Tour de France 1966
Tour de France 1966 — Lucien Aimar wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Lucien Aimar
Molteni-Hutchinson
22
Stages
4,329
Total km
35.6
Avg km/h
47,708
Total Elev. m
2
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
8
Flat
36%
7
Mountain
32%
5
Hilly
23%
2
Time Trial
9%
Stage winners and teams — Rudi Altig takes 3 stages
Stage winners (17 riders)
Rudi Altig
3 stages
Stages 1, 12, 22
Gerben Karstens
2 stages
Stages 3, 9
Willy Planckaert
2 stages
Stages 4, 8
Franco Bitossi
2 stages
Stages 5, 17
Guido Reybroeck
1 stage
Stages 2
Edward Sels
1 stage
Stages 6
Albert Van Vlierberghe
1 stage
Stages 7
Tommaso De Pra
1 stage
Stages 10
Marcello Mugnaini
1 stage
Stages 11
Georges Vandenberghe
1 stage
Stages 13
Raymond Poulidor
1 stage
Stages 14
Luis Otano
1 stage
Stages 15
Julio Jimenez
1 stage
Stages 16
Eddy Schutz
1 stage
Stages 18
Ferdinand Bracke
1 stage
Stages 19
Henk Nijdam
1 stage
Stages 20
Pierre Beuffeuil
1 stage
Stages 21
Teams at the 1966 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| FORD-FRANCE-HUTCHINSON | 1 | #1 |
| PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 1 | #2 |
| MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON | 1 | #3 |
Stage profiles in the 1966 edition
8
Flat
7
Mountains flat finish
6
Hills flat finish
1
Hills uphill finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1966 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
All 22 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 21 Jun | Nancy → Charleville-Mézières | 209 km | Rudi Altig | 1,800 m | 42.8 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 22 Jun | Charleville-Mézières → Tournai | 198 km | Guido Reybroeck | 1,543 m | 41.5 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 23 Jun | Tournai → Dunkerque | 21 km | Gerben Karstens | 212 m | 0.1 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 23 Jun | Dunkerque → Dieppe | 131 km | Willy Planckaert | 581 m | 38.0 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 24 Jun | Dieppe → Caen | 205 km | Franco Bitossi | 1,321 m | 34.3 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 25 Jun | Caen → Angers | 178 km | Edward Sels | 1,676 m | 36.1 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 26 Jun | Angers → Royan | 217 km | Albert Van Vlierberghe | 2,145 m | 40.5 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 27 Jun | Royan → Bordeaux | 252 km | Willy Planckaert | 1,446 m | 35.1 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 28 Jun | Bordeaux → Bayonne | 138 km | Gerben Karstens | 1,045 m | 46.4 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 29 Jun | Bayonne → Pau | 201 km | Tommaso De Pra | 1,421 m | 38.2 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 30 Jun | Pau → Luchon | 234 km | Marcello Mugnaini | 3,000 m | 35.4 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 1 Jul | Luchon → Revel | 188 km | Rudi Altig | 3,500 m | 31.8 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 3 Jul | Revel → Sète | 219 km | Georges Vandenberghe | 3,000 m | 33.5 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 4 Jul | Aubenas → Vals-les-Bains | 191 km | Raymond Poulidor | 2,107 m | 33.1 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 5 Jul | Privas → Bourg-d'Oisans | 144 km | Luis Otano | 1,724 m | 42.4 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 5 Jul | Bourg-d'Oisans → Briançon | 20 km | Julio Jimenez | 798 m | 42.2 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 6 Jul | Briançon → Turin | 203 km | Franco Bitossi | 3,500 m | 35.1 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 7 Jul | Ivrea → Chamonix | 148 km | Eddy Schutz | 4,500 m | 31.5 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 8 Jul | Chamonix → Saint-Etienne | 160 km | Ferdinand Bracke | 2,500 m | 39.5 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 10 Jul | Saint-Etienne → Montluçon | 188 km | Henk Nijdam | 4,500 m | 31.7 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 11 Jul | Montluçon → Orléans | 265 km | Pierre Beuffeuil | 3,000 m | 37.2 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 12 Jul | Rambouillet → Paris | 223 km | Rudi Altig | 2,389 m | 37.4 km/h |