1993 Paris–Nice

1993 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	7–14 March 1993
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,117.5[1] km (694.4 mi)
Winning time	29h 07' 45"
Results
Winner  Alex Zülle (SUI) (ONCE)   Second  Laurent Bezault (FRA) (GAN)   Third  Pascal Lance (FRA) (GAN)
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The 1993 Paris–Nice was the 51st edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1993. The race started in Fontenay-sous-Bois and finished at the Col d'Èze.^[2] The race was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE team.

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	7 March	Fontenay-sous-Bois	7.7 km (4.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Alex Zülle (SUI)
2	8 March	Meung-sur-Loire to Nevers	208.5 km (129.6 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
3	9 March	Roanne	33 km (21 mi)		Team time trial	ONCE
4	10 March	Roanne to Saint-Étienne	153 km (95 mi)			Johan Museeuw (BEL)
5	11 March	Saint-Étienne to Vaison-la-Romaine	210 km (130 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
6	12 March	Sarrians to Marseille	192 km (119 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
7	13 March	Marseille to Mandelieu-la-Napoule	196.5 km (122.1 mi)			Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)
8a	14 March	Mandelieu-la-Napoule to Nice	104.3 km (64.8 mi)			Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
8b		Nice to Col d'Èze	12.5 km (7.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Alex Zülle (SUI)

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alex Zülle (SUI) ONCE 29h 07' 45" 2  Laurent Bezault (FRA) GAN + 41" 3  Pascal Lance (FRA) GAN + 1' 07" 4  Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA) Banesto + 1' 44" 5  Erik Breukink (NED) ONCE + 1' 55" 6  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Castorama + 2' 25" 7  Andrew Hampsten (USA) Motorola + 2' 27" 8  Tony Rominger (SUI) CLAS–Cajastur + 2' 32" 9  Lance Armstrong (USA) Motorola + 2' 45" 10  Stéphane Heulot (FRA) Banesto + 2' 54"

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Todos contra Banesto" [All against Banesto] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 1993. p. 38.
• "Alex Zulle, lider por fuerza" [Alex Zulle, leader by strength] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 1993. p. 41.
• "Sin problemas para Zulle" [No problems for Zulle] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1993. p. 43.
• "Zulle solo debe temer a su companero Erik Breukink" [Zulle only has to fear his teammate Erik Breukink] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 1993. p. 32.
• "Triunfo de Museeuw y Zulle se distancia" [Museeuw's triumph and Zulle distanced] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1993. p. 39.
• "Segundo sprint para el italiano Cipollini" [Second sprint for the Italian Cipollini] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1993. p. 33.
• "Charles Mottet: grave caida y fractura de femur" [Charles Mottet: serious fall and fracture of femur] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1993. p. 33.
• "La Paris-Niza ya casi esta en el palmares de Zulle" [Paris-Nice is almost on Zulle's list of winners] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1993. p. 42.
• "Zulle rubrica con la cronoescalada" [Zulle signs with the time trial] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1993. p. 43.