Tour de France 1970
Stage 16 · Florent Van Vlierberghe
Montpellier → Toulouse
Stage 16 — Florent Van Vlierberghe wins Montpellier → Toulouse (140 km)
Stage facts
Montpellier → Toulouse
Stage 11b | Divonne-les-Bains - Thonon-les-Bains
Stage Winner
Florent Van Vlierberghe
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
37.6 km/h
Elevation
2,471 m
Difficulty
154
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Florent Van Vlierberghe
Race Date
7 Jul 1970
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Distance
140 km
Avg Speed
37.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 16
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 16 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
139.5 km
Start
Montpellier
Finish
Toulouse
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Date
7 Jul 1970
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
37.6 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,471 m
Difficulty Score
154
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage 16 in the 1970 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Grenoble → Gap
270 km
Primo Mori
Gap → Mont Ventoux
241 km
Eddy Merckx
Carpentras → Montpellier
9 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
Toulouse → Saint Gaudens
194 km
Luis Ocana
Saint Gaudens → La Mongie
195 km
Bernard Thevenet
Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Mourenx
170 km
Christian Raymond