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1966 Paris–Nice
Race details
Dates	8–15 March 1966
Stages	8
Distance	1,312.4 km (815.5 mi)
Winning time	34h 02' 01"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
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The 1966 Paris–Nice was the 24th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 1966. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Jacques Anquetil of the Ford France team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	8 March	Montereau to Auxerre	143.2 km (89.0 mi)		Adriano Durante (ITA)
2a	9 March	Avallon to Montceau-les-Mines	141 km (88 mi)		Vittorio Adorni (ITA)
2b	9 March	Montceau-les-Mines to Mâcon	66.5 km (41.3 mi)		Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
3	10 March	Mâcon to Saint-Étienne	175 km (109 mi)		Rudi Altig (GER)
4	11 March	Saint-Étienne to Bagnols-sur-Cèze	205 km (127 mi)		Rik Van Looy (BEL)
5	12 March	Bagnols-sur-Cèze to Marignane	157 km (98 mi)		Albertus Geldermans (NED)
6a	13 March	Bastia to Bastia	67 km (42 mi)		Luciano Armani (ITA)
6b	13 March	Casta [fr] to L'Île-Rousse	35.7 km (22.2 mi)	Individual time trial	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
7	14 March	L'Île-Rousse to Ajaccio	155 km (96 mi)		Michele Dancelli (ITA)
8	15 March	Antibes to Nice	167 km (104 mi)		Jacques Anquetil (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification^[3]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)	Ford France–Hutchinson	34h 02' 01"
2	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	+ 48"
3	Vittorio Adorni (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 1' 47"
4	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 2' 03"
5	Arie den Hartog (NED)	Ford France–Hutchinson	+ 2' 41"
6	Rudi Altig (FRG)	Molteni	+ 3' 10"
7	Paul Gutty (FRA)	Tigra	+ 3' 46"
8	Désiré Letort (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 4' 32"
9	Roger Milliot (FRA)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	+ 4' 52"
10	Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 6' 28"

References

^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "24ème Paris-Nice 1966". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
^ "Paris - Nice". WVCycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "1966 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

"La Paris-Niza, Armani mejor corredor de montana" [Paris-Nice, Armani best mountain rider] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1966. p. 2.
"El frances Annaert vencedor de la segunda etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Frenchman Annaert wins second leg of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1966. p. 6.
"Geldermans vencio en la uinta etapa de la Paris-Niza" [Geldermans won the last stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1966. p. 4.
"Poulidor batio Anquetil en la etapa contra reloj de la Paris-Niza y se situa lider" [Poulidor beat Anquetil in the time trial stage of Paris-Nice and takes the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1966. p. 13.
"Final de la "Carrera al Sol" terminada ayer. Nueva version de Anquetil" [End of the "Race to the Sun" finished yesterday. New version of Anquetil] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1966. p. 2.