In 1959 the race was run as "Paris–Nice–Rome", with a separate classification from Paris to Nice, a second from Nice to Rome in Italy and a third overall. The excessive length of the race — in 11 days — was criticized, and the formula was not repeated. In 1966 Paris–Nice was the scene of a rivalry between French cycling icons Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor, whose legendary emulation divided French cycling fans for a decade. Anquetil won his fifth and final Paris–Nice, surpassing Poulidor on the final stage to Nice.