2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 55th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2003. The race started in Villard-de-Lans and finished in Grenoble. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.[2] The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	8–15 June 2003
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,197.5[1] km (744.1 mi)
Winning time	29h 31' 53"
Results
Winner  Lance Armstrong (USA) (U.S. Postal Service)   Second  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)   Third  David Millar (GBR) (Cofidis) Points  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) Mountains  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)   Combination  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)   Team iBanesto.com

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:[3][4]

• U.S. Postal Service
• Crédit Agricole
• Team CSC
• Alessio
• Brioches La Boulangère
• Quick-Step–Davitamon
• Cofidis
• iBanesto.com
• FDJeux.com
• Rabobank
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Jean Delatour
• Phonak
• BigMat–Auber 93

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	8 June	Villard-de-Lans	5.1 km (3.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Iban Mayo (ESP)
1	9 June	Méaudre to Vaison-la-Romaine	198 km (123 mi)			Plamen Stoyanov (BUL)
2	10 June	Bollène to Vienne	195 km (121 mi)			Thor Hushovd (NOR)
3	11 June	Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Héand	33.4 km (20.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Lance Armstrong (USA)[nb 1]
4	12 June	Vienne to Morzine	237 km (147 mi)			Iban Mayo (ESP)
5	13 June	Morzine to Chambéry	192 km (119 mi)			Laurent Lefèvre (FRA)
6	14 June	Challes-les-Eaux to Briançon	153 km (95 mi)			Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP)
7	15 June	Briançon to Grenoble	174 km (108 mi)			Cédric Vasseur (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification[3][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time DSQ  Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service 29h 31' 53"[nb 1] 2  Iban Mayo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 12" DSQ  David Millar (GBR) Cofidis + 2' 47" [nb 2] 4  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) iBanesto.com + 4' 35" 5  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 4' 59" 6  Íñigo Chaurreau (ESP) AG2R Prévoyance + 5' 53" 7  Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP) iBanesto.com + 6' 03" DSQ  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank + 6' 25"[nb 3] 9  Cyril Dessel (FRA) Phonak + 7' 18" 10  Alberto López de Munain (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 8' 07"

Notes

1. In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case.
2. David Millar, initially third, was disqualified by the UCI in 2004 for doping offences.[7]
3. Levi Leipheimer, initially eighth, was disqualified by the UCI in 2012.[8]

References

1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "Armstrong perd ses 7 Tours" [Armstrong loses his seven Tours]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
3. "55ème Dauphiné Libéré 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
4. "Les Engages" [Those involved] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2004.
5. "2003 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
7. "Millar banned for two years". The Guardian. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
8. "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Further reading

• "55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2003. p. 50.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2003. p. 50.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2003. p. 44.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. p. 46.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2003. p. 44.
• "Ciclismo Dauphine Libere" [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2003. p. 53.
• "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2003. p. 46.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2003. p. 52.
• "Prologue" [Prologue] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
• "Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine" [Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2003.
• "Bollène - Vienne" [Bollène - Vienne] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
• "Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand" [Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
• "Vienne - Morzine" [Vienne - Morzine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
• "Morzine - Chambéry" [Morzine - Chambéry] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
• "Briançon - Grenoble" [Briançon - Grenoble] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.

External links

"55ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré" [55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.