Tour de France 1970

Tour de France 1970 — Eddy Merckx wins overall after 23 stages

Edition key stats

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%

Stage winners and teams — Eddy Merckx takes 5 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
FAEMA-FAEMINO119h 31' 49''
02
FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER119h 44' 30''
03
FERRETTI119h 47' 43''
04
MOLTENI119h 50' 42''
05
WILLEM II-GAZELLE119h 51' 43''
06
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER119h 52' 23''
07
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON119h 52' 24''
08
SALVARANI119h 53' 23''
09
KAS-KASKOL119h 53' 34''
10
MANN-GRUNDIG119h 55' 12''
11
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN119h 55' 48''
12
SALVARANI119h 56' 59''
13
FAEMA-FAEMINO119h 58' 06''
14
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER119h 58' 41''
15
KAS-KASKOL120h 00' 00''
16
MANN-GRUNDIG120h 01' 06''
17
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER120h 01' 11''
18
SALVARANI120h 02' 51''
19
BIC120h 04' 08''
20
KAS-KASKOL120h 07' 11''
21
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN120h 19' 17''
22
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER120h 21' 54''
23
KAS-KASKOL120h 22' 07''
24
FAEMA-FAEMINO120h 24' 45''
25
KAS-KASKOL120h 27' 46''
26
BIC120h 28' 18''
27
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON120h 30' 36''
28
SALVARANI120h 31' 28''
29
SALVARANI120h 34' 25''
30
FAEMA-FAEMINO120h 37' 13''

Stage winners (17 riders)

Eddy Merckx

5 stages

Stages 10, 12, 14, 20, 23

Marino Basso

3 stages

Stages 3, 11, 21

Cyrille Guimard

1 stage

Stages 1

Italo Zilioli

1 stage

Stages 2

Walter Godefroot

1 stage

Stages 4

Joseph Spruyt

1 stage

Stages 5

Roger De Vlaeminck

1 stage

Stages 6

José-Antonio Gonzalez-Linares

1 stage

Stages 7

Alain Vasseur

1 stage

Stages 8

Morgens Frey

1 stage

Stages 9

Primo Mori

1 stage

Stages 13

Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans

1 stage

Stages 15

Florent Van Vlierberghe

1 stage

Stages 16

Luis Ocana

1 stage

Stages 17

Bernard Thevenet

1 stage

Stages 18

Christian Raymond

1 stage

Stages 19

Jean-Pierre Danguillaume

1 stage

Stages 22

Teams at the 1970 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
FAEMA-FAEMINO8#1
FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER7#2
FERRETTI4#3
MOLTENI7#4
WILLEM II-GAZELLE6#5
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER5#6
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON9#7
SALVARANI7#8
KAS-KASKOL9#9
MANN-GRUNDIG9#10
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN8#11
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER6#14
BIC7#19
CABALLERO-LAURENS4#45
SCIC3#60

Stage profiles in the 1970 edition

11

Flat

5

Mountains flat finish

3

Hills uphill finish

2

Hills flat finish

2

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 23 stages of the 1970 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 23 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 127 JunLimoges → La Rochelle7 kmCyrille Guimard125 m44.6 km/h
Stage 227 JunLa Rochelle → Angers225 kmItalo Zilioli1,971 m38.4 km/h
Stage 328 JunAngers → Rennes200 kmMarino Basso1,996 m42.7 km/h
Stage 429 JunRennes → Lisieux11 kmWalter Godefroot110 m0.0 km/h
Stage 529 JunRouen → Amiens140 kmJoseph Spruyt1,393 m42.0 km/h
Stage 630 JunAmiens → Valenciennes229 kmRoger De Vlaeminck2,707 m42.0 km/h
Stage 71 JulForest → Forest95 kmJosé-Antonio Gonzalez-Linares914 m45.4 km/h
Stage 81 JulCiney → Feldsberg113 kmAlain Vasseur1,183 m44.4 km/h
Stage 92 JulSarrelouis → Mulhouse136 kmMorgens Frey1,261 m43.8 km/h
Stage 103 JulBelfort → Divonne119 kmEddy Merckx1,348 m41.7 km/h
Stage 113 JulDivonne → Thonon7 kmMarino Basso221 m43.1 km/h
Stage 124 JulThonon → Grenoble233 kmEddy Merckx3,500 m38.3 km/h
Stage 135 JulGrenoble → Gap270 kmPrimo Mori3,500 m34.8 km/h
Stage 146 JulGap → Mont Ventoux241 kmEddy Merckx3,000 m41.0 km/h
Stage 157 JulCarpentras → Montpellier9 kmMarinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans86 m49.9 km/h
Stage 167 JulMontpellier → Toulouse140 kmFlorent Van Vlierberghe2,471 m37.6 km/h
Stage 178 JulToulouse → Saint Gaudens194 kmLuis Ocana4,000 m32.2 km/h
Stage 189 JulSaint Gaudens → La Mongie195 kmBernard Thevenet4,000 m33.1 km/h
Stage 1910 JulBagnères-de-Bigorre → Mourenx170 kmChristian Raymond3,500 m29.3 km/h
Stage 2011 JulBordeaux → Bordeaux145 kmEddy Merckx1,113 m37.1 km/h
Stage 2112 JulRuffec → Tours160 kmMarino Basso2,500 m19.2 km/h
Stage 2213 JulTours → Versailles190 kmJean-Pierre Danguillaume2,631 m35.5 km/h
Stage 2314 JulVersailles → Paris136 kmEddy Merckx4,500 m28.1 km/h