| Race details | |||
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| Dates | 29 June–22 July 1984 | ||
| Stages | 23+Prologue | ||
| Distance | 4,020.9 km (2,498 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 112h 03' 40" (34.906 km/h or 21.690 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | (Renault) | ||
| Second | (La Vie Claire) | ||
| Third | (Renault) | ||
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| Points | (Europ Decor) | ||
| Mountains | (Peugeot) | ||
| Youth | (Renault) | ||
| Sprints | (Kwantum Hallen) | ||
| Team | Renault | ||
| Team Points | Panasonic | ||
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The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.[1]
French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour victory after having sat out the 1983 Tour because of injuries. Also that year, Greg LeMond became the first American rider to finish in the top three and stand on the podium. Belgian cyclist Frank Hoste won the points classification, and British Robert Millar won the mountains classification. The race consisted of 23 stages, totaling 4,020 kilometers (2,500 mi).
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Before the 1984 Tour, the Intermediate sprints classification did not have a jersey. In the 1984 Tour, the organizers gave the leader of the classification a red jersey to wear.[2]
For the first time, the Société du Tour de France organized the Tour de France Féminin, a version for women.[notes 1] It was run in the same weeks as the male version, and won by Marianne Martin.[3]
The 1984 Tour started with 170 cyclists, divided into 17 teams of 10 cyclists:[2]
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The 1984 Tour de France was a battle between Fignon and his former team captain Hinault. Hinault won the prologue, but Fignon won back time when his team won the team time trial in stage three.[4] After a large escape in the fifth stage, Fignon's team mate Vincent Barteau was leading the race. In the seventh stage, Fignon won the time trial, beating Hinault by 49 seconds.[5] Barteau was still leading the race, and remained the leader after the Pyrenées. In the sixteenth stage, Fignon again beat Hinault in a time trial, this time winning 33 seconds.[6] In the seventeenth stage, Hinault attacked five times on the penultimate climb, but every time Fignon was able to get back. Then, Fignon left Hinault behind, and won almost three more minutes on Hinault. Barteau was so far behind in this stage, that Fignon became the new leader.[7] Fignon won three more stages, for a total of five that year, and won the Tour with a ten minute margin. With his air of indifference in interviews and his crushing dominance, he was hailed as France's newest superstar.
The 1984 Tour de France started on 29 June, and had one rest day, in Grenoble.[8]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
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| P | 29 June | Montreuil – Noisy-le-Sec | 5 km (3.1 mi) | ||
| 1 | 30 June | Bondy – St Denis | 149 km (93 mi) | ||
| 2 | 1 July | Bobigny – Louvroil | 249 km (155 mi) | ||
| 3 | 2 July | Louvroil – Valenciennes | 51 km (32 mi) | Renault | |
| 4 | 2 July | Valenciennes – Béthune | 83 km (52 mi) | ||
| 5 | 3 July | Béthune – Cergy-Pontoise | 207 km (129 mi) | ||
| 6 | 4 July | Cergy- Pontoise – Alençon | 202 km (126 mi) | ||
| 7 | 5 July | Alençon – Le Mans | 67 km (42 mi) | ||
| 8 | 6 July | Le Mans – Nantes | 192 km (119 mi) | ||
| 9 | 7 July | Nantes – Bordeaux | 338 km (210 mi) | ||
| 10 | 8 July | Langon – Pau | 198 km (123 mi) | ||
| 11 | 9 July | Pau – Guzet Neige | 227 km (141 mi) | ||
| 12 | 10 July | St Girons – Blagnac | 111 km (69 mi) | ||
| 13 | 11 July | Blagnac – Rodez | 220 km (140 mi) | ||
| 14 | 12 July | Rodez – Domaine du Rouret | 228 km (142 mi) | ||
| 15 | 13 July | Domaine du Rouret – Grenoble | 241 km (150 mi) | ||
| 16 | 15 July | Les Échelles – La Ruchère-en-Chartreuse | 22 km (14 mi) | ||
| 17 | 16 July | Grenoble – Alpe d'Huez | 151 km (94 mi) | ||
| 18 | 17 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – La Plagne | 185 km (115 mi) | ||
| 19 | 18 July | La Plagne – Morzine | 186 km (116 mi) | ||
| 20 | 19 July | Morzine – Crans-Montana | 141 km (88 mi) | ||
| 21 | 20 July | Crans-Montana – Villefranche-en-Beaujolais | 320 km (200 mi) | ||
| 22 | 21 July | Ville Morgon – Villefranche-en-Beaujolais | 51 km (32 mi) | ||
