Tour de France 1968 Stage 22

Tour de France 1968

Stage 22

Melun → Paris

Race Report

Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France, held on July 18, 1968, covered 200.0 km from Melun to Paris. Jan Janssen won the stage. Classified as a summit finish, one of the most demanding stage profiles in professional cycling. The riders faced 5,000 meters of total elevation gain, making it the hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 28.1 km/h, which was 6.4 km/h slower than the edition average of 34.6 km/h.

Road raceMountains uphill finish200.0 km18 Jul 1968

Melun → Paris

Stage 19 | Grenoble - Sallanches

Stage Winner

Jan Janssen

Yellow Jersey

Jan Janssen

Avg Speed

28.1 km/h

Elevation

5,000 m

Difficulty

444

Startlist Quality

1,202

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Jan Janssen

Green Jersey

Franco Bitossi

Polka-Dot Jersey

Aurelio Gonzalez

Edition Difficulty Profile

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General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Jan Janssen
NEDERLAND133h 49' 42''
02
HV
BELGIQUE A133h 50' 20''
03
Ferdinand Bracke
BELGIQUE B133h 52' 45''
04
GS
ESPANA133h 52' 59''
05
RP
FRANCE A133h 53' 11''
06
RW
DEUTSCHLAND133h 53' 28''
07
Lucien Aimar
FRANCE B133h 54' 26''
08
FB
ITALIA133h 54' 41''
09
AG
ESPANA133h 54' 41''
10
UC
ITALIA133h 57' 37''
11
AG
ESPANA133h 57' 53''
12
GP
BELGIQUE A134h 00' 08''
13
AG
ESPANA134h 00' 24''
14
AP
BELGIQUE A134h 02' 13''
15
SS
ITALIA134h 03' 51''
16
TH
BELGIQUE B134h 07' 05''
17
CG
FRANCE B134h 07' 05''
18
GV
BELGIQUE B134h 07' 44''
19
FV
ITALIA134h 08' 01''
20
Walter Godefroot
BELGIQUE B134h 01' 10''
21
JD
FRANCE C134h 09' 50''
22
AB
FRANCE C134h 11' 12''
23
Vicente Lopez-Carril
ESPANA134h 11' 20''
24
AP
ITALIA134h 12' 43''
25
CC
ITALIA134h 13' 24''
26
AD
NEDERLAND134h 19' 16''
27
BG
FRANCE A134h 20' 31''
28
MW
GREAT BRITAIN134h 28' 35''
29
CE
ESPANA134h 29' 09''
30
JJ
ESPANA134h 29' 38''
31
JD
FRANCE B134h 29' 40''
32
JH
BELGIQUE A134h 32' 10''
33
Barry Hoban
GREAT BRITAIN134h 33' 10''
34
FB
BELGIQUE A134h 33' 10''
35
FB
SUISSE-LUXEMBOURG134h 37' 38''
36
DP
DEUTSCHLAND134h 38' 30''
37
MG
FRANCE B134h 38' 49''
38
SE
ESPANA134h 41' 50''
39
WS
SUISSE-LUXEMBOURG134h 48' 00''
40
GB
FRANCE B134h 54' 38''
41
Jean-Pierre Genet
FRANCE A134h 57' 08''
42
GC
FRANCE B134h 57' 42''
43
MI
FRANCE C135h 00' 36''
44
HW
DEUTSCHLAND135h 01' 29''
45
CR
FRANCE A135h 02' 49''
46
DV
BELGIQUE A135h 03' 13''
47
JM
BELGIQUE B135h 08' 03''
48
SB
FRANCE B135h 08' 57''
49
MM
BELGIQUE A135h 11' 33''
50
AN
FRANCE A135h 23' 40''

Nearby Stages

19

Grenoble → Sallanches

199 km

Barry Hoban
20

Sallanches → Besançon

237 km

Joseph Huysmans
21

Besançon → Auxerre

235 km

Eric Leman
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France?

Jan Janssen won Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France?

Stage 22 covered 200.0 km from Melun to Paris. The total elevation gain was 5,000 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France?

Jan Janssen wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 22 of the 1968 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 22 in the 1968 Tour de France?

Stage 22 ran from Melun to Paris, a distance of 200.0 km. It was classified as a mountains uphill finish stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 22 in the 1968 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 22 was 28.1 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains uphill finish.