Paris-Nice
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Paris–Nice, "the race to the sun", is a professional cycling stage race
held each March.
The first Paris–Nice was in 1933, and was won by Alfons Schepers from Belgium. The most successful cyclist in Paris–Nice was Sean Kelly
from Ireland, who won seven consecutive titles from 1982 to 1988.
Although the name is Paris–Nice, the race does not always start in Paris. It often starts in towns near or south of Paris. The last stage finishes every year on the Promenade des Anglais
in Nice
. The last or penultimate stage often passes the Col d'Eze, a mountain pass
close to Nice.
During the 2003 race, Kazakhstan's Andrei Kivilev
died due to head injury sustained in an accident. His death prompted the UCI to mandate the use of helmets in all competition, except for the last part of a race with an uphill finish. Subsequently, the rule was changed to require helmets at all times.
Paris–Nice is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation
(ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the Tour de France
and Paris–Roubaix and other sport events like Paris-Dakar and the Paris Marathon
.
Paris–Nice has changed hands several times. It was run by the French cycling journalist Jean Leulliot, and by his family after his death. It was then taken over by the Tour de France
winner, Laurent Fignon
before it was passed to ASO. Since 2009, it has been one of the 24 races on the UCI
's World Calendar, contributing towards the UCI World Ranking
.
The newspaper Ce Soir organized the race in 1946. Despite the satisfaction of its journalists Georges Pagnoud and Francis Terbeen, it did not prolong the operation.
In 1951, the race was organized under the name "Paris-Côte d'Azur" by the magazine Road & Track, on the initiative of Jean Medecin, mayor of Nice, which aims to promote the Côte d'Azur. Ele is the name of Paris–Nice in 1954. During this period she went from the status of race preparation and training than a full race. In 1957, Jean Leulliot, race director since 1951, leaving Route and track which he is editor in chief. He becomes the organizer of the Paris–Nice via the World Society Six [1].
In 1959, the race is run on a course-Nice Paris-Rome in 1959 and gave rise to three classifications: one between Paris and Nice, a second between Nice and Rome, and a third summing the two. Faced with criticism of the length of the race (1 955 km), the formula was abandoned.
In 1966, the race was the scene of rivalry Raymond Poulidor-Jacques Anquetil who divides France.
From 1969, the finish was at the top of the Col d'Eze (today, the finish was on the Promenade of the English in Nice).
Leulliot Jean died in 1982. Her daughter Josette succeeded him as head of the World Society Six.
In 1988, the Irishman Sean Kelly
wins for the seventh time in seven years (he still holds the record for wins).
In 2000, former cyclist Laurent Fignon
became organizer of the event. In 2002, he sold the Paris–Nice in the company organizing the Tour de France (ASO).
In 2003, the race is marked by the death of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev
, following a fall at the second stage, arriving at Saint-Étienne. Kivilev was not wearing a helmet. He died in the night and the next day, the entire peloton agreed to neutralize the third step, run at an extremely slow pace and without any breakaway attempts. The race resumed its normal appearance at the fourth step arriving at Mont Faron
, which saw the victory of compatriot Kivilev, Alexandre Vinokourov, solo, brandishing a picture of his deceased friend via the line.
Before its departure, the 2008 edition of the race was marked by controversy from the race organizer ASO
, and the Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI). On March 7, 2008, two days before departure, Pat McQuaid
(UCI president) announces that the teams will start the race will be excluded from the Union Cycliste Internationale. [2] The same day the association of Teams (AIGCP) majority vote (15 votes for and 8 abstention) in favor of participation in the race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which had been seized by the grouping of ProTour teams, meanwhile, declared itself incompetent to judge the legality of any penalties that may be taken against riders or teams.
, the jersey was yellow and white until 2007.
The leader of the points classification green jersey is one. It was already the case in creating this ranking in 1954. The jersey then rose for several years until 1984. The points classification disappears for up to 1996. Until 1999, it took the yellow sponsor Beghin-Say. It then becomes pink and purple in 2000 and 2001. As the jersey of overall leader, it changed color in 2002 and became green and white until 2006.
The distinctive jersey classification of the mountain is white polka dot red, like the Tour de France since the takeover by ASO in 2002. This classification was introduced in 1952. The jersey color has changed several times. During the 1970s, it was yellow and red. It was then white and purple. In 1984 the jersey became yellow and blue, the colors of the sponsor Crédit Lyonnais. It was blue in the following year. Agrigel became sponsor in 1990 and changed the colors to yellow and blue.
