Tour de France 1970
Stage 23 · Eddy Merckx
Versailles → Paris
Stage 23 — Eddy Merckx wins Versailles → Paris (136 km)
Stage facts
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
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Race Date
14 Jul 1970
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Distance
136 km
Avg Speed
28.1 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 23
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Green Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Polka-Dot Jersey
Eddy Merckx
GC after stage 23 — Eddy Merckx leads
Top finishers on the GC after stage 23
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FAEMA-FAEMINO | 119h 31' 49'' | |
| 02 | FLANDRIA-DE CLERCK-KRUGER | 119h 44' 30'' | |
| 03 | FERRETTI | 119h 47' 43'' | |
| 04 | MOLTENI | 119h 50' 42'' | |
| 05 | WILLEM II-GAZELLE | 119h 51' 43'' | |
| 06 | SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 119h 52' 23'' | |
| 07 | FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 119h 52' 24'' | |
| 08 | SALVARANI | 119h 53' 23'' | |
| 09 | KAS-KASKOL | 119h 53' 34'' | |
| 10 | MANN-GRUNDIG | 119h 55' 12'' | |
| 11 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 119h 55' 48'' | |
| 12 | SALVARANI | 119h 56' 59'' | |
| 13 | FAEMA-FAEMINO | 119h 58' 06'' | |
| 14 | FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER | 119h 58' 41'' | |
| 15 | KAS-KASKOL | 120h 00' 00'' | |
| 16 | MANN-GRUNDIG | 120h 01' 06'' | |
| 17 | SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 120h 01' 11'' | |
| 18 | SALVARANI | 120h 02' 51'' | |
| 19 | BIC | 120h 04' 08'' | |
| 20 | KAS-KASKOL | 120h 07' 11'' | |
| 21 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 120h 19' 17'' | |
| 22 | FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER | 120h 21' 54'' | |
| 23 | KAS-KASKOL | 120h 22' 07'' | |
| 24 | FAEMA-FAEMINO | 120h 24' 45'' | |
| 25 | KAS-KASKOL | 120h 27' 46'' | |
| 26 | BIC | 120h 28' 18'' | |
| 27 | FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 120h 30' 36'' | |
| 28 | SALVARANI | 120h 31' 28'' | |
| 29 | SALVARANI | 120h 34' 25'' | |
| 30 | FAEMA-FAEMINO | 120h 37' 13'' | |
| 31 | BIC | 120h 38' 48'' | |
| 32 | WILLEM II-GAZELLE | 120h 42' 08'' | |
| 33 | FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 120h 43' 11'' | |
| 34 | KAS-KASKOL | 120h 44' 10'' | |
| 35 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 120h 45' 14'' | |
| 36 | FERRETTI | 120h 45' 17'' | |
| 37 | FAGOR-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 120h 47' 27'' | |
| 38 | MOLTENI | 120h 47' 54'' | |
| 39 | MOLTENI | 120h 48' 32'' | |
| 40 | BIC | 120h 49' 13'' | |
| 41 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 120h 50' 10'' | |
| 42 | FRIMATIC-DE GRIBALDY-VIVA-WOLBER | 120h 50' 23'' | |
| 43 | MANN-GRUNDIG | 120h 51' 45'' | |
| 44 | WILLEM II-GAZELLE | 120h 54' 35'' | |
| 45 | CABALLERO-LAURENS | 120h 55' 10'' | |
| 46 | FAEMA-FAEMINO | 120h 58' 19'' | |
| 47 | CABALLERO-LAURENS | 120h 58' 53'' | |
| 48 | FERRETTI | 121h 02' 54'' | |
| 49 | MOLTENI | 121h 05' 42'' | |
| 51 | SONOLOR-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 121h 07' 48'' |
Route & distance
Distance
135.5 km
Start
Versailles
Finish
Paris
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Date
14 Jul 1970
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
28.1 km/h
Vert. Climbing
4,500 m
Difficulty Score
563
Startlist Quality
1,457
Stage 23 in the 1970 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
20
Bordeaux → Bordeaux
145 km
Eddy Merckx
21
Ruffec → Tours
160 km
Marino Basso
22
Tours → Versailles
190 km
Jean-Pierre Danguillaume





