ASO takeover of Dauphiné confirmed

January 7th, 2010 admin

The owners of the Dauphiné Libéré confirmed Thursday that the week-long French stage race will soon be owned by Tour de France organizer Amaury Sports Organisation. Held since 1947, the June stage race was established by the French newspaper of the same name. Ownership of the paper, however, has recently changed hands and the race’s future was in doubt. In Thursday’s edition of the Dauphiné Libéré , the paper confirmed that management of the race will move over to ASO, which will eventually take full ownership. “We have handed over the organization of the 2010 edition to ASO. Talks over ending our operation of the race are at an advanced stage,” said Henri-Pierre Guilbert, the chairman of the Dauphiné Libéré group. Held…


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