1982 Tour de France
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 2–25 July 1982 | ||
| Stages | 21+Prologue, including one split stage | ||
| Distance | 3,512 km (2,182 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 92h 08' 46" (37.470 km/h or 23.283 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Bernard Hinault (France) |
(Renault) |
| Second |  Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands) |
(Coop-Mercier) | |
| Third | Johan van der Velde (Netherlands) |
(TI-Raleigh) | |
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Points |  Sean Kelly (Ireland) |
(Sem) |
 |
Mountains | Bernard Vallet (France) |
(La Redoute) |
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Youth |  Phil Anderson (Australia) |
(Peugeot) |
| Combination | Bernard Hinault (France) |
(Renault) | |
| Sprints | Sean Kelly (Ireland) |
(Sem) | |
| Team | Coop-Mercier | ||
| Team Points | Raleigh | ||
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The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. The total race distance was 22 stages over 2179 miles (3507 km), with riders averaging 23.649 mph (38.059 km/h).[1] It was won by Bernard Hinault, his fourth victory so far.
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[edit] Changes from the 1981 Tour
In the 1981 Tour de France, Urs Freuler, Eddy Planckaert and Walter Planckaert had left the race before the Alps. The Tour organisers did not want this to happen again, so in 1982, cyclists were not allowed to leave the Tour without a good reason. A cyclist that left the Tour unauthorized would lose all the prize money that he won so far, receive a fine, and would not be allowed to join the next year.[2]
[edit] Participants
In response to the finish of the 1981 Tour de France, French minister of sports Edwige Avice objected to the amount of advertising in the race, and suggested the Tour to return to the national team format. The Tour organisation needed the money brought in by the sponsors, and no changes were made to the team structure.[3]
The Tour organisation decided to start with 17 teams, each with 10 cyclists, for a total of 170, a new record. Tour director Félix Lévitan suggested to reduce the number of cyclists by starting with teams of 9 cyclists, but this was rejected.[2] Teams could submit a request to join until 15 May 1982. To promote cycling in the United States of America, the American national cycling team would automatically be accepted.[2]
The following 17 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 170:[4]
- Renault-Elf-Gitane
- La Redoute-Motobecane
- Ti Raleigh-Campagnolo-Merckx
- Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx
- Peugeot-Shell-Michelin
- Wickes-Bouwmarkt-Splendor
- Vermeer-Thijs-Gios
- SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo
- Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo
- DAF Trucks-Tévé Blad-Rossin
- Coop-Mercier-Mavic
- Teka
- Wolber-Spidel
- Puch-Eurotex-Campagnolo
- Inoxpran-Pentole Posate
- Cilo-Aufina
- Hoonved-Botecchia
Hinault, who had won the Tour in 1978, 1979 and 1981, and left the 1980 Tour in leading position, was the clear favourite for the victory. In those other years, Hinault had won several races before the Tour, but in 1982 he had only won one major race, the 1982 Giro d'Italia. Hinault tried to be the fourth cyclist, after Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx, to win the Giro-Tour double.[5]
Notable absent was Lucien Van Impe, who was second in the 1981 Tour de France, winning the mountains classification. Since the 1969 Tour de France, Van Impe had started each edition, winning the general classification in the 1976 Tour and the mountains classification five times. Van Impe wanted to join, but his team Metauro was not invited, as the organisation considered it not strong enough to ride both the Giro and the Tour. Van Impe tried to find a team to hire him only for the 1982 Tour, but was not successful.[5]
[edit] Race details
After Bernard Hinault, the winner of the previous Tour and main favourite, won the prologue, seven seconds ahead of Gerrie Knetemann,[6] Belgian Ludo Peeters took the lead in the first stage, by finishing 38 seconds ahead of the peloton.[7] On the second stage however, Phil Anderson took the lead. Anderson had worn the yellow jersey in the previous year also, the first time in history that the yellow jersey was in non-European hands, but this year he would keep it longer. In the fifth stage, a team time trial was scheduled. Employees of the Usinor stale factory in Denain were blocking the road, and the race had to be canceled, while some teams were already racing. The tour organisers quickly decided to replace it by an extra stage, in the morning before stage nine.[5]
In the eighth stage, Régis Clère had escaped, and created a margin of almost thirteen minutes. The stage ended on a circuit of 6 km, where 15 laps were planned. Clère was unable to lap the rest of the field because of a flat tire, and was caught by the rest.[5]
Phil Anderson remained the leader until the individual time trial in stage ten. Then, as expected, Bernard Hinault took the lead, even though Gerrie Knetemann beat him in the time trial.[5]
Then the race got to the Pyrenées. Hinault kept his rivals in sight, and allowed other cyclists to escape. Then, in stage 14, Hinault won the time trial, and had created a margin of more than five minutes. In the alps, Hinault used the same tactics, and lost no time to his rivals. In stage sixteen, protesting farmers delayed the start of the race, but this time the race could continue, after the farmers allowed the riders to start.[3] Then, in the time trial in stage 19, Hinault won again.
