Tour de France 1970 Stage 23

Tour de France 1970

Stage 23

Versailles → Paris

Race Report

Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France, held on July 14, 1970, covered 135.5 km from Versailles to Paris. Eddy Merckx won the stage. Classified as a summit finish, one of the most demanding stage profiles in professional cycling. The riders faced 4,500 meters of total elevation gain, making it the hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 28.1 km/h, which was 8.6 km/h slower than the edition average of 36.7 km/h.

Road raceMountains uphill finish135.5 km14 Jul 1970

Versailles → Paris

Stage 18 | Saint-Gaudens - La Mongie

Stage Winner

Eddy Merckx

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Avg Speed

28.1 km/h

Elevation

4,500 m

Difficulty

563

Startlist Quality

1,457

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Green Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Polka-Dot Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Edition Difficulty Profile

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General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Eddy Merckx
FAEMA-FAEMINO119h 31' 49''
02
Joop Zoetemelk
FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER119h 44' 30''
03
GP
FERRETTI119h 47' 43''
04
MV
MOLTENI119h 50' 42''
05
M'
WILLEM II-GAZELLE119h 51' 43''
06
Lucien Van Impe
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER119h 52' 23''
07
Raymond Poulidor
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON119h 52' 24''
08
TH
SALVARANI119h 53' 23''
09
FG
KAS-KASKOL119h 53' 34''
10
GP
MANN-GRUNDIG119h 55' 12''
11
Raymond Delisle
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN119h 55' 48''
12
Franco Balmamion
SALVARANI119h 56' 59''
13
IZ
FAEMA-FAEMINO119h 58' 06''
14
Joaquim Agostinho
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER119h 58' 41''
15
LZ
KAS-KASKOL120h 00' 00''
16
WV
MANN-GRUNDIG120h 01' 06''
17
Lucien Aimar
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER120h 01' 11''
18
WP
SALVARANI120h 02' 51''
19
JS
BIC120h 04' 08''
20
AG
KAS-KASKOL120h 07' 11''
21
JD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN120h 19' 17''
22
BV
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER120h 21' 54''
23
FG
KAS-KASKOL120h 22' 07''
24
JB
FAEMA-FAEMINO120h 24' 45''
25
AG
KAS-KASKOL120h 27' 46''
26
Jan Janssen
BIC120h 28' 18''
27
HR
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON120h 30' 36''
28
PM
SALVARANI120h 31' 28''
29
Walter Godefroot
SALVARANI120h 34' 25''
30
JH
FAEMA-FAEMINO120h 37' 13''
31
LO
BIC120h 38' 48''
32
Evert Dolman
WILLEM II-GAZELLE120h 42' 08''
33
BL
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON120h 43' 11''
34
Vicente Lopez-Carril
KAS-KASKOL120h 44' 10''
35
BT
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN120h 45' 14''
36
TP
FERRETTI120h 45' 17''
37
RW
FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON120h 47' 27''
38
ES
MOLTENI120h 47' 54''
39
GT
MOLTENI120h 48' 32''
40
AV
BIC120h 49' 13''
41
RB
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN120h 50' 10''
42
PG
FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER120h 50' 23''
43
RD
MANN-GRUNDIG120h 51' 45''
44
JV
WILLEM II-GAZELLE120h 54' 35''
45
Harry Steevens
CABALLERO-LAURENS120h 55' 10''
46
JS
FAEMA-FAEMINO120h 58' 19''
47
GV
CABALLERO-LAURENS120h 58' 53''
48
FV
FERRETTI121h 02' 54''
49
GS
MOLTENI121h 05' 42''
51
WR
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER121h 07' 48''

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx won Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France?

Stage 23 covered 135.5 km from Versailles to Paris. The total elevation gain was 4,500 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 23 of the 1970 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 23 in the 1970 Tour de France?

Stage 23 ran from Versailles to Paris, a distance of 135.5 km. It was classified as a mountains uphill finish stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 23 in the 1970 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 23 was 28.1 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains uphill finish.