Tour de France 1975
Tour de France 1975 — Bernard Thevenet wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Bernard Thevenet
Flandria-Carpenter-Confortluxe
22
Stages
4,000
Total km
37.7
Avg km/h
52,190
Total Elev. m
4
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
Flat
55%
Mountain
32%
Time Trial
18%
Stage winners and teams — Rik Van Linden takes 3 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | PEUGEOT-BP | 114h 35' 31'' | |
| 02 | MOLTENI | 114h 38' 18'' | |
| 03 | GITANE | 114h 40' 32'' | |
| 04 | KAS | 114h 42' 03'' | |
| 05 | KAS | 114h 