Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

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UCI WorldTour race professional cycling race road bicycle race stage race

The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.

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Label	Occurrences
Critérium du Dauphiné	14
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré canonical	10

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Context triple: [Miguel Indurain, wonRace, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]

A. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1965
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1965 was a stage race in France that formed part of the professional road cycling calendar and served as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
B. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1963
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1963 was a multi-stage professional road cycling race in France that served as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
C. Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s most prestigious and challenging mountain ultramarathons, circling the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
D. Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia is one of cycling's three Grand Tours, a prestigious multi-week stage race held annually across Italy and renowned for its challenging mountain routes and iconic pink leader's jersey.
E. Tour de France
The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious multi-stage cycling race, held annually and primarily contested on roads across France.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Target entity description: The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.

A. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1965
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1965 was a stage race in France that formed part of the professional road cycling calendar and served as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
B. Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1963
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1963 was a multi-stage professional road cycling race in France that served as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
C. Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is one of the world’s most prestigious and challenging mountain ultramarathons, circling the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy, and Switzerland.
D. Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia is one of cycling's three Grand Tours, a prestigious multi-week stage race held annually across Italy and renowned for its challenging mountain routes and iconic pink leader's jersey.
E. Tour de France
The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious multi-stage cycling race, held annually and primarily contested on roads across France.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UCI WorldTour race ⓘ professional cycling race ⓘ road bicycle race ⓘ stage race ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Critérium du Dauphiné ⓘ linked to: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
calendarPosition	before the Tour de France ⓘ
category	men’s elite road race ⓘ
classification	general classification ⓘ mountains classification ⓘ points classification ⓘ young rider classification ⓘ
competitionFormat	team-based and individual ⓘ
competitionLevel	professional ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
discipline	road racing ⓘ
duration	approximately eight days ⓘ
eligibility	professional male cyclists ⓘ
features	mountain stages ⓘ summit finishes ⓘ time trial stages ⓘ
formerName	Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	Union Cycliste Internationale ⓘ
importance	prestigious ⓘ
location	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region French Alps ⓘ
namedAfter	Dauphiné region ⓘ linked to: Dauphiné
numberOfStages	multiple stages ⓘ
organisedIn	June ⓘ
raceDistance	several hundred kilometres ⓘ
raceFormat	stage race with general classification ⓘ
raceType	stage race ⓘ
region	southeastern France ⓘ
roleInCalendar	Tour de France warm-up race ⓘ
season	road cycling season ⓘ
sport	road cycling ⓘ
startType	individual time trials ⓘ mass start stages ⓘ
surface	paved roads ⓘ
terrain	hilly ⓘ mountainous ⓘ
typicalDuration	one week ⓘ
typicalParticipants	Tour de France contenders ⓘ WorldTour teams ⓘ
usedAs	preparation race for the Tour de France ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miguel Indurain → wonRace → Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ⓘ

Bernard Hinault → won → Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ⓘ

Amaury Sport Organisation → organises → Critérium du Dauphiné ⓘ