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| Dates | 29 June–22 July 1984 | ||
| Stages | 23+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 4,020.9 km (2,498 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 112h 03' 40" (34.906 km/h/21.690 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | Laurent Fignon (France) | (Renault) | |
| Second | Bernard Hinault (France) | (La Vie Claire) | |
| Third | Greg LeMond (United States) | (Renault) | |
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| Points | Frank Hoste (Belgium) | (Europ Decor) | |
| Mountains | Robert Millar (United Kingdom) | (Peugeot) | |
| Youth | Greg LeMond (United States) | (Renault) | |
| Sprints | Jacques Hanegraaf (Netherlands) | (Kwantum Hallen) | |
| Team | Renault | ||
| Team Points | Panasonic | ||
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The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.[1]
French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour victory after having sat out the 1983 Tour because of injuries. Also that year, Greg LeMond became the first American rider to finish in the top three and stand on the podium. Frank Hoste of Belgium won the green jersey, and Robert Millar of the United Kingdom won the polka dot jersey. The race consisted of 23 stages, totaling 4,020 kilometers (2,500 mi).
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Before the 1984 Tour, the Intermediate sprints classification did not have a jersey. In the 1984 Tour, the organizers gave the leader of the classification a red jersey to wear.
The 1984 Tour de France was a battle between Fignon and his former team captain Hinault. Hinault won the prologue, but Fignon won back time when his team won the team time trial in stage three.[2] After a large escape in the fifth stage, Fignon's team mate Vincent Barteau was leading the race. In the seventh stage, Fignon won the time trial, beating Hinault by 49 seconds.[3] Barteau was still leading the race, and remained the leader after the Pyrenées. In the sixteenth stage, Fignon again beat Hinault in a time trial, this time winning 33 seconds.[4] In the seventeenth stage, Hinault attacked five times on the penultimate climb, but every time Fignon was able to get back. Then, Fignon left Hinault behind, and won almost three more minutes on Hinault. Barteau was so far behind in this stage, that Fignon became the new leader.[5] Fignon won three more stages, for a total of five that year, and won the Tour with a ten minute margin. With his air of indifference in interviews and his crushing dominance, he was hailed as France's newest superstar.
The 1984 Tour de France started on 29 June, and had one rest day, in Grenoble.[6]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 29 June | Montreuil – Noisy le Sec | Individual time trial | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1 | 30 June | Bondy – St Denis | Plain stage | 149 km (93 mi) | Frank Hoste (BEL) |
| 2 | 1 July | Bobigny – Louvroil | Plain stage | 249 km (155 mi) | Marc Madiot (FRA) |
| 3 | 2 July | Louvroil – Valenciennes | Team time trial | 51 km (32 mi) | Renault |
| 4 | 2 July | Valenciennes – Bethune | Plain stage | 83 km (52 mi) | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) |
| 5 | 3 July | Bethune – Cergy Pontoise | Plain stage | 207 km (129 mi) | Paolo José Ferreira (POR) |
| 6 | 4 July | Cergy Pontoise – Alencon | Plain stage | 202 km (126 mi) | Frank Hoste (BEL) |
| 7 | 5 July | Alencon – Le Mans | Individual time trial | 67 km (42 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 8 | 6 July | Le Mans – Nantes | Plain stage | 192 km (119 mi) | Pascal Jules (FRA) |
| 9 | 7 July | Nantes – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 338 km (210 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) |
| 10 | 8 July | Langon – Pau | Plain stage | 198 km (123 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| 11 | 9 July | Pau – Guzet Neige | Stage with mountain(s) | 227 km (141 mi) | Robert Millar (GBR) |
| 12 | 10 July | St Girons – Blagnac | Plain stage | 111 km (69 mi) | Pascal Poisson (FRA) |
| 13 | 11 July | Blagnac – Rodez | Plain stage | 220 km (140 mi) | Pierre-Henri Menthéour (FRA) |
| 14 | 12 July | Rodez – Domaine du Rouret | Hilly stage | 228 km (142 mi) | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) |
| 15 | 13 July | Domaine du Rouret – Grenoble | Hilly stage | 241 km (150 mi) | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) |
| 16 | 15 July | Les Echelles – La Ruchère-en-Chartreuse | Individual time trial | 22 km (14 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 17 | 16 July | Grenoble – L'Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 151 km (94 mi) | Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) |