Hinault was accused of riding a boring race. He responded by winning the final stage in Paris.[8]
[edit] Stages
The 1982 Tour de France started on 2 July, and had two rest days, in Lille and Martigues.[9]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2 July | Basel |  Individual time trial |
7 km (4.3 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1 | 3 July | Basel – Mohlin |  Hilly stage |
207 km (129 mi) |  Ludo Peeters (BEL) |
| 2 | 4 July | Basel – Nancy |  Plain stage |
250 km (160 mi) | Phil Anderson (AUS) |
| 3 | 5 July | Nancy – Longwy | Plain stage |
134 km (83 mi) | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
| 4 | 6 July | Beauraing – Moeskroen | Plain stage |
219 km (136 mi) | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
| 5 | 7 July | Orchies – Fontaine au Pire | Team time trial |
73 km (45 mi) | Cancelled and replaced by stage 9A |
| 6 | 8 July | Lille | Plain stage |
233 km (145 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) |
| 7 | 10 July | Cancale – Concarneau | Plain stage |
235 km (146 mi) | Pol Verschuere (BEL) |
| 8 | 11 July | Concarneau – Chateaulin | Plain stage |
201 km (125 mi) | Frank Hoste (BEL) |
| 9A | 12 July | Lorient – Plumelec | Team time trial |
69 km (43 mi) | Raleigh |
| 9B | Plumelec – Nantes | Plain stage |
138 km (86 mi) |  Stefan Mutter (SUI) |
|
| 10 | 13 July | Saintes – Bordeaux | Plain stage |
147 km (91 mi) | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) |
| 11 | 14 July | Valence d'Agen | Individual time trial |
57 km (35 mi) | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
| 12 | 15 July | Fleurance – Pau |  Stage with mountain(s) |
249 km (155 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
| 13 | 16 July | Pau – St Lary Soulan | Stage with mountain(s) |
122 km (76 mi) | Beat Breu (SUI) |
| 14 | 18 July | Martigues | Individual time trial |
33 km (21 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 15 | 19 July | Manosque – Orcieres Merlette | Stage with mountain(s) |
208 km (129 mi) | Pascal Simon (FRA) |
| 16 | 20 July | Orcieres Merlette – L'Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) |
123 km (76 mi) | Beat Breu (SUI) |
| 17 | 21 July | Bourg d'Oisans – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) |
251 km (156 mi) | Peter Winnen (NED) |
| 18 | 22 July | Morzine – St Priest | Plain stage |
233 km (145 mi) | Adrie van Houwelingen (NED) |
| 19 | 23 July | St Priest | Individual time trial |
48 km (30 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 20 | 24 July | Sens – Aulnay sous Bois | Plain stage |
161 km (100 mi) | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
| 21 | 25 July | Fontenay sous Bois – Parijs | Plain stage |
187 km (116 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
Renault | 92h 08' 46" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
Mercier | +6' 21" |
| 3 | Johan van der Velde (NED) |
Raleigh | +8' 59" |
| 4 | Peter Winnen (NED) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +9' 24" |
| 5 | Phil Anderson (AUS) |
Peugeot | +12' 16" |
| 6 | Beat Breu (SUI) |
Cilo | +13' 21" |
| 7 | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +15' 33" |
| 8 | Raymond Martin (FRA) |
Mercier | +15' 35" |
| 9 | Hennie Kuiper (NED) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +17' 01" |
| 10 |  Alberto Fernandez (ESP) |
Teka | +17' 19" |
| Final general classification (11–125) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Robert Alban (FRA) |
La Redoute | +17' 21" |
| 12 | Bernard Vallet (FRA) |
La Redoute | +19' 52" |
| 13 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) |
Peugeot | +20' 02" |
| 14 |  Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) |
Wolber-Spidel | +25' 11" |
| 15 | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +27' 17" |
| 16 | Charly Berard (FRA) |
Renault | +31' 35" |
| 17 |  Kim Andersen (DEN) |
Mercier | +31' 57" |
| 18 | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
Mercier | +32' 21" |
| 19 | Theo de Rooij (NED) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +32' 37" |
| 20 | Pascal Simon (FRA) |
Peugeot | +34' 22" |
| 21 | Stefan Mutter (SUI) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +35' 02" |
