1984 Tour de France
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 29 June–22 July 1984 | ||
| Stages | 23+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 4,020.9 km (2,498 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 112h 03' 40" (34.906 km/h or 21.690 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | (Renault) | ||
| Second | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Third | (Renault) | ||
|
|
|||
| Points | (Europ Decor) | ||
| Mountains | (Peugeot) | ||
| Youth | (Renault) | ||
| Sprints | (Kwantum Hallen) | ||
| Team | Renault | ||
| Team Points | Panasonic | ||
|
← 1983
1985 →
|
|||
The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.[1]
French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former 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 4,020 kilometers (2,500 mi).
Contents |
[edit] Differences from the 1983 Tour de France
Before the 1984 Tour, the Intermediate sprints classification did not have a jersey. In the 1984 Tour, the organizers gave the leader of the classification a red jersey to wear.[2]
[edit] Participants
The 1984 Tour started with 170 cyclists, divided into 17 teams of 10 cyclists:[2]
|
|
|
[edit] Race details
The 1984 Tour de France was a battle between Fignon and his former team captain Hinault. Hinault won the prologue, but Fignon won back time when his team won the team time trial in stage three.[3] After a large escape in the fifth stage, Fignon's team mate Vincent Barteau was leading the race. In the seventh stage, Fignon won the time trial, beating Hinault by 49 seconds.[4] Barteau was still leading the race, and remained the leader after the Pyrenées. In the sixteenth stage, Fignon again beat Hinault in a time trial, this time winning 33 seconds.[5] In the seventeenth stage, Hinault attacked five times on the penultimate climb, but every time Fignon was able to get back. Then, Fignon left Hinault behind, and won almost three more minutes on Hinault. Barteau was so far behind in this stage, that Fignon became the new leader.[6] Fignon won three more stages, for a total of five that year, and won the Tour with a ten minute margin. With his air of indifference in interviews and his crushing dominance, he was hailed as France's newest superstar.
[edit] Stages
The 1984 Tour de France started on 29 June, and had one rest day, in Grenoble.[7]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 29 June | Montreuil – Noisy le Sec | 5 km (3.1 mi) | ||
| 1 | 30 June | Bondy – St Denis | 149 km (93 mi) | ||
| 2 | 1 July | Bobigny – Louvroil | 249 km (155 mi) | ||
| 3 | 2 July | Louvroil – Valenciennes | 51 km (32 mi) | Renault | |
| 4 | 2 July | Valenciennes – Bethune | 83 km (52 mi) | ||
| 5 | 3 July | Bethune – Cergy Pontoise | 207 km (129 mi) | ||
| 6 | 4 July | Cergy Pontoise – Alencon | 202 km (126 mi) | ||
| 7 | 5 July | Alencon – Le Mans | 67 km (42 mi) | ||
| 8 | 6 July | Le Mans – Nantes | 192 km (119 mi) | ||
| 9 | 7 July | Nantes – Bordeaux | 338 km (210 mi) | ||
| 10 | 8 July | Langon – Pau | 198 km (123 mi) | ||
| 11 | 9 July | Pau – Guzet Neige | 227 km (141 mi) | ||
| 12 | 10 July | St Girons – Blagnac | 111 km (69 mi) | ||
| 13 | 11 July | Blagnac – Rodez | 220 km (140 mi) | ||
| 14 | 12 July | Rodez – Domaine du Rouret | 228 km (142 mi) | ||
| 15 | 13 July | Domaine du Rouret – Grenoble | 241 km (150 mi) | ||
| 16 | 15 July | Les Echelles – La Ruchère-en-Chartreuse | 22 km (14 mi) | ||
| 17 | 16 July | Grenoble – L'Alpe d'Huez | 151 km (94 mi) | ||
| 18 | 17 July | Bourg d'Oisans – La Plagne | 185 km (115 mi) | ||
| 19 | 18 July | La Plagne – Morzine | 186 km (116 mi) | ||
| 20 | 19 July | Morzine – Crans Montana | 141 km (88 mi) | ||
| 21 | 20 July | Crans Montana – Villefranche en Beaujolais | 320 km (200 mi) | ||
| 22 | 21 July | Ville Morgon – Villefranche en Beaujolais | 51 km (32 mi) | ||
| 23 | 22 July | Pantin – Parijs | 197 km (122 mi) |
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault-Elf | 112h 03' 40" | |
| 2 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +10' 32" | |
| 3 | Renault-Elf | +11' 46" | |
| 4 | Peugeot | +14' 42" | |
| 5 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +16' 35" | |
| 6 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +19' 22" | |
| 7 | Peugeot | +21' 17" | |
| 8 | Teka | +26' 17" | |
| 9 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +29' 12" | |
| 10 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +29' 16" |
| Final general classification (11–124) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +30' 58" | |
| 12 | Varta | +33' 32" | |
| 13 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +33' 41" | |
| 14 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +36' 28" | |
| 15 | Teka | +37' 49" | |
| 16 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +41' 54" | |
| 17 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +44' 33" | |
| 18 | Varta | +45' 33" | |
| 19 | Varta | +49' 25" | |
| 20 | Cilo | +51' 02" | |
| 21 | Renault-Elf | +51' 53" | |
| 22 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +52' 37" | |
| 23 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +53' 18" | |
| 24 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +53' 25" | |
| 25 | La Redoute | +56' 36" | |
| 26 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +58' 14" | |
| 27 | Varta | +58' 30" | |
| 28 | Renault-Elf | +1h 00' 02" | |
| 29 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 05' 38" | |
| 30 | Kwantum | +1h 06' 02" | |
| 31 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 07' 03" | |
