Tour de France 1972
Stage 2 · Rik Van Linden
Saint-Brieuc → La Baule
Stage 2 — Rik Van Linden wins Saint-Brieuc → La Baule (236 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat235.5 km2 Jul 1972
Saint-Brieuc → La Baule
Stage 1 | Angers - St Brieuc
Stage Winner
Rik Van Linden
Yellow Jersey
Cyrille Guimard
Avg Speed
39.2 km/h
Elevation
2,010 m
Difficulty
39
Win Type
Large group sprint
Won How
Sprint of large group
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Rik Van Linden
Race Date
2 Jul 1972
Profile
Flat
Distance
236 km
Avg Speed
39.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 2
Yellow Jersey
Cyrille Guimard
Race leadership after stage 2 — Cyrille Guimard
Route & distance
Distance
235.5 km
Start
Saint-Brieuc
Finish
La Baule
Profile
Flat
Date
2 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
39.2 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,010 m
Difficulty Score
39
Startlist Quality
1,358
Win Type
Large group sprint
Stage 2 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
1
Angers → Saint-Brieuc
7 km
Cyrille Guimard
3
Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage
207 km
Molteni
4
Merlin-Plage → Royan
161 km
Cyrille Guimard
5
Bordeaux → Bordeaux
16 km
Eddy Merckx