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	Overview of the year 1979  back to list  wikipedia information 1979  see overall standings in 1979 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1979 | June 27 - July 22 Fleurence - Paris total distance: 3765.0 km number of stages: 24 money for winner: 100 000 F money total: 1 338 120 F Bernard Hinault | Renault | France | age: 24 time: 103hr 6min 50sec | average speed: 36.513 km/h 2nd place: Joop Zoetemelk (+ 13min 7sec) 3rd place: Joaquim Agostinho (+ 26min 53sec) winning team: Renault - Gitane number of participants: 150 finished: 90 not finished: 60 Jerseys winners:  Bernard Hinault  Bernard Hinault  Giovanni Battaglin  Jean-Rene Bernadeau Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 765 / 5 745   65,5% 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 Fleurance - Fleurance   5.0 km     Gerrie KNETEMANN   0:05:59   50.1 km/h 1 Fleurance - Luchon   225.0 km     René BITTINGER   6:51:12   32.8 km/h 2 Luchon - Superbagnères   23.9 km     Bernard HINAULT   0:53:59   26.6 km/h 3 Luchon - Pau   180.5 km     Bernard HINAULT   4:58:29   36.3 km/h 4 Captieux - Bordeaux   87.5 km     Raleigh   1:47:15   48.9 km/h 5 Neuville-de-Poitou - Angers   145.5 km     Jan RAAS   3:38:00   40.8 km/h 6 Angers - Saint-Brieuc   238.5 km     Jos JACOBS   6:24:15   37.2 km/h 7 Saint-Hilaire du Harcouët - Deauville   158.2 km     Léo VAN VLIET   4:05:51   38.6 km/h 8 Deauville - Le Havre   90.2 km     Raleigh   1:50:27   49.0 km/h 9 Amiens - Roubaix   201.2 km     Ludo DELCROIX   4:49:03   42.1 km/h 10 Roubaix - Brussel   124.0 km     Jo MAAS   2:44:42   45.2 km/h 11 Brussel - Brussel   33.4 km     Bernard HINAULT   0:43:01   46.6 km/h 12 Rochefort - Metz   193.0 km     Christian SEZNEC   4:42:40   41.0 km/h 13 Metz - Ballon d´Alsace   202.0 km     Pierre-Raymond VILLEMIANE   4:56:23   40.9 km/h 14 Belfort - Evian   248.2 km     Marc DEMEYER   6:45:10   36.8 km/h 15 Evian - Avoriaz   54.2 km     Bernard HINAULT   1:33:35   34.7 km/h 16 Morzine-Avoriaz - Les Menuires   201.3 km     Lucien VAN IMPE   6:05:16   33.1 km/h 17 Les Menuires - Alpe d’Huez   166.5 km     Joaquim AGOSTINHO   6:12:55   26.8 km/h 18 Alpe d’Huez - Alpe d’Huez   118.5 km     Joop ZOETEMELK   4:23:28   27.0 km/h 19 Bourg d’Oisans - Saint-Priest   166.0 km     Dietrich THURAU   4:48:40   34.5 km/h 20 Saint-Priest - Dijon   239.6 km     Serge PARSANI   6:52:24   34.9 km/h 21 Dijon - Dijon   48.8 km     Bernard HINAULT   1:08:53   42.5 km/h 22 Dijon - Auxerre   189.0 km     Gerrie KNETEMANN   5:32:22   34.1 km/h 23 Auxerre - Nogent-sur-Marne   205.0 km     Bernard HINAULT   5:52:56   34.9 km/h 24 Le Perreux - Paris   181.3 km     Bernard HINAULT   4:47:45   37.8 km/h Winners of stages in 1979 by nations (6):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   10   40,00%   NED   8   32,00%   BEL   4   16,00%   POR   1   4,00%   GER   1   4,00%   ITA   1   4,00%  Winners of stages in 1979 by cyclists (17):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Bernard HINAULT   7   28,00%   Gerrie KNETEMANN   2   8,00%   Raleigh   2   8,00%   Jos JACOBS   1   4,00%   Pierre-Raymond VILLEMIANE   1   4,00%   Dietrich THURAU   1   4,00%   Jo MAAS   1   4,00%   Joaquim AGOSTINHO   1   4,00%   René BITTINGER   1   4,00%   Léo VAN VLIET   1   4,00%   Marc DEMEYER   1   4,00%   Serge PARSANI   1   4,00%   Jan RAAS   1   4,00%   Christian SEZNEC   1   4,00%   Joop ZOETEMELK   1   4,00%   Ludo DELCROIX   1   4,00%   Lucien VAN IMPE   1   4,00%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 20 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [11] Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):     Joop ZOETEMELK Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):     Joaquim AGOSTINHO Avoriaz (1800 m):     Bernard HINAULT Col d’Ornon (1371 m):     Bernard BOURREAU Col de la Madeleine (2000 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Col des Saisies (1633 m):     Henk LUBBERDING Col du Télégraphe (1566 m):     Giovanni BATTAGLIN Colle del Morte (1368 m):     Mariano MARTINEZ Cormet de Roselend (1968 m):     Henk LUBBERDING Galibier (2645 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE Les Ménuires (1809 m):     Lucien VAN IMPE THE PYRENEES [7] Aspin (1490 m):     René BITTINGER Col de Menté (1349 m):     Bernard HINAULT Menté Le Mourtis (1409 m):     Bernard HINAULT Peyresourde (1569 m):     Bernard HINAULT Portillon (1298 m):     Jean-René BERNAUDEAU Soulor (1474 m):     Mariano MARTINEZ Superbagnères (1804 m):     Bernard HINAULT Other mountains [2] Ballon d’Alsace (1178 m):     Pierre-Raymond VILLEMIANE Grosse Pierre (923 m):     Bernard VALLET Winners of ascents in 1979 by nations (5):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   12   60,00%   NED   3   15,00%   BEL   3   15,00%   ITA   1   5,00%   POR   1   5,00%  Winners of ascents in 1979 by cyclists (12):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Bernard HINAULT   5   25,00%   Lucien VAN IMPE   3   15,00%   Henk LUBBERDING   2   10,00%   Mariano MARTINEZ   2   10,00%   Pierre-Raymond VILLEMIANE   1   5,00%   Joop ZOETEMELK   1   5,00%   Giovanni BATTAGLIN   1   5,00%   Bernard VALLET   1   5,00%   Bernard BOURREAU   1   5,00%   René BITTINGER   1   5,00%   Jean-René BERNAUDEAU   1   5,00%   Joaquim AGOSTINHO   1   5,00%  Video highlights No video available
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