The 2003 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 55th edition of the cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2003. The race started in Villard-de-Lans and finished in Grenoble. The race has no overall winner. Although Lance Armstrong originally won the event, he was stripped of the title due to violating anti-doping regulations. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him from his results after 1 August 1998.[2] The verdict was confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Teams
Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:[3][4]
^ a bIn 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.
^David Millar, initially third, was disqualified by the UCI in 2004 for doping offences.[7]
^Levi Leipheimer, initially eighth, was disqualified by the UCI in 2012.[8]
References
^"Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^"Armstrong perd ses 7 Tours" [Armstrong loses his seven Tours]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ a b c"55ème Dauphiné Libéré 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
^"Les Engages" [Those involved] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2004.
^"2003 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^"Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2003". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
^"Millar banned for two years". The Guardian. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^"Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
Further reading
"55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 2.HC". Cycling News.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2003. p. 50.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2003. p. 50.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2003. p. 44.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. p. 46.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2003. p. 44.
"Ciclismo Dauphine Libere" [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 2003. p. 53.
"Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2003. p. 46.
"Ciclismo" [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2003. p. 52.
"Prologue" [Prologue] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
"Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine" [Méaudre - Vaison-la-Romaine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2003.
"Bollène - Vienne" [Bollène - Vienne] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
"Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand" [Saint-Paul-en-Jarez - Saint-Héand] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
"Vienne - Morzine" [Vienne - Morzine] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
"Morzine - Chambéry" [Morzine - Chambéry] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2005.
"Briançon - Grenoble" [Briançon - Grenoble] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2005.
External links
"55ème Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré" [55th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2005.