Tour de France 1972
Stage 13 · Eddy Merckx
Orcières-Merlette → Briançon
Stage 13 — Eddy Merckx wins Orcières-Merlette → Briançon (210 km)
Stage facts
Orcières-Merlette → Briançon
Stage 10 | Castres - La Grande-Motte
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Elevation
2,500 m
Difficulty
92
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Race Date
12 Jul 1972
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
210 km
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 13
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 13 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
210.0 km
Start
Orcières-Merlette
Finish
Briançon
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
12 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,500 m
Difficulty Score
92
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage 13 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Castres → La Grande-Motte
221 km
Willy Teirlinck
Carnon → Mont Ventoux
164 km
Bernard Thevenet
Carpentras → Orcières-Merlette
179 km
Lucien Van Impe
Valloire → Aix-les-Bains
207 km
Cyrille Guimard
Aix-les-Bains → Mont Revard
192 km
Cyrille Guimard
Aix-les-Bains → Pontarlier
201 km
Willy Teirlinck