Tour de France 1966
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%
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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1966 Tour de France?
Lucien Aimar won the 1966 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1966 Tour de France?
The 1966 Tour de France consisted of 22 stages.