| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Jule 1–22, 1972 | ||
| Stages | 20+Prologue, including four split stages | ||
| Distance | 3,847 km (2,390 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 108h 17' 18" (35.418 km/h/22.008 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Eddy Merckx |
(Molteni) |
| Second |  Felice Gimondi |
(Salvarani) | |
| Third |  Raymond Poulidor |
(Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson) | |
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Points | Eddy Merckx |
(Molteni) |
| Mountains | Lucien Van Impe |
(Sonolor) | |
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Combination | Eddy Merckx |
(Faema) |
| Sprints | Willy Teirlinck |
(Sonolor) | |
| Team | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | ||
The 1972 Tour de France was the 59th Tour de France, taking place July 1 to July 22, 1972. It consisted of 20 stages over 3846.6 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.371 km/h.[1] The long awaited clash between Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña after Ocaña crashed on Col de Menté in the 1971 Tour de France. After dominating the race, Luis Ocaña crashed once more, in the Pyrenees, and left Eddy Merckx to battle Cyrille Guimard for the win. Guimard, having won four stages, had to leave the race after stage 17 in second place(he already was 7:58 behind at that point), but was given the combativity award after the race.
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Results
Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with 2 were team time trials.
Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
108h 17' 18" | |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi | Italy |
10' 41" | |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor | France |
11' 34" | |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium |
16' 45" | |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk |  Netherlands |
19' 09" | |
| 6 | Mariano Martínez | France |
21' 31" | |
| 7 | Yves Hézard | France |
21' 52" | |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho |  Portugal |
34' 16" | |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet | France |
37' 11" | |
| 10 | Edward Janssens | Belgium |
42' 33" |
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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