1994 Paris–Nice

1994 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	6–13 March 1994
Stages	8
Distance	1,410.3[1] km (876.3 mi)
Winning time	37h 16' 05"
Results
Winner  Tony Rominger (SUI) (Mapei–CLAS)   Second  Jesús Montoya (ESP) (Banesto)   Third  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) (WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca)
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The 1994 Paris–Nice was the 52nd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 6 March to 13 March 1994. The race started in Fontenay-sous-Bois and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Tony Rominger of the Mapei team.

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	6 March	Fontenay-sous-Bois to Orléans	185.5 km (115.3 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
2	7 March	Gien to Nevers	161 km (100 mi)			Fabio Baldato (ITA)
3	8 March	Nevers to Clermont-Ferrand	202 km (126 mi)			Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
4	9 March	Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Étienne	156 km (97 mi)			Fabio Baldato (ITA)
5	10 March	Saint-Étienne to Vaujany	199.3 km (123.8 mi)			Pascal Richard (SUI)
6	11 March	Beaumes-de-Venise to Marseille	195 km (121 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
7	12 March	Toulon to Mandelieu-la-Napoule	199 km (124 mi)			Charly Mottet (FRA)
8a	13 March	Mandelieu-la-Napoule to Nice	100 km (62 mi)			Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)
8b		Nice to Col d'Èze	12.5 km (7.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Tony Rominger (SUI)

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–CLAS 37h 16' 05" 2  Jesús Montoya (ESP) Banesto + 36" 3  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca + 1' 30" 4  Ronan Pensec (FRA) Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer + 1' 41" 5  Laurent Roux (FRA) Castorama + 1' 53" 6  Vicente Aparicio (ESP) Banesto + 2' 38" 7  Pascal Richard (SUI) GB–MG Maglificio + 2' 47" 8  Jean-François Bernard (FRA) Banesto + 2' 53" 9  Gianni Bugno (ITA) Team Polti–Vaporetto + 3' 00" 10  Eddy Seigneur (FRA) GAN + 3' 11"

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Paris-Niza, otro test para Indurain y Rominger" [Paris-Nice, another test for Indurain and Rominger] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 March 1994.
• "Cipollini impone su ley en el primer sprint de la Paris-Niza" [Cipollini imposes his law in the first sprint of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1994. p. 48.
• "Rominger: "Ganare el Tour'94"" [Rominger: "I'll win the '94 Tour"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1994. p. 36.
• "Abdujaparov se estrena este año" [Abdujaparov debuts this year] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1994. p. 38.
• "Primer ataque de Indurain" [Indurain's First Attack] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1994. p. 41.
• "Leve tropiezo de Indurain" [Indurain's slight stumble] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1994. p. 41.
• "Indurain ya piensa en la crono" [Indurain is already thinking about the time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1994. p. 43.
• "Montoya, un lider amenazado" [Montoya, a threatened leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1994. p. 36.
• "Rominger evita una proeza" [Rominger avoids a feat] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1994. p. 42.