1994 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1994 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	30 May – 6 June 1994
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,207.4 km (750.2 mi)
Winning time	32h 21' 53"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
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The 1994 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 46th edition of the cycle race and was held from 30 May to 6 June 1994. The race started in Évian-les-Bains and finished in Chambéry. The race was won by the Swiss Laurent Dufaux of the Spanish ONCE team.

Teams

Eleven teams, containing a total of 95 riders, participated in the race:^[2]^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
P	30 May 1994	Évian-les-Bains	6.7 km (4.2 mi)	Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
1	31 May 1994	Évian-les-Bains to Saint-Priest	224 km (139 mi)	Flat stage	Marcel Wüst (GER)
2	1 June 1994	Charbonnières-les-Bains to Aubenas	208 km (129 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)
3	2 June 1994	Romans-sur-Isère to Romans-sur-Isère	38 km (24 mi)	Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
4	3 June 1994	Romans-sur-Isère to Échirolles	196 km (122 mi)	Flat stage	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)
5	4 June 1994	Échirolles to Le Collet d'Allevard	173.5 km (107.8 mi)	High mountain stage	Pascal Hervé (FRA)
6	5 June 1994	Allevard to Chambéry	203.5 km (126.4 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Ronan Pensec (FRA)
7	6 June 1994	Chambéry to Chambéry	157 km (98 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Chris Boardman (GBR)

Stages

Prologue

30 May 1994 – Évian-les-Bains, 6.7 km (4.2 mi) (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue^[3]^[5]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	8' 50"
2	Jean-Philippe Dojwa (FRA)	GAN	+ 1"
3	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	+ 2"

Stage 1

31 May 1994 – Évian-les-Bains to Saint-Priest, 224 km (139.2 mi)

Stage 1 result^[3]^[5]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marcel Wüst (GER)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	5h 54' 47"
2	Wiebren Veenstra (NED)	Collstrop–Naessens–Concorde	s.t.
3	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	s.t.

General classification after Stage 1^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	6h 03' 37"
2	Jean-Philippe Dojwa (FRA)	GAN	+ 1"
3	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	+ 2"

Stage 2

1 June 1994 – Charbonnières-les-Bains to Aubenas, 208 km (129.2 mi)

Stage 2 result^[3]^[5]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	5h 30' 36"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	s.t.
3	Cezary Zamana (POL)	Kelme–Avianca–Gios	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jean-Philippe Dojwa (FRA)	GAN	11h 34' 14"
2	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	+ 1"
3	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 4"

Stage 3

2 June 1994 – Romans-sur-Isère to Romans-sur-Isère, 38 km (23.6 mi) (ITT)

Stage 3 result^[3]^[5]^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	47' 27"
2	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 14"
3	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	+ 1' 14"

General classification after Stage 3^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	12h 21' 53"
2	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 18"
3	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	+ 1' 14"

Stage 4

3 June 1994 – Romans-sur-Isère to Échirolles, 196 km (121.8 mi)

Stage 4 result^[3]^[5]^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)	Castorama	5h 08' 27"
2	Sean Kelly (IRL)	Catavana [fr]	s.t.
3	Greg LeMond (USA)	GAN	s.t.

General classification after Stage 4^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	17h 30' 20"
2	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 18"
3	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	+ 1' 14"

Stage 5

4 June 1994 – Échirolles to Le Collet d'Allevard, 173.5 km (107.8 mi)

Stage 5 result^[3]^[5]^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pascal Hervé (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	5h 29' 19"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 35"
3	Richard Virenque (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	+ 1' 18"

General classification after Stage 5^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	23h 02' 27"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 55"
3	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 1' 11"

Stage 6

5 May 1994 – Allevard to Chambéry, 203.5 km (126.4 mi)

Stage 6 result^[3]^[5]^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	5h 33' 25"
2	Richard Virenque (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	s.t.
3	Luc Roosen (BEL)	Festina–Lotus	s.t.

General classification after Stage 6^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	28h 35' 52"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 55"
3	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 1' 11"

Stage 7

6 June 1994 – Chambéry to Chambéry, 157 km (97.6 mi)

Stage 7 result^[3]^[5]^[13]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	3h 44' 03"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 1' 58"
3	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	s.t.

General classification after Stage 7^[13]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	32h 21' 53"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 55"
3	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 1' 25"

General classification

Final general classification^[14]^[15]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Laurent Dufaux (SUI)	ONCE	32h 21' 53"
2	Ronan Pensec (FRA)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 55"
3	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)	Chazal–MBK	+ 1' 25"
4	Didier Rous (FRA)	GAN	+ 1' 36"
5	Pascal Hervé (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	+ 1' 39"
6	Richard Virenque (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	+ 1' 42"
7	Ignacio García Camacho (ESP)	Kelme–Avianca–Gios	+ 2' 31"
8	Patrick Jonker (AUS)	Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer	+ 2' 53"
9	Éric Caritoux (FRA)	Chazal–MBK	+ 4' 36"
10	Christophe Manin (FRA)	Chazal–MBK	+ 5' 08"

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