1984 Paris–Nice

1984 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	7–14 March 1984
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,123.4 km (698.0 mi)
Winning time	29h 41' 50"
Results
File:Jersey white.svg Winner Sean Kelly (IRL) (Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic)   Second Stephen Roche (IRL) (La Redoute)   Third Bernard Hinault (FRA) (La Vie Claire)

The 1984 Paris–Nice was the 42nd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1984. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished at the Col d'Èze. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Skil team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	7 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	4.9 km (3.0 mi)	File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Bert Oosterbosch (NED)
1	8 March	Avallon to Chalon-sur-Saône	172 km (107 mi)			Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
2a	9 March	Chalon to Bourbon-Lancy	101 km (63 mi)			Sean Kelly (IRL)
2b		Moulins	34 km (21 mi)	File:Team Time Trial Stage.svg	Team time trial	Panasonic–Raleigh
3	10 March	Moulins to Saint-Étienne	190 km (120 mi)			Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)
4a	11 March	Orange to Mont Ventoux	64 km (40 mi)			Éric Caritoux (FRA)
4b		Sault to Miramas	96 km (60 mi)			Francis Castaing (FRA)
5	12 March	Miramas to La Seyne-sur-Mer	174.5 km (108.4 mi)			Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
6	13 March	La Seyne to Mandelieu	182 km (113 mi)			Stephen Roche (IRL)
7a	14 March	Mandelieu to Nice	94 km (58 mi)			Bert Oosterbosch (NED)
7b		Col d'Èze	11 km (6.8 mi)	File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Sean Kelly (IRL) Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic 29h 41' 50" 2 Stephen Roche (IRL) La Redoute + 12" 3 Bernard Hinault (FRA) La Vie Claire + 1' 46" 4 Michel Laurent (FRA) COOP–Hoonved + 2' 35" 5 Phil Anderson (AUS) Panasonic–Raleigh + 2' 53" 6 Robert Millar (GBR) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 3' 39" 7 Frédéric Vichot (FRA) Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic + 3' 52" 8 Éric Caritoux (FRA) Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic + 4' 01" 9 Steven Rooks (NED) Panasonic–Raleigh + 4' 11" 10 Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic + 4' 33"

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Kelly, Hinault y "Raleigh", favoritos" [Kelly, Hinault and "Raleigh", favourites] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1984. p. 37.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Oosterbosch, a sus prologos" [Oosterbosch, to his prologues] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1984. p. 37.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Sarrapio, heroe en la Paris-Niza" [Sarrapio, hero in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1984. p. 37.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Paris-Niza: Dominio del "Panasonic"" [Paris-Nice: Mastery of the "Panasonic"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1984. p. 40.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "De Jonckheere gano la tercera de la Paris-Niza" [De Jonckheere won the third of the Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1984. p. 44.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Hinault hizo boxeo ademas de ciclismo" [Hinault did some good cycling boxing] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1984. p. 28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Roche e Hinault volvieron loco a Kelly" [Roche and Hinault drove Kelly crazy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1984. p. 32.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Nadie puede con Kelly en la Paris-Niza" [No one can beat Kelly at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1984. p. 31.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)