Tour de France 1969

Tour de France 1969 — Eddy Merckx wins overall after 22 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Eddy Merckx

Faema

22

Stages

4,117

Total km

36.3

Avg km/h

50,973

Total Elev. m

4

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

9

Flat

41%

8

Mountain

36%

1

Hilly

5%

4

Time Trial

18%

Stage winners and teams — Eddy Merckx takes 5 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
FAEMA116h 16' 02''
02
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN116h 33' 56''
03
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON116h 38' 15''
04
SALVARANI116h 45' 26''
05
KAS-KASKOL116h 49' 06''
06
WILLEM II-GAZELLE116h 49' 59''
07
MOLTENI116h 58' 42''
08
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER117h 07' 26''
09
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN117h 07' 43''
10
BIC117h 08' 58''
11
FAGOR117h 10' 49''
12
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER117h 12' 19''
13
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER117h 21' 00''
14
SALVARANI117h 21' 18''
15
MOLTENI117h 23' 00''
16
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN117h 23' 27''
17
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER117h 24' 07''
18
MANN-GRUNDIG117h 26' 13''
19
KAS-KASKOL117h 30' 06''
20
MOLTENI117h 33' 38''
21
KAS-KASKOL117h 33' 46''
22
FAGOR117h 34' 22''
23
FAEMA117h 35' 10''
24
FAGOR117h 41' 21''
25
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON117h 43' 05''
26
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER117h 46' 58''
27
FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER117h 49' 33''
28
FAEMA117h 55' 10''
29
FAEMA118h 02' 10''
30
BIC118h 05' 59''

Stage winners (15 riders)

Eddy Merckx

5 stages

Stages 6, 11, 15, 17, 22

Joaquim Agostinho

2 stages

Stages 5, 14

Herman Vanspringel

2 stages

Stages 10, 21

Barry Hoban

2 stages

Stages 18, 19

Faema

1 stage

Stages 1

Julien Stevens

1 stage

Stages 2

Eric Leman

1 stage

Stages 3

Rik Van Looy

1 stage

Stages 4

Mariano Diaz

1 stage

Stages 7

Michele Dancelli

1 stage

Stages 8

Roger Pingeon

1 stage

Stages 9

Felice Gimondi

1 stage

Stages 12

Guido Reybroeck

1 stage

Stages 13

Raymond Delisle

1 stage

Stages 16

Pierre Matignon

1 stage

Stages 20

Teams at the 1969 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
FAEMA10#1
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN9#2
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON8#3
SALVARANI8#4
KAS-KASKOL6#5
WILLEM II-GAZELLE5#6
MOLTENI5#7
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER8#8
BIC5#10
FAGOR5#11
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER8#12
MANN-GRUNDIG4#18
FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER5#27

Stage profiles in the 1969 edition

9

Flat

7

Mountains flat finish

5

Hills flat finish

1

Mountains uphill finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1969 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

STAGE DIFFICULTY PROFILE12345678910111213141516171819202122FlatHillsMountains

All 22 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 128 JunWoluwé-Saint-Pierre → Woluwé-Saint-Pierre10 kmFaema83 m48.0 km/h
Stage 229 JunWoluwé-Saint-Pierre → Maastricht147 kmJulien Stevens1,213 m44.4 km/h
Stage 329 JunMaastricht → Charleville-Mézières16 kmEric Leman201 m0.1 km/h
Stage 430 JunCharleville-Mézières → Nancy182 kmRik Van Looy2,281 m39.6 km/h
Stage 51 JulNancy → Mulhouse213 kmJoaquim Agostinho3,345 m35.9 km/h
Stage 62 JulMulhouse → Ballon d'Alsace214 kmEddy Merckx1,588 m40.4 km/h
Stage 73 JulBelfort → Divonne194 kmMariano Diaz2,947 m38.4 km/h
Stage 84 JulDivonne → Thonon133 kmMichele Dancelli3,293 m36.7 km/h
Stage 95 JulThonon → Chamonix241 kmRoger Pingeon3,000 m38.8 km/h
Stage 106 JulChamonix → Briançon9 kmHerman Vanspringel74 m49.7 km/h
Stage 116 JulBriançon → Digne-les-Bains137 kmEddy Merckx2,285 m39.0 km/h
Stage 127 JulDigne-les-Bains → Aubagne111 kmFelice Gimondi2,640 m39.6 km/h
Stage 138 JulAubagne → La Grande-Motte221 kmGuido Reybroeck5,500 m33.0 km/h
Stage 149 JulLa Grande-Motte → Revel198 kmJoaquim Agostinho4,000 m33.1 km/h
Stage 1510 JulRevel → Revel161 kmEddy Merckx2,000 m36.7 km/h
Stage 1611 JulCastelnaudary → Luchon196 kmRaymond Delisle1,259 m33.7 km/h
Stage 1712 JulLuchon → Mourenx234 kmEddy Merckx2,581 m33.4 km/h
Stage 1813 JulMourenx → Bordeaux19 kmBarry Hoban269 m46.0 km/h
Stage 1914 JulLibourne → Brive-la-Gaillarde199 kmBarry Hoban4,000 m32.0 km/h
Stage 2015 JulBrive-la-Gaillarde → Puy de Dôme214 kmPierre Matignon5,000 m30.3 km/h
Stage 2116 JulClermont-Ferrand → Montargis201 kmHerman Vanspringel1,270 m35.0 km/h
Stage 2217 JulCréteil → Paris193 kmEddy Merckx2,144 m35.0 km/h