1980 Critérium Du Dauphiné Libéré
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The 1980 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 32nd edition of the cycle race and was held from 26 May to 2 June 1980. The race started in
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and finished at
Mont Revard Mont Revard (,) is a mountain in the Bauges Massif near Aix-les-Bains in Savoie, France with an elevation of 1,562 m (5,125 ft). The mountain is crossed by the D913 road between the villages of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey and Pugny-Chatenod ne ...
. The race was won by
Johan van der Velde Johan van der Velde (born 12 December 1956 in Rijsbergen) is a former Dutch cyclist. In the 1980 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification, also placing 12th in the general classification that year. He had been a racing cyclist for ...
of the
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team.


Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race: * * * * * * * * * *


Route


General classification


References


Further reading

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