| 32 | Varta | +1h 07' 17" | |
| 33 | Peugeot | +1h 09' 58" | |
| 34 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 10' 23" | |
| 35 | Renault-Elf | +1h 13' 03" | |
| 36 | La Redoute | +1h 16' 33" | |
| 37 | Système U | +1h 17' 22" | |
| 38 | La Redoute | +1h 18' 03" | |
| 39 | Teka | +1h 22' 59" | |
| 40 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 23' 52" | |
| 41 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 24' 02" | |
| 42 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 24' 13" | |
| 43 | Cilo | +1h 25' 21" | |
| 44 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 26' 51" | |
| 45 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 28' 35" | |
| 46 | Renault-Elf | +1h 29' 39" | |
| 47 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 29' 49" | |
| 48 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 31' 13" | |
| 49 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 33' 15" | |
| 50 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 33' 23" | |
| 51 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 33' 53" | |
| 52 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 23" | |
| 53 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 30" | |
| 54 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 37' 50" | |
| 55 | Renault-Elf | +1h 38' 51" | |
| 56 | Kwantum | +1h 39' 30" | |
| 57 | Kwantum | +1h 39' 59" | |
| 58 | Cilo | +1h 40' 39" | |
| 59 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 42' 20" | |
| 60 | Varta | +1h 43' 55" | |
| 61 | Cilo | +1h 47' 24" | |
| 62 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 48' 38" | |
| 63 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 49' 07" | |
| 64 | Teka | +1h 49' 31" | |
| 65 | Varta | +1h 49' 59" | |
| 66 | Teka | +1h 52' 04" | |
| 67 | Système U | +1h 52' 04" | |
| 68 | Teka | +1h 52' 25" | |
| 69 | Système U | +1h 53' 58" | |
| 70 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +1h 54' 28" | |
| 71 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 55' 17" | |
| 72 | Renault-Elf | +1h 56' 39" | |
| 73 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 58' 23" | |
| 74 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 58' 36" | |
| 75 | Kwantum | +1h 58' 52" | |
| 76 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 03' 40" | |
| 77 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 08' 15" | |
| 78 | Varta | +2h 09' 31" | |
| 79 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 11' 29" | |
| 80 | Renault-Elf | +2h 11' 37" | |
| 81 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 12' 08" | |
| 82 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +2h 12' 17" | |
| 83 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 13' 02" | |
| 84 | Cilo | +2h 15' 23" | |
| 85 | Système U | +2h 17' 18" | |
| 86 | Peugeot | +2h 20' 29" | |
| 87 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +2h 20' 51" | |
| 88 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +2h 23' 55" | |
| 89 | Peugeot | +2h 25' 08" | |
| 90 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 26' 14" | |
| 91 | Peugeot | +2h 26' 41" | |
| 92 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 28' 49" | |
| 93 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 29' 21" | |
| 94 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 29' 26" | |
| 95 | Peugeot | +2h 31' 28" | |
| 96 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 31' 33" | |
| 97 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +2h 34' 10" | |
| 98 | Teka | +2h 35' 25" | |
| 99 | La Redoute | +2h 36' 45" | |
| 100 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 38' 08" | |
| 101 | Kwantum | +2h 44' 04" | |
| 102 | Peugeot | +2h 44' 26" | |
| 103 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 47' 58" | |
| 104 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 49' 20" | |
| 105 | Peugeot | +2h 51' 59" | |
| 106 | La Redoute | +2h 52' 48" | |
| 107 | Kwantum | +2h 59' 01" | |
| 108 | Kwantum | +3h 01' 04" | |
| 109 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +3h 01' 39" | |
| 110 | La Redoute | +3h 03' 04" | |
| 111 | La Redoute | +3h 04' 25" | |
| 112 | Peugeot | +3h 06' 24" | |
| 113 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +3h 06' 50" | |
| 114 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +3h 07' 34" | |
| 115 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 09' 16" | |
| 116 | La Redoute | +3h 24' 48" | |
| 117 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 18" | |
| 118 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 37" | |
| 119 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 27' 26" | |
| 120 | Teka | +3h 30' 11" | |
| 121 | Renault-Elf | +3h 35' 39" | |
| 122 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 40' 05" | |
| 123 | Cilo | +4h 00' 30" | |
| 124 | Cilo | +4h 01' 17" | |
[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.
- ^ a b c d "71ème Tour de France 1984" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1984.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ McGann, p. 147
- ^ McGann, p. 148
- ^ McGann, p. 150
- ^ McGann, p. 152
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 4" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_04.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ 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#1984. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011.
[edit] External links
- Race summary Accessed July 22, 2005.
- Race summary and times (French language) Accessed July 22, 2005.