1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 34th edition of the cycle race and was held from 31 May to 7 June 1982. The race started in Avignon and finished in Annecy. The race was won by Michel Laurent of the Peugeot-Shell-Michelin team.

1982 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	31 May – 7 June 1982
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,301.9[1] km (809.0 mi)
Winning time	35h 25' 03"
Results
Winner  Michel Laurent (FRA) (Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)   Second  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) (Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)   Third  Pascal Simon (FRA) (Peugeot–Shell–Michelin) Points  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo) Mountains  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) (Peugeot–Shell–Michelin)   Team Peugeot–Shell–Michelin[2]
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Teams

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

• Renault–Elf–Gitane
• Peugeot–Shell–Michelin
• La Redoute–Motobécane
• Teka
• COOP–Mercier–Mavic
• Wolber–Spidel
• Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo
• TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo
• Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt
• Cilo–Aufina
• Fangio

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	31 May	Avignon	2.5 km (1.6 mi)		Individual time trial	René Koppert (NED)
1	1 June	Avignon to Tournon	215 km (134 mi)			Ad Wijnands (NED)
2	2 June	Tain-l'Hermitage to Saint-Chamond	197 km (122 mi)			Jacques Michaud (FRA)
3	3 June	Saint-Chamond to Digoin	195 km (121 mi)			Patrick Perret (FRA)
4a	4 June	Paray-le-Monial to Bourg-en-Bresse	112 km (70 mi)			Bernard Vallet (FRA)
4b	4 June	Bourg-en-Bresse to Lyon	90 km (56 mi)			Pascal Jules (FRA)
5	5 June	Bourgoin to Bastille	187.5 km (116.5 mi)			Robert Alban (FRA)
6	6 June	Grenoble to Grenoble	159 km (99 mi)			René Bittinger (FRA)
7a	7 June	Voiron to Annecy	106.5 km (66.2 mi)			Gilbert Glaus (SUI)
7b	7 June	Annecy	37.4 km (23.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Bernard Vallet (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Michel Laurent (FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin 35h 25' 03" 2  Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 28" 3  Pascal Simon (FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 45" 4  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 8' 36" 5  René Bittinger (FRA) Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo + 9' 28" 6  Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) Wolber–Spidel + 11' 01" 7  Phil Anderson (AUS) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 11' 01" 8  Bernard Vallet (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 11' 24" 9  Ismael Lejarreta (ESP) Teka + 11' 54" 10  Robert Alban (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 12' 55"

References

1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "34ème Dauphiné Libéré 1982". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
3. "1982 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Further reading

• "El "neopro" Koppert estreno liderato" [The "neopro" Koppert premiere leadership] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1982. p. 31.
• "Bernaudeau, lider por cuestion de segundos" [Bernaudeau, leader by a matter of seconds] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1982. p. 35.
• "Vencio Michaud la segunda del "Dauphine"" [Victorious Michaud the second of the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1982. p. 37.
• "Perret, tras una gran escapada" [Perret, after a great break] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1982. p. 33.
• "Laurent sucedio a Bernaudeau en el "Dauphine"" [Laurent successor to Bernaudeau in the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1982. p. 31.
• "Alban, vencedor en la "pared" de Grenoble" [Alban, winner on the "wall" of Grenoble] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1982. p. 31.
• ""Dauphine": Españoles atacan; "Peugeot" dominan" ["Dauphine": Spaniards attack; "Peugeot" dominate] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 1982. p. 33.
• "Asi termino la "Dauphine"" [That's how the "Dauphine" ended] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1982. p. 31.