1985 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	27 May – 3 June 1985
Stages	9 + Prologue
Distance	1,218.3[1] km (757.0 mi)
Winning time	31h 44' 07"
Results
Winner  Phil Anderson (AUS) (Panasonic–Raleigh)   Second  Steven Rooks (NED) (Panasonic–Raleigh)   Third  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) (Fagor) Points  Phil Anderson (AUS) (Panasonic–Raleigh)
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The 1985 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 38th edition of the cycle race and was held from 27 May to 3 June 1985. The race started in Annemasse and finished in Avignon. The race was won by Phil Anderson of the Panasonic–Raleigh team.^[2]

Eleven teams, containing a total of 92 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	27 May	Annemasse	4.25 km (2.64 mi)		Individual time trial	Stephen Roche (IRL)
1	28 May	Annemasse to Aix-les-Bains	86 km (53 mi)			Noël Segers (BEL)
2	28 May	Aix-les-Bains to Ambérieu	91 km (57 mi)			Phil Anderson (AUS)
3	29 May	Ambérieu to Firminy	170 km (110 mi)			Carlos Jaramillo (COL)
4	30 May	Firminy to Charolles	182 km (113 mi)			Benny Van Brabant (BEL)
5	31 May	Cluny to Rillieux [fr]	164 km (102 mi)			Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA)
6	1 June	Villefontaine to Grenoble	207 km (129 mi)			Pierre Bazzo (FRA)
7	2 June	Grenoble to Gap	173 km (107 mi)			Steven Rooks (NED)
8	3 June	Serres to Orange	107 km (66 mi)			Benny Van Brabant (BEL)
9	3 June	Orange to Avignon	34.1 km (21.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Stephen Roche (IRL)

Final general classification[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Phil Anderson (AUS) Panasonic–Raleigh 31h 44' 07" 2  Steven Rooks (NED) Panasonic–Raleigh + 24" 3  Pierre Bazzo (FRA) Fagor + 27" 4  Kim Andersen (DEN) La Vie Claire + 4' 33" 5  Pablo Wilches (COL) Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic + 6' 33" 6  Éric Caritoux (FRA) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 7' 37" 7  Herman Loaiza (COL) Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic + 7' 43" 8  Peter Winnen (NED) Panasonic–Raleigh + 8' 34" 9  Robert Millar (GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 9' 17" 10  Dominique Garde (FRA) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 15' 46"

• "Millar, a "liberarse" en la Dauphine" [Millar, to "break free" in the Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 May 1985. p. 27.
• "El "Teka" blanco, tercero en el prologo" [The white "Teka", third in the prologue] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 May 1985. p. 29.
• "Pelier desbanca a Roche del primer puesto" [Pelier takes Roche out of first place] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 May 1985. p. 31.
• "Un descuido hundio a Millar en el "Dauphine"" [An oversight sank Millar in the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 May 1985. p. 31.
• "Van Brabant, primero; De Jonckheere, tercero" [Van Brabant, first; De Jonckheere, third] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1985. p. 31.
• "Inteligente carrera de Rooks" [Intelligent Rooks race] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1985. p. 31.
• "Bazzo huele a campeon" [Bazzo smells like champion] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1985. p. 45.
• "Rooks dio el zarpazo" [Rooks gave the blow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 June 1985. p. 39.
• "Phil Anderson: Un Australiano para el "Dauphine"" [Phil Anderson: An Australian for the "Dauphine"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 June 1985. p. 20.