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1979 Tour de France

 
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1979 final standings
Overall Bernard Hinault 103h 06' 50"
Second Joop Zoetemelk +13' 07"
Third Joaquim Agostinho +26' 53"
Points Bernard Hinault 253 points
Second Dietrich Thurau 157 points
Third Joop Zoetemelk 109 points
Climber Giovanni Battaglin 239 points
Second Bernard Hinault 196 points
Third Mariano Martínez 158 points
Youth Jean-René Bernaudeau 96h 40' 04"
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Third
Teams Renault-Gitane
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Third

The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22, 1979. The total race distance was 24 stages over 3765 km, with riders averaging 36.513 km/h. It was the only tour to finish at L'Alpe d'Huez twice.

Results

Stage results
Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
P Fleurance - Fleurance 5* Flag of the Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann (NED) Flag of the Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann (NED)
1 Fleurance - Luchon 225 Flag of France René Bittinger (FRA) Flag of France Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA)
2 Luchon - Superbagnères 24* Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
3 Luchon - Pau 180 Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
4 Captieux - Bordeaux 872 Ti-Raleigh Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
5 Neuville-de-Poitou - Angers 146 Flag of the Netherlands Jan Raas (NED) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
6 Angers - Saint-Brieuc 238 Flag of Belgium Jos Jacobs (BEL) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
7 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët - Deauville 158 Flag of the Netherlands Leo van Vliet (NED) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
8 Deauville - Le Havre 902 Ti-Raleigh Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
9 Amiens - Roubaix 201 Flag of Belgium Ludo Delcroix (BEL) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
10 Roubaix - Brussels Flag of Belgium 124 Flag of the Netherlands Jo Maas (NED) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
11 Brussels Flag of Belgium - Brussels Flag of Belgium 34* Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
12 Rochefort Flag of Belgium - Metz 193 Flag of France Christian Seznec (FRA) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
13 Metz - Ballon d'Alsace 202 Flag of France Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
14 Belfort - Évian 249 Flag of Belgium Marc Demeyer (BEL) Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
15 Évian - Morzine-Avoriaz 54* Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
16 Morzine - Les Menuires 201 Flag of Belgium Lucien van Impe (BEL) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
17 Les Menuires - Alpe d'Huez 167 Flag of Portugal Joaquim Agostinho (POR) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
18 Alpe d'Huez - Alpe d'Huez 119 Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
19 Alpe d'Huez - Saint-Priest 162 Flag of West Germany Dietrich Thurau (FRG) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
20 Saint-Priest - Dijon 240 Flag of Italy Serge Parsani (ITA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
21 Dijon - Dijon 49* Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
22 Dijon - Auxerre 189 Flag of the Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann (NED) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
23 Auxerre - Nogent-sur-Marne 205 Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)
24 Le Perreux-sur-Marne - Paris 180 Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA)

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with 2 were team time trials.

General classification

Rank Name Team Time
1 Flag of France Bernard Hinault (FRA) 103h 06' 50"
2 Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (NED) 13' 07"
3 Flag of Portugal Joaquim Agostinho (POR) 26' 53"
4 Flag of the Netherlands Hennie Kuiper (NED) 28' 02"
5 Flag of France Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) 32' 43"
6 Flag of Italy Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) 38' 12"
7 Flag of the Netherlands Jo Maas (NED) 38' 38"
8 Flag of Belgium Paul Wellens (BEL) 39' 06"
9 Flag of Belgium Claude Criquielion (BEL) 40' 38"
10 Flag of West Germany Dietrich Thurau (FRG) 44' 35"

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