1983 Paris–Nice

1983 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	9–16 March 1983
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,159.5[1] km (720.5 mi)
Winning time	30h 02' 19"
Results
Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic)   Second  Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI) (Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic)   Third  Steven Rooks (NED) (Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic)

The 1983 Paris–Nice was the 41st edition of the Paris–Nice road cycling stage race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 1983. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Sem–France Loire team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	9 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	5.5 km (3.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)
1	10 March	Gien to Bourbon-Lancy	196 km (122 mi)			Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
2	11 March	Bourbon-Lancy to Saint-Étienne	212 km (132 mi)			Francis Castaing (FRA)
3a	12 March	Saint-Chamond to Tournon	89 km (55 mi)			Sean Kelly (IRL)
3b		Tain-l'Hermitage	35 km (22 mi)		Team time trial	Jacky Aernoudt–Rossin–Campagnolo
4	13 March	Bollène to Miramas	186 km (116 mi)			Sean Kelly (IRL)
5	14 March	Miramas to La Seyne	183 km (114 mi)			Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL)
6	15 March	La Seyne to Mandelieu	182 km (113 mi)			Dirk De Wolf (BEL)
7a	16 March	Mandelieu to Nice	60 km (37 mi)			Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)
7b		Nice/Col d'Èze	11 km (6.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sean Kelly (IRL) Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic 30h 02' 19" 2  Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI) Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic + 1' 03" 3  Steven Rooks (NED) Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic + 1' 14" 4  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) COOP–Mercier–Mavic + 1' 42" 5  Michel Laurent (FRA) COOP–Mercier–Mavic + 2' 26" 6  René Bittinger (FRA) Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic + 3' 59" 7  Paul Haghedooren (BEL) Splendor–Euro Shop + 7' 22" 8  Adri van der Poel (NED) Jacky Aernoudt–Rossin–Campagnolo + 7' 28" 9  Graham Jones (GBR) Wolber–Spidel + 8' 42" 10  Frédéric Brun (FRA) Peugeot–Shell–Michelin + 9' 16"

References

1. "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
2. "41ème Paris-Nice 1983". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "1983 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Unica representacion Espanola" [Only Spanish representation] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1983. p. 32.
• "Para Vanderaerden, el prologo de la Paris-Niza" [For Vanderaerden, the prologue to Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1983. p. 28.
• "Paris-Niza: Coll, 180 km. de escapada" [Paris-Nice: Coll, 180 km getaway] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1983. p. 27.
• "Kelly se estreno en la Paris-Niza" [Kelly was released at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1983. p. 36.
• "Kelly repitio y Zoetemelk, nuevo lider" [Kelly repeated and Zoetemelk, new leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1983. p. 48.
• "Van den Haute se aprovecha del duelo Zoetemelk-Kelly" [Van den Haute takes advantage of the Zoetemelk-Kelly duel] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1983. p. 33.
• "Cambio de lider en Francia y Italia" [Change of leader in France and Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1983. p. 28.
• "Kelly: «Monsieur d'Eze» en la Paris-Niza" [Kelly: "Monsieur d'Eze" in Paris-Niza] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1983. p. 32.