| 23 | 22 July | Pantin – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 197 km (122 mi) |
There were several classifications in the 1984 Tour de France, six of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[10]
Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists were given points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[10]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[10]
There was also a combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications, its leader wore the combination jersey.[11]
Another classification was the debutant classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders that rode the Tour for the first time were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.[10]
The sixth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. Its leader wore a red jersey.[12]
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[13] There was also a team points classification. After each stage, the stage rankings of the best three cyclists per team were added, and the team with the least total lead this classification, and were identified by green caps.[11]
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Renault-Elf | 112h 03' 40" | |
| 2 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +10' 32" | |
| 3 | Renault-Elf | +11' 46" | |
| 4 | Peugeot | +14' 42" | |
| 5 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +16' 35" | |
| 6 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +19' 22" | |
| 7 | Peugeot | +21' 17" | |
| 8 | Teka | +26' 17" | |
| 9 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +29' 12" | |
| 10 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +29' 16" |
| Final general classification (11–124) | |||
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| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +30' 58" | |
| 12 | Varta | +33' 32" | |
| 13 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +33' 41" | |
| 14 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +36' 28" | |
| 15 | Teka | +37' 49" | |
| 16 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +41' 54" | |
| 17 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +44' 33" | |
| 18 | Varta | +45' 33" | |
| 19 | Varta | +49' 25" | |
| 20 | Cilo | +51' 02" | |
| 21 | Renault-Elf | +51' 53" | |
| 22 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +52' 37" | |
| 23 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +53' 18" | |
| 24 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +53' 25" | |
| 25 | La Redoute | +56' 36" | |
| 26 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +58' 14" | |
| 27 | Varta | +58' 30" | |
| 28 | Renault-Elf | +1h 00' 02" | |
| 29 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 05' 38" | |
| 30 | Kwantum | +1h 06' 02" | |
| 31 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 07' 03" | |
| 32 | Varta | +1h 07' 17" | |
| 33 | Peugeot | +1h 09' 58" | |
| 34 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 10' 23" | |
| 35 | Renault-Elf | +1h 13' 03" | |
| 36 | La Redoute | +1h 16' 33" | |
| 37 | Système U | +1h 17' 22" | |
| 38 | La Redoute | +1h 18' 03" | |
| 39 | Teka | +1h 22' 59" | |
| 40 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 23' 52" | |
| 41 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 24' 02" | |
| 42 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 24' 13" | |
| 43 | Cilo | +1h 25' 21" | |
| 44 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 26' 51" | |
| 45 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +1h 28' 35" | |
| 46 | Renault-Elf | +1h 29' 39" | |
| 47 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 29' 49" | |
| 48 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 31' 13" | |
| 49 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 33' 15" | |
| 50 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +1h 33' 23" | |
| 51 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 33' 53" | |
| 52 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 23" | |
| 53 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 37' 30" | |
| 54 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 37' 50" | |
| 55 | Renault-Elf | +1h 38' 51" | |
| 56 | Kwantum | +1h 39' 30" | |
| 57 | Kwantum | +1h 39' 59" | |
| 58 | Cilo | +1h 40' 39" | |
| 59 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +1h 42' 20" | |
| 60 | Varta | +1h 43' 55" | |
| 61 | Cilo | +1h 47' 24" | |
