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
Dates	10–17 June 2001
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,097[1] km (681.6 mi)
Winning time	28h 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

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

• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• iBanesto.com
• Crédit Agricole
• Festina
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Lotto–Adecco
• Bonjour
• Jean Delatour
• Cofidis
• Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco
• Française des Jeux
• Mercury–Viatel
• BigMat–Auber 93

Route

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 (VEN)
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

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 (VEN) 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

1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "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

• "53rd Criterium du Dauphiné Libére - 2.HC". Cycling News.
• "Mayo, séptimo en el prólogo del Dauphiné Liberé" [Mayo, seventh in the prologue of the Dauphiné Liberé] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2001. p. 47.
• "Iban Mayo se mantiene 7º en la Dauphiné" [Iban Mayo remains 7th in the Dauphiné] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2001. p. 44.
• "Roux le quita el liderato a Rous y Mayo queda a 1' 44"" [Roux takes the lead from Rous and Mayo is 1' 44"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2001. p. 40.
• "Millar se pone líder de la Dauphiné tras la contrarreloj" [Millar becomes leader of the Dauphiné after the time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2001. p. 49.
• "El Galibier debe decidir hoy el Dauphiné Libéré" [The Galibier must today decide the Dauphiné Libéré] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2001. p. 54.
• "Mayo sigue haciendo suyo el mes de junio" [Mayo continues making the month of June his own] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 June 2001. p. 48.
• "La Dauphiné más ajustada, para Moreau" [The tightest Dauphiné, for Moreau] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 2001. p. 49.
• "Prologue : Dimanche 10 juin 2001" [Prologue : Sunday 10 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2005.
• "1ère étape : Lundi 11 juin 2001" [Stage 1 : Monday 11 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "2è étape : Mardi 12 juin 2001" [Stage 2 : Tuesday 12 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "3è étape : Mercredi 13 juin 2001" [Stage 3 : Wednesday 13 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "4è étape : Jeudi 14 juin 2001" [Stage 4 : Thursday 14 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "5è étape : Vendredi 15 juin 2001" [Stage 5 : Friday 15 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "6è étape : Samedi 16 juin 2001" [Stage 6 : Saturday 16 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
• "7è étape: Dimanche 17 juin 2001" [Stage 7 : Sunday 17 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2005.

External links

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