Tour de France 1974
GC Winner
Eddy Merckx
Molteni
22
Stages
4,098
Total km
34.4
Avg km/h
54,338
Total Elev. m
2
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
8
Flat
36%
8
Mountain
36%
4
Hilly
18%
2
Time Trial
9%
All 22 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 27 Jun | Brest → Saint-Pol de Léon | 7 km | Ercole Gualazzini | 129 m | 47.9 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 28 Jun | Plymouth → Plymouth | 144 km | Henk Poppe | 1,898 m | 42.0 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 29 Jun | Morlaix → Saint-Malo | 164 km | Patrick Sercu | 1,995 m | 42.0 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 30 Jun | Saint-Malo → Caen | 190 km | Patrick Sercu | 2,294 m | 39.9 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 1 Jul | Caen → Dieppe | 185 km | Ronald De Witte | 2,315 m | 38.3 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 2 Jul | Harelbeke → Harelbeke | 165 km | Molteni | 1,722 m | 38.7 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 3 Jul | Mons → Chalons-sur-Marne | 239 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,887 m | 37.8 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 3 Jul | Chaumont → Besançon | 9 km | Patrick Sercu | 71 m | 0.0 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 4 Jul | Besançon → Gaillard | 222 km | Eddy Merckx | 2,521 m | 33.3 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 5 Jul | Gaillard → Aix-les-Bains | 136 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,443 m | 36.4 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 5 Jul | Aix-les-Bains → Serre-Chevalier | 152 km | Vicente Lopez-Carril | 1,869 m | 34.4 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 6 Jul | Savines → Orange | 241 km | Joseph Spruyt | 4,000 m | 33.6 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 7 Jul | Avignon → Montpellier | 132 km | Barry Hoban | 2,803 m | 34.8 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 9 Jul | Lodève → Colomiers | 199 km | Jean-Pierre Genet | 6,659 m | 28.7 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 10 Jul | Colomiers → Seo de Urgel | 231 km | Eddy Merckx | 3,000 m | 31.9 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 11 Jul | Seo de Urgel → Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet | 126 km | Raymond Poulidor | 683 m | 38.6 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 12 Jul | Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet → Col du Tourmalet | 249 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | 2,963 m | 34.5 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 14 Jul | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Pau | 225 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | 3,000 m | 33.5 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 15 Jul | Bordeaux → Bordeaux | 209 km | Eddy Merckx | 5,500 m | 26.5 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 16 Jul | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie → Nantes | 119 km | Gérard Vianen | 3,000 m | 29.9 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 17 Jul | Orléans → Orléans | 142 km | Michel Pollentier | 3,000 m | 32.7 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 18 Jul | Orléans → Paris | 196 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,586 m | 40.2 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1974 Tour de France?
Eddy Merckx won the 1974 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1974 Tour de France?
The 1974 Tour de France consisted of 22 stages.