1983 Tour de France
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1–24 July 1983 | ||
| Stages | 22+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 3,862 km (2,400 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 105h 07' 52" (35.915 km/h or 22.317 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Laurent Fignon (France) |
(Renault) |
| Second |  Ángel Arroyo (Spain) |
(Reynolds) | |
| Third |  Peter Winnen (Netherlands) |
(TI-Raleigh) | |
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Points |  Sean Kelly (Ireland) |
(Sem) |
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Mountains |  Lucien Van Impe (Belgium) |
(Metauromobili) |
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Youth | Laurent Fignon (France) |
(Renault) |
| Sprints | Sean Kelly (Ireland) |
(Sem) | |
| Team | TI-Raleigh | ||
| Team Points | TI-Raleigh | ||
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The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 22 July 1982 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3862 km.[1], won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey, and Lucien Van Impe of Belgium won the polka dot jersey. The race was run from July 1 to July 24, 1983, and measured 3809 kilometers in length, broken into 22 stages.
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[edit] Differences from the 1982 Tour de France
The Combination classification was not contested in the 1983 Tour. The Young rider classification rules changed, now the classification was open to only first time entrants of the Tour.
[edit] Race details
In 1983, Fignon was a part of the team that helped Bernard Hinault to win the 1983 Vuelta a España. Guimard did not want to send Fignon to the Tour de France, because two grand tours could be too much for a 22-year old rider.[2] When Hinault, winner of four of the five previous Tours, announced that he would not start due to injury, the Renault team was without team captain. Fignon was added to the 1983 Tour de France selection for the Renault team, and the team decided to go for stage wins, with hopes of having Fignon or Marc Madiot compete for the best debutant category.[3] After stage nine, the first mountain stage, Fignon was in second place, behind Pascal Simon,[4] and he was allowed to be team leader.[5] In the tenth stage, Simon crashed and broke his shoulder blade. Simon continued, and only lost little time the next stages. In the fifteenth stage, a mountain time trial, Fignon was able to win back so much time that he was within one minute of Simon.[6] In the seventeenth stage, Simon had to give up, and Fignon became the new leader. In the next stages, Fignon was able to answer all attacks from his opponents, and he even won the time trial in the 21st stage. At 22 years old, Fignon was the youngest man to win the Tour since 1933.
Fignon later said that he was lucky to have won the 1983 Tour: if Hinault would have been present, Fignon would have helped Hinault, as Hinault was the team leader.[7]
[edit] Stages
The 1983 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had one rest day, after the finish on the Alpe d'Huez.[8]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 July | Fontenay sous Bois |  Individual time trial |
6 km (3.7 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| 1 | 2 July | Nogent sur Marne – Creteil |  Plain stage |
163 km (101 mi) | Frits Pirard (NED) |
| 2 | 3 July | Soissons – Fontaine au Pire | Team time trial |
100 km (62 mi) | Mercier |
| 3 | 4 July | Valenciennes – Roubaix |  Hilly stage |
152 km (94 mi) | Rudy Matthijs (BEL) |
| 4 | 5 July | Roubaix – Le Havre | Plain stage |
300 km (190 mi) |  Serge Demierre (SUI) |
| 5 | 6 July | Le Havre – Le Mans | Plain stage |
257 km (160 mi) | Dominique Gaigne (FRA) |
| 6 | 7 July | Chateaubriant – Nantes | Individual time trial |
58 km (36 mi) | Bert Oosterbosch (NED) |
| 7 | 8 July | Nantes – Ile d'Oleron | Plain stage |
216 km (134 mi) |  Riccardo Magrini (ITA) |
| 8 | 9 July | La Rochelle – Bordeaux | Plain stage |
222 km (138 mi) | Bert Oosterbosch (NED) |
| 9 | 10 July | Bordeaux – Pau | Plain stage |
207 km (129 mi) | Philippe Chevallier (FRA) |
| 10 | 11 July | Pau – Bagneres de Luchon |  Stage with mountain(s) |
201 km (125 mi) |  Robert Millar (GBR) |
| 11 | 12 July | Bagneres de Luchon – Fleurance | Plain stage |
177 km (110 mi) | Régis Clère (FRA) |
| 12 | 13 July | Fleurance – Roquefort sur Soulzon | Plain stage |
261 km (162 mi) |  Kim Andersen (DEN) |
| 13 | 14 July | Roquefort sur Soulzon – Aurillac | Hilly stage |
210 km (130 mi) | Henk Lubberding (NED) |