The jersey of young riders classification is white, since 2007. The jersey was blue and white from 2002 to 2006.
city has held the start of the Paris–Nice nine times (1980, 1983, 1984 and 2002 to 2007) and Fontenay-sous-Bois
six times (1975 and 1991 to 1995). The start of the race returned to Paris in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 2000. In 1982, the start was given to Luingne, Belgium (province of Hainaut). Four other cities outside the Paris region have welcomed the start: Villefranche-sur-Saône
in 1988, Châteauroux
in 1996, Nevers
in 2001, and in 2008, Amilly
.
and Raymond Poulidor
. The first three turned to the advantage of Merckx, the two following allow Poulidor to seize first place. It also beats the record for the ascent in 1972, 20 minutes and 4 seconds. The Dutch Joop Zoetemelk
wins three times the neck of victory from 1973 to 1975, adding the final victory in 1974 and 1975. He repeats the feat in 1979, a year after his compatriot Gerrie Knetemann
has done the same. The Irish rider won nine times the stage during the 1980s. From 1982 to 1988, the Irish Sean Kelly
won seven times Paris–Nice, winning five of the Col d'Eze. He beat the record Poulidor in 1986. Stephen Roche, winner already in 1981, won the stage in 1985, 1987 and 1989. Four of the six recent arrivals to the neck are winning the winner of Paris–Nice: Tony Rominger
in 1991 and 1994, Jean-François Bernard
in 1992, Alex Zülle
in 1993. During the last arrival, Vladislav Bobrik
anticipates Laurent Jalabert
.
In 1996, the arrival back on the promenade of the English because of the low number of spectators moving Col d'Eze and large budget available to the city of Nice. In 1996 and 1997, the last step is a cons-trial run in Nice, won by Chris Boardman
and Viatcheslav Ekimov
. From 1998, the last step is disputed online, starting and arriving in Nice. From 1998 to 2002, steps end with a sprint finish. The Belgian Tom Steels
needed twice. In 2003, the winner David Bernabeu
escaped, was downgraded to doping. Since 2005, the last stage has a mountain path, through the cervix Gateway La Turbie
and the Col d'Eze. In 2007, Alberto Contador
took first place at Davide Rebellin
by attacking on the climb of Eze.
(20 arrivals, particularly during the years 1930, 1950 and 1990), Mandelieu (17 from 1979 to 1995, including 3 Col du Grand Duke), Vergèze
(15 ) Cannes
(14), Marseille
(13), Montceau-les-Mines
(12 from 1960 to 1966), Manosque
(10).
While the mountains are avoided in the creation of Paris–Nice, the ribs are then more importance in the race. In addition to the Col d'Eze, which becomes the place of arrival from 1969 to 1995, the number of steps ending with a growing rise in the 1980s. The Mount Faron, introduced in 1968, is a place stage finish in 1974, 1975, from 1986 to 1992 and 2002, 2003 and 2005, as the Chalet-Reynard on the Mont Ventoux
in 1984, 1986 and 1987 and the Col du Grand Duke in Mandelieu la Napoule from 1991 to 1993. The 1986 edition presents and three mountain finishes. The Mont Serein in 2008 and Lure mountain in 2009 are the last two climbs which made their final appearance on the route Paris–Nice. The Lure mountain had never been taken by an international race
(1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
5 wins Jacques Anquetil
(1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
3 wins (3) Eddy Merckx
(1969, 1970, 1971) Joop Zoetemelk
(1974, 1975, 1979) Laurent Jalabert
(1995, 1996, 1997)
2 wins (7) Maurice Archamboud (1936, 1939) Fred de Bruyne
(1956, 1958) Raymond Poulidor
(1972, 1973) Miguel Indurain
(1989, 1990) Toni Rominger (1991, 1994) Alexander Vinokourov
(2002, 2003) Alberto Contador
(2007, 2010)
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
held each March.
The first Paris–Nice was in 1933, and was won by Alfons Schepers from Belgium. The most successful cyclist in Paris–Nice was Sean Kelly
Seán Kelly (cyclist)
John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...
from Ireland, who won seven consecutive titles from 1982 to 1988.