| 22 | Guy Nulens (BEL) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +35' 48" |
| 23 |  Jonathan Boyer (USA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +44' 09" |
| 24 | René Martens (BEL) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +44' 28" |
| 25 |  Lucien Didier (LUX) |
Renault | +44' 37" |
| 26 | Jean-François Rodriguez (FRA) |
Renault | +45' 31" |
| 27 | Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA) |
Renault | +46' 58" |
| 28 | Johan De Muynck (BEL) |
La Redoute | +48' 51" |
| 29 | Christian Seznec (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +49' 28" |
| 30 | Marc Madiot (FRA) |
Renault | +49' 28" |
| 31 | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +50' 21" |
| 32 | Gerard Veldscholten (NED) |
Raleigh | +51' 30" |
| 33 |  Mario Beccia (ITA) |
Hoonved-Bottecchia | +52' 35" |
| 34 | Ludo Peeters (BEL) |
Raleigh | +52' 59" |
| 35 | Alain Vigneron (FRA) |
Renault | +53' 48" |
| 36 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +54' 12" |
| 37 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) |
Teka | +54' 29" |
| 38 | Patrick Perret (FRA) |
Peugeot | +55' 05" |
| 39 | Pierre Bazzo (FRA) |
La Redoute | +55' 30" |
| 40 | Adrie van Houwelingen (NED) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +56' 43" |
| 41 | Patrick Bonnet (FRA) |
Renault | +57' 16" |
| 42 | Didier Vanoverschelde (FRA) |
La Redoute | +1h 00' 00" |
| 43 | Marcel Tinazzi (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +1h 00' 33" |
| 44 | René Bittinger (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +1h 00' 53" |
| 45 | Régis Clère (FRA) |
Mercier | +1h 00' 55" |
| 46 | Henk Lubberding (NED) |
Raleigh | +1h 02' 29" |
| 47 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
Raleigh | +1h 03' 41" |
| 48 | Michel Laurent (FRA) |
Peugeot | +1h 04' 58" |
| 49 | Jean-Francois Chaurin (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +1h 05' 57" |
| 50 | Pascal Poisson (FRA) |
Renault | +1h 08' 24" |
| 51 | Pierre-Henri Menthéour (FRA) |
Mercier | +1h 10' 47" |
| 52 | Leo van Vliet (NED) |
Raleigh | +1h 12' 18" |
| 53 | Ad Wijnands (NED) |
Raleigh | +1h 13' 22" |
| 54 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) |
Wickes Bouwmarkt-Splendor | +1h 14' 56" |
| 55 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 15' 56" |
| 56 | Hubert Linard (FRA) |
Peugeot | +1h 17' 04" |
| 57 | Ismael Lejarreta (ESP) |
Teka | +1h 20' 21" |
| 58 | Luciano Loro (ITA) |
Inoxpran-Pentole Posate | +1h 22' 49" |
| 59 | Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) |
Mercier | +1h 23' 00" |
| 60 | Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle (FRA) |
Peugeot | +1h 23' 04" |
| 61 | Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) |
Raleigh | +1h 24' 55" |
| 62 | Marc Durant (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 27' 23" |
| 63 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +1h 27' 56" |
| 64 | Dominique Garde (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +1h 29' 14" |
| 65 | Antonio Ferretti (SUI) |
Cilo | +1h 30' 07" |
| 66 | Frédéric Brun (FRA) |
Peugeot | +1h 30' 56" |
| 67 | Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) |
Teka | +1h 31' 00" |
| 68 | Eric Van de Wiele (BEL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +1h 31' 21" |
| 69 | Josef Wehrli (SUI) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +1h 31' 21" |
| 70 | Antonio Coll (ESP) |
Teka | +1h 32' 02" |
| 71 | Marc Gomez (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 33' 00" |
| 72 | Serge Demierre (SUI) |
Cilo | +1h 33' 56" |
| 73 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +1h 35' 23" |
| 74 | Jean-François Rault (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 41' 55" |
| 75 | Ludwig Wijnants (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +1h 42' 19" |
| 76 | Bruno Leali (ITA) |
Inoxpran-Pentole Posate | +1h 42' 50" |
| 77 | Patrick Clerc (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +1h 43' 05" |
| 78 |  Harald Maier (AUT) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +1h 43' 50" |
| 79 | Mike Gutmann (SUI) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +1h 43' 58" |
| 80 | Jean Chassang (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 44' 21" |