| 14 | 15 July | Aurillac – Issoire | Hilly stage |
149 km (93 mi) | Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) |
| 15 | 16 July | Clermont Ferrand – Puy de Dome | Individual time trial |
16 km (9.9 mi) | Angel Arroyo (ESP) |
| 16 | 17 July | Issoire – St Etienne | Hilly stage |
144 km (89 mi) | Michel Laurent (FRA) |
| 17 | 18 July | La Tour du Pin – L'Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) |
223 km (139 mi) | Peter Winnen (NED) |
| 18 | 20 July | Bourg d'Oisans – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) |
247 km (153 mi) | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
| 19 | 21 July | Morzine – Avoriaz | Individual time trial |
15 km (9.3 mi) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| 20 | 22 July | Morzine – Dijon | Plain stage |
291 km (181 mi) | Philippe Leleu (FRA) |
| 21 | 23 July | Dijon | Individual time trial |
50 km (31 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 22 | 24 July | Alfortville – Parijs | Plain stage |
195 km (121 mi) | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) |
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | 105h 07' 52" |
| 2 | Angel Arroyo (ESP) |
Reynolds | +4' 04" |
| 3 | Peter Winnen (NED) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +4' 09" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
Metaurobili-Pinarello | +4' 16" |
| 5 | Robert Alban (FRA) |
La Redoute | +7' 53" |
| 6 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) |
Wolber | +8' 59" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +12' 09" |
| 8 | Marc Madiot (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +14' 55" |
| 9 |  Phil Anderson (AUS) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +16' 56" |
| 10 | Henk Lubberding (NED) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +18' 55" |
| Final general classification (11–88) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 |  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +19' 00" |
| 12 |  Jonathan Boyer (USA) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +19' 57" |
| 13 | Stephen Roche (IRE) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +21' 30" |
| 14 | Robert Millar (GBR) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +23' 29" |
| 15 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
Reynolds | +25' 44" |
| 16 |  Edgar Corredor (COL) |
Colombie-Varta | +26' 08" |
| 17 | José Patrocinio Jiménez (COL) |
Colombie-Varta | +28' 05" |
| 18 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) |
Splendor-Euro Shop-Mondial-Moquette | +33' 29" |
| 19 | Jacques Michaud (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +35' 34" |
| 20 | Christian Seznec (FRA) |
Wolber | +39' 49" |
| 21 | Pierre Bazzo (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +40' 34" |
| 22 | Beat Breu (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +43' 53" |
| 23 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +47' 40" |
| 24 | Eric Caritoux (FRA) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +52' 56" |
| 25 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) |
La Redoute | +54' 08" |
| 26 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) |
Wolber | +57' 23" |
| 27 | Gerard Veldscholten (NED) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +1h 00' 00" |
| 28 | Kim Andersen (DEN) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +1h 02' 58" |
| 29 | Theo de Rooij (NED) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +1h 05' 41" |
| 30 | Marc Durant (FRA) |
Wolber | +1h 09' 28" |
| 31 | Antonio Ferretti (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +1h 11' 33" |
| 32 | Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +1h 14' 22" |
| 33 | Alain Vigneron (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +1h 18' 13" |
| 34 | Bernard Gavillet (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +1h 21' 06" |
| 35 | Didier Vanoverschelde (FRA) |
La Redoute | +1h 24' 19" |
| 36 | Patrick Clerc (FRA) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +1h 25' 40" |
| 37 | Adrie van der Poel (NED) |
Aernoudt-Hoonved-Zeep-Marc | +1h 29' 53" |
| 38 | Patrick Bonnet (FRA) |
Wolber | +1h 31' 53" |
| 39 | Alfio Vandi (ITA) |
Metaurobili-Pinarello | +1h 32' 59" |
| 40 | Dominique Garde (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +1h 33' 50" |
| 41 | Philippe Leleu (FRA) |
Wolber | +1h 34' 08" |
| 42 | Frits Pirard (NED) |
Metaurobili-Pinarello | +1h 39' 22" |
| 43 | Raymond Martin (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +1h 40' 25" |
| 44 | Abelardo Rios (COL) |
Colombie-Varta | +1h 40' 59" |