Although the name is Paris–Nice, the race does not always start in Paris. It often starts in towns near or south of Paris. The last stage finishes every year on the Promenade des Anglais
Promenade des Anglais
The Promenade des Anglais is a celebrated promenade along the Mediterranean at Nice, France.-History:Before Nice was urbanized, the coast at Nice was just bordered by a deserted band of beach...
in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
. The last or penultimate stage often passes the Col d'Eze, a mountain pass
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
close to Nice.
During the 2003 race, Kazakhstan's Andrei Kivilev
Andrei Kivilev
Andrei Kivilev was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily during the Paris–Nice race and subsequently died of his injuries...
died due to head injury sustained in an accident. His death prompted the UCI to mandate the use of helmets in all competition, except for the last part of a race with an uphill finish. Subsequently, the rule was changed to require helmets at all times.
Paris–Nice is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation
Amaury Sport Organisation
The Amaury Sport Organisation is part of the French media group, EPA . It organises sporting events including the Tour de France and Paris–Nice professional cycle road races, and the Dakar Rally...
(ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
and Paris–Roubaix and other sport events like Paris-Dakar and the Paris Marathon
Paris Marathon
The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
.
Paris–Nice has changed hands several times. It was run by the French cycling journalist Jean Leulliot, and by his family after his death. It was then taken over by the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
winner, Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...
before it was passed to ASO. Since 2009, it has been one of the 24 races on the UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
's World Calendar, contributing towards the UCI World Ranking
UCI World Ranking
The UCI World Tour is the premier annual male elite road cycling tour. It refers to both the tour of 27 events and an annual ranking system based upon performances in these...
.
History
Albert Lucas in the early 1930s, created a cycling event to promote the two newspapers he ran Le Petit Journal and Le Petit Nice. The first is based in Paris, the second in Nice. In 1933, he created a stage race between these two cities. It takes place in March at the end of winter in the wake of the cycling season on track in which races six days are valued at the time. Lasting six days, the race is called "Six Days of the Route. The race must allow riders to race again on the road. Therefore, the route avoids the Alps and follows the valley of the Rhone. Only the hinterland Nicoya presents some difficulty. Seven editions were held until 1939. The Republican newspapers Lyon and Marseille are partners Matin newspaper Lejeune in organizing the race. In 1939, the organizers Ce Soir and Le Petit Nice, received support from L'Auto. In 1940, the Second World War prevented the holding of the race.The newspaper Ce Soir organized the race in 1946. Despite the satisfaction of its journalists Georges Pagnoud and Francis Terbeen, it did not prolong the operation.
In 1951, the race was organized under the name "Paris-Côte d'Azur" by the magazine Road & Track, on the initiative of Jean Medecin, mayor of Nice, which aims to promote the Côte d'Azur. Ele is the name of Paris–Nice in 1954. During this period she went from the status of race preparation and training than a full race. In 1957, Jean Leulliot, race director since 1951, leaving Route and track which he is editor in chief. He becomes the organizer of the Paris–Nice via the World Society Six [1].
In 1959, the race is run on a course-Nice Paris-Rome in 1959 and gave rise to three classifications: one between Paris and Nice, a second between Nice and Rome, and a third summing the two. Faced with criticism of the length of the race (1 955 km), the formula was abandoned.
In 1966, the race was the scene of rivalry Raymond Poulidor-Jacques Anquetil who divides France.
From 1969, the finish was at the top of the Col d'Eze (today, the finish was on the Promenade of the English in Nice).
Leulliot Jean died in 1982. Her daughter Josette succeeded him as head of the World Society Six.
In 1988, the Irishman Sean Kelly
Seán Kelly (cyclist)
John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...
wins for the seventh time in seven years (he still holds the record for wins).
In 2000, former cyclist Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1983 and in 1984. He missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1989, after having been the runner-up in 1984,...
became organizer of the event. In 2002, he sold the Paris–Nice in the company organizing the Tour de France (ASO).
In 2003, the race is marked by the death of Kazakh rider Andrei Kivilev
Andrei Kivilev
Andrei Kivilev was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily during the Paris–Nice race and subsequently died of his injuries...
, following a fall at the second stage, arriving at Saint-Étienne. Kivilev was not wearing a helmet. He died in the night and the next day, the entire peloton agreed to neutralize the third step, run at an extremely slow pace and without any breakaway attempts. The race resumed its normal appearance at the fourth step arriving at Mont Faron
Mont Faron
Mont Faron is a mountain overlooking the city and roadstead of Toulon, France. It is 584m high. At its peak is a memorial dedicated to the 1944 Allied landings in Provence , and to the liberation of Toulon....
