2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 55th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2003. The race started in Villard-de-Lans and finished in Grenoble. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.[2] The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
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Dates | 8–15 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,197.5[1] km (744.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 8 June | Villard-de-Lans | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 9 June | Méaudre to Vaison-la-Romaine | 198 km (123 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 10 June | Bollène to Vienne | 195 km (121 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 11 June | Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Héand | 33.4 km (20.8 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
4 | 12 June | Vienne to Morzine | 237 km (147 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 13 June | Morzine to Chambéry | 192 km (119 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 14 June | Challes-les-Eaux to Briançon | 153 km (95 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 15 June | Briançon to Grenoble | 174 km (108 mi) | ![]() |
General classification
Final general classification[3][5][6]
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Notes
- 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 in 2012.[7]
References
- "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Armstrong perd ses 7 Tours" [Armstrong loses his seven Tours]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "55ème Dauphiné Libéré 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
- "Les Engages" [Those involved] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2004.
- "2003 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003". 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
- "55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2003. p. 50.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2003. p. 50.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2003. p. 44.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. p. 46.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2003. p. 44.
- "Ciclismo Dauphine Libere" [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2003. p. 53.
- "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2003. p. 46.
- "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2003. p. 52.
- "Prologue" [Prologue] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine" [Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2003.
- "Bollène - Vienne" [Bollène - Vienne] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand" [Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
- "Vienne - Morzine" [Vienne - Morzine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
- "Morzine - Chambéry" [Morzine - Chambéry] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
- "Briançon - Grenoble" [Briançon - Grenoble] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
External links
"55ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré" [55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.
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