1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	30 May – 6 June 1983
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,261.5 km (783.9 mi)
Winning time	34h 12' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
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The 1983 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 35th edition of the cycle race and was held from 30 May to 6 June 1983. The race started in Sallanches and finished in Pierrelatte. The race was won by Greg LeMond of the Renault-Elf team. Pascal Simon, the initial winner, tested positive for Micorene and was given a time penalty, which resulted in his demotion to fourth place.

Teams

Eleven teams, containing a total of 99 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance^[2]		Stage winner
P	30 May 1983	Sallanches	4.5 km (2.8 mi)	Individual time trial	Phil Anderson (AUS)
1	31 May 1983	Sallanches to Oyonnax	186 km (116 mi)		Greg LeMond (USA)
2a	1 June 1983	Oyonnax to Bourg-en-Bresse	54 km (34 mi)		Patrick Clerc (FRA)
2b	1 June 1983	Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Creusot	75 km (47 mi)		Éric Dall'Armelina (FRA)
3	2 June 1983	Le Creusot to Firminy	228 km (142 mi)		Phil Anderson (AUS)
4	3 June 1983	Voreppe to Lyon	155 km (96 mi)		Christian Jourdan (FRA)
5	4 June 1983	Voreppe to Briançon	243 km (151 mi)		Greg LeMond (USA)
6	5 June 1983	Gap to Gap	190 km (120 mi)		Pascal Simon (FRA)
7a	6 June 1983	Carpentras to Montélimar	93 km (58 mi)		Gilbert Glaus (SUI)
7b	6 June 1983	Montélimar to Pierrelatte	33 km (21 mi)	Individual time trial	Greg LeMond (USA)

Stages

Prologue

30 May 1983 — Sallanches, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) (ITT)^[2]

Prologue result^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	6' 05"
2	Éric Salomon [fr] (FRA)	Renault–Elf	+ 3"
3	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	s.t.
4	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	+ 4"
5	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	+ 6"
6	Régis Clère (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	s.t.
7	Michel Laurent (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	s.t.
8	Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI)	Sem–Reydel–Mavic	s.t.
9	Bernard Vallet (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	s.t.
10	Jacques Michaud (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	s.t.

Stage 1

31 May 1983 — Sallanches to Oyonnax, 186 km (115.6 mi)^[2]

Stage 1 result^[2]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	5h 00' 43"
2	Sean Kelly (IRL)	Sem–Reydel–Mavic	+ 17"
3	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf

Stage 2a

1 June 1983 — Oyonnax to Bourg-en-Bresse, 54 km (33.6 mi)^[2]

Stage 2a result^[2]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Patrick Clerc (FRA)	Sem–Reydel–Mavic	1h 13' 39"
2	Johan van der Velde (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	s.t.
3	Marc Madiot (FRA)	Renault–Elf	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2a

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacques Michaud (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic

Stage 2b

1 June 1983 — Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Creusot, 75 km (46.6 mi)^[2]

Stage 2b result^[2]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Éric Dall'Armelina (FRA)	Sem–Reydel–Mavic	1h 45' 01"
2	Benny Van Brabant (BEL)	Splendor–Euro Shop	+ 1' 35"
3	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2b^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacques Michaud (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	8h 27' 57"
2	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 6"
3	Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI)	Sem–Reydel–Mavic	+ 10"

Stage 3

2 June 1983 — Le Creusot to Firminy, 228 km (141.7 mi)^[2]

Stage 3 result^[2]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	5h 40' 20"
2	Benny Van Brabant (BEL)	Splendor–Euro Shop	s.t.
3	Leo van Vliet (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacques Michaud (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	14h 08' 18"
2	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 9"
3	Johan van der Velde (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	s.t.

Stage 4

3 June 1983 — Voreppe to Lyon, 155 km (96.3 mi)^[2]

Stage 4 result^[2]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christian Jourdan (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	4h 38' 57"
2	Jacques Hanegraaf (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 16"
3	Johan van der Velde (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 19"

General classification after Stage 4^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacques Michaud (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	18h 47' 34"
2	Johan van der Velde (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 3"
3	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 8"

Stage 5

4 June 1983 — Voreppe to Briançon, 243 km (151.0 mi)^[2]

Stage 5 result^[2]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	7h 03' 15"
2	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	s.t.
3	Robert Alban (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	s.t.

General classification after Stage 5^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	25h 50' 45"
2	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 2"
3	Éric Salomon [fr] (FRA)	Renault–Elf	+ 49"

Stage 6

5 June 1983 — Gap to Gap, 190 km (118.1 mi)^[2]

Stage 6 result^[2]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	5h 31' 21"
2	Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)	Saint-Etienne–Pélussin	+ 2' 59"
3	Robert Millar (GBR)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 3' 00"

General classification after Stage 6^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	31h 21' 53"
2	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	+ 3' 14"
3	Robert Millar (GBR)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 4' 12"

Stage 7a

6 June 1983 — Carpentras to Montélimar, 93 km (57.8 mi)^[2]

Stage 7a result^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gilbert Glaus (SUI)	Cilo–Aufina	1h 59' 43"
2	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	s.t.
3	Johan van der Velde (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	s.t.

General classification after Stage 7a

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin

Stage 7b

6 June 1983 — Montélimar to Pierrelatte, 33 km (20.5 mi) (ITT)^[2]

Pascal Simon, the original winner of the race,^[9] was declassified to fourth place for doping.^[2]^[10]

Stage 7b result^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	47' 03"
2	Bernard Vallet (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 14"
3	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 16"

General classification after Stage 7b^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	34h 12' 00"
2	Robert Millar (GBR)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 2' 53"
3	Robert Alban (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 6' 12"

General classification

Final general classification^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	34h 12' 00"
2	Robert Millar (GBR)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 2' 53"
3	Robert Alban (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 6' 12"
4	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 7' 48"^{[nb 1]}
5	Éric Salomon [fr] (FRA)	Renault–Elf	+ 8' 23"
6	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 10' 14"
7	Gerard Veldscholten (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 11' 59"
8	Laurent Biondi (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 13' 49"
9	Gilles Mas (FRA)	Saint-Etienne–Pélussin	+ 15' 54"
10	Alain Vigneron (FRA)	Renault–Elf	+ 16' 39"

Notes

^ Pascal Simon, the original winner, was declassified for doping.^[2]^[10]

References

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