, which saw the victory of compatriot Kivilev, Alexandre Vinokourov, solo, brandishing a picture of his deceased friend via the line.
ASO
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, and the Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
(UCI). On March 7, 2008, two days before departure, Pat McQuaid
Pat McQuaid
Patrick "Pat" McQuaid is a former Irish professional road racing cyclist and current president of the Union Cycliste Internationale .-Background:...
(UCI president) announces that the teams will start the race will be excluded from the Union Cycliste Internationale. [2] The same day the association of Teams (AIGCP) majority vote (15 votes for and 8 abstention) in favor of participation in the race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which had been seized by the grouping of ProTour teams, meanwhile, declared itself incompetent to judge the legality of any penalties that may be taken against riders or teams.
Jerseys
Since 2008, the overall leader has worn a yellow jersey. At the creation of the race in 1933, the jersey was blue and gold. Those colors evoke the Mediterranean and the sun and remain until 1939. In 1946, the jersey was green. In 1951, the organization opted for a yellow jersey with orange piping. It takes then takes the color white in 1955. This color is that of the overall leader until 2001. In 2002, following the redemption of the race by Amaury Sport Organization, organizer of the Tour de FranceTour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, the jersey was yellow and white until 2007.
The leader of the points classification green jersey is one. It was already the case in creating this ranking in 1954. The jersey then rose for several years until 1984. The points classification disappears for up to 1996. Until 1999, it took the yellow sponsor Beghin-Say. It then becomes pink and purple in 2000 and 2001. As the jersey of overall leader, it changed color in 2002 and became green and white until 2006.
The distinctive jersey classification of the mountain is white polka dot red, like the Tour de France since the takeover by ASO in 2002. This classification was introduced in 1952. The jersey color has changed several times. During the 1970s, it was yellow and red. It was then white and purple. In 1984 the jersey became yellow and blue, the colors of the sponsor Crédit Lyonnais. It was blue in the following year. Agrigel became sponsor in 1990 and changed the colors to yellow and blue.
The jersey of young riders classification is white, since 2007. The jersey was blue and white from 2002 to 2006.
Starts
Paris was the city that the Paris–Nice started in until 1962. Since 1963, the race started from a different city almost every year. A total of 22 cities have hosted the start of Paris–Nice since that date. Most of them are located in Île-de-France. Among these, Issy-les-MoulineauxIssy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. On 1 January 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray...
city has held the start of the Paris–Nice nine times (1980, 1983, 1984 and 2002 to 2007) and Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:The name Fontenay was recorded in the Middle Ages as Fontanetum, meaning "the springs", from Medieval Latin fontana .The commune was known alternatively as Fontenay-les-Bois ,...
six times (1975 and 1991 to 1995). The start of the race returned to Paris in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 2000. In 1982, the start was given to Luingne, Belgium (province of Hainaut). Four other cities outside the Paris region have welcomed the start: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies 1 mile west of the Saône River, and is around north of Lyon...
in 1988, Châteauroux
Châteauroux
Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins....
in 1996, Nevers
Nevers
Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...
in 2001, and in 2008, Amilly
Amilly
Amilly is the name of the following communes in France:* Amilly, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir department* Amilly, Loiret, in the Loiret department...
.
Arrival
The arrival of Paris–Nice was located in Nice from 1933 to 1968, first on the Quai des USA until 1939, then the Parkway English from 1946 to 1968 . From 1968 to 1995, the race was completed in Col d'Eze. Only the 1977 edition returns to Nice due to landslides making the pass road impassable. The five arrived at the neck give rise to a duel between Eddy MerckxEddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
and Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40...
. The first three turned to the advantage of Merckx, the two following allow Poulidor to seize first place. It also beats the record for the ascent in 1972, 20 minutes and 4 seconds. The Dutch Joop Zoetemelk
Joop Zoetemelk
Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth and second...
wins three times the neck of victory from 1973 to 1975, adding the final victory in 1974 and 1975. He repeats the feat in 1979, a year after his compatriot Gerrie Knetemann
Gerrie Knetemann
Gerrie Knetemann was a Dutch road bicycle racer who won the 1978 World Championship....
has done the same. The Irish rider won nine times the stage during the 1980s. From 1982 to 1988, the Irish Sean Kelly
Seán Kelly (cyclist)
John James 'Sean' Kelly is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, he won nine monument classics, and 193...
