 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early June |
| Region | Dauphiné,France |
| English name | Dauphiné Libéré Tour |
| Local name(s) | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré(in French) |
| Nickname(s) | Dauphiné Libéré |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProTour |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 |
| Editions | 59 (as of 2007) |
| First winner |  Poland Eduard Klabinski |
| Most wins | 3 times:
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| Most recent |  Christophe Moreau |
TheCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annualcyclingroad race, run over eight stages in theDauphiné region inFrance during the first half of June. It is organised by theLe Dauphiné Libéré newspaper. Along with theTour de Suisse, the Dauphiné Libéré is an important race in the lead-up to theTour de France in July.
Because the Dauphiné is a mountainous area, the winners are oftenclimbing specialists. Many climbs that are famous from theTour de France, like theMont Ventoux, theCol du Galibier orCol de la Chartreuse appear often in the Dauphiné Libéré.
All cyclists who have won the Tour de France five times or more have also won the Dauphiné Libéré.
The first Dauphiné Libéré was held in 1947 whenEduard Klablinski fromPoland was the winner.Nello Lauredi,Luis Ocaña,Charly Mottet andBernard Hinault share the record of the most wins, with three each.
Iban Mayo won in 2004, when he climbedMont Ventoux very quickly. In the2005 Dauphiné the winner wasIñigo Landaluze, of theEuskaltel-Euskadi team.
| Year | Winner | Nat | Team | Team Nat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tyler Hamilton |  | U.S. Postal Service | |
| 2001 | Christophe Moreau | France | Festina | France |
| 2002 | | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2003 | | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2004 | Iban Mayo |  Spain | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Spain |
| 2005 | Iñigo Landaluze | Spain | Euskaltel-Euskadi | Spain |
| 2006 | Levi Leipheimer | | Team Gerolsteiner |  Germany |
| 2007 | Christophe Moreau | France | Ag2r | France |
| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain |
| 2009 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain |
| 2010 | Janez Brajkovič |  Slovenia | Team RadioShack | |
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