1983 Tour de France
Route of the 1983 Tour de France | |||
Race details | |||
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Dates | 1–24 July 1983 | ||
Stages | 22+Prologue | ||
Distance | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
Winning time | 105h 07' 52" | ||
Palmares | |||
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) | |
Mountains | Lucien Van Impe (Belgium) | (Metauromobili) | |
Youth | Laurent Fignon (France) | (Renault) | |
Sprints | Sean Kelly (Ireland) | (Sem) | |
Team | TI-Raleigh | ||
Team Points | TI-Raleigh | ||
The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 24 July 1983 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3809 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.
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Differences from the 1982 Tour de France
The young rider classification rules changed: in 1983 the classification was open to only first time entrants of the Tour. The team classification also changed: in 1982 it was calculated with the times of the best four cyclists in every stage, and in 1983 this changed to the times of the best three cyclists. [2]
Participants
The Tour organisation wanted to globalize cycling by having cyclist from the Eastern Bloc in the Tour. Because they only rode as amateurs, the 1983 Tour was also opened for amateur teams. In the end, only the Colombian and Portuguese national amateur teams applied for a place,[2] and the Portuguese team later withdrew.
The 1983 Tour started with 140 cyclists, divided into 14 teams of 10 cyclists:[3]
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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.[4] When Hinault, winner of four of 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.[5] After stage nine, the first mountain stage, Fignon was in second place, behind Pascal Simon,[6] and he was allowed to be team leader.[7] In the eleventh 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.[8] 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.[9]
Stages
The 1983 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had one rest day, after the finish on the Alpe d'Huez.[10]
Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
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P | 1 July | Fontenay-sous-Bois | Individual time trial | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
1 | 2 July | Nogent-sur-Marne – Créteil | 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 | Châteaubriant – Nantes | Individual time trial | 58 km (36 mi) | Bert Oosterbosch (NED) |
7 | 8 July | Nantes – Île d'Oléron | 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 – Bagnères-de-Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 201 km (125 mi) | Robert Millar (GBR) |
11 | 12 July | Bagnères-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 Dôme | Individual time trial | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Ángel Arroyo (ESP) |
16 | 17 July | Issoire – Saint-Étienne | Hilly stage | 144 km (89 mi) | Michel Laurent (FRA) |
17 | 18 July | La Tour-du-Pin – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 223 km (139 mi) | Peter Winnen (NED) |
18 | 20 July | Le 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 – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) |
Results
There were several classifications in the 1983 Tour de France, four of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[12]
Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[12]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[12]
Another classification was the debutant classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders that rode the Tour for the first time were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.[12]
The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1983, this classification had no associated jersey.[13]
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[14]
General classification
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 105h 07' 52" |
2 | Ángel 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) | |||
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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 Hernández (ESP) | Reynolds | +1h 58' 39" |
55 | Carlos Hernández (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-Lassalle (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 Wijnants (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" |
Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Team classification
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Debutant classification
Intermediate sprints classification
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References
- General
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