A little history
The significant dates of Paris-Nice
• 1933 Alphonse SCHEPERS (Belgium) 1.257 km
Albert Lejeune, Director of the Petit Journal, creates Paris-Nice, nicknamed the "race to the sun". The start of the first stage is given on March 14th at 5am in Paris (Place d'Italia - 13th arrondissement). The race is run every year until 1939.
• 1934 Gaston REBRY (Belgium) 1.156 km
• 1935 René VIETTO (France) 1.296 km
• 1936 Maurice ARCHAMBAUD (France) 1.222 km
• 1937 Roger LAPEBIE (France) 1.265 km
• 1938 Jules LOWIE (Belgium) 1.142 km
• 1939 Maurice ARCHAMBAUD (France) 892 km
• 1946 Fermo CAMELLINI (Italia) 1.273 km
The race is organized for one year. Fermo Camellini wins ahead of Maurice De Muer.
• 1951 Roger DECOCK (Belgium) 1.117,5 km
The journalist Jean Leulliot repurchases the race, which becomes for three years Paris-Côte d'Azur.
• 1952 Louison BOBET (France) 1.234 km
• 1953 Jean-Pierre MUNCH (France) 1.124 km
• 1954 Raymond IMPANIS (Belgium) 1.048 km
• 1955 Jean BOBET (France) 1.140 km
• 1956 Fred DE BRUYNE (Belgium) 1.074 km
• 1957 Jacques ANQUETIL (France) 1.207 km
• 1958 Fred DE BRUYNE (Belgium) 1.215 km
• 1959 Jean GRACZYCK (France) 1.955 km
Rome welcomes the last stage of the longest Paris-Nice (1.955 km).
• 1960 Raymond IMPANIS (Belgium) 1.264 km
• 1961 Jacques ANQUETIL (France) 1.262 km
• 1962 Joseph PLANCKAERT (Belgium) 1.532 km
• 1963 Jacques ANQUETIL (France) 1.407 km
• 1964 Jan JANSSEN (Netherlands) 1 524 km
After a fall in the descent of the treacherous Col de Téghine, Poulidor gives up. Having won the time-trial and defeated Anquetil, he was about to capture the race.
• 1965 Jacques ANQUETIL (France) 1.295 km
• 1966 Jacques ANQUETIL (France) 1.309 km
Anquetil dethrones Poulidor on the last day. The rivalry between the two champions reaches a climax and divides the French people in two.
• 1967 Tom SIMPSON (Great Britain) 1.104 km
• 1968 Rolf WOLFSHOHL (Germany) 1.461 km
• 1969 Eddy MERCKX (Belgium) 1.200 km
For the very first time, the race ends up at the top of the col d'Eze. This time-trial is won by Eddy Merckx.
• 1970 Eddy MERCKX (Belgium) 1.459 km
• 1971 Eddy MERCKX (Belgium) 1.128 km
Third success in a row for Eddy Merckx.
• 1972 Raymond POULIDOR (France) 1.129 km
36-year-old Raymond Poulidor defeats Eddy Merckx in the col d'Eze, establishes a new record for the climb and wins Paris-Nice as he runs it for the 13th time. He wins again in 1973.
• 1973 Raymond POULIDOR (France) 850 km
• 1974 Joop ZOETEMELK (Netherlands) 1.267 km
• 1975 Joop ZOETEMELK (Netherlands) 1.318 km
• 1976 Michel LAURENT (France) 1.205 km
• 1977 Freddy MAERTENS (Belgium) 1.219 km
• 1978 Gerrie KNETEMANN (Netherlands) 1.154 km
• 1979 Joop ZOETEMELK (Netherlands) 1.079 km
• 1980 Gilbert DUCLOS-LASSALLE (France) 1.037 km
• 1981 Stephen ROCHE (Ireland) 1.110 km
• 1982 Sean KELLY (Irlande) 1.186 km
Josette Leulliot takes over the responsability of the race after the death of her father Jean.
• 1983 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1.161 km
• 1984 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1.123 km
• 1985 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1.187 km
• 1986 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1.216 km
• 1987 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1.173 km
Jacques Anquetil, five-time-winner, is for the last time the race director of Paris-Nice.
• 1988 Sean KELLY (Ireland) 1. 018 km
The Irish man Sean Kelly wins his seventh Paris-Nice in a row and establishes the record of success.
• 1989 Miguel INDURAIN (Spain) 1.111 km
• 1990 Miguel INDURAIN (Spain) 1.110 km
• 1991 Tony ROMINGER (Switzerland) 957 km
• 1992 Jean-François BERNARD (France) 1.110 km
• 1993 Alex ZÜLLE (Switzerland) 1.200 km
• 1994 Tony ROMINGER (Switzerland) 1.407 km
• 1995 Laurent JALABERT (France) 1.117,5 km
Laurent Jalabert wins the first of his three consecutive Paris-Nice.
• 1996 Laurent JALABERT (France) 1.303 km
• 1997 Laurent JALABERT (France) 1.135 km
• 1998 Franck VANDENBROUCKE 1.295 km
• 1999 Michaël BOOGERD (Netherlands) 1.216 km
• 2000 Andreas KLÖDEN (Germany) 1.254 km
Laurent Fignon, who bought it the previous year, manages the race for the first time.
• 2001 Dario FRIGO (Italia) 1.212 km
• 2002 Alexandre VINOKOUROV (Kazakhstan) 1.194 km
A.S.O repurchases Paris-Nice.
• 2003 Alexandre VINOKOUROV (Kazakhstan) 1.094 km
• 2004 Jorg JAKSCHE (Germany) 1.305,7 km
• 2005 Bobby JULICH (USA) 947 km
• 2006 Floyd LANDIS (USA) 1 274 km