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<tr><td>Region:</td><td>Central and Southern [[France]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Date:</td><td>March</td></tr>
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! colspan=2 |'''Paris-Nice'''
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|Local name || Paris-Nice
<tr><td>First Edition:</td><td valign="top">1933</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Number of Editions:</td><td valign="top">63</td></tr>
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|Region || Central and Southern {{flagiconFrance}} [[France]]
<tr><td>First Winner:</td><td valign="top">[[Alfons Schepers]], ([[Belgium]])</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Most Wins:</td><td valign="top">[[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]] ([[Ireland]]) 7 times</td></tr>
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|First Edition || 1933
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|First Winner || [[Alfons Schepers]], ([[Belgium]])
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|Most Wins || [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]] ([[Ireland]]) 7 times
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'''Paris-Nice''', nicknamed "the race to the sun", is an annual professional [[road bicycle racing|cycling stage race]] held annually each [[March]].
 
'''Paris-Nice''', nicknamed "the race to the sun", is an annual professional [[road bicycle racing|cycling stage race]] held annually each [[March]].
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Paris-Nice is organised by the [[Amaury Sport Organisation]] (ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the famous [[Tour de France]] and [[Paris-Roubaix]] and other sport events like [[Paris-Dakar]] and the [[Paris Marathon]].
 
Paris-Nice is organised by the [[Amaury Sport Organisation]] (ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the famous [[Tour de France]] and [[Paris-Roubaix]] and other sport events like [[Paris-Dakar]] and the [[Paris Marathon]].
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==Winners==
 
==Winners==
  
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*2009 [[Luis León Sánchez]] ([[Spain]])
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*2008 [[Davide Rebellin]] ([[Italy]])
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*2007 [[Alberto Contador]] ([[Spain]])
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*2006 [[Floyd Landis]]  ([[USA]])
 
*[[2005]] [[Bobby Julich]] ([[USA]])
 
*[[2005]] [[Bobby Julich]] ([[USA]])
 
*[[2004]] [[Jorg Jaksche]] ([[Germany]])
 
*[[2004]] [[Jorg Jaksche]] ([[Germany]])
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*[[1981]] [[Stephen Roche]] ([[Ireland]])
 
*[[1981]] [[Stephen Roche]] ([[Ireland]])
 
*[[1980]] [[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]] ([[France]])
 
*[[1980]] [[Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle]] ([[France]])
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.letour.fr/stf/parisnice/2005/us/index.html Paris-Nice Official Website]
 
* [http://www.letour.fr/stf/parisnice/2005/us/index.html Paris-Nice Official Website]

Latest revision as of 12:50, 8 October 2009

Paris-Nice logo.png
Paris-Nice
Local name Paris-Nice
Region Central and Southern 22px-Flag of France.png France
Date March
Type Stage Race
History
First Edition 1933
Number of Editions 63
First Winner Alfons Schepers, (Belgium)
Most Wins Sean Kelly (Ireland) 7 times


Paris-Nice, nicknamed "the race to the sun", is an annual professional cycling stage race held annually each March.

The first Paris-Nice was held in 1933 when the winner was Alfons Schepers from Belgium. The most successful cyclist in Paris-Nice was Sean Kelly from Ireland. He won seven consecutive times (1982-1988).

Although the name is Paris-Nice, the race does not always start in Paris any more. It often starts in towns near or south of Paris. The last stage finishes every year on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The last or penultimate stage often passes the Col d'Eze, a mountain pass close to Nice.

The most recent edition (in 2005) was won by Bobby Julich from the United States. The 2004 edition was won by Jörg Jaksche from Germany. In 2002 and 2003 Paris-Nice was won by Alexandre Vinokourov from Kazakhstan. During the latter race, Vinokourov's friend and countryman Andrei Kivilev died.

Paris-Nice is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the famous Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix and other sport events like Paris-Dakar and the Paris Marathon.


Winners


External links