1984 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	28 May – 4 June 1984
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,266.8 [1] km (787.2 mi)
Winning time	35h 23' 11"
Results
Winner   Martín Ramírez ( COL) (Colombia)   Second   Bernard Hinault ( FRA) ( La Vie Claire)   Third   Greg LeMond ( USA) ( Renault–Elf) Points   Stephen Roche ( IRL) ( La Redoute) Mountains   Bernard Hinault ( FRA) ( La Vie Claire)
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The 1984 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 36th edition of the cycle race and was held from 28 May to 4 June 1984. The race started in Villeurbanne and finished in Vals-les-Bains. The race was won by Martín Ramírez of the Colombia team. ^[2]

Eleven teams, containing a total of 89 riders, participated in the race: ^[2]

Stage characteristics and winners ^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
P	28 May 1984	Villeurbanne	3.3 km (2.1 mi)		Individual time trial	Allan Peiper ( AUS)
1a	29 May 1984	Villeurbanne to Beaurepaire	102 km (63 mi)			Gerard Veldscholten ( NED)
1b	29 May 1984	Beaurepaire to Saint-Étienne	83 km (52 mi)			Benny Van Brabant ( BEL)
2	30 May 1984	Saint-Étienne to Charnay-lès-Mâcon	202 km (126 mi)			Guy Gallopin ( FRA)
3	31 May 1984	Mâcon to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	216 km (134 mi)			Francisco Rodríguez ( COL)
4	1 June 1984	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois to Chambéry	192 km (119 mi)			Michel Laurent ( FRA)
5	2 June 1984	Chambéry to Fontanil	154 km (96 mi)			Francisco Rodríguez ( COL)
6	3 June 1984	Fontanil to Col de Rousset	178.5 km (110.9 mi)			Phil Anderson ( AUS)
7a	4 June 1984	Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Privas	104 km (65 mi)			Guy Nulens ( BEL)
7b	4 June 1984	Privas to Vals-les-Bains	32 km (20 mi)		Individual time trial	Greg LeMond ( USA)

Final general classification [3] Rank Rider Team Time 1   Martín Ramírez ( COL) Colombia 35h 23' 11" 2   Bernard Hinault ( FRA) La Vie Claire + 27" 3   Greg LeMond ( USA) Renault–Elf + 5' 07" 4   Pascal Simon ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 6' 33" 5   Niki Rüttimann ( SUI) La Vie Claire + 10' 41" 6   Stephen Roche ( IRL) La Redoute + 11' 59" 7   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Panasonic–Raleigh + 13' 49" 8   Michel Laurent ( FRA) COOP–Hoonved + 16' 36" 9   Gilles Mas ( FRA) Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic + 16' 59" 10   Dominique Garde ( FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 18' 19"

• "Peiper, primer lider de la "Dauphine Libere"" [Peiper, first leader of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 1984. p. 27.
• ""Dauphine Libere": dos etapas humedas y monotonas" ["Dauphine Libere": two wet and monotonous stages] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 May 1984. p. 31.
• "Gallopin, nuevo lider con un cuarto de hora de ventaja" [Gallopin, new leader with a quarter of an hour advantage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1984. p. 32.
• "Para Rodriguez, la quarta etapa del "Dauphine Libere"" [For Rodriguez, the fourth stage of the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1984. p. 40.
• "Rodriguez manda en el "Dauphine Libere"" [Rodriguez in charge in the "Dauphine Libere"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1984. p. 40.
• "Hinault, emparedado por Colombianos" [Hinault, sandwiched by Colombians] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1984. p. 31.
• "Dauphine Libere" [Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1984. p. 37.
• "Ramirez, mas rapido que Hinault contrarreloj" [Ramirez, faster than Hinault against the clock] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1984. p. 29.