The 2001 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 53rd edition of the cycle race and was held from 10 June to 17 June 2001. The race started in Morzine and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by Christophe Moreau of the Festina team.

Teams

Thirteen teams, containing a total of 104 riders, participated in the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P10 JuneMorzine to Avoriaz4 km (2.5 mi)Individual time trialDidier Rous (FRA)
111 JuneMorzine to Bron227 km (141 mi)Fabien De Waele (BEL)
212 JuneBron to Firminy170 km (110 mi)Laurent Roux (FRA)
313 JuneGuilherand-Granges to Carpentras184 km (114 mi)Unai Etxebarria (VEN)
414 JuneBeaumes-de-Venise to Valréas43 km (27 mi)Individual time trialJonathan Vaughters (USA)
515 JuneRomans-sur-Isère to Grenoble151 km (94 mi)Andrey Kivilev (KAZ)
616 JunePontcharra to Briançon193 km (120 mi)Iban Mayo (ESP)
717 JuneVizille to Chambéry125 km (78 mi)Jens Voigt (GER)

General classification

RankRiderTeamTime
Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina 28h 24' 10" 2 Pavel Tonkov (RUS) Mercury–Viatel + 1" 3 Benoît Salmon (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 2' 01" 4 Sven Montgomery (SUI) Française des Jeux + 2' 51" 5 Andrey Kivilev (KAZ) Cofidis + 3' 57" 6 Unai Etxebarria (VEN) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4' 26" 7 Denis Menchov (RUS) iBanesto.com + 5' 18" 8 Íñigo Chaurreau (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 6' 30" 9 Ramon González (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 6' 44" 10 Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) iBanesto.com + 7' 14"
1Christophe Moreau (FRA)Festina28h 24' 10"
2Pavel Tonkov (RUS)Mercury–Viatel+ 1"
3Benoît Salmon (FRA)AG2R Prévoyance+ 2' 01"
4Sven Montgomery (SUI)Française des Jeux+ 2' 51"
5Andrey Kivilev (KAZ)Cofidis+ 3' 57"
6Unai Etxebarria (VEN)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 4' 26"
7Denis Menchov (RUS)iBanesto.com+ 5' 18"
8Íñigo Chaurreau (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 6' 30"
9Ramon González (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 6' 44"
10Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)iBanesto.com+ 7' 14"

Further reading

  • . Cycling News.
  • [Mayo, seventh in the prologue of the Dauphiné Liberé] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2001. p. 47.
  • [Iban Mayo remains 7th in the Dauphiné] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2001. p. 44.
  • [Roux takes the lead from Rous and Mayo is 1' 44"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2001. p. 40.
  • [Millar becomes leader of the Dauphiné after the time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2001. p. 49.
  • [The Galibier must today decide the Dauphiné Libéré] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2001. p. 54.
  • [Mayo continues making the month of June his own] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 June 2001. p. 48.
  • [The tightest Dauphiné, for Moreau] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 2001. p. 49.
  • [Prologue : Sunday 10 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 21 October 2005.
  • [Stage 1 : Monday 11 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 2 : Tuesday 12 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 3 : Wednesday 13 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 4 : Thursday 14 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 5 : Friday 15 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 6 : Saturday 16 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 20 October 2005.
  • [Stage 7 : Sunday 17 June 2001] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from (PDF) on 21 October 2005.

External links

[53rd Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Official site] (in French). Archived from on 7 July 2004.