Tour de France 1974
Stage 9 · Eddy Merckx
Besançon → Gaillard
Stage 9 — Eddy Merckx wins Besançon → Gaillard (222 km)
Stage facts
Besançon → Gaillard
Stage 7 | Mons - Chalons sur Marne
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Elevation
2,521 m
Difficulty
39
Win Type
Large group sprint
Won How
Sprint of large group
Startlist Quality
1,280
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Race Date
4 Jul 1974
Profile
Flat
Distance
222 km
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 9
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 9 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
221.5 km
Start
Besançon
Finish
Gaillard
Profile
Flat
Date
4 Jul 1974
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
33.3 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,521 m
Difficulty Score
39
Startlist Quality
1,280
Win Type
Large group sprint
Stage 9 in the 1974 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Harelbeke → Harelbeke
165 km
Molteni
Mons → Chalons-sur-Marne
239 km
Eddy Merckx
Chaumont → Besançon
9 km
Patrick Sercu
Gaillard → Aix-les-Bains
136 km
Eddy Merckx
Aix-les-Bains → Serre-Chevalier
152 km
Vicente Lopez-Carril
Savines → Orange
241 km
Joseph Spruyt