1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 27th edition of the cycle race and was held from 2 June to 9 June 1975. The race started in Annecy and finished in Avignon. The race was won by Bernard Thévenet of the Peugeot team.

1975 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	2–9 June 1975
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,367[1] km (849.4 mi)
Winning time	35h 39' 36"
Results
Winner  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)   Second  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Filotex)   Third  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson) Points  Freddy Maertens (BEL) (Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria) Mountains  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) (Gitane–Campagnolo)   Team Peugeot–BP–Michelin[2]
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Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

• Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
• Filotex
• Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
• Gitane–Campagnolo
• Jobo–Wolber–Sablière
• Maes Pils–Watney
• Molteni–RYC
• Peugeot–BP–Michelin
• Sporting–Sottomayor
• Super Ser

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	2 June	Annecy	8 km (5.0 mi)		Team time trial	Filotex
1	3 June	Annecy to Mâcon	213 km (132 mi)			Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2a	3 June	Mâcon to Le Creusot	93 km (58 mi)			Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2b	4 June	Le Creusot to Montceau-les-Mines	113 km (70 mi)			Freddy Maertens (BEL)
3	5 June	Montceau-les-Mines to Saint-Étienne	207 km (129 mi)			Freddy Maertens (BEL)
4	6 June	Saint-Étienne to Valence	149 km (93 mi)			Freddy Maertens (BEL)
5	7 June	Romans to Grenoble	216 km (134 mi)			Bernard Thévenet (FRA)
6	8 June	Grenoble to Briançon	185 km (115 mi)			Michel Pollentier (BEL)
7a	9 June	Veynes to Avignon	153 km (95 mi)			Sigfrido Fontanelli (ITA)
7b	9 June	Avignon	30 km (19 mi)		Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 35h 39' 36" 2  Francesco Moser (ITA) Filotex + 4' 57" 3  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 4' 57" 4  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 5' 07" 5  Lucien Van Impe (BEL) Gitane–Campagnolo + 5' 34" 6  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 6' 41" 7  Raymond Delisle (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 7' 56" 8  Georges Talbourdet (FRA) Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson + 10' 15" 9  André Romero (FRA) Jobo–Wolber–Sablière + 10' 44" 10  Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni–RYC + 10' 44"