Tour de France 1972
Stage 16 · Willy Teirlinck
Aix-les-Bains → Pontarlier
Stage 16 — Willy Teirlinck wins Aix-les-Bains → Pontarlier (201 km)
Stage facts
Aix-les-Bains → Pontarlier
Stage 13 | Orcières-Merlette - Briançon
Stage Winner
Willy Teirlinck
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
31.2 km/h
Elevation
4,000 m
Difficulty
434
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Willy Teirlinck
Race Date
16 Jul 1972
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Distance
201 km
Avg Speed
31.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 16
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 16 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
201.0 km
Start
Aix-les-Bains
Finish
Pontarlier
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Date
16 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
31.2 km/h
Vert. Climbing
4,000 m
Difficulty Score
434
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage 16 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Orcières-Merlette → Briançon
210 km
Eddy Merckx
Valloire → Aix-les-Bains
207 km
Cyrille Guimard
Aix-les-Bains → Mont Revard
192 km
Cyrille Guimard
Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace
51 km
Bernard Thevenet
Vesoul → Auxerre
151 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
Auxerre → Versailles
28 km
Joseph Bruyere