Tour de France 1972
Stage 17 · Bernard Thevenet
Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace
Stage 17 — Bernard Thevenet wins Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace (51 km)
Stage facts
Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace
Stage 14a | Briançon - Valloire
Stage Winner
Bernard Thevenet
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Elevation
1,589 m
Difficulty
173
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Bernard Thevenet
Race Date
17 Jul 1972
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Distance
51 km
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 17
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 17 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
51.0 km
Start
Pontarlier
Finish
Ballon d'Alsace
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Date
17 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,589 m
Difficulty Score
173
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage 17 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
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
Vesoul → Auxerre
151 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
Auxerre → Versailles
28 km
Joseph Bruyere
Versailles → Paris
199 km
Willy Teirlinck