Tour de France 1970
Stage 1 · Cyrille Guimard
Limoges → La Rochelle
Stage 1 — Cyrille Guimard wins Limoges → La Rochelle (7 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat7.4 km27 Jun 1970
Limoges → La Rochelle
Prologue | Limoges - Limoges
Stage Winner
Cyrille Guimard
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
44.6 km/h
Elevation
125 m
Difficulty
10
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Cyrille Guimard
Race Date
27 Jun 1970
Profile
Flat
Distance
7 km
Avg Speed
44.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 1 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
7.4 km
Start
Limoges
Finish
La Rochelle
Profile
Flat
Date
27 Jun 1970
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
44.6 km/h
Vert. Climbing
125 m
Difficulty Score
10
Startlist Quality
1,457
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1970 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
La Rochelle → Angers
225 km
Italo Zilioli
3
Angers → Rennes
200 km
Marino Basso
4
Rennes → Lisieux
11 km
Walter Godefroot