1979 Grand Prix d'Automne

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1979 Grand Prix d'Automne
Race details
Dates30 September 1979
Stages1
Distance228[1] km (141.7 mi)
Winning time5h 38' 27"
Results
  Winner  Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
  Second  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA)
  Third  Jan Raas (NED)
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The 1979 Grand Prix d'Automne[1] was the 73rd edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 30 September 1979. The race started in Blois and finished in Chaville. The race was won by Joop Zoetemelk.

General classification[edit]

Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 5h 38' 27"
2  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) + 40"
3  Jan Raas (NED) + 40"
4  Daniel Willems (BEL) + 40"
5  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) + 40"
6  Bernard Hinault (FRA) + 40"
7  Marc Renier (BEL) + 40"
8  Claude Criquielion (BEL) + 40"
9  Cees Priem (NED) + 40"
10  Jacques Bossis (FRA) + 40"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Paris-Tours (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "73ème Paris-Tours 1979". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 26 January 2004.
  3. ^ "1979 Paris - Tours". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Paris - Tours". WVCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2018.