1933 Paris–Nice

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1933 Paris–Nice
The 1933 Paris–Nice route.
The 1933 Paris–Nice route.
Race details
DatesMarch 14 – March 19
Stages6
Distance1,255 km (779.8 mi)
Winning time37h 48' 07"
Results
  Winner  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
  Second  Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
  Third  Benoit Fauré (FRA)
1934 →

The 1933 Paris–Nice was the first running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, also known as the Race to the Sun. It was set up by Albert Lucas to promote two newspapers he ran, Le Petit Journal and Le Petit Nice. It ran from 14 March to 19 March 1933. The winner was Alfons Schepers.

Stages[]

14 March 1933: Paris – Dijon, 312 km.[]

[1]

Stage 1 Result
Rider Time
1  Alfons Schepers (BEL) 8h 48' 50"
2  Benoît Fauré (FRA) s.t.
3  Albert Barthélémy (FRA) s.t.
4=  Emile Joly (BEL) s.t.
4=  Raymond Louviot (FRA) s.t.
4=  Joseph Soffietti (FRA) ex aequo
7=  Emile Decroix (BEL) + 30"
7=  Julien Vervaecke (BEL) ex aequo
9   (BEL) + 2'30"
10  Jean Aerts (BEL) s.t.

15 March 1933: Dijon – Lyon, 198 km.[]

[2]

Stage 2 Result
Rider Time
1  Jean Aerts (BEL) 5h 12' 00"
2  Alfons Schepers (BEL) s.t.
3  Albert Barthélémy (FRA) s.t.
4  Jean Bidot (FRA) s.t.

16 March 1933: Lyon – Avignon, 222 km.[]

[3]

Stage 3 Result
Rider Time
1  Bernard Van Rysselberghe (BEL) 6h 40' 47"
2  Alfons Schepers (BEL) s.t.
3  Alfons Deloor (BEL) s.t.
4   (FRA) s.t.
5  Francesco Camusso (ITA) s.t.
6  Joseph Horemans (BEL) s.t.
7  Joseph Mauclair (FRA) s.t.
8   (BEL) s.t.
9  Louis Hardiquest (BEL) s.t.
10  Oreste Bernardoni (FRA) s.t.

17 March 1933: Avignon – Marseille, 204 km.[]

[4]

Stage 4 Result
Rider Time
1  Georges Speicher (FRA) 6h 49' 27"
2  Jules Merviel (FRA) s.t.
3  Joseph Demuysere (BEL) + 1'07"
4   (BEL) + 2'28"
5  Bernard Van Rysselberghe (BEL) s.t.
6  Gaspard Rinaldi (FRA) s.t.

18 March 1933: Marseille – Cannes, 209 km.[]

[5]

Stage 5 Result
Rider Time
1  Fernand Cornez (FRA) 6h 45' 05"
2  Alfons Schepers (BEL) s.t.
3  Gaston Rebry (BEL) s.t.
4  Roger Lapébie (FRA) s.t.
5  Gaspard Rinaldi (FRA) s.t.
6  Léon Louyet (BEL) s.t.
7  Auguste Monciero (FRA) s.t.
8  Adrien Buttafocchi (FRA) s.t.
9  Francesco Camusso (ITA) s.t.
10  Jean Bidot (FRA) s.t.

19 March 1933: Cannes – Nice, 110 km.[]

[6]

Stage 6 Result
Rider Time
1  Francesco Camusso (ITA) 3h 28' 00"
2  Jean Aerts (BEL) + 1'30"
3  Max Bulla (AUT) s.t.
4  Joseph Demuysere (BEL) s.t.
5  Luigi Barral (ITA) s.t.
6  Alfons Schepers (BEL) s.t.
7  Louis Hardiquest (BEL) s.t.
8  Maurice Archambaud (FRA) s.t.
9  Benoît Fauré (FRA) s.t.
10  Fernand Mithouard (FRA) + 1'41"

References[]

  1. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-14. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-16. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-17. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  5. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-18. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  6. ^ "Paris - Nice 1933". Cyclingarchives.com. 1933-03-19. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
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