Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- For the type of cycling race see Criterium
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. It is organised by the Le Dauphiné Libéré newspaper. Along with the Tour de Suisse, the Dauphiné Libéré is an important race in the lead-up to the Tour de France in July.
 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Early June |
| Region | Dauphiné, France |
| English name | Dauphiné Libéré Tour |
| Local name(s) | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (in French) |
| Nickname(s) | Dauphiné Libéré |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProTour |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 |
| Editions | 59 (as of 2007) |
| First winner |  Poland Eduard Klabinski
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| Most wins | 3 times:
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| Most recent |  Christophe Moreau
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Because the Dauphiné is a mountainous area, the winners are often climbing specialists. Many climbs that are famous from the Tour de France, like the Mont Ventoux, the Col du Galibier or Col de la Chartreuse appear often in the Dauphiné Libéré.
All cyclists who have won the Tour de France five times or more have also won the Dauphiné Libéré.
The first Dauphiné Libéré was held in 1947 when Eduard Klablinski from Poland was the winner. Nello Lauredi, Luis Ocaña, Charly Mottet and Bernard Hinault share the record of the most wins, with three each.
Iban Mayo won in 2004, when he climbed Mont Ventoux very quickly. In the 2005 Dauphiné the winner was Iñigo Landaluze, of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team.
Winners
1947 to 1999
After 1999
| Year | Winner | Nat | Team | Team Nat |
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| 2000 | Tyler Hamilton |  |
U.S. Postal Service |
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| 2001 | Christophe Moreau |  France |
Festina | France
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| 2002 | |
U.S. Postal Service |
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| 2003 | |
U.S. Postal Service |
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| 2004 | Iban Mayo |  Spain |
Euskaltel-Euskadi | Spain
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| 2005 | Iñigo Landaluze | Spain |
Euskaltel-Euskadi | Spain
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| 2006 | Levi Leipheimer | |
Team Gerolsteiner |  Germany
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| 2007 | Christophe Moreau | France |
Ag2r | France
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| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain |
Caisse d'Epargne | Spain
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| 2009 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain |
Caisse d'Epargne | Spain
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| 2010 | Janez Brajkovič |  Slovenia |
Team RadioShack |
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Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré Media
Bradley Wiggins (in the yellow jersey) and Jean-Christophe Péraud during the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Route of 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné
Jersey wearers at the 2011 event
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
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