1983 Paris–Nice

The 1983 Paris–Nice was the 41st edition of the Paris–Nice road cycling stage race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 1983. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Sem–France Loire team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	9 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	5.5 km (3.4 mi)	Individual time trial	Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)
1	10 March	Gien to Bourbon-Lancy	196 km (122 mi)		Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
2	11 March	Bourbon-Lancy to Saint-Étienne	212 km (132 mi)		Francis Castaing (FRA)
3a	12 March	Saint-Chamond to Tournon	89 km (55 mi)		Sean Kelly (IRL)
3b	12 March	Tain-l'Hermitage	35 km (22 mi)	Team time trial	Jacky Aernoudt–Rossin–Campagnolo
4	13 March	Bollène to Miramas	186 km (116 mi)		Sean Kelly (IRL)
5	14 March	Miramas to La Seyne	183 km (114 mi)		Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL)
6	15 March	La Seyne to Mandelieu	182 km (113 mi)		Dirk De Wolf (BEL)
7a	16 March	Mandelieu to Nice	60 km (37 mi)		Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)
7b	16 March	Nice/Col d'Èze	11 km (6.8 mi)	Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sean Kelly (IRL)	Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic	30h 02' 19"
2	Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI)	Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic	+ 1' 03"
3	Steven Rooks (NED)	Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic	+ 1' 14"
4	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	+ 1' 42"
5	Michel Laurent (FRA)	COOP–Mercier–Mavic	+ 2' 26"
6	René Bittinger (FRA)	Sem–France Loire–Reydel–Mavic	+ 3' 59"
7	Paul Haghedooren (BEL)	Splendor–Euro Shop	+ 7' 22"
8	Adri van der Poel (NED)	Jacky Aernoudt–Rossin–Campagnolo	+ 7' 28"
9	Graham Jones (GBR)	Wolber–Spidel	+ 8' 42"
10	Frédéric Brun (FRA)	Peugeot–Shell–Michelin	+ 9' 16"

^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "41ème Paris-Nice 1983". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
^ "1983 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

"Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
"Unica representacion Espanola" [Only Spanish representation] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1983. p. 32.
"Para Vanderaerden, el prologo de la Paris-Niza" [For Vanderaerden, the prologue to Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1983. p. 28.
"Paris-Niza: Coll, 180 km. de escapada" [Paris-Nice: Coll, 180 km getaway] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1983. p. 27.
"Kelly se estreno en la Paris-Niza" [Kelly was released at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1983. p. 36.
"Kelly repitio y Zoetemelk, nuevo lider" [Kelly repeated and Zoetemelk, new leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1983. p. 48.
"Van den Haute se aprovecha del duelo Zoetemelk-Kelly" [Van den Haute takes advantage of the Zoetemelk-Kelly duel] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1983. p. 33.
"Cambio de lider en Francia y Italia" [Change of leader in France and Italy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1983. p. 28.
"Kelly: «Monsieur d'Eze» en la Paris-Niza" [Kelly: "Monsieur d'Eze" in Paris-Niza] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1983. p. 32.