Tour de France 1972
Stage 1 · Cyrille Guimard
Angers → Saint-Brieuc
Stage 1 — Cyrille Guimard wins Angers → Saint-Brieuc (7 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat7.2 km1 Jul 1972
Angers → Saint-Brieuc
Prologue | Angers - Angers
Stage Winner
Cyrille Guimard
Yellow Jersey
Cyrille Guimard
Avg Speed
48.8 km/h
Elevation
77 m
Difficulty
0
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Cyrille Guimard
Race Date
1 Jul 1972
Profile
Flat
Distance
7 km
Avg Speed
48.8 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Cyrille Guimard
Race leadership after stage 1 — Cyrille Guimard
Route & distance
Distance
7.2 km
Start
Angers
Finish
Saint-Brieuc
Profile
Flat
Date
1 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
48.8 km/h
Vert. Climbing
77 m
Difficulty Score
0
Startlist Quality
1,358
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Saint-Brieuc → La Baule
236 km
Rik Van Linden
3
Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage
207 km
Molteni
4
Merlin-Plage → Royan
161 km
Cyrille Guimard