Criterium du Dauphiné Stats
Historical stats
– Bernard Hinault, Nello Lauredi, Charly Mottet and Luis Ocaña share the record for the most wins, 3
– France leads in an all-time nation standings, with 30 victories
– Australia (Phil Anderson), Colombia (Martin Ramirez, Luis Herrera), Kazahstan (Alexander Vinokourov) and U.S.A. (Tyler Hamilton, Greg LeMond, Andrew Talansky) are the countries from outside of Europe that have won the race
– 13 countries have had a champion in the Dauphiné; surprinsingly, Italy isn’t on the list
– Thierry Claveyrolat holds the record for the most points jersey (3) and mountains jersey (5)
– When it comes to stage wins, Bernard Hinault has the most victories – 10 – as well as the most days in the yellow jersey, 19
– The longest edition had 1935 kilometers and took place in 1956, when Belgium’s Alex Close finished first
– Grenoble is the city which featured the most times in the race
–Jacques Anquetil, Louison Bobet, Chris Froome, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Eddy Merckx, Luis Ocaña, Bernard Thévenet, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome have all won the Criterium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France in the same season
– Cadel Evans has the most podiums – 5 – without winning the general classification
– In 2001, Christophe Moreau defeated Pavel Tonkov for just one second, smallest ever gap
– Biggest winning margin was recorded in 1981, when Bernard Hinault put 12:07 to Portugal’s Joaquim Agostinho
– Greg LeMond is the youngest ever winner (21 years in 1983), while Christophe Moreau is the oldest one (36 years in 2007)
2015 stats
– 21 teams (17 World Tour, 4 Pro Continental) will race the 67th running of the event
– Of these, six haven’t scored a World Tour victory in 2015: Bora-Argon 18, Cofidis, Europcar, IAM Cycling, LottoNL-Jumbo and MTN-Qhubeka
– The course includes a team time trial and three summit finishes: Villard-de-Lans, Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc and Modane Valfréjus
– Three former winners will be at the start: Chris Froome, Andrew Talansky and Alejandro Valverde
– The cyclists in the 2015 race have won a combined total of 5 Grand Tours, 9 Monuments, 3 world titles, and more than 100 Grand Tour stages
– Youngest rider in this year’s race is Tiesj Benoot, 21 years; oldest one is Spain’s Haimar Zubeldia, 38 years
– 35 countries will have at least one cyclist in the race, with France topping the list (31)
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