1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

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.

1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates2–9 June 1975
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,367[1] km (849.4 mi)
Winning time35h 39' 36"
Results
  Winner  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)
  Second  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Filotex)
  Third  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
Points  Freddy Maertens (BEL) (Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria)
Mountains  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) (Gitane–Campagnolo)
  Team Peugeot–BP–Michelin[2]

Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:[2]

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type 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
  1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  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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