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	Overview of the year 1972  back to list  wikipedia information 1972  see overall standings in 1972 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1972 | July 1 - July 23 Angers - Paris total distance: 3846.0 km number of stages: 20 money for winner: 20 000 F money total: 552 000 F Eddy Merckx | Molteni | Belgium | age: 27 time: 108hr 17min 18sec | average speed: 35.514 km/h 2nd place: Felice Gimondi (+ 10min 41sec) 3rd place: Raymond Poulidor (+ 11min 34sec) winning team: GAN - Mercier number of participants: 132 finished: 88 not finished: 44 Jerseys winners:  Eddy Merckx  Eddy Merckx  Lucien van Impe Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 846 / 5 745   66,9% Stages number of stages in this year*: 25 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed P Angers - Angers   7.2 km     Eddy MERCKX   0:08:51   48.8 km/h 1 Angers - Saint-Brieuc   235.5 km     Cyrille GUIMARD   6:00:31   39.2 km/h 2 Saint-Brieuc - La Baule   206.5 km     Rik VAN LINDEN   5:09:43   40.0 km/h 3a Pornichet - Saint-Jean-de-Monts   161.0 km     Ercole GUALAZZINI   3:56:33   40.8 km/h 3b Merlin-Plage - Merlin-Plage   16.2 km     Molteni   0:19:20   50.3 km/h 4 Merlin-Plage - Royan   236.0 km     Cyrille GUIMARD   5:22:43   43.9 km/h 5a Royan - Bordeaux   133.5 km     Walter GODEFROOT   2:59:33   44.6 km/h 5b Bordeaux - Bordeaux   12.7 km     Eddy MERCKX   0:16:05   46.3 km/h 6 Bordeaux - Bayonne   205.0 km     Léo DUYNDAM   5:44:10   35.7 km/h 7 Bayonne - Pau   220.5 km     Yves HÉZARD   6:02:19   36.5 km/h 8 Pau - Luchon   163.5 km     Eddy MERCKX   4:54:48   33.3 km/h 9 Luchon - Colomiers   179.0 km     Joseph HUYSMANS   4:43:01   37.9 km/h 10 Castres - La Grande-Motte   210.0 km     Willy TEIRLINCK   6:08:19   34.2 km/h 11 Carnon - Mont Ventoux   207.0 km     Bernard THÉVENET   7:13:45   28.6 km/h 12 Carpentras - Orcières-Merlette   192.0 km     Lucien VAN IMPE   5:38:33   34.0 km/h 13 Orcières-Merlette - Briançon   201.0 km     Eddy MERCKX   6:26:12   31.2 km/h 14a Briançon - Valloire   51.0 km     Eddy MERCKX   1:32:02   33.2 km/h 14b Valloire - Aix-les-Bains   151.0 km     Cyrille GUIMARD   4:48:53   31.4 km/h 15 Aix-les-Bains - Mont Revard   28.0 km     Cyrille GUIMARD   1:09:49   24.1 km/h 16 Aix-les-Bains - Pontarlier   198.5 km     Willy TEIRLINCK   6:08:17   32.3 km/h 17 Pontarlier - Ballon d´Alsace   213.0 km     Bernard THÉVENET   5:59:08   35.6 km/h 18 Vesoul - Auxerre   257.5 km     Marinus "Rini" WAGTMANS   7:38:21   33.7 km/h 19 Auxerre - Versailles   230.0 km     Joseph BRUYÈRE   6:41:55   34.3 km/h 20a Versailles - Versailles   42.0 km     Eddy MERCKX   0:55:27   45.4 km/h 20b Versailles - Paris   89.0 km     Willy TEIRLINCK   2:32:14   35.1 km/h Winners of stages in 1972 by nations (4):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  BEL   14   56,00%   FRA   7   28,00%   ITA   2   8,00%   NED   2   8,00%  Winners of stages in 1972 by cyclists (14):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Eddy MERCKX   6   24,00%   Cyrille GUIMARD   4   16,00%   Willy TEIRLINCK   3   12,00%   Bernard THÉVENET   2   8,00%   Ercole GUALAZZINI   1   4,00%   Joseph HUYSMANS   1   4,00%   Joseph BRUYÈRE   1   4,00%   Léo DUYNDAM   1   4,00%   Lucien VAN IMPE   1   4,00%   Molteni   1   4,00%   Rik VAN LINDEN   1   4,00%   Yves HÉZARD   1   4,00%   Marinus "Rini" WAGTMANS   1   4,00%   Walter GODEFROOT   1   4,00%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 23 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [12] Col de Manse (1268 m):     Joaquim AGOSTINHO Col de Perty (1303 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Col de Vars (2110 m):     Raymond DELISLE Col du Télégraphe (1566 m):     Pietro CAMPAGNARI Galibier (2645 m):     Joop ZOETEMELK Grand Cucheron (1188 m):     Eddy MERCKX Granier (1134 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Izoard (2361 m):     Eddy MERCKX Lautaret (2058 m):     Joaquim AGOSTINHO Mont Revard (1537 m):     Cyrille GUIMARD Mont Ventoux (1912 m):     Bernard THEVENET Orcières-Merlette (1838 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE THE PYRENEES [5] Aspin (1490 m):     Roger SWERTS Aubisque (1709 m):     Wilfried DAVID Peyresourde (1569 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Portet d’Aspet (1069 m):     Christian RAYMOND Tourmalet (2115 m):     Roger SWERTS Other mountains [6] Ballon d’Alsace (1178 m):     Bernard THEVENET Col d´Oderen (884 m):     Joaquim AGOSTINHO Col de la Faucille (1323 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Col des Treize Vents (600 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Col du Hundsruck (748 m):     Joaquim AGOSTINHO côte de la Fontasse (660 m):     Mathieu PUSTJENS Winners of ascents in 1972 by nations (5):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  BEL   11   47,83%   FRA   5   21,74%   POR   4   17,39%   NED   2   8,70%   ITA   1   4,35%  Winners of ascents in 1972 by cyclists (12):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Lucien VAN IMPE   6   26,09%   Joaquim AGOSTINHO   4   17,39%   Bernard THEVENET   2   8,70%   Roger SWERTS   2   8,70%   Eddy MERCKX   2   8,70%   Christian RAYMOND   1   4,35%   Raymond DELISLE   1   4,35%   Cyrille GUIMARD   1   4,35%   Mathieu PUSTJENS   1   4,35%   Pietro CAMPAGNARI   1   4,35%   Joop ZOETEMELK   1   4,35%   Wilfried DAVID   1   4,35%  Video highlights No video available
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