1966 Paris–Nice

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.

1966 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	8–15 March 1966
Stages	8
Distance	1,312.4[1] km (815.5 mi)
Winning time	34h 02' 01"
Results
Winner  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (Ford France–Hutchinson)   Second  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier–BP–Hutchinson)   Third  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) (Salvarani)
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Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		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		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		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"