1984 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1984 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	28 May – 4 June 1984
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,266.8 km (787.2 mi)
Winning time	35h 23' 11"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
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The 1984 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 36th edition of the cycle race and was held from 28 May to 4 June 1984. The race started in Villeurbanne and finished in Vals-les-Bains. The race was won by Martín Ramírez of the Colombia team.^[2]

Teams

Eleven teams, containing a total of 89 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
P	28 May 1984	Villeurbanne	3.3 km (2.1 mi)	Individual time trial	Allan Peiper (AUS)
1a	29 May 1984	Villeurbanne to Beaurepaire	102 km (63 mi)		Gerard Veldscholten (NED)
1b	29 May 1984	Beaurepaire to Saint-Étienne	83 km (52 mi)		Benny Van Brabant (BEL)
2	30 May 1984	Saint-Étienne to Charnay-lès-Mâcon	202 km (126 mi)		Guy Gallopin (FRA)
3	31 May 1984	Mâcon to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	216 km (134 mi)		Francisco Rodríguez (COL)
4	1 June 1984	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois to Chambéry	192 km (119 mi)		Michel Laurent (FRA)
5	2 June 1984	Chambéry to Fontanil	154 km (96 mi)		Francisco Rodríguez (COL)
6	3 June 1984	Fontanil to Col de Rousset	178.5 km (110.9 mi)		Phil Anderson (AUS)
7a	4 June 1984	Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Privas	104 km (65 mi)		Guy Nulens (BEL)
7b	4 June 1984	Privas to Vals-les-Bains	32 km (20 mi)	Individual time trial	Greg LeMond (USA)

General classification

Final general classification^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Martín Ramírez (COL)	Colombia	35h 23' 11"
2	Bernard Hinault (FRA)	La Vie Claire	+ 27"
3	Greg LeMond (USA)	Renault–Elf	+ 5' 07"
4	Pascal Simon (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 6' 33"
5	Niki Rüttimann (SUI)	La Vie Claire	+ 10' 41"
6	Stephen Roche (IRL)	La Redoute	+ 11' 59"
7	Phil Anderson (AUS)	Panasonic–Raleigh	+ 13' 49"
8	Michel Laurent (FRA)	COOP–Hoonved	+ 16' 36"
9	Gilles Mas (FRA)	Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic	+ 16' 59"
10	Dominique Garde (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 18' 19"

References

^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "36ème Dauphiné Libéré 1984". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
^ "1984 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

"Peiper, primer lider de la "Dauphine Libere"" [Peiper, first leader of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 1984. p. 27.
""Dauphine Libere": dos etapas humedas y monotonas" ["Dauphine Libere": two wet and monotonous stages] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 May 1984. p. 31.
"Gallopin, nuevo lider con un cuarto de hora de ventaja" [Gallopin, new leader with a quarter of an hour advantage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1984. p. 32.
"Para Rodriguez, la quarta etapa del "Dauphine Libere"" [For Rodriguez, the fourth stage of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1984. p. 40.
"Rodriguez manda en el "Dauphine Libere"" [Rodriguez in charge in the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1984. p. 40.
"Hinault, emparedado por Colombianos" [Hinault, sandwiched by Colombians] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1984. p. 31.
"Dauphine Libere" [Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1984. p. 37.
"Ramirez, mas rapido que Hinault contrarreloj" [Ramirez, faster than Hinault against the clock] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1984. p. 29.