| 45 | Christian Jourdan (FRA) |
La Redoute | +1h 42' 45" |
| 46 | Celestino Prieto (ESP) |
Reynolds | +1h 46' 08" |
| 47 | Philippe Chevallier (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +1h 50' 10" |
| 48 | Ludwig Wijnants (BEL) |
Boule d'Or-Colnago-Campagnolo | +1h 50' 12" |
| 49 | Paul Haghedooren (BEL) |
Splendor-Euro Shop-Mondial-Moquette | +1h 51' 17" |
| 50 | Hubert Linard (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +1h 53' 15" |
| 51 | Anastasio Greciano (ESP) |
Reynolds | +1h 53' 52" |
| 52 |  Lucien Didier (LUX) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +1h 54' 45" |
| 53 | Bernard Bourreau (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +1h 54' 46" |
| 54 | Jesus Hernandez (ESP) |
Reynolds | +1h 58' 39" |
| 55 | Carlos Hernandez (ESP) |
Reynolds | +1h 58' 46" |
| 56 | Charly Berard (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +1h 59' 05" |
| 57 | Samuel Cabrera (COL) |
Colombie-Varta | +2h 03' 48" |
| 58 | Bernard Vallet (FRA) |
La Redoute | +2h 04' 02" |
| 59 | Gilbert Duclos-Lasalle (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +2h 05' 18" |
| 60 | Claude Moreau (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +2h 06' 10" |
| 61 | Pascal Jules (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +2h 06' 29" |
| 62 | Jacques Bossis (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +2h 06' 50" |
| 63 | Hendrik Devos (BEL) |
Splendor-Euro Shop-Mondial-Moquette | +2h 07' 46" |
| 64 | Alfonso Lopez] (COL) |
Colombie-Varta | +2h 09' 42" |
| 65 | Dominique Gaigne (FRA) |
Renault-Elf-Gitane | +2h 09' 58" |
| 66 | Jean-François Rodriguez (FRA) |
Wolber | +2h 10' 29" |
| 67 | Rudy Rogiers (BEL) |
Aernoudt-Hoonved-Zeep-Marc | +2h 10' 38" |
| 68 | Jan Wynants (BEL) |
Boule d'Or-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 10' 53" |
| 69 | Graham Jones (GBR) |
Wolber | +2h 15' 03" |
| 70 | Eugène Urbany (LUX) |
Boule d'Or-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 16' 43" |
| 71 | Serge Demierre (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +2h 19' 33" |
| 72 | Johan Lammerts (NED) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +2h 21' 15" |
| 73 | Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) |
TI-Raleigh-Campagnolo | +2h 22' 37" |
| 74 | Eric Dall'Armelina (FRA) |
SEM-Mavic-Reydel | +2h 25' 54" |
| 75 | Enrique Aja (ESP) |
Reynolds | +2h 29' 49" |
| 76 | Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) |
Coop Mercier-Mavic | +2h 32' 15" |
| 77 | Guy Janiszewski (BEL) |
Boule d'Or-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 35' 19" |
| 78 | Frédéric Brun (FRA) |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | +2h 44' 00" |
| 79 | Laurent Biondi (FRA) |
La Redoute | +2h 44' 04" |
| 80 | Jan van Houwelingen (NED) |
Boule d'Or-Colnago-Campagnolo | +2h 45' 47" |
| 81 | Henri Manders (NED) |
Aernoudt-Hoonved-Zeep-Marc | +2h 56' 46" |
| 82 | Marc Dierickx (BEL) |
Aernoudt-Hoonved-Zeep-Marc | +2h 57' 16" |
| 83 | Julius Thalmann (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +3h 01' 48" |
| 84 | Erich Mächler (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +3h 16' 31" |
| 85 | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +3h 33' 56" |
| 86 | Guy Gallopin (FRA) |
La Redoute | +3h 34' 57" |
| 87 | Marcel Russenberger (SUI) |
Cilo-Aufina | +3h 42' 07" |
| 88 | Marcel Laurens (BEL) |
Aernoudt-Hoonved-Zeep-Marc | +4h 02' 46" |
[edit] References
- General
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965–2007. Dog Ear Publishering. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. http://books.google.nl/books?id=V8mlwItBhhcC&pg=PA103. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- Specific
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ McGann, p. 143–144
- ^ McGann, p. 139
- ^ McGann, p. 141
- ^ "Rider biographies: Laurent Fignon". Cycling hall of fame. http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=31. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ McGann, p. 142
- ^ Pickering, Edward (31 August 2010). "Laurent Fignon: My way or the fairway". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Ltd.. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/497582/laurent-fignon-my-way-or-the-fairway.html. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 4" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_04.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b "70ème Tour de France 1983" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1983.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1983. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011.