| 62 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 48' 38" | |
| 63 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +1h 49' 07" | |
| 64 | Teka | +1h 49' 31" | |
| 65 | Varta | +1h 49' 59" | |
| 66 | Teka | +1h 52' 04" | |
| 67 | Système U | +1h 52' 04" | |
| 68 | Teka | +1h 52' 25" | |
| 69 | Système U | +1h 53' 58" | |
| 70 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +1h 54' 28" | |
| 71 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +1h 55' 17" | |
| 72 | Renault-Elf | +1h 56' 39" | |
| 73 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +1h 58' 23" | |
| 74 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +1h 58' 36" | |
| 75 | Kwantum | +1h 58' 52" | |
| 76 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 03' 40" | |
| 77 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 08' 15" | |
| 78 | Varta | +2h 09' 31" | |
| 79 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 11' 29" | |
| 80 | Renault-Elf | +2h 11' 37" | |
| 81 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 12' 08" | |
| 82 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +2h 12' 17" | |
| 83 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 13' 02" | |
| 84 | Cilo | +2h 15' 23" | |
| 85 | Système U | +2h 17' 18" | |
| 86 | Peugeot | +2h 20' 29" | |
| 87 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | +2h 20' 51" | |
| 88 | Splendor-Mondial-Moquettes | +2h 23' 55" | |
| 89 | Peugeot | +2h 25' 08" | |
| 90 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 26' 14" | |
| 91 | Peugeot | +2h 26' 41" | |
| 92 | Panasonic-Raleigh | +2h 28' 49" | |
| 93 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +2h 29' 21" | |
| 94 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +2h 29' 26" | |
| 95 | Peugeot | +2h 31' 28" | |
| 96 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | +2h 31' 33" | |
| 97 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +2h 34' 10" | |
| 98 | Teka | +2h 35' 25" | |
| 99 | La Redoute | +2h 36' 45" | |
| 100 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 38' 08" | |
| 101 | Kwantum | +2h 44' 04" | |
| 102 | Peugeot | +2h 44' 26" | |
| 103 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 47' 58" | |
| 104 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +2h 49' 20" | |
| 105 | Peugeot | +2h 51' 59" | |
| 106 | La Redoute | +2h 52' 48" | |
| 107 | Kwantum | +2h 59' 01" | |
| 108 | Kwantum | +3h 01' 04" | |
| 109 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | +3h 01' 39" | |
| 110 | La Redoute | +3h 03' 04" | |
| 111 | La Redoute | +3h 04' 25" | |
| 112 | Peugeot | +3h 06' 24" | |
| 113 | Carrera-Inoxpran | +3h 06' 50" | |
| 114 | Coop-Hoonved-Rossin | +3h 07' 34" | |
| 115 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 09' 16" | |
| 116 | La Redoute | +3h 24' 48" | |
| 117 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 18" | |
| 118 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 25' 37" | |
| 119 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 27' 26" | |
| 120 | Teka | +3h 30' 11" | |
| 121 | Renault-Elf | +3h 35' 39" | |
| 122 | Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira | +3h 40' 05" | |
| 123 | Cilo | +4h 00' 30" | |
| 124 | Cilo | +4h 01' 17" | |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Boule d'Or-Europ Decor-Eddy Merckx | 322 | |
| 2 | Skil-Reydel-Sem | 318 | |
| 3 | Panasonic-Raleigh | 247 | |
| 4 | Kwantum | 173 | |
| 5 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | 146 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Peugeot | 284 | |
| 2 | Renault-Elf | 212 | |
| 3 | Reynolds-Papel Aluminio | 140 | |
| 4 | Varta | 108 | |
| 5 | Teka | 92 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Renault | 336h 31' 16" |
| 2 | Skil | +46' 44" |
| 3 | Reynolds | +57' 58" |
| 4 | Peugeot | +1h 01' 57" |
| 5 | La Vie Claire | +1h 15' 59" |
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Panasonic | 1159 |
| 2 | Renault | 1318 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 1322 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Renault-Elf | 112h 15' 26" | |
| 2 | Teka | +14' 31" | |
| 3 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | +19' 12" | |
| 4 | Varta | +21' 46" | |
| 5 | Varta | +37' 39" |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Kwantum | 155 | |
| 2 | La Vie Claire-Terraillon | 52 | |
| 3 | Renault-Elf | 51 |
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