1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 24th edition of the cycle race and was held from 30 May to 4 June 1972. The race started in Chalon-sur-Saône and finished at Avignon. The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

1972 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates30 May – 4 June 1972
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance997.7[1] km (619.9 mi)
Winning time26h 20' 11"
Results
 Winner Luis Ocaña (ESP)(Bic)
 Second Bernard Thévenet (FRA)(Peugeot–BP–Michelin)
 Third Lucien Van Impe (BEL)(Sonolor–Lejeune)

 Points Cyrille Guimard (FRA)(Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
 Mountains Luis Ocaña (ESP)(Bic)
 TeamPeugeot–BP–Michelin[2]
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Teams

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

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P30 MayChalon-sur-Saône7.2 km (4.5 mi) Team time trialPeugeot–BP–Michelin
131 MayMontceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne244 km (152 mi)  Roger Pingeon (FRA)
21 JuneSaint-Étienne to Bourg-en-Bresse190 km (120 mi)  Frans Verbeeck (BEL)
32 JuneBourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry205 km (127 mi)  Robert Bouloux (FRA)
4a3 JuneChambéry to Grenoble68 km (42 mi)  Luis Ocaña (ESP)
4b3 JuneValence to Romans95 km (59 mi)  Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
5a4 JuneValence to Crest31.5 km (19.6 mi) Individual time trial  Luis Ocaña (ESP)
5b4 JuneCrest to Avignon157 km (98 mi)  Régis Delépine (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1  Luis Ocaña (ESP)Bic26h 20' 11"
2  Bernard Thévenet (FRA)Peugeot–BP–Michelin+ 3' 05"
3  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)Sonolor–Lejeune+ 5' 25"
4  Mariano Martínez (FRA)Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy+ 7' 20"
5  Yves Hézard (FRA)Sonolor–Lejeune+ 7' 20"
6  Robert Bouloux (FRA)Peugeot–BP–Michelin+ 8' 28"
7  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson+ 8' 35"
8  Ventura Díaz (ESP)Werner+ 9' 44"
9  Agustín Tamames (ESP)Werner+ 9' 53"
10  Gérard Moneyron (FRA)Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson+ 9' 53"

References

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