The 1967 Paris–Nice was the 25th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 8 March in Athis-Mons, south of Paris, and ended on 15 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including an individual time trial. A total of 96 riders from twelve teams entered the race, which was won by Briton Tom Simpson of the Peugeot–BP–Michelin team.
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Dates | 8–15 March 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,104 km (686.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 29h 53' 58" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simpson became the first British rider to win the Paris–Nice general classification. In the other race classifications, Bernard Guyot of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune won the mountains classification, Jean-Claude Wuillemin of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune took the points classification green jersey. Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranks each of the twelve teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.[1][2]
Teams
editTwelve teams were invited to participate in the 1967 edition of the Paris–Nice. One of the teams, Beer 33-Gitane, was amateur. Each team sent a squad of eight riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 96 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 83 made it to the finish in Nice.[1]
The teams entering the race were:
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Stages
editStage 1
edit- 8 March 1967 — Athis-Mons to Châteaurenard, 146 km (90.7 mi)
Stage 1 result[3]
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Stage 2
edit- 9 March 1967 — Châteaurenard to Château-Chinon, 148 km (92.0 mi)
Stage 2 result[4]
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Stage 3
edit- 10 March 1967 — Lucy-sur-Cure to Saint-Étienne, 195 km (121.2 mi)
Stage 3 result[5]
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Stage 4
edit- 11 March 1967 — Saint-Étienne to Bollène, 183 km (113.7 mi)
Stage 4 result[6]
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Stage 5
editStage 5 result[7]
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Stage 6
editStage 6 result[8]
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Stage 7
editStage 7 result[9]
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Stage 8
edit- 15 March 1967 — Antibes to Nice, 28 km (17.4 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 8 result[10]
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Final general classification
editFinal General Classification Result[11]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Guide historique 2015" [Historical guide 2015] (PDF). LeTour.fr (in French). ASO. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967". Cycling Archives. de Wielersite. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 1". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 2". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 3". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 4". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 5". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 6". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 7". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 8". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1967 - Final Classification". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
Further reading
edit- "Hoy se inicia la "clasica" Paris-Niza" [Today begins the Paris-Nice classic] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1967. p. 6.
- "Planckaert impuso su esprint y gano la primera etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Planckaert won his sprint and won the first stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1967. p. 8.
- "Eddy Merckx, vencedor en solitario de la segunda etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Eddy Merckx, solo winner of the second stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1967. p. 6.
- "El Belga Merckx lider de la general en la Paris-Niza" [Belgian Merckx leads the general standings at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1967. p. 5.
- "Van Looy, vencedor de la cuarta etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Van Looy, winner of the fourth stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1967. p. 8.
- "Andre Desvages vencedor de la quinta etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Andre Desvages winner of the fifth stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1967. p. 10.
- "La Paris-Niza" [Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1967. p. 8.
- ""Los misterios de la Paris-Niza" comentados por Georges Busnel" [The Mysteries of Paris-Nice commented by Georges Busnel] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1967. p. 6.
- "Tom Simpson, vencedor de la Paris-Niza" [Tom Simpson, winner of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1967. p. 6.