1992 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1992 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	1–8 June 1992
Stages	8
Distance	1,297.3 km (806.1 mi)
Winning time	36h 30' 19"
Results
Winner Charly Mottet (FRA) (RMO–Onet)   Second Luc Leblanc (FRA) (Castorama)   Third Gianni Bugno (ITA) (Gatorade–Chateau d'Ax) Points Luc Leblanc (FRA) (Castorama) Mountains Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) (Z)

The 1992 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 44th edition of the cycle race and was held from 1 June to 8 June 1992. The race started in Charbonnières-les-Bains and finished in Villard-de-Lans. The race was won by Charly Mottet of the RMO team.

Teams

Fourteen teams, containing a total of 111 riders, participated in the race:

• Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao
• Kelme–Don Cafe
• Z
• Amaya Seguros
• Panasonic–Sportlife
• Castorama
• RMO–Onet
• Lotto–Mavic–MBK
• Buckler–Colnago–Decca
• Helvetia–Fichtel & Sachs
• PDM–Ultima–Concorde
• Chazal–Vanille et Mûre
• Gatorade–Chateau d'Ax
• Russ–Baikal

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	1 June	Charbonnières-les-Bains to Vaulx-en-Velin	147.8 km (91.8 mi)			Wilfried Nelissen (BEL)
2	2 June	Villeurbanne to Privas	206 km (128 mi)			Luc Leblanc (FRA)
3	3 June	Privas to Valence	176 km (109 mi)			Wilfried Nelissen (BEL)
4	4 June	Tain-l'Hermitage to Aix-les-Bains	164 km (102 mi)			Jean-Claude Leclercq (FRA)
5	5 June	Annecy to Cluses	190 km (120 mi)			Laudelino Cubino (ESP)
6	6 June	Cluses to Le Collet d'Allevard	204 km (127 mi)			Martín Farfán (COL)
7	7 June	Allevard-les-Bains to Villard-de-Lans	177 km (110 mi)			William Palacio (COL)
8	8 June	Villard-de-Lans to Villard-de-Lans	32.5 km (20.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Charly Mottet (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Charly Mottet (FRA) RMO–Onet 36h 30' 19" 2 Luc Leblanc (FRA) Castorama + 43" 3 Gianni Bugno (ITA) Gatorade–Chateau d'Ax + 2' 11" 4 Beat Zberg (SUI) Helvetia–Commodore + 2' 40" 5 Alberto Camargo (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao + 3' 01" 6 Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Helvetia–Commodore + 3' 02" 7 Ronan Pensec (FRA) RMO–Onet + 3' 03" 8 José Martín Farfán (COL) Kelme–Don Cafe + 3' 22" 9 Alvaro Mejia (COL) Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao + 4' 21" 10 Hernán Buenahora (COL) Kelme–Don Cafe + 4' 31"

Further reading

• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1992. p. 52.
• "Dauphine Liberé: Nelissen gana la primera etapa" [Dauphine Liberé: Nelissen wins the first stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1992. p. 55.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1992. p. 44.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1992. p. 51.
• "Leblanc sigue lider, con Bugno a la expectativa" [Leblanc continues to lead, with Bugno on the lookout] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1992. p. 29.
• "Cubino saca el genio y gana la quinta etapa" [Cubino pulls out the genius and wins the fifth stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1992. p. 38.
• "Triunfo de Martín Farfán en la Dauphine Liberé" [Triumph of Martín Farfán in the Dauphine Liberé] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 1992. p. 63.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1992. p. 51.