1992 Winter Olympics torch relay

Host city	Albertville, France
Countries visited	Greece, France and Monaco
Distance	5,536 kilometres (3,440 mi)
Torch bearers	10,001
Start date	December 14, 1991
End date	February 8, 1992
Torch designer	Philippe Starck

The 1992 Winter Olympics torch relay took part as part of the build-up to the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville, France. The route covered around 5,536 kilometres (3,440 mi) and involved 5,500. Michel Platini and François-Cyrille Grange lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

Torch

Designed by French artist, Philippe Starck. The torch resembles a horn of a bull or a flame (if turned upside down).[1]

Route

Date	Map
December 14, 1991 (day 1): Paris December 15 (day 2): Fontainebleau	Paris Fontainebleau
December 16 (day 3): Orléans December 17 (day 4): Tours	Orléans Tours
December 18 (day 5): Poitiers December 19 (day 6): Niort December 20 (day 7): La Rochelle	Poitiers Niort La Rochelle
December 21 (day 8): La Roche-sur-Yon December 22 (day 9): Nantes	La Roche-sur-Yon Nantes
December 23 (day 10): Redon December 24 (day 11): Rennes	Redon Rennes
December 25 (day 12): Avranches December 26 (day 13): Caen December 27 (day 14): Le Havre December 28 (day 15): Rouen	Avranches Caen Le Havre Rouen
December 29 (day 16): Amiens December 30 (day 17): Arras December 31 (Day 18): Lille January 1, 1992 (day 19): Cambrai January 2 (day 20): Laon	Amiens Arras Lille Cambrai Laon
January 3 (day 21): Châlons-en-Champagne January 4 (day 22): Metz January 5 (day 23): Nancy January 6 (day 24): Sarrebourg January 7 (day 25): Strasbourg January 8 (day 26): Colmar	Châlons-en-Champagne Metz Nancy Sarrebourg Strasbourg Colmar
January 9 (day 27): Belfort January 10 (day 28): Besançon January 11 (day 29): Dijon January 12 (day 30): Autun	Belfort Besançon Dijon Autun
January 13 (day 31): Moulins January 14 (day 32): Clermont-Ferrand	Moulins Clermont-Ferrand
January 15 (day 33): Aubusson January 16 (day 34): Limoges January 17 (day 35): Périgueux January 18 (day 36): Bordeaux January 19 (day 37): Mont-de-Marsan	Aubusson Limoges Périgueux Bordeaux Mont-de-Marsan
January 20 (day 38): Tarbes January 21 (day 39): Auch January 22 (day 40): Toulouse January 23 (day 41): Albi January 24 (day 42): Carcassonne January 25 (day 43): Béziers January 26 (day 44): Montpellier	Tarbes Auch Toulouse Albi Carcassonne Béziers Montpellier
January 26 (day 44): Bastia January 27 (day 45): Corte January 28 (day 46): Ajaccio	Bastia Corte Ajaccio
January 28 (day 46): Nice January 29 (day 47): Toulon January 29 (day 47): Marseille January 30 (day 48): Avignon	Nice Toulon Marseille Avignon
January 31 (day 49): Montélimar February 1 (day 50): Valence February 2 (day 51): Saint-Étienne February 3 (day 52): Lyon February 4 (day 53): Belley February 5 (day 54): Grenoble February 6 (day 55): Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne February 7 (day 56): Chambéry February 8 (Day 57): Albertville February 8 (Day 57): Théâtre des Cérémonies	Montélimar Valence Saint-Étienne Lyon Belley Grenoble Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Chambéry Albertville Théâtre des Cérémonies

References

"Avant les JO" (in French). www.effectif.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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[1] "Avant les JO" (in French). www.effectif.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

1992 Winter Olympics

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