Tour de France 1970
Stage 18 · Bernard Thevenet
Saint Gaudens → La Mongie
Stage 18 — Bernard Thevenet wins Saint Gaudens → La Mongie (195 km)
Stage facts
Saint Gaudens → La Mongie
Stage 13 | Grenoble - Gap
Stage Winner
Bernard Thevenet
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
33.1 km/h
Elevation
4,000 m
Difficulty
300
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Bernard Thevenet
Race Date
9 Jul 1970
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Distance
195 km
Avg Speed
33.1 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 18
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 18 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
194.5 km
Start
Saint Gaudens
Finish
La Mongie
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Date
9 Jul 1970
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
33.1 km/h
Vert. Climbing
4,000 m
Difficulty Score
300
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage 18 in the 1970 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Carpentras → Montpellier
9 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
Montpellier → Toulouse
140 km
Florent Van Vlierberghe
Toulouse → Saint Gaudens
194 km
Luis Ocana
Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Mourenx
170 km
Christian Raymond
Bordeaux → Bordeaux
145 km
Eddy Merckx
Ruffec → Tours
160 km
Marino Basso