Tour de France 1973
Stage 2 · Eddy Verstraeten
Saint-Nicolas → Roubaix
Stage 2 — Eddy Verstraeten wins Saint-Nicolas → Roubaix (84 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat84.0 km1 Jul 1973
Saint-Nicolas → Roubaix
Stage 1a | Scheveningen - Rotterdam
Stage Winner
Eddy Verstraeten
Yellow Jersey
Herman Vanspringel
Avg Speed
46.8 km/h
Elevation
332 m
Difficulty
6
Win Type
Small group sprint
Won How
Sprint of small group
Startlist Quality
1,320
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Verstraeten
Race Date
1 Jul 1973
Profile
Flat
Distance
84 km
Avg Speed
46.8 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 2
Yellow Jersey
Herman Vanspringel
Race leadership after stage 2 — Herman Vanspringel
Route & distance
Distance
84.0 km
Start
Saint-Nicolas
Finish
Roubaix
Profile
Flat
Date
1 Jul 1973
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
46.8 km/h
Vert. Climbing
332 m
Difficulty Score
6
Startlist Quality
1,320
Win Type
Small group sprint
Stage 2 in the 1973 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
1
Rotterdam → Saint-Nicolas
7 km
José Catieau
3
Roubaix → Reims
138 km
Cyrille Guimard
4
Reims → Nancy
12 km
Joop Zoetemelk
5
Nancy → Mulhouse
138 km
Walter Godefroot