2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
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| Dates | 6–13 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,112[1] km (691.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 27' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 56th edition of the cycle race and was held from 6 June to 13 June 2004. The race started in Megève and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Iban Mayo of the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.[2]
Teams
[edit]Twelve teams, containing a total of 95 riders, participated in the race:[2][3]
Route
[edit]| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 6 June | Megève | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Iban Mayo (ESP)
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| 1 | 7 June | Megève to Bron | 231 km (144 mi) |  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
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| 2 | 8 June | Bron to Saint-Étienne | 181 km (112 mi) | José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP)
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| 3 | 9 June | Saint-Étienne to Aubenas | 180 km (110 mi) |  Nicolas Portal (FRA)
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| 4 | 10 June | Bédoin to Mont Ventoux | 21.6 km (13.4 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Iban Mayo (ESP)
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| 5 | 11 June | Bollène to Sisteron | 149 km (93 mi) |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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| 6 | 12 June | Gap to Grenoble | 144 km (89 mi) |  Michael Rasmussen (DEN)
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| 7 | 13 June | Grenoble to Grenoble | 200 km (120 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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General classification
[edit]Final general classification[2][4][5]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case.
- ^ Levi Leipheimer, initially eighth, was disqualified by the UCI.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "56ème Dauphiné Libéré 2004". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
- ^ "Les équipes engagées" [The teams involved]. Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original on 10 October 2004.
- ^ "2004 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2004". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
Further reading
[edit]- "56th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
- "Mayo golpea primero en el prólogo" [Mayo hits first in the prologue] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2004. p. 41.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2004. p. 38.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2004. p. 39.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2004. p. 41.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2004. p. 51.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2004. p. 54.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2004. p. 47.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2004. p. 48.
- "Prologue : dimanche 6 juin 2004" [Prologue : Sunday 6 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2005.
- "1ère étape : lundi 7 juin 2004" [Stage 1 : Monday 7 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2004.
- "2è étape : mardi 8 juin 2004" [Stage 2, Tuesday 8 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.
- "3è étape : mercredi 9 juin 2004" [Stage 3 : Wednesday 9 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.
- "4è étape : jeudi 10 juin 2004" [Stage 4 : Thursday 10 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2004.
- "5è étape : vendredi 11 juin 2004" [Stage 5 : Friday 11 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2007.
- "6ème étape : samedi 12 juin 2004" [Stage 6 : Saturday 12 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2007.
- "7è étape : dimanche 13 juin 2004" [Stage 7 : Sunday 13 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.
External links
[edit]"56ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Site officiel" [56th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Official site] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.