1987 Paris–Nice

The 1987 Paris–Nice was the 45th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 3 March to 9 March 1987. The race started in Paris and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Kas team.

1987 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	8–15 March 1987
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,169.5[1] km (726.7 mi)
Winning time	31h 18' 46"
Results
Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas)   Second  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) (Toshiba–Look)   Third  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (Système U)
← 1986 1988 →

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	8 March	Paris	5.5 km (3.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
1	9 March	Champigny-sur-Yonne	47 km (29 mi)		Team time trial	Carrera Jeans–Vagabond
2	10 March	Chalon-sur-Saône to Saint-Étienne	203 km (126 mi)			Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
3	11 March	Saint-Étienne to Mont Ventoux/Chalet Reynard	244 km (152 mi)			Sean Kelly (IRL)
4	12 March	Miramas to Toulon/Mont Faron	193 km (120 mi)			Jean-François Bernard (FRA)
5	13 March	Toulon to Saint-Tropez	208 km (129 mi)			Laurent Fignon (FRA)
6	14 March	Saint-Tropez to Mandelieu	155 km (96 mi)			Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA)
7a	15 March	Mandelieu to Nice	104 km (65 mi)			Laurent Fignon (FRA)
7b		Nice to Col d'Èze	10 km (6.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Stephen Roche (IRL)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sean Kelly (IRL) Kas 31h 18' 46" 2  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) Toshiba–Look + 1' 07" 3  Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U + 1' 10" 4  Stephen Roche (IRL) Carrera Jeans–Vagabond + 1' 17" 5  Éric Boyer (FRA) Système U + 2' 01" 6  Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) Fagor–MBK + 3' 49" 7  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Vétements Z–Peugeot + 4' 59" 8  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) Carrera Jeans–Vagabond + 5' 38" 9  Iñaki Gastón (ESP) Kas + 6' 27" 10  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi–Marc + 6' 45"

References

1. "Paris–Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. "45ème Paris-Nice 1987". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "1987 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Kelly, a por su sexta Paris-Niza" [Kelly goes for his sixth Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1987. p. 52.
• "Vandenbroucke: De profesion sus prologos" [Vandenbroucke: By profession his prologues] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1987. p. 58.
• "Las contrarrelojes "hacen sangre" a los Espanoles" [Time trials "make blood" for Spaniards] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1987. p. 43.
• "Planckaert aprovecho la opcion de los sprinters" [Planckaert took advantage of the sprinters' option] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1987. p. 40.
• "Kelly reino en el Mont Ventoux" [Kelly reigned on Mont Ventoux] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1987. p. 45.
• "Etapa y liderato para Bernard en la Paris-Niza" [Stage and lead for Bernard in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1987. p. 47.
• "Paris-Niza recupera el color Irlandes" [Paris-Nice recovers Irish colour] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1987. p. 42.
• "Fagor no gana con Munoz, pero lo hace con Bagot" [Fagor does not win with Muñoz, but it does with Bagot] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1987. p. 50.
• "Kelly: Seis "Paris-Niza" consecutivas" [Kelly: Six consecutive "Paris-Nice"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1987. p. 62.