Tour de France 1974 Stage 22

Tour de France 1974

Stage 22

Orléans → Paris

Race Report

Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France, held on July 18, 1974, covered 195.5 km from Orléans to Paris. Eddy Merckx won the stage. Classified as a flat stage suited for sprinters. The riders faced 1,586 meters of total elevation gain. The stage was completed at an average speed of 40.2 km/h, which was 5.8 km/h faster than the edition average of 34.4 km/h.

Road raceFlat195.5 km18 Jul 1974

Orléans → Paris

Stage 19a | Pau - Bordeaux

Stage Winner

Eddy Merckx

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Avg Speed

40.2 km/h

Elevation

1,586 m

Difficulty

17

Startlist Quality

1,280

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Green Jersey

Patrick Sercu

Edition Difficulty Profile

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General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Eddy Merckx
MOLTENI116h 16' 58''
02
Raymond Poulidor
GAN-MERCIER116h 25' 02''
03
Vicente Lopez-Carril
KAS116h 25' 02''
04
WP
BROOKLYN116h 27' 57''
05
GA
KAS116h 28' 22''
06
Joaquim Agostinho
BIC116h 31' 22''
07
Michel Pollentier
CARPENTER-CONFORTLUXE116h 33' 32''
08
Mariano Martinez
SONOLOR-GITANE116h 35' 31''
09
AS
GAN-MERCIER116h 36' 53''
10
HV
MIC-DE GRIBALDY-LUDO116h 41' 09''
11
RP
LEJEUNE-JOBO116h 43' 48''
12
Raymond Delisle
PEUGEOT-BP116h 45' 57''
13
JD
PEUGEOT-BP116h 46' 41''
14
JZ
LA CASERA-BAHAMONTES116h 47' 18''
15
AR
LEJEUNE-JOBO116h 48' 33''
16
MP
GAN-MERCIER116h 48' 55''
17
Miguel-Maria Lasa
KAS116h 49' 53''
18
Lucien Van Impe
SONOLOR-GITANE116h 54' 33''
19
AO
LA CASERA-BAHAMONTES116h 54' 46''
20
BL
BIC116h 55' 00''
21
JB
MOLTENI116h 58' 29''
22
WJ
MOLTENI117h 01' 48''
23
FB
BROOKLYN117h 02' 41''
24
WV
SONOLOR-GITANE117h 03' 48''
25
RD
CARPENTER-CONFORTLUXE117h 04' 08''
26
GB
BROOKLYN117h 04' 44''
27
FD
FRISOL117h 07' 26''
28
JC
BIC117h 08' 09''
29
JP
KAS117h 10' 42''
30
GP
MIC-DE GRIBALDY-LUDO117h 13' 41''
31
JM
FLANDRIA-SHIMANO-MERLIN PLAGE117h 14' 06''
32
FJ
SONOLOR-GITANE117h 17' 04''
33
RB
BIC117h 18' 11''
34
RO
PEUGEOT-BP117h 22' 20''
35
ML
MOLTENI117h 26' 14''
36
VV
MOLTENI117h 29' 45''
37
Barry Hoban
GAN-MERCIER117h 30' 09''
38
Gerrie Knetemann
GAN-MERCIER117h 31' 13''
39
FC
LEJEUNE-JOBO117h 33' 17''
40
AM
KAS117h 35' 00''
41
Marc Demeyer
CARPENTER-CONFORTLUXE117h 35' 26''
42
LZ
KAS117h 36' 10''
43
AP
BROOKLYN117h 36' 10''
44
DP
KAS117h 36' 10''
45
JD
MOLTENI117h 36' 34''
46
JM
LA CASERA-BAHAMONTES117h 36' 52''
47
WM
FLANDRIA-SHIMANO-MERLIN PLAGE117h 40' 24''
48
CB
LEJEUNE-JOBO117h 40' 50''
49
CM
KAS117h 42' 15''
50
JS
MOLTENI117h 42' 39''

Nearby Stages

19

Bordeaux → Bordeaux

209 km

Eddy Merckx
20

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie → Nantes

119 km

Gérard Vianen
21

Orléans → Orléans

142 km

Michel Pollentier
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx won Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France?

Stage 22 covered 195.5 km from Orléans to Paris. The total elevation gain was 1,586 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 22 of the 1974 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 22 in the 1974 Tour de France?

Stage 22 ran from Orléans to Paris, a distance of 195.5 km. It was classified as a flat stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 22 in the 1974 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 22 was 40.2 km/h. The stage profile was classified as flat.