Podium history of the Dauphiné Libéré

Sunday, June 17: 7th and Final Stage, Vizelle - Chambery, 125 km. This stage finishes with 5 circuits at Chambery that go up the 4th category Cote de Montagnole (495m) each time.

1. Jens Voigt (Credit Agricole) 2hr 57min 36sec

2. Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour) @ 1min 9sec

3. Bobby Julich (Credit Agricole) @ 1min 12sec

Final GC after Stage 7:

1. Christophe Moreau (Festina) 28hr 24min 10sec. 1,097 km ridden at an average speed of 38.623 km/hr

2. Pavel Tonkov (Mercury) @ 1sec

3. Benoit Salmon (Ag2R) @ 2min 1sec

4. Sven Montgomery (FDJ) @ 2min 51sec

5. Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis) @ 3min 57sec

6. Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel) @ 4min 26sec

7. Denis Menchov (Ibanesto) @ 5min 18sec

8. Inigo Chaurreau (Euskaltel) @ 6min 30sec

9. Ruben Gonzalez (Euskaltel) @ 6min 44sec

10. Leonardo Piepoli (Ibanesto) @ 7min 14sec

11. Axel Merckx (Domo-Farm Frites) @ 9min 27sec

12. Christophe Rinero (Cofidis) @ 11min 58sec

13. Guennadi Mikhailov (Lotto-Adecco) @ 13min 5sec

14. Txema Del Olmo (Euskaltel) @ 15min 38sec

15. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) @ 16min 58sec

16. David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 17min 23sec

17. Guido Trentin (Cofidis) @ 17min 26sec

18. Stephane Heulot (Bigmat) @ 22min 32sec

19. Andrei Teteriouk (Mercury) @ 25min 48sec

20. Christophe Oriol (Jean Delatour) @ 27min 47sec

Saturday, June 16: Stage 6, Pontcharra - Briancon, 193 km. This stage includes 4 monster climbs, legendary in the Tour de France: Col du Glandon (1924m at km 76), the Croix de Fer (2067m, HC at km 79), Col du Telegraphe (1566m, Cat 1 at km 133) and the Col du Galibier (2656m, HC at km 156). The stage departs at Pontcharra (elevation 274m) at 10:15 AM local French time) and should arrive at Briancon (elevation 1320m) between 3:45 and 4:30.

1. Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) 5hr 40min 1sec.

2. Pavel Tonkov (Mercury) @ 1sec

3. Christophe Moreau (Festina) s.t.

4. Guenadi Mikailov (Lotto) @ 1min 23sec

47. Bobby Julich (Credit Agricole) @ 32min 3sec

GC after Stage 6:

1. Christophe Moreau (Festina) 25hr 20min 54sec

2. Pavel Tonkov (Mercury) @ 1sec

3. Benoit Salmon (Ag2R) @ 1min 58sec
Abandoned: Jonathan Vaughters and David Millar

Friday, June 15: Stage 5, Romans sur Isere - Grenoble, 151 km.

1. Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis) 3hr 28min 1sec

2. Sven Montgomery (FDJ) s.t.

3. Benoit Salmon (Ag2R) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

1. Christophe Moreau (Festina) 19hr 40min 52sec

2. Pavel Tonkov (Mercury) @ 1sec!!

3. Benoit Salmon (Ag2R) @ 36sec

Thursday, June 14: Stage 4, Beumes de Venise - Valreas Individual Time Trial, 43 km.

Axel Merckx lost almost 4 minutes to Vaughters

1. Jonathan Vaughters (Credit Agricole) 55min 48sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 3sec

3. David Plaza @ 12sec

GC after Stage 4

1. David Millar (Cofidis) 16hr 11min 11sec

2. Jonathan Vaughters (Credit Agricole) @ 20sec

3. Christophe Moreau (Festina) @ 1min 7sec

Wednesday, June 13: Stage 3, Giullerand-Granges - Carpentras (with Mt. Ventoux), 184 km.

1. Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel) 4hr 57min 12 sec

2. Denis Menchov (Ibnesto) @ 3sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Axel Merckx (Domo) 15hr 13min 47sec

2. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 1min 32sec

3. Christoph Moreau (Festina) @ 1min 37sec

Tuesday, June 12: Stage 2, Bron - Firminy, 170 km.

1. Laurent Roux (Jean Delatour) 4hr 14min 48sec

2. Axel Merckx (Domo) s.t.

3. Glenn Magnusson (Domo) @ 1min 43sec

GC after Stage 2:

1. Laurent Roux (Jean Delatour) 10hr 16min 25sec

2. Axel Merckx (Domo) @ 7sec

3. Glenn MAgnusson (Domo) @ 1min 31sec

Monday, June 11: Stage 1, Morzine-Avoriaz - Bron, 227 km.

1. Fabien De Waele (Lotto) 5hr 56min 1sec

2. Damien Nazon (Bonjour) s.t.

3. Glenn Magnusson (Domo) s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Didier Rous (Bonjour) 6hr 1min 29sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 1sec

3. Glenn Magnusson (Domo) @ 2sec

4. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 4sec

Sunday, June 10: Prologue, Morzine - Avoriaz Individual Time Trial, 4 km.

1. Didier Rous (Bonjour) 5min 28.57sec

2. Bradley McGee (FDJ) @ 1.23sec

3. David Millar (Cofidis) @ 3.65sec

 

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