1967 Paris–Nice Explained

1967 Paris–Nice
Date:	8–15 March 1967
Stages:	8
Distance:	1104
Unit:	km
Time:	29h 53' 58"
Speed:	36.923
First:	Tom Simpson
First Team:	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
First Nat:	GBR
First Color:	white
Second:	Bernard Guyot
Second Team:	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Rolf Wolfshohl
Third Team:	Bic
Third Nat:	GER
Mountains:	Bernard Guyot
Mountains Team:	Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune
Mountains Nat:	FRA
Points:	Jean-Claude Wuillemin
Points Team:	Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune
Points Nat:	FRA
Points Color:	green
Combination:	Bernard Guyot
Combination Nat:	FRA
Combination Team:	Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune
Team:	Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune
Previous:	1966
Next:	1968

The 1967 Paris–Nice was the 25th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 8 March in Athis-Mons, south of Paris, and ended on 15 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including an individual time trial. A total of 96 riders from twelve teams entered the race, which was won by Briton Tom Simpson of the Peugeot–BP–Michelin team.

Simpson became the first British rider to win the Paris–Nice general classification. In the other race classifications, Bernard Guyot of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune won the mountains classification, Jean-Claude Wuillemin of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune took the points classification green jersey. Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranks each of the twelve teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.^{[1] [2]}

Teams

Twelve teams were invited to participate in the 1967 edition of the Paris–Nice. One of the teams, Beer 33-Gitane, was amateur. Each team sent a squad of eight riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 96 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 83 made it to the finish in Nice.

The teams entering the race were:

Bic Beer 33-Gitane (amateur) Flandria–De Clerck Kamome–Wolber

Mann–Grundig Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune Peugeot–BP–Michelin

Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport Salvarani Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy Willem II–Gazelle

Stages

Stage 1

8 March 1967 — Athis-Mons to Châteaurenard, 146km (91miles)

Stage 1 result^[3] Cyclist Team Time 1 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport 2 Salvarani s.t. 3 Bic s.t. 4 Mann–Grundig s.t.

Stage 2

9 March 1967 — Châteaurenard to Château-Chinon, 148km (92miles)

Stage 2 result^[4] Cyclist Team Time 1 Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson +1' 11" 3 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport +1' 20" 4 Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy +1' 21" 5 Mann–Grundig s.t. 6 Mann–Grundig s.t. 7 Bic s.t. 8 Bic s.t. 9 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson s.t. 10 Flandria–De Clerck s.t.

Stage 3

10 March 1967 — Lucy-sur-Cure to Saint-Étienne, 195km (121miles)

Stage 3 result^[5] Cyclist Team Time 1 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport 2 Flandria–De Clerck s.t. 3 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune s.t. 4 Mann–Grundig s.t. 5 Mann–Grundig s.t. 6 Salvarani s.t. 7 Willem II–Gazelle s.t. 8 Flandria–De Clerck s.t. 9 Bic s.t.

Stage 4

11 March 1967 — Saint-Étienne to Bollène, 183km (114miles)

Stage 4 result^[6] Cyclist Team Time 1 Willem II–Gazelle 2 Flandria–De Clerck s.t. 3 Peugeot–BP–Michelin s.t. 4 Bic s.t. 5 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune s.t. 6 Bic s.t. 7 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport s.t. 8 Salvarani s.t. 9 Willem II–Gazelle s.t. 10 Peugeot–BP–Michelin s.t.

Stage 5

12 March 1967 — Bollène to Marignane, 172km (107miles)

Stage 5 result^[7] Cyclist Team Time 1 Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune s.t. 3 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport s.t. 4 Salvarani s.t. 5 Mann–Grundig s.t. 6 Willem II–Gazelle s.t. 7 Flandria–De Clerck s.t. 8 Mann–Grundig s.t. 9 Bic s.t. 10 Mann–Grundig s.t.

Stage 6

13 March 1967 — Marignane to Hyères, 142km (88miles)

Stage 6 result^[8] Cyclist Team Time 1 Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 Peugeot–BP–Michelin s.t. 3 Bic +1' 26" 4 Bic s.t. 5 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune +2' 9" 6 Mann–Grundig +2' 19" 7 Peugeot–BP–Michelin +4' 16" 8 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson s.t. 9 Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy s.t. 10 Flandria–De Clerck s.t.

Stage 7

14 March 1967 — Hyères to Antibes, 168km (104miles)

Stage 7 result^[9] Cyclist Team Time 1 Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune +25" 3 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport s.t. 4 Flandria–De Clerck s.t. 5 Willem II–Gazelle s.t. 6 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune s.t. 7 Bic s.t. 8 Bic s.t.

Stage 8

15 March 1967 — Antibes to Nice, 28km (17miles) individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 8 result^[10] Cyclist Team Time 1 Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 2 Bic +2" 3 Bic +11" 4 Peugeot–BP–Michelin +19" 5 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson +38" 6 Peugeot–BP–Michelin +39" 7 Salvarani +52" 8 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport +1' 4" 9 Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy +1' 14" 10 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson +1' 18"

Final general classification

Final General Classification Result^[11] Cyclist Team Time 1 Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2 Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune +2' 7" 3 Bic +3' 47" 4 Bic +4' 12" 5 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport +6' 48" 6 Willem II–Gazelle +9' 31" 7 Salvarani +10' 17" 8 Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport +10' 24" 9 Flandria–De Clerck +12' 23" 10 Peugeot–BP–Michelin +18' 46"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guide historique 2015. fr. Historical guide 2015. LeTour.fr. 30. ASO. 7 June 2015.
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2. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967. Cycling Archives. de Wielersite. 7 June 2015.
3. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 1. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
4. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 2. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
5. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 3. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
6. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 4. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
7. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 5. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
8. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 6. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
9. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 7. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
10. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Stage 8. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.
11. Web site: Paris–Nice 1967 - Final Classification. WVcycling.com. 7 June 2015.