# 1967 Paris–Nice

The 1967 Paris–Nice was the 25th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 8 March in Athis-Mons, south of Paris, and ended on 15 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including an individual time trial. A total of 96 riders from twelve teams entered the race, which was won by Briton Tom Simpson of the Peugeot–BP–Michelin team.
Simpson became the first British rider to win the Paris–Nice general classification. In the other race classifications, Bernard Guyot of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune won the mountains classification, Jean-Claude Wuillemin of Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune took the points classification green jersey. Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranks each of the twelve teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.

## Teams

Twelve teams were invited to participate in the 1967 edition of the Paris–Nice. One of the teams, Beer 33-Gitane, was amateur. Each team sent a squad of eight riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 96 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 83 made it to the finish in Nice.
The teams entering the race were:
| Bic Beer 33-Gitane (amateur) Flandria–De Clerck Kamome–Wolber | Mann–Grundig Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune Peugeot–BP–Michelin | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport Salvarani Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy Willem II–Gazelle |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 8 March 1967 — Athis-Mons to Châteaurenard, 146 km (90.7 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | 3h 31' 1" |
| 2 | Adriano Durante (ITA) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 3 | Raymond Steegmans (BEL) | Bic | s.t. |
| 4 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 9 March 1967 — Châteaurenard to Château-Chinon, 148 km (92.0 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 3h 56' 20" |
| 2 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | +1' 11" |
| 3 | Jaak De Boever (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | +1' 20" |
| 4 | Paul Gutty (FRA) | Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy | +1' 21" |
| 5 | Jos Huysmans (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 7 | Michel Grain (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 8 | Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) | Bic | s.t. |
| 9 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 10 | Willy Bocklant (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 10 March 1967 — Lucy-sur-Cure to Saint-Étienne, 195 km (121.2 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | 5h 22' 5" |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 3 | Jan Janssen (NED) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 4 | Roger Rosiers (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 5 | Ludo Vandromme (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 6 | Adriano Durante (ITA) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 7 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | Willem II–Gazelle | s.t. |
| 8 | Noël Vanclooster (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 9 | Michel Grain (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |

### Stage 4
#### 11 March 1967 — Saint-Étienne to Bollène, 183 km (113.7 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | Willem II–Gazelle | 4h 41' 52" |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 3 | Tom Simpson (GBR) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 4 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 5 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 6 | Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) | Bic | s.t. |
| 7 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | s.t. |
| 8 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 9 | Henri De Wolf (BEL) | Willem II–Gazelle | s.t. |
| 10 | Charly Grosskost (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |

### Stage 5
#### 12 March 1967 — Bollène to Marignane, 172 km (106.9 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Desvages (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 4h 4' 4" |
| 2 | Jan Janssen (NED) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 3 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | s.t. |
| 4 | Adriano Durante (ITA) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 5 | Jos Huysmans (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 6 | Julien Stevens (BEL) | Willem II–Gazelle | s.t. |
| 7 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 8 | Roger Rosiers (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 9 | Michel Grain (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 10 | Ludo Vandromme (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | s.t. |

### Stage 6
#### 13 March 1967 — Marignane to Hyères, 142 km (88.2 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 3h 32' 41" |
| 2 | Tom Simpson (GBR) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 3 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Bic | +1' 26" |
| 4 | Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) | Bic | s.t. |
| 5 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | +2' 9" |
| 6 | Jos Huysmans (BEL) | Mann–Grundig | +2' 19" |
| 7 | Charly Grosskost (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | +4' 16" |
| 8 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 9 | Louis Pfenninger (SWI) | Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy | s.t. |
| 10 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |

### Stage 7
#### 14 March 1967 — Hyères to Antibes, 168 km (104.4 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Desvages (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 4h 4' 6" |
| 2 | Bernard Van de Kerckhove (BEL) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | +25" |
| 3 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | s.t. |
| 4 | Willy Bocklant (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 5 | Jo de Roo (NED) | Willem II–Gazelle | s.t. |
| 6 | Jan Janssen (NED) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 7 | Raymond Steegmans (BEL) | Bic | s.t. |
| 8 | Michel Grain (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |

### Stage 8
#### 15 March 1967 — Antibes to Nice, 28 km (17.4 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | 40' 1" |
| 2 | Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) | Bic | +2" |
| 3 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Bic | +11" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | +19" |
| 5 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | +38" |
| 6 | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | +39" |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | +52" |
| 8 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | +1' 4" |
| 9 | Louis Pfenninger (SWI) | Tigra–Grammont–de Gribaldy | +1' 14" |
| 10 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | +1' 18" |

## Final general classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Simpson (GBR) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 29h 53' 58" |
| 2 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Pelforth–Wild–Lejeune | +2' 7" |
| 3 | Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) | Bic | +3' 47" |
| 4 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Bic | +4' 12" |
| 5 | Jaak De Boever (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | +6' 48" |
| 6 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | Willem II–Gazelle | +9' 31" |
| 7 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | +10' 17" |
| 8 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Romeo–Smith's–Plume Sport | +10' 24" |
| 9 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Flandria–De Clerck | +12' 23" |
| 10 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | +18' 46" |