1986 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	2–9 March 1986
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,217.4[1] km (756.5 mi)
Winning time	33h 12' 21"
Results
Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas)   Second  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) (Carrera–Inoxpran)   Third  Greg LeMond (USA) (La Vie Claire)
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The 1986 Paris–Nice was the 44th edition of the Paris–Nice road cycling stage race and was held from 2 March to 9 March 1986. The race started in Paris and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Kas team.

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	2 March	Paris	5.9 km (3.7 mi)		Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)
1	3 March	Limeil-Brévannes to Limeil-Brévannes	148 km (92 mi)			Bruno Wojtinek (FRA)
2	4 March	Buxy to Saint-Étienne	223 km (139 mi)			Bruno Wojtinek (FRA)
3	5 March	Saint-Étienne to Domaine du Rouret	206 km (128 mi)			Sean Kelly (IRL)
4a	6 March	Le Rouret to Mont Ventoux/Chalet Reynard	118 km (73 mi)			Eric Van Lancker (BEL)
4b		Carpentras to Avignon	31.5 km (19.6 mi)		Team time trial	Peugeot–Shell
5	7 March	Salon-de-Provence to Mont Faron	180 km (110 mi)			Pedro Muñoz (ESP)
6	8 March	Toulon to Mandelieu-la-Napoule	194 km (121 mi)			Jørg Pedersen (DEN)
7a	9 March	Mandelieu-la-Napoule to Nice	101 km (63 mi)			Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP)
7b		Nice to Col d'Èze	10 km (6.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sean Kelly (IRL) Kas 33h 12' 21" 2  Urs Zimmermann (SUI) Carrera–Inoxpran + 1' 50" 3  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire + 2' 27" 4  Pascal Simon (FRA) Peugeot–Shell + 2' 44" 5  Éric Caritoux (FRA) Fagor + 2' 59" 6  Iñaki Gastón (ESP) Kas + 3' 21" 7  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) La Vie Claire + 3' 23" 8  Yvon Madiot (FRA) Système U + 4' 14" 9  Charly Mottet (FRA) Système U + 4' 37" 10  Eddy Schepers (BEL) Carrera–Inoxpran + 5' 03"

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Kelly, para empezar" [Kelly, for starters] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 March 1986. p. 57.
• "Wojtinek vapuelo a los majores "sprinters"" [Wojtinek beats the major sprinters] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 March 1986. p. 41.
• "Wojtinek: Ha nacido un "Sprinter"" [Wojtinek: A "Sprinter" is born] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 March 1986. p. 45.
• "Kelly, mas lider" [Kelly, more leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 March 1986. p. 47.
• "Kelly no cede en "su" Paris-Niza" [Kelly does not give in to "his" Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1986. p. 39.
• "Resucito un formidable Munoz en Mont Faron" [A formidable Muñoz was resurrected in Mont Faron] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1986. p. 42.
• "Kelly hace lo que quiere" [Kelly does what he wants] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1986. p. 46.
• "Kelly: Mister Paris-Niza" [Kelly: Mister Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1986. p. 54.