Tour de France 1968
GC Winner
Jan Janssen
Nederland
22
Stages
4,492
Total km
34.6
Avg km/h
54,190
Total Elev. m
2
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
11
Flat
50%
5
Mountain
23%
4
Hilly
18%
2
Time Trial
9%
All 22 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 27 Jun | Vittel → Esch-sur-Alzette | 6 km | Charly Grosskost | 63 m | 43.3 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 28 Jun | Arlon → Forest | 189 km | Eric De Vlaeminck | 2,022 m | 41.3 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 29 Jun | Forest → Roubaix | 211 km | Walter Godefroot | 2,830 m | 38.1 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 30 Jun | Roubaix → Rouen | 22 km | Georges Chappe | 494 m | 0.1 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 30 Jun | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne → Dinard | 112 km | Jean Dumont | 964 m | 42.6 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 1 Jul | Dinard → Lorient | 238 km | Aurelio Gonzalez | 1,997 m | 37.2 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 2 Jul | Lorient → Nantes | 155 km | Severino Andreoli | 1,885 m | 32.0 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 2 Jul | Nantes → Royan | 165 km | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | 1,496 m | 36.4 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 3 Jul | Royan → Bordeaux | 188 km | Walter Godefroot | 2,247 m | 40.2 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 4 Jul | Bordeaux → Bayonne | 190 km | Gilbert Bellone | 1,725 m | 38.2 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 5 Jul | Bayonne → Pau | 223 km | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | 1,384 m | 41.1 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 7 Jul | Pau → Saint Gaudens | 138 km | Georges Pintens | 1,168 m | 41.4 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 8 Jul | Saint Gaudens → Seo de Urgel | 203 km | Herman Vanspringel | 1,915 m | 37.5 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 9 Jul | Seo de Urgel → Canet-Plage | 184 km | Jan Janssen | 2,500 m | 33.5 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 10 Jul | Font Romeu → Albi | 227 km | Roger Pingeon | 5,000 m | 30.0 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 11 Jul | Albi → Aurillac | 209 km | Severino Andreoli | 4,000 m | 29.8 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 12 Jul | Aurillac → Saint-Etienne | 232 km | Jean-Pierre Genet | 2,500 m | 31.0 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 14 Jul | Saint-Etienne → Grenoble | 251 km | Roger Pingeon | 2,500 m | 39.5 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 15 Jul | Grenoble → Sallanches | 199 km | Barry Hoban | 4,000 m | 35.2 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 16 Jul | Sallanches → Besançon | 237 km | Joseph Huysmans | 4,000 m | 33.6 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 17 Jul | Besançon → Auxerre | 235 km | Eric Leman | 4,500 m | 30.2 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 18 Jul | Melun → Paris | 200 km | Jan Janssen | 5,000 m | 28.1 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1968 Tour de France?
Jan Janssen won the 1968 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1968 Tour de France?
The 1968 Tour de France consisted of 22 stages.