Tour de France 1972
Stage 8 · Eddy Merckx
Pau → Luchon
Stage 8 — Eddy Merckx wins Pau → Luchon (13 km)
Stage facts
IttFlat12.7 km6 Jul 1972
Pau → Luchon
Stage 5b (ITT) | Bordeaux - Bordeaux
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
47.4 km/h
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,358
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Race Date
6 Jul 1972
Profile
Flat
Distance
13 km
Avg Speed
47.4 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 8
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 8 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
12.7 km
Start
Pau
Finish
Luchon
Profile
Flat
Date
6 Jul 1972
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
47.4 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,358
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 8 in the 1972 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
5
Bordeaux → Bordeaux
16 km
Eddy Merckx
6
Bordeaux → Bayonne
236 km
Léo Duyndam
7
Bayonne → Pau
134 km
Yves Hezard
9
Luchon → Colomiers
205 km
Joseph Huysmans
10
Castres → La Grande-Motte
221 km
Willy Teirlinck
11
Carnon → Mont Ventoux
164 km
Bernard Thevenet