Route de France 1984

The 71. Route de France found of 29. June up to 22. July 1984 instead of. On 23 stages over 4021 km the 170 drivers gone to the start fought for the victory.

The route developed to a generation duel between Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Hinault and its compatriot Laurent Fignon. Hinault, which had already three times won the route and in the previous year because of an injury to participate had been able, did not meet on the winner of 1983, the six years younger Fignon.

After Hinault had won the pro log, the yellow leotard on the first stages changed several times the carrier, before it landed on the shoulders of Vincent Barteau. The Teamkollge of Fignon kept the total guidance into the mountains, where it had to deliver it after the stage after L'Alpe d'Huez. With this stage Fignon became second behind Luis Herrera, which could decide as first Kolumbianer a route stage for itself. Fignon had already removed before Hinault into the first two from time driving time. At the end of the round travel Fignon had five stage-wins, under it victories in all three longer individual time driving to beech.

In Paris Hinault was appropriate more for than 10 minutes behind its compatriot, who could repeat its success from the previous year thereby. The American Greg Lemond, which intervened in the years after also in the direct fight for the route victory, reserved the third seat on the podium. Although it was weakened by a cold, Lemond was first American, who could reach a place on the podium.

The fight for the green leotard was clearly more closely than in the preceding years, the Belgian franc Hoste secured themselves the leotard only on the Avenue of the Champs Élysées before Sean Kelly. The mountain valuation won the Scot Robert Millar.

The longest stage led 1984 across 338 km Nantes to Bordeaux, also the 21. Stage was likewise long over 320 km. For the first time since 1969 there was thereby again a stage, which was longer than 300 km. Winner in Bordeaux became the Dutchman January Raas, he needed for the distance more than 9.5 hours.

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