1979 Paris–Nice

1979 Paris–Nice
Race details
Dates	7–14 March 1979
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,079.5 km (670.8 mi)
Winning time	28h 36' 23"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Paris–Nice was the 37th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1979. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko team.

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Miko–Mercier–Vivagel	28h 36' 23"
2	Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE)	Miko–Mercier–Vivagel	+ 1' 44"
3	Gerrie Knetemann (NED)	TI–Raleigh–McGregor	+ 1' 47"
4	Henk Lubberding (NED)	TI–Raleigh–McGregor	+ 2' 07"
5	Daniel Willems (BEL)	IJsboerke–Warncke Eis	+ 3' 16"
6	Bernard Hinault (FRA)	Renault–Gitane	+ 3' 36"
7	Eddy Schepers (BEL)	DAF Trucks–Aida	+ 6' 51"
8	René Bittinger (FRA)	Flandria–Ça va seul	+ 6' 52"
9	Bernard Vallet (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 7' 44"
10	Pierre Bazzo (FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 7' 47"

References

^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Paris - Nice". WVCycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "1979 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

"«Teka» y «Kas» en la Paris-Niza" ["Teka" and "Kas" at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1979. p. 27.
"Mandan Knetemann y sus paisanos" [Knetemann and his countrymen rule] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1979. p. 25.
"Knetemann sigue dominando La Paris-Niza" [Knetemann continues to dominate Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1979. p. 24.
"La etapa, para Van Vliet: Knetemann sigue lider" [The stage, for Van Vliet: Knetemann still in the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1979. p. 23.
"Jan Raas vencio al sprint en Lyon" [Jan Raas wins the sprint in Lyon] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1979. p. 34.
"Zoetemelk desbanco a Knetemann" [Zoetemelk outranks Knetemann] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1979. p. 43.
"Chassang llego en solitario a Mandelieu" [Chassang arrived solo in Mandelieu] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1979. p. 34.
"Para Joop Zoetemelk la Paris-Niza" [For Joop Zoetemelk, Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1979. p. 24.

[BRI-1] "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[2] "Paris - Nice". WVCycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] "1979 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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General classification

References

Further reading