1984 Tour de France
Route of the 1984 Tour de France
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| Dates | 29 June – 22 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 23 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,021 km (2,499 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 112h 03' 40" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Laurent Fignon (FRA)
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(Renault–Elf) |
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| Second |
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
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(La Vie Claire) | |
| Third |
 Greg LeMond (USA)
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(Renault–Elf) | |
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Points |
 Frank Hoste (BEL)
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(Europ Decor–Boule d'Or) |
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Mountains |
 Robert Millar (GBR)
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(Peugeot–Shell–Michelin) |
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Youth |
Greg LeMond (USA)
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(Renault–Elf) |
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Sprints |
 Jacques Hanegraaf (NED)
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(Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko) |
| Team | Renault–Elf | ||
| Team Points | Panasonic–Raleigh | ||
The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st edition of the Tour de France, run over 4,021 km (2,499 mi) in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July.
The race was dominated by the Renault team, who won the team classification and ten stages: Renault's 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, Fignon's team-mate Greg LeMond became the first American rider to finish in the top three and stand on the podium, and he also took the young rider classification. 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).
There was room for 18 teams in the 1984 Tour de France; in early 1984, there were 17 candidate teams. Although the Tour organisation approached AVP–Viditel and Metauromobili, an 18th team was not added. The 1984 Tour started with 170 cyclists, divided into 17 teams of 10 cyclists.
The teams entering the race were:
The 1984 Tour de France started on 29 June, and had one rest day, in Grenoble.
The 1984 Tour de France was a battle between reigning champion Fignon and his former team captain Hinault. Questions had been raised about the strength of Fignon's 1983 win due to Hinault's absence and Pascal Simon's withdrawal after breaking his shoulder whilst wearing the yellow jersey. Hinault won the prologue, but Fignon won back time when his team won the team time trial in stage three. 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. Barteau was still leading the race, and remained the leader after the Pyrenées.
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