Tour de France 1972 Stage 20

Tour de France 1972

Stage 20

Versailles → Paris

Race Report

Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France, held on July 19, 1972, covered 198.5 km from Versailles to Paris. Willy Teirlinck won the stage. Classified as a hilly stage with a flat finish. The riders faced 3,916 meters of total elevation gain. The stage was completed at an average speed of 32.3 km/h, which was 3.0 km/h slower than the edition average of 35.4 km/h.

Road raceHills flat finish198.5 km19 Jul 1972

Versailles → Paris

Stage 16 | Aix les Bains - Pontarlier

Stage Winner

Willy Teirlinck

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Avg Speed

32.3 km/h

Elevation

3,916 m

Difficulty

158

Startlist Quality

1,358

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Green Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Polka-Dot Jersey

Lucien Van Impe

Edition Difficulty Profile

STAGE DIFFICULTY PROFILE12345678910111213141516171819203,916mFlatHillsMountains

General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Eddy Merckx
MOLTENI108h 17' 18''
02
Felice Gimondi
SALVARANI108h 27' 59''
03
Raymond Poulidor
GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON108h 28' 52''
04
Lucien Van Impe
SONOLOR108h 34' 03''
05
Joop Zoetemelk
BEAULIEU-FLANDRIA108h 36' 27''
06
Mariano Martinez
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER108h 38' 49''
07
YH
SONOLOR108h 39' 10''
08
Joaquim Agostinho
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER108h 51' 34''
09
BT
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN108h 54' 29''
10
WJ
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER108h 59' 51''
11
Raymond Delisle
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN109h 03' 45''
12
Leif Mortensen
BIC109h 03' 57''
13
TH
SALVARANI109h 04' 59''
14
Roger Swerts
MOLTENI109h 06' 46''
15
MV
MOLTENI109h 16' 51''
16
FV
WATNEY-AVIA109h 17' 27''
17
Lucien Aimar
ROKADO109h 20' 59''
18
TT
GOUDSMIT-HOFF109h 21' 27''
19
MP
GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON109h 23' 37''
20
KK
ROKADO109h 27' 27''
21
JD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN109h 32' 09''
22
JD
MOLTENI109h 38' 46''
23
HB
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER109h 41' 09''
24
RW
ROKADO109h 42' 17''
25
MP
SONOLOR109h 43' 51''
26
JB
MOLTENI109h 44' 38''
27
WR
SONOLOR109h 47' 30''
28
JH
MOLTENI109h 48' 47''
29
GS
BIC109h 48' 53''
30
JS
BIC109h 49' 24''
31
RD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN109h 51' 40''
32
JM
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER109h 54' 46''
33
WV
BEAULIEU-FLANDRIA109h 56' 29''
34
GB
ROKADO109h 56' 57''
35
SV
BIC109h 58' 31''
36
GM
GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON109h 59' 04''
37
FM
MOLTENI109h 29' 11''
38
JP
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN110h 01' 35''
39
PM
SALVARANI110h 02' 09''
40
RB
BIC110h 03' 06''
41
WD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN110h 06' 10''
42
DP
ROKADO110h 07' 27''
43
ML
MOLTENI110h 07' 59''
44
Walter Godefroot
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN110h 11' 11''
45
JT
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN110h 13' 15''
46
JL
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER110h 16' 56''
47
CR
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN110h 18' 15''
48
RR
SONOLOR110h 18' 40''
49
LV
DE GRIBALDY-MAGNIFLEX-VAN CAUTER110h 19' 56''
50
GC
GITANE110h 19' 59''

Nearby Stages

17

Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace

51 km

Bernard Thevenet
18

Vesoul → Auxerre

151 km

Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
19

Auxerre → Versailles

28 km

Joseph Bruyere
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France?

Willy Teirlinck won Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France?

Stage 20 covered 198.5 km from Versailles to Paris. The total elevation gain was 3,916 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 20 of the 1972 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 20 in the 1972 Tour de France?

Stage 20 ran from Versailles to Paris, a distance of 198.5 km. It was classified as a hills flat finish stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 20 in the 1972 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 20 was 32.3 km/h. The stage profile was classified as hills flat finish.