Tour de France 1973
GC Winner
Luis Ocana
Peugeot-Bp
20
Stages
4,090
Total km
34.4
Avg km/h
49,203
Total Elev. m
3
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
7
Flat
35%
10
Mountain
50%
3
Time Trial
15%
All 20 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 30 Jun | Rotterdam → Saint-Nicolas | 7 km | José Catieau | 65 m | 42.7 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 1 Jul | Saint-Nicolas → Roubaix | 84 km | Eddy Verstraeten | 332 m | 46.8 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 1 Jul | Roubaix → Reims | 138 km | Cyrille Guimard | 405 m | 38.6 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 2 Jul | Reims → Nancy | 12 km | Joop Zoetemelk | 71 m | 10.3 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 2 Jul | Nancy → Mulhouse | 138 km | Walter Godefroot | 1,013 m | 38.5 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 3 Jul | Belfort → Divonne | 226 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | 1,998 m | 39.7 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 4 Jul | Gaillard → Méribel | 214 km | Bernard Thevenet | 1,854 m | 34.7 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 5 Jul | Moûtiers → Les Orres | 188 km | Luis Ocana | 2,956 m | 36.1 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 6 Jul | Embrun → Nice | 245 km | Vicente Lopez-Carril | 3,000 m | 35.5 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 8 Jul | Nice → Aubagne | 87 km | Michaël Wright | 1,669 m | 36.9 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 8 Jul | Montpellier → Argelès | 151 km | Barry Hoban | 3,500 m | 31.7 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 9 Jul | Thuir → Pyrénées 2000 | 238 km | Lucien Van Impe | 6,500 m | 30.0 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 10 Jul | Bourg-Madame → Luchon | 235 km | Luis Ocana | 6,000 m | 28.1 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 11 Jul | Luchon → Pau | 223 km | Pedro Torres | 3,000 m | 30.4 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 12 Jul | Pau → Fleurance | 238 km | Wilfried David | 2,329 m | 30.7 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 13 Jul | Bordeaux → Bordeaux | 28 km | Joaquim Agostinho | 270 m | 45.4 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 13 Jul | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande → Brive-la-Gaillarde | 76 km | Claude Tollet | 2,880 m | 29.4 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 15 Jul | Brive-la-Gaillarde → Puy de Dôme | 235 km | Luis Ocana | 5,000 m | 34.2 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 16 Jul | Bourges → Versailles | 228 km | Barry Hoban | 4,500 m | 31.7 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 17 Jul | Versailles → Paris | 137 km | Bernard Thevenet | 1,861 m | 36.6 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1973 Tour de France?
Luis Ocana won the 1973 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1973 Tour de France?
The 1973 Tour de France consisted of 20 stages.