| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | June 27–July 19, 1970 | ||
| Stages | 23+Prologue, including five split stages | ||
| Distance | 4,366 km (2,713 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 119h 31' 49" (35.589 km/h/22.114 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Eddy Merckx |
(Faema–Faemino) |
| Second |  Joop Zoetemelk |
(Mars–Flandria) | |
| Third |  Gösta Pettersson |
(Ferretti) | |
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Points | Walter Godefroot |
(Salvarami) |
| Mountains | Eddy Merckx |
(Faema–Faemino) | |
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Combination | Eddy Merckx |
(Faema–Faemino) |
| Team | Salvarani | ||
The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. It consisted of 23 stages over 4366 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.589 km/h.[1]
It was the second victory for Belgian Eddy Merckx, who also won the mountains classification.
Contents |
Results
Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
119h 31' 49" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands |
12' 41" |
| 3 | Gösta Pettersson | Sweden |
15' 54" |
| 4 | Martin Vandenbossche | Belgium |
18' 53" |
| 5 | Marinus Wagtmans | Netherlands |
19' 54" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium |
20' 34" |
| 7 | Raymond Poulidor |  France |
20' 35" |
| 8 | Antoon Houbrechts | Belgium |
21' 34" |
| 9 | Francisco Galdos |  Spain |
21' 45" |
| 10 | Georges Pintens | Belgium |
23' 23" |
Stages
| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Stage Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Limoges | 7.4 km | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 1 | Limoges - La Rochelle | 224.5 km | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
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| 2 | La Rochelle - Angers | 200 km |  Italo Zilioli (ITA) |
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| 3a | Angers | 10.7 km | Team time trial | Faema-Faemino |
| 3b | Angers - Rennes | 140 km | Marino Basso (ITA) |
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| 4 | Rennes - Lisieux | 229 km | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
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| 5a | Lisieux - Rouen | 94,5 km | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
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| 5b | Rouen - Amiens | 223 km | Jozef Spruyt (BEL) |
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| 6 | Amiens - Valenciennes | 135.5 km | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
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| 7a | Valenciennes - Forest/Vorst | 119 km | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
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| 7b | Forest/Vorst | 7.2 km | Individual time trial | José-Antonio Gonzalez-Linares (ESP) |
| 8 | Ciney - Felsberg | 232.5 km | a Alain Vasseur (FRA) |
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| 9 | Saarlouis- Mulhouse | 269.5 km | Mountain stage |  Mogens Frey (DEN) |
| 10 | Belfort - Divonne les Bains | 241 km | Mountain stage | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 11a | Divonne les Bains | 8.8 km | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 11b | Divonne les Bains - Thonon les Bains | 139.5 km | Mountain stage | Marino Basso (ITA) |
| 12 | Thonon les Bains - Grenoble | 194 km | Mountain stage | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 13 | Grenoble - Gap | 194.5 km | Mountain stage | Primo Mori (ITA) |
| 14 | Gap - Mont Ventoux | 170 km | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
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| 15 | Carpentras- Montpellier | 144.5 km | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) |
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| 16 | Montpellier - Toulouse | 160 km | Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) |
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| 17 | Toulouse - Saint-Gaudens | 190 km | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
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| 18 | Saint-Gaudens - La Mongie | 135.5 km | Mountain stage | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 19 | Bagnères de Bigorre - Mourenx | 185.5 km | Christian Raymond (FRA) |
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| 20a | Mourenx - Bordeaux | 160 km |  Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) |
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| 20b | Bordeaux | 8.2 km | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 21 | Ruffec - Tours | 191.5 km | Marino Basso (ITA) |
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| 22 | Tours - Versailles | 238.5 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
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| 23 | Versailles - Paris Champs-Élysées | 54 km | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| Total | 4366 km | |||
References
- ^ Jacques Augendre (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1255114110690607. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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