The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th edition of the Tour de France, run from 1 to 24 July, with 22 stages and a prologue covering a total distance of 3,809 km (2,367 mi) The race was won by French rider Laurent Fignon.

[3] The 1983 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had one rest day, after the finish on the Alpe d'Huez.

[4] The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage 10.

[5][6] In 1983, Fignon was a part of the team that helped Bernard Hinault to win the 1983 Vuelta a España.

Fignon was added to the 1983 Tour de France selection for the Renault team, and the team decided to go for stage wins, with hopes of having Fignon or Marc Madiot compete for the young rider classification.

[17] The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage.

The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.

This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders that rode the Tour for the first time were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.

[1] The riders in the team that led this classification were identified by yellow caps.