| 18 | 17 July | Bourg d'Oisans – La Plagne | Stage with mountain(s) | 185 km (115 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 19 | 18 July | La Plagne – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) | 186 km (116 mi) | Angel Arroyo (ESP) |
| 20 | 19 July | Morzine – Crans Montana | Stage with mountain(s) | 141 km (88 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 21 | 20 July | Crans Montana – Villefranche en Beaujolais | Hilly stage | 320 km (200 mi) | Frank Hoste (BEL) |
| 22 | 21 July | Ville Morgon – Villefranche en Beaujolais | Individual time trial | 51 km (32 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) |
| 23 | 22 July | Pantin – Parijs | Hilly stage | 197 km (122 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | Renault-Elf | 112h 03' 40" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +10' 32" |
| 3 | Greg LeMond (USA) | Renault-Elf | +11' 46" |
| 4 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot | +14' 42" |
| 5 | Sean Kelly (IRE) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +16' 35" |
| 6 | Angel Arroyo (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +19' 22" |
| 7 | Pascal Simon (FRA) | Peugeot | +21' 17" |
| 8 | Pedro Muñoz (ESP) | Teka | +26' 17" |
| 9 | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +29' 12" |
| 10 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +29' 16" |
| Final general classification (11–124) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Niki Rüttimann (SUI) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +30' 58" |
| 12 | Rafaël Antonio Acevedo (COL) | Varta | +33' 32" |
| 13 | Jean-Marie Grezet (SUI) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +33' 41" |
| 14 | Eric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +36' 28" |
| 15 | José Patrocinio Jiménez (COL) | Teka | +37' 49" |
| 16 | Gerard Veldscholten (NED) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +41' 54" |
| 17 | Michel Laurent (FRA) | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +44' 33" |
| 18 | Alfonso Florez (COL) | Varta | +45' 33" |
| 19 | José Antonio Agudelo (COL) | Varta | +49' 25" |
| 20 | Bernard Gavillet (SUI) | Cilo | +51' 02" |
| 21 | Pascal Jules (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +51' 53" |
| 22 | Luciano Loro (ITA) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +52' 37" |
| 23 | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +53' 18" |
| 24 | Guy Nulens (BEL) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +53' 25" |
| 25 | Stephen Roche (IRE) | La Redoute | +56' 36" |
| 26 | Peter Winnen (NED) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +58' 14" |
| 27 | Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) | Varta | +58' 30" |
| 28 | Vincent Barteau (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +1h 00' 02" |
| 29 | Gilles Mas (FRA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 05' 38" |
| 30 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Kwantum | +1h 06' 02" |
| 31 | Jonathan Boyer (USA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 07' 03" |
| 32 | Samuel Cabrera (COL) | Varta | +1h 07' 17" |
| 33 | Dominique Garde (FRA) | Peugeot | +1h 09' 58" |
| 34 | Celestino Prieto (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 10' 23" |
| 35 | Marc Madiot (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +1h 13' 03" |
| 36 | Jerôme Simon (FRA) | La Redoute | +1h 16' 33" |
| 37 | Marc Durant (FRA) | Système U | +1h 17' 22" |
| 38 | Robert Alban (FRA) | La Redoute | +1h 18' 03" |
| 39 | Federico Echave (ESP) | Teka | +1h 22' 59" |
| 40 | Henk Lubberding (NED) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 23' 52" |
| 41 | José Luis Laguia (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 24' 02" |
| 42 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 24' 13" |
| 43 | Beat Breu (SUI) | Cilo | +1h 25' 21" |
| 44 | Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 26' 51" |
| 45 | Francisco Rodriguez (COL) | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 28' 35" |
| 46 | Yvon Madiot (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +1h 29' 39" |
| 47 | Alain Vigneron (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 29' 49" |
| 48 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 31' 13" |
| 49 | Charly Berard (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 33' 15" |
| 50 | Kim Andersen (DEN) | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 33' 23" |
| 51 | Enrique Aja (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 33' 53" |
| 52 | Julian Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 23" |
| 53 | Carlos Hernandez (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 30" |
| 54 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 37' 50" |
| 55 | Pierre-Henri Menthéour (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +1h 38' 51" |
| 56 | Hennie Kuiper (NED) | Kwantum | +1h 39' 30" |
| 57 | Ludo Peeters (BEL) | Kwantum | +1h 39' 59" |
| 58 | Urs Zimmermann (SUI) | Cilo | +1h 40' 39" |
