A1. Dutchman Gerrie Knetemann, the 1978 World Road Champion, won the event three times in 1978, 1980, and 1983.
A2. Australian Phil Anderson, who won it in 1985 riding with the Panasonic-Raleigh team.
A3. Yes, but only once! Aussie strongman Phil Anderson won it a second time in 1991, this time with the brand-new American team Motorola. Motorola took over the sponsorship of the pioneering 7-Eleven squad, and they strengthened the roster with the addition of new riders like Anderson.
A4. Merckx won in 1977, Rominger in 1989, Bugno in 1995, and Jalabert in 2000 but Frenchman Hinault, known for not doing much training over the winter and as a result a notoriously poor performer in the spring, never did.
A5. Greg Lemond! He triumphed over Leo Van Vliet and Sean Yates in the 102 km Stage One of the 1983 edition from Monk to Antibes.
