The 1967 ParisâNice was the 25th running of the
ParisâNice 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
PeugeotâBPâMichelin team.
Simpson became the first British rider to win the ParisâNice general classification. In the other race classifications,
Bernard Guyot of PelforthâWildâLejeune won the mountains classification,
Jean-Claude Wuillemin of PelforthâWildâLejeune took the points classification green jersey. PelforthâWildâLejeune 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
ParisâNice. 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.[1]
^
ab"Guide historique 2015" [Historical guide 2015] (PDF). LeTour.fr (in French).
ASO. p. 30. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
The 1967 ParisâNice was the 25th running of the
ParisâNice 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
PeugeotâBPâMichelin team.
Simpson became the first British rider to win the ParisâNice general classification. In the other race classifications,
Bernard Guyot of PelforthâWildâLejeune won the mountains classification,
Jean-Claude Wuillemin of PelforthâWildâLejeune took the points classification green jersey. PelforthâWildâLejeune 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
ParisâNice. 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.[1]
^
ab"Guide historique 2015" [Historical guide 2015] (PDF). LeTour.fr (in French).
ASO. p. 30. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.