Tour de France 1973
Stage 1 · José Catieau
Rotterdam → Saint-Nicolas
Stage 1 — José Catieau wins Rotterdam → Saint-Nicolas (7 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat7.1 km30 Jun 1973
Rotterdam → Saint-Nicolas
Prologue | Scheveningen - Scheveningen
Stage Winner
José Catieau
Yellow Jersey
Herman Vanspringel
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Elevation
65 m
Difficulty
6
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,320
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
José Catieau
Race Date
30 Jun 1973
Profile
Flat
Distance
7 km
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Herman Vanspringel
Race leadership after stage 1 — Herman Vanspringel
Route & distance
Distance
7.1 km
Start
Rotterdam
Finish
Saint-Nicolas
Profile
Flat
Date
30 Jun 1973
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
42.7 km/h
Vert. Climbing
65 m
Difficulty Score
6
Startlist Quality
1,320
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1973 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Saint-Nicolas → Roubaix
84 km
Eddy Verstraeten
3
Roubaix → Reims
138 km
Cyrille Guimard
4
Reims → Nancy
12 km
Joop Zoetemelk