1966 Paris–Nice
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| Dates | 8–15 March 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,312.4[1] km (815.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 34h 02' 01" | ||||||||||||
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The 1966 Paris–Nice was the 24th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 1966. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Jacques Anquetil of the Ford France team.
Route
[edit]| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 8 March | Montereau to Auxerre | 143.2 km (89.0 mi) |  Adriano Durante (ITA)
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| 2a | 9 March | Avallon to Montceau-les-Mines | 141 km (88 mi) | Vittorio Adorni (ITA)
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| 2b | Montceau-les-Mines to Mâcon | 66.5 km (41.3 mi) |  Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
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| 3 | 10 March | Mâcon to Saint-Étienne | 175 km (109 mi) |  Rudi Altig (GER)
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| 4 | 11 March | Saint-Étienne to Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 205 km (127 mi) |  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
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| 5 | 12 March | Bagnols-sur-Cèze to Marignane | 157 km (98 mi) |  Albertus Geldermans (NED)
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| 6a | 13 March | Bastia to Bastia | 67 km (42 mi) | Luciano Armani (ITA)
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| 6b | Casta to L'Île-Rousse | 35.7 km (22.2 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
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| 7 | 14 March | L'Île-Rousse to Ajaccio | 155 km (96 mi) | Michele Dancelli (ITA)
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| 8 | 15 March | Antibes to Nice | 167 km (104 mi) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
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General classification
[edit]Final general classification[3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "24ème Paris-Nice 1966". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
- ^ "Paris - Nice". WVCycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "1966 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- "La Paris-Niza, Armani mejor corredor de montana" [Paris-Nice, Armani best mountain rider] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1966. p. 2.
- "El frances Annaert vencedor de la segunda etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Frenchman Annaert wins second leg of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1966. p. 6.
- "Geldermans vencio en la uinta etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Geldermans won the last stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1966. p. 4.
- "Poulidor batio Anquetil en la etapa contra reloj de la Paris-Niza y se situa lider" [Poulidor beat Anquetil in the time trial stage of Paris-Nice and takes the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1966. p. 13.
- "Final de la "Carrera al Sol" terminada ayer. Nueva version de Anquetil" [End of the "Race to the Sun" finished yesterday. New version of Anquetil] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1966. p. 2.