Tour de France 1970
GC Winner
Eddy Merckx
Faema-Faemino
23
Stages
4,254
Total km
36.7
Avg km/h
48,030
Total Elev. m
4
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
11
Flat
48%
7
Mountain
30%
1
Hilly
4%
4
Time Trial
17%
All 23 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 27 Jun | Limoges → La Rochelle | 7 km | Cyrille Guimard | 125 m | 44.6 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 27 Jun | La Rochelle → Angers | 225 km | Italo Zilioli | 1,971 m | 38.4 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 28 Jun | Angers → Rennes | 200 km | Marino Basso | 1,996 m | 42.7 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 29 Jun | Rennes → Lisieux | 11 km | Walter Godefroot | 110 m | 0.0 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 29 Jun | Rouen → Amiens | 140 km | Joseph Spruyt | 1,393 m | 42.0 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 30 Jun | Amiens → Valenciennes | 229 km | Roger De Vlaeminck | 2,707 m | 42.0 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 1 Jul | Forest → Forest | 95 km | José-Antonio Gonzalez-Linares | 914 m | 45.4 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 1 Jul | Ciney → Feldsberg | 113 km | Alain Vasseur | 1,183 m | 44.4 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 2 Jul | Sarrelouis → Mulhouse | 136 km | Morgens Frey | 1,261 m | 43.8 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 3 Jul | Belfort → Divonne | 119 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,348 m | 41.7 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 3 Jul | Divonne → Thonon | 7 km | Marino Basso | 221 m | 43.1 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 4 Jul | Thonon → Grenoble | 233 km | Eddy Merckx | 3,500 m | 38.3 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 5 Jul | Grenoble → Gap | 270 km | Primo Mori | 3,500 m | 34.8 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 6 Jul | Gap → Mont Ventoux | 241 km | Eddy Merckx | 3,000 m | 41.0 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 7 Jul | Carpentras → Montpellier | 9 km | Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans | 86 m | 49.9 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 7 Jul | Montpellier → Toulouse | 140 km | Florent Van Vlierberghe | 2,471 m | 37.6 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 8 Jul | Toulouse → Saint Gaudens | 194 km | Luis Ocana | 4,000 m | 32.2 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 9 Jul | Saint Gaudens → La Mongie | 195 km | Bernard Thevenet | 4,000 m | 33.1 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 10 Jul | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Mourenx | 170 km | Christian Raymond | 3,500 m | 29.3 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 11 Jul | Bordeaux → Bordeaux | 145 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,113 m | 37.1 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 12 Jul | Ruffec → Tours | 160 km | Marino Basso | 2,500 m | 19.2 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 13 Jul | Tours → Versailles | 190 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | 2,631 m | 35.5 km/h | |
| Stage 23 | 14 Jul | Versailles → Paris | 136 km | Eddy Merckx | 4,500 m | 28.1 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1970 Tour de France?
Eddy Merckx won the 1970 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1970 Tour de France?
The 1970 Tour de France consisted of 23 stages.