| 59 | Theo de Rooij (NED) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 42' 20" |
| 60 | Herman Loaiza (COL) | Varta | +1h 43' 55" |
| 61 | Antonio Ferretti (SUI) | Cilo | +1h 47' 24" |
| 62 | Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 48' 38" |
| 63 | Guy Gallopin (FRA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 49' 07" |
| 64 | Raimund Dietzen (GER) | Teka | +1h 49' 31" |
| 65 | Alfonso Lopez (COL) | Varta | +1h 49' 59" |
| 66 | Antonio Coll (ESP) | Teka | +1h 52' 04" |
| 67 | André Chappuis (FRA) | Système U | +1h 52' 04" |
| 68 | René Martens (BEL) | Teka | +1h 52' 25" |
| 69 | Yvan Frebert (FRA) | Système U | +1h 53' 58" |
| 70 | Glauco Santoni (ITA) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +1h 54' 28" |
| 71 | Jesus Hernandez (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 55' 17" |
| 72 | Lucien Didier (LUX) | Renault-Elf | +1h 56' 39" |
| 73 | Bernard Vallet (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 58' 23" |
| 74 | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 58' 36" |
| 75 | Leo van Vliet (NED) | Kwantum | +1h 58' 52" |
| 76 | Bruno Leali (ITA) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 03' 40" |
| 77 | Marco Antonio Chagas (POR) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 08' 15" |
| 78 | Israel Corredor (COL) | Varta | +2h 09' 31" |
| 79 | Patrick Clerc (FRA) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 11' 29" |
| 80 | Pascal Poisson (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +2h 11' 37" |
| 81 | Giancarlo Perini (ITA) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 12' 08" |
| 82 | Jean-François Rault (FRA) | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +2h 12' 17" |
| 83 | Alain Dithurbide (FRA) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 13' 02" |
| 84 | Erich Mächler (SUI) | Cilo | +2h 15' 23" |
| 85 | Patrick Bonnet (FRA) | Système U | +2h 17' 18" |
| 86 | Bernard Bourreau (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 20' 29" |
| 87 | Anastasio Greciano (ESP) | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +2h 20' 51" |
| 88 | Hendrik Devos (BEL) | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +2h 23' 55" |
| 89 | Frédéric Brun (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 25' 08" |
| 90 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 26' 14" |
| 91 | Sean Yates (GBR) | Peugeot | +2h 26' 41" |
| 92 | Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 28' 49" |
| 93 | Czeslaw Lang (POL) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 29' 21" |
| 94 | Manuel Zeferino (POR) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 29' 26" |
| 95 | Allan Peiper (AUS) | Peugeot | +2h 31' 28" |
| 96 | Patrick Moerlen (SUI) | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 31' 33" |
| 97 | Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +2h 34' 10" |
| 98 | Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) | Teka | +2h 35' 25" |
| 99 | Alain Bondue (FRA) | La Redoute | +2h 36' 45" |
| 100 | Frank Hoste (BEL) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 38' 08" |
| 101 | Jacques Hanegraaf (NED) | Kwantum | +2h 44' 04" |
| 102 | Jacques Bossis (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 44' 26" |
| 103 | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 47' 58" |
| 104 | Marc Dierickx (BEL) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 49' 20" |
| 105 | Francis Castaing (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 51' 59" |
| 106 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | La Redoute | +2h 52' 48" |
| 107 | Henri Manders (NED) | Kwantum | +2h 59' 01" |
| 108 | Ad Wijnands (NED) | Kwantum | +3h 01' 04" |
| 109 | Luc Govaerts (BEL) | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +3h 01' 39" |
| 110 | Christian Levavasseur (FRA) | La Redoute | +3h 03' 04" |
| 111 | Régis Simon (FRA) | La Redoute | +3h 04' 25" |
| 112 | Hubert Linard (FRA) | Peugeot | +3h 06' 24" |
| 113 | Valerio Lualdi (ITA) | Carrera-Inoxpran | +3h 06' 50" |
| 114 | Claude Moreau (FRA) | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +3h 07' 34" |
| 115 | Patrice Thevenard (FRA) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 09' 16" |
| 116 | Paul Sherwen (GBR) | La Redoute | +3h 24' 48" |
| 117 | Michel Charreard (FRA) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 18" |
| 118 | Eduardo Manuel Correia (POR) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 37" |
| 119 | José Antonio Xavier (POR) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 27' 26" |
| 120 | Modesto Urrutibeazcoa (ESP) | Teka | +3h 30' 11" |
| 121 | Dominique Gaigne (FRA) | Renault-Elf | +3h 35' 39" |
| 122 | Carlos Alberto Marta (POR) | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 40' 05" |
| 123 | Marcel Russenberger (SUI) | Cilo | +4h 00' 30" |
| 124 | Gilbert Glaus (SUI) | Cilo | +4h 01' 17" |