Tour de France 1972
Stage 3 · Molteni
Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage
Stage 3 — Molteni wins Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage (207 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat206.5 km3 Jul 1972
Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage
Stage 2 | St Brieuc - La Baule
Stage Winner
Molteni
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
40.0 km/h
Elevation
2,233 m
Difficulty
29
Win Type
Large group sprint
Won How
Sprint of large group
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Molteni
Race Date
3 Jul 1972
Profile
Flat
Distance
207 km
Avg Speed
40.0 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 3
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 3 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
206.5 km
Start
Merlin-Plage
Finish
Merlin-Plage
Profile
Flat
Date
3 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.0 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,233 m
Difficulty Score
29
Startlist Quality
1,358
Win Type
Large group sprint
Stage 3 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
1
Angers → Saint-Brieuc
7 km
Cyrille Guimard
2
Saint-Brieuc → La Baule
236 km
Rik Van Linden
4
Merlin-Plage → Royan
161 km
Cyrille Guimard
5
Bordeaux → Bordeaux
16 km
Eddy Merckx
6
Bordeaux → Bayonne
236 km
Léo Duyndam