1988 Paris–Nice

1988 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	8–13 March 1988
Stages	6
Distance	1,035.6[1] km (643.5 mi)
Winning time	27h 27' 01"
Results
Winner  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)   Second  Ronan Pensec (FRA) (Z–Peugeot)   Third  Julián Gorospe (ESP) (Reynolds)

The 1988 Paris–Nice was the 46th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 6 March to 15 March 1988. The race started in Paris and finished at the Col d'Èze.[2] The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Kas team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	8 March	Villefranche-sur-Saône to Saint-Étienne	194 km (121 mi)			Sean Yates (GBR)
2	9 March	Saint-Étienne to Valréas	200 km (120 mi)			Søren Lilholt (DEN)
3	10 March	Salon-de-Provence to Toulon/Mont Faron	179 km (111 mi)			Andrew Hampsten (USA)
4	11 March	Toulon to Saint-Tropez	175 km (109 mi)			Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
5	12 March	Saint-Tropez to Mandelieu-la-Napoule	167 km (104 mi)			Patrice Esnault (FRA)
6a	13 March	Mandelieu to Nice	100 km (62 mi)			Andreas Kappes (FRG)
6b		Nice to Col d'Èze	10 km (6.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Sean Kelly (IRL)

General classification

Final general classification[2][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sean Kelly (IRL) Kas–Canal 10 27h 27' 01" 2  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Z–Peugeot + 18" 3  Julián Gorospe (ESP) Reynolds + 36" 4  Pascal Simon (FRA) Système U–Gitane + 1' 20" 5  Laurent Fignon (FRA) Système U–Gitane + 2' 08" 6  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Toshiba–Look + 2' 46" 7  Peter Hilse (FRG) Teka + 2' 52" 8  Álvaro Pino (ESP) BH + 2' 52" 9  Robert Millar (GBR) Fagor–MBK + 3' 03" 10  Jaanus Kuum (NOR) AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday + 3' 30"

References

1. "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. "46ème Paris-Nice 1988". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "Roche, con molestias en la rodilla, saldra para probarse" [Roche, with discomfort in the knee, will go out to prove himself] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1988. p. 47. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. "1988 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Roche tambien puede fallar en Paris-Niza" [Roche may also fail in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1988. p. 63.
• "Roche: Tampoco Paris-Niza" [Roche: Neither Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1988. p. 44.
• "Lilholt consuma con exito 186 km de escapada" [Lilholt successfully completes 186 km of breakaway] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1988. p. 52.
• "Mazazo de Hampsten en la Paris-Niza" [Hampsten's blow in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1988. p. 48.
• "Ahora si; Kelly, lider de Paris-Niza" [Now yes; Kelly, leader of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1988. p. 47.
• "Gorospe y Pino, a la espera de la cronoescalada" [Gorospe and Pino, waiting for the time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1988. p. 49.
• "El dia que Kelly paso a la historia" [The day Kelly went down in history] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1988. p. 57.