| 81 | Pol Verschuere (BEL) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +1h 46' 49" |
| 82 | Cédric Rossier (SUI) |
Cilo | +1h 47' 08" |
| 83 | Patrick Moerlen (SUI) |
Cilo | +1h 48' 07" |
| 84 | Dany Schoonbaert (BEL) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +1h 48' 57" |
| 85 | Marc Dierickx (BEL) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +1h 51' 17" |
| 86 | Hubert Arbes (FRA) |
Renault | +1h 52' 06" |
| 87 |  Eric McKenzie (NZL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +1h 54' 31" |
| 88 | Hendrik Devos (BEL) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +1h 54' 39" |
| 89 | Claude Vincendeau (FRA) |
Wolber-Spidel | +1h 56' 33" |
| 90 |  Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +1h 56' 42" |
| 91 | Ludo Delcroix (BEL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +1h 58' 36" |
| 92 | Louis Luyten (BEL) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +1h 59' 27" |
| 93 | Roger De Cnijf (BEL) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +1h 59' 58" |
| 94 | Patrick Versluys (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 05' 33" |
| 95 | Erwin Lienhard (SUI) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +2h 07' 51" |
| 96 | Pascal Guyot (FRA) |
La Redoute | +2h 09' 00" |
| 97 | Eugène Urbany (LUX) |
Wickes Bouwmarkt-Splendor | +2h 09' 15" |
| 98 | Julius Thalmann (SUI) |
Cilo | +2h 10' 46" |
| 99 | Jan van Houwelingen (NED) |
Vermeer Thijs-Gios | +2h 11' 19" |
| 100 | Marcel Laurens (BEL) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +2h 11' 51" |
| 101 | Guy Janiszewski (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 13' 13" |
| 102 | Adrie van der Poel (NED) |
DAF Trucks-Teve Blad-Rossin | +2h 14' 42" |
| 103 | Siegfried Hekimi (SUI) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo | +2h 15' 00" |
| 104 | Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) |
Mercier | +2h 15' 33" |
| 105 | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) |
Cilo | +2h 15' 35" |
| 106 | Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA) |
Hoonved-Bottecchia | +2h 15' 58" |
| 107 | Hubert Graignic (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +2h 17' 01" |
| 108 | Frans Van Vlierberghe (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 18' 07" |
| 109 | Alfredo Chinetti (ITA) |
Inoxpran-Pentole Posate | +2h 19' 26" |
| 110 | Felipe Yañez (ESP) |
Teka | +2h 22' 13" |
| 111 |  Paul Sherwen (GBR) |
La Redoute | +2h 22' 54" |
| 112 | Thierry Bolle (SUI) |
Cilo | +2h 26' 41" |
| 113 | Fiorenzo Aliverti (ITA) |
Hoonved-Bottecchia | +2h 27' 34" |
| 114 | André Chappuis (FRA) |
SEM-France Loire-Campagnolo | +2h 28' 19" |
| 115 | André Chalmel (FRA) |
Peugeot | +2h 33' 49" |
| 116 | Carlo Tonon (ITA) |
Inoxpran-Pentole Posate | +2h 34' 33" |
| 117 | Dirk Wayenberg (BEL) |
Capri Sonne-Campagnolo-Merckx | +2h 38' 22" |
| 118 | Benny Van Brabant (BEL) |
Wickes Bouwmarkt-Splendor | +2h 38' 57" |
| 119 | Marcel Russenberger (SUI) |
Cilo | +2h 39' 32" |
| 120 | Giuliano Biatta (ITA) |
Inoxpran-Pentole Posate | +2h 45' 10" |
| 121 | Enzo Serpelloni (ITA) |
Hoonved-Bottecchia | +2h 46' 18" |
| 122 | Juan Carlos Alonso (ESP) |
Teka | +2h 51' 22" |
| 123 | Alain De Roo (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 51' 38" |
| 124 | Yvon Bertin (FRA) |
Mercier | +2h 55' 28" |
| 125 | Werner Devos (BEL) |
Sunair-Colnago-Campagnolo | +3h 04' 44" |
[edit] Aftermath
Hinault's victory in 1982 is considered as the most effortless Tour victory in his career.[5][4]
During the 1982 Tour de France, the Tour organisation was impressed by the global audience that the 1982 FIFA World Cup reached, and they made plans to develop the Tour into a World Cup format, run every four years, where teams from all over the earth would compete against each other. The main part of the race would be in France, but more other countries would be visited; it was discussed to start the Tour in New York. The 1983 Tour de France was still run in the familiar format in France, but it was open to amateur teams, although only one Colombian accepted the invitation.[11]
[edit] References
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