2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	6–13 June 2004
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,112[1] km (691.0 mi)
Winning time	29h 27' 15"
Results
Winner  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)   Second  Tyler Hamilton (USA) (Phonak)   Third  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) (Phonak) Points  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (Cofidis) Mountains  Michael Rasmussen (DEN) (Rabobank) Combination  José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP) (Phonak)   Team Phonak

The 2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 56th edition of the cycle race and was held from 6 June to 13 June 2004. The race started in Megève and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Iban Mayo of the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.^[2]

Teams

Twelve teams, containing a total of 95 riders, participated in the race:^[2][3]

• U.S. Postal Service
• Crédit Agricole
• Phonak
• Quick-Step–Davitamon
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Cofidis
• Team CSC
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Rabobank
• FDJeux.com
• Brioches La Boulangère
• R.A.G.T. Semences–MG Rover

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	6 June	Megève	5.4 km (3.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Iban Mayo (ESP)
1	7 June	Megève to Bron	231 km (144 mi)			Thor Hushovd (NOR)
2	8 June	Bron to Saint-Étienne	181 km (112 mi)			José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP)
3	9 June	Saint-Étienne to Aubenas	180 km (110 mi)			Nicolas Portal (FRA)
4	10 June	Bédoin to Mont Ventoux	21.6 km (13.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Iban Mayo (ESP)
5	11 June	Bollène to Sisteron	149 km (93 mi)			Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
6	12 June	Gap to Grenoble	144 km (89 mi)			Michael Rasmussen (DEN)
7	13 June	Grenoble to Grenoble	200 km (120 mi)			Stuart O'Grady (AUS)

General classification

Final general classification[2][4][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iban Mayo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 29h 27' 15" 2  Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak + 36" 3  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Phonak + 1' 14" 4  Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 2' 00"[nb 1] 5  Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP) Quick-Step–Davitamon + 2' 32" 6  José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP) Phonak + 2' 36" 7  Michael Rasmussen (DEN) Rabobank + 2' 39" 8  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank + 3' 33"[nb 2] 9  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Phonak + 3' 58" 10  Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4' 02"

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. Levi Leipheimer, initially eighth, was disqualified by the UCI.^[6]

References

1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "56ème Dauphiné Libéré 2004". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
3. "Les équipes engagées" [The teams involved]. Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original on 10 October 2004.
4. "2004 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
5. "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2004". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
6. "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Further reading

• "56th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
• "Mayo golpea primero en el prólogo" [Mayo hits first in the prologue] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2004. p. 41.
• "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2004. p. 38.
• "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2004. p. 39.
• "Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2004. p. 41.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2004. p. 51.
• "Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2004. p. 54.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2004. p. 47.
• "Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2004. p. 48.
• "Prologue : dimanche 6 juin 2004" [Prologue : Sunday 6 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2005.
• "1ère étape : lundi 7 juin 2004" [Stage 1 : Monday 7 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2004.
• "2è étape : mardi 8 juin 2004" [Stage 2, Tuesday 8 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.
• "3è étape : mercredi 9 juin 2004" [Stage 3 : Wednesday 9 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.
• "4è étape : jeudi 10 juin 2004" [Stage 4 : Thursday 10 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2004.
• "5è étape : vendredi 11 juin 2004" [Stage 5 : Friday 11 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2007.
• "6ème étape : samedi 12 juin 2004" [Stage 6 : Saturday 12 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2007.
• "7è étape : dimanche 13 juin 2004" [Stage 7 : Sunday 13 June 2004] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2004.

External links

"56ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Site officiel" [56th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Official site] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.