2001 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2001 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 53rd edition of the cycle race and was held from 10 June to 17 June 2001. The race started in Morzine and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by Christophe Moreau of the Festina team.[2]

2001 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates10–17 June 2001
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,097[1] km (681.6 mi)
Winning time28h 24' 10"
Results
Winner  Christophe Moreau (FRA) (Festina)
  Second  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) (Mercury–Viatel)
  Third  Benoît Salmon (FRA) (AG2R Prévoyance)

Points  Glenn Magnusson (SWE) (U.S. Postal Service)
Mountains  Sven Montgomery (SUI) (Française des Jeux)
  Combination  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) (Mercury–Viatel)
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Teams edit

Thirteen teams, containing a total of 104 riders, participated in the race:[2][3]

Route edit

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 10 June Morzine to Avoriaz 4 km (2.5 mi)   Individual time trial   Didier Rous (FRA)
1 11 June Morzine to Bron 227 km (141 mi)   Fabien De Waele (BEL)
2 12 June Bron to Firminy 170 km (110 mi)   Laurent Roux (FRA)
3 13 June Guilherand-Granges to Carpentras 184 km (114 mi)   Unai Etxebarria (COL)
4 14 June Beaumes-de-Venise to Valréas 43 km (27 mi)   Individual time trial   Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
5 15 June Romans-sur-Isère to Grenoble 151 km (94 mi)   Andrey Kivilev (KAZ)
6 16 June Pontcharra to Briançon 193 km (120 mi)   Iban Mayo (ESP)
7 17 June Vizille to Chambéry 125 km (78 mi)   Jens Voigt (GER)

General classification edit

Final general classification[2][4][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina 28h 24' 10"
2   Pavel Tonkov (RUS) Mercury–Viatel + 1"
3   Benoît Salmon (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 2' 01"
4   Sven Montgomery (SUI) Française des Jeux + 2' 51"
5   Andrey Kivilev (KAZ) Cofidis + 3' 57"
6   Unai Etxebarria (COL) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4' 26"
7   Denis Menchov (RUS) iBanesto.com + 5' 18"
8   Íñigo Chaurreau (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 6' 30"
9   Ramon González (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 6' 44"
10   Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) iBanesto.com + 7' 14"

References edit

  1. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "53ème Dauphiné Libéré 2001". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. ^ "Les équipes" [The teams]. Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "2001 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2001". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.

Further reading edit

External links edit

"53ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Site officiel" [53rd Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Official site] (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2004.