4.0 mi)	Team time trial	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
1a	25 May	Grenoble to Oullins	131 km (81 mi)		Willy Planckaert (BEL)
1b	25 May	Villefranche-sur-Saône to Digoin	117 km (73 mi)		Walter Planckaert (BEL)
2	26 May	Digoin to Bourg-en-Bresse	200 km (120 mi)		Walter Planckaert (BEL)
3	27 May	Bourg-en-Bresse to Annemasse	182 km (113 mi)		Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
4	28 May	Annemasse to Chambéry	205 km (127 mi)		Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
5	29 May	Chambéry to Romans	204 km (127 mi)		Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
6a	30 May	Romans to Carpentras	145 km (90 mi)		Rachel Dard (FRA)
6b	30 May	Carpentras	27 km (17 mi)	Individual time trial	Roy Schuiten (NED)
7	31 May	Carpentras to Montélimar	201 km (125 mi)		Gerard Vianen (NED)

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	39h 36' 28"
2	Vicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 1' 05"
3	Raymond Delisle (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 2' 03"
4	Josef Fuchs (SUI)	Super Ser	+ 3' 09"
5	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 3' 19"
6	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 5' 09"
7	Bernard Vallet (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 5' 59"
8	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 6' 45"
9	Ferdinand Julien (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 7' 55"
10	José Pesarrodona (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 8' 04"

References

^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "28ème Dauphiné Libéré 1976". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
^ "1976 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-DL1976-2] "28ème Dauphiné Libéré 1976". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.

[3] "1976 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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