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1933 Paris–Nice
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
.
Stage 1 Result
15 March
1933:
[Dijon
] –
[Lyon
], 198 km.
Stage 2
Result
16 March
1933:
[Lyon
] –
[Avignon
],
222
km.
Stage 3 Result
17 March
1933:
[Avignon
] –
[Marseille
],
204
km.
Stage 4 Result
18 March
1933:
[Marseille
] –
[Cannes
], 209 km.
Stage 5
Result
19
March 1933:
[Cannes
] –
[Nice
], 110 km.
Stage 6
Result