1987 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1987 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 39th edition of the cycle race and was held from 25 May to 2 June 1987. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Carpentras. The race was won by Charly Mottet of the Système U team.

1987 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates25 May – 2 June 1987[1]
Stages8 + Prologue
Distance1,283[2] km (797.2 mi)
Winning time34h 30' 25"
Results
Winner Charly Mottet (FRA)(Système U)
 Second Henry Cárdenas (COL)(Café de Colombia–Varta)
 Third Ronan Pensec (FRA)(Vétements Z–Peugeot)

Points Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)(RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic)
Mountains Henry Cardenas (COL)(Café de Colombia–Varta)
 Combination Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)(RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic)
 TeamVétements Z–Peugeot[3]
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Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 131 riders, participated in the race:[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P25 MayGrenoble3 km (1.9 mi) Individual time trial  Erich Maechler (SUI)
126 MayGrenoble to Ferney-Voltaire202 km (126 mi)  Laurent Biondi (FRA)
227 MayBellegarde to Saint-Étienne195 km (121 mi)  Bruno Cornillet (FRA)
328 MaySaint-Étienne to Valence110 km (68 mi)  Bruno Wojtinek (FRA)
429 MayValence32 km (20 mi) Individual time trial  Erich Maechler (SUI)
530 MayChambéry to Lyon202 km (126 mi)  Niki Rüttimann (SUI)
631 MayChambéry to Valfréjus183 km (114 mi)  Henry Cárdenas (COL)
71 JuneBardonecchia to Bardonecchia163 km (101 mi)  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
82 JuneSisteron to Carpentras193 km (120 mi)  Roy Knickman (USA)

General classification

Final general classification[3][4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1  Charly Mottet (FRA)Système U34h 30' 25"
2  Henry Cárdenas (COL)Café de Colombia–Varta+ 2' 44"
3  Ronan Pensec (FRA)Vétements Z–Peugeot+ 3' 32"
4  Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic+ 3' 54"
5  Bruno Cornillet (FRA)Vétements Z–Peugeot+ 5' 17"
6  Bernard Vallet (FRA)RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic+ 5' 30"
7  Régis Simon (FRA)RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic+ 5' 50"
8  Luc Leblanc (FRA)Toshiba–Look+ 6' 02"
9  Eduardo Chozas (ESP)Teka+ 7' 56"
10  Pascal Simon (FRA)Vétements Z–Peugeot+ 8' 23"

References

Further reading