won seven times Paris–Nice, winning five of the Col d'Eze. He beat the record Poulidor in 1986. Stephen Roche, winner already in 1981, won the stage in 1985, 1987 and 1989. Four of the six recent arrivals to the neck are winning the winner of Paris–Nice: Tony Rominger
Tony Rominger
Tony Rominger is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.He began cycling late, allegedly spurred by competition with his brother...
in 1991 and 1994, Jean-François Bernard
Jean-François Bernard
Jean-François Bernard is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1984 for La Vie Claire, led by Bernard Hinault...
in 1992, Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle
Alex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...
in 1993. During the last arrival, Vladislav Bobrik
Vladislav Bobrik
Vladislav Bobrik is a Russian former road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:199019911994-External links:*...
anticipates Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
.
In 1996, the arrival back on the promenade of the English because of the low number of spectators moving Col d'Eze and large budget available to the city of Nice. In 1996 and 1997, the last step is a cons-trial run in Nice, won by Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman
Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...
and Viatcheslav Ekimov
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov , nicknamed Eki, is a Russian former professional racing cyclist...
. From 1998, the last step is disputed online, starting and arriving in Nice. From 1998 to 2002, steps end with a sprint finish. The Belgian Tom Steels
Tom Steels
Tom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races...
needed twice. In 2003, the winner David Bernabeu
David Bernabeu
Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :2002...
escaped, was downgraded to doping. Since 2005, the last stage has a mountain path, through the cervix Gateway La Turbie
La Turbie
La Turbie is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:...
and the Col d'Eze. In 2007, Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
took first place at Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...
by attacking on the climb of Eze.
Stage Finishes
Nice is the city that hosted the most stage finishes: 67 in 68 editions. Only the 1991 edition does not present arrival in Nice. Saint-Étienne has been a stage town 58 times. She has been without interruption from 1935 to 1939 and from 1953 to 1995. Col d'Eze saw 29 departures. Followed NeversNevers
Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...
(20 arrivals, particularly during the years 1930, 1950 and 1990), Mandelieu (17 from 1979 to 1995, including 3 Col du Grand Duke), Vergèze
Vergèze
Vergèze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
(15 ) Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
(14), Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
(13), Montceau-les-Mines
Montceau-les-Mines
Montceau-les-Mines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is the second-largest commune of the metropolitan Communauté urbaine Creusot-Montceau, which lies southwest of the city of Dijon....
(12 from 1960 to 1966), Manosque
Manosque
Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...
(10).
While the mountains are avoided in the creation of Paris–Nice, the ribs are then more importance in the race. In addition to the Col d'Eze, which becomes the place of arrival from 1969 to 1995, the number of steps ending with a growing rise in the 1980s. The Mount Faron, introduced in 1968, is a place stage finish in 1974, 1975, from 1986 to 1992 and 2002, 2003 and 2005, as the Chalet-Reynard on the Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald...
in 1984, 1986 and 1987 and the Col du Grand Duke in Mandelieu la Napoule from 1991 to 1993. The 1986 edition presents and three mountain finishes. The Mont Serein in 2008 and Lure mountain in 2009 are the last two climbs which made their final appearance on the route Paris–Nice. The Lure mountain had never been taken by an international race
Winners
Winners by country
| # | Country | Victories |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
21 |
| 2. | .svg.png) Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
14 |
| 3. |  Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
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| 4. |  Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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| =. |  Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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Most individual victories
7 wins Sean KellySean Kelly
Sean Kelly may refer to:* Sean Kelly , Professor of philosophy at Harvard University* Sean Kelly , Irish professional road bicycle racer...
(1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
5 wins Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
(1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966)
3 wins (3) Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx
Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
(1969, 1970, 1971) Joop Zoetemelk
Joop Zoetemelk
Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth and second...
(1974, 1975, 1979) Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert
Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
(1995, 1996, 1997)
2 wins (7) Maurice Archamboud (1936, 1939) Fred de Bruyne
Fred De Bruyne
Alfred De Bruyne was a Belgian champion cyclist.He won Milan – San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1956, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours in 1957, and again Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1958 and 1959....
(1956, 1958) Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor
Raymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40...
(1972, 1973) Miguel Indurain
Miguel Indurain
Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
(1989, 1990) Toni Rominger (1991, 1994) Alexander Vinokourov
Alexander Vinokourov
Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, is an ethnically Russian Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer who currently competes with the UCI ProTeam Astana...
(2002, 2003) Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
(2007, 2010)