1984 Tour de France

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1984 final standings
Overall Laurent Fignon 112h 03' 40"
Second Bernard Hinault +10' 32"
Third Greg LeMond +11' 46"
Points Frank Hoste 322 points
Second Seán Kelly 318 points
Third Eric Vanderaerden 247 points
Climber Robert Millar 284 points
Second Laurent Fignon 212 points
Third Ángel Arroyo 140 points
Youth Greg LeMond 112h 15' 26"
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Teams Renault
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At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour victory after having sat out the 1983 Tour because of injuries. Also that year, Greg LeMond became the first American rider to finish in the top three and stand on the podium. Frank Hoste of Belgium won the green jersey, and Robert Millar of the United Kingdom won the polka dot jersey. The race consisted of 23 stages, totaling 4020 kilometers (2498 miles).

[edit] Results

Stage results
Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
P Noisy-le-Sec - Noisy-le-Sec 5* Bernard Hinault France Bernard Hinault France
1 Bondy - Saint-Denis 149 Frank Hoste Belgium Ludo Peeters Belgium
2 Bobigny - Louvroil 250 Marc Madiot France Jacques Hanegraaf Netherlands
3 Louvroil - Valenciennes 512 Renault Jacques Hanegraaf Netherlands
4 Valenciennes - Béthune 83 Ferdi Van Den Haute Belgium Adri van der Poel Netherlands
5 Béthune - Cergy-Pontoise 207 Paulo Ferreira Portugal Vincent Barteau France
6 Cergy-Pontoise - Alençon 202 Frank Hoste Belgium Vincent Barteau France
7 Alençon - Le Mans 67* Laurent Fignon France Vincent Barteau France
8 Le Mans - Nantes 192 Pascal Jules France Vincent Barteau France
9 Nantes - Bordeaux 338 Jan Raas Netherlands Vincent Barteau France
10 Bordeaux - Pau 198 Eric Vanderaerden Belgium Vincent Barteau France
11 Pau - Guzet-Neige 226 Robert Millar United Kingdom Vincent Barteau France
12 Saint-Girons - Blagnac 111 Pascal Poisson France Vincent Barteau France
13 Blagnac - Rodez 221 Pierre-Henri Menthéour France Vincent Barteau France
14 Rodez - Domaine-de-Rouret 228 Alfons De Wolf Belgium Vincent Barteau France
15 Domaine-de-Rouret - Grenoble 241 Frédéric Vichot France Vincent Barteau France
16 Les Echelles - La Ruchère-en-Chartreuse 22* Laurent Fignon France Vincent Barteau France
17 Grenoble - Alpe d'Huez 151 Luis Herrera Colombia Laurent Fignon France
18 Le Bourg-d'Oisans - La Plagne 185 Laurent Fignon France Laurent Fignon France
19 La Plagne - Morzine 186 Ángel Arroyo Spain Laurent Fignon France
20 Morzine - Crans Montana Switzerland 141 Laurent Fignon France Laurent Fignon France
21 Crans Montana Switzerland - Villefranche-en-Beau 320 Frank Hoste Belgium Laurent Fignon France
22 Villié-Morgon - Villefranche-en-Beau 51* Laurent Fignon France Laurent Fignon France
23 Pantin - Paris 196 Eric Vanderaerden Belgium Laurent Fignon France

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with 2 were team time trials.

[edit] General classification

Rank Name Country Team Time
1 Laurent Fignon  France Renault-Elf-Gitane 112h 03' 40"
2 Bernard Hinault  France La Vie Claire 10' 32"
3 Greg LeMond  United States Renault-Elf-Gitane 11' 46"
4 Robert Millar  United Kingdom Peugeot Shell Michelin 14' 42"
5 Seán Kelly  Ireland Skil-Sem-Reydel 16' 35"
6 Ángel Arroyo  Spain Reynolds 19' 22"
7 Pascal Simon  France Peugeot Shell Michelin 21' 17"
8 Pedro Muñóz  Spain Teka 26' l7"
9 Claude Criquielion  Belgium Splendor-Mondial 29' 12"
10 Phil Anderson  Australia Panasonic-Raleigh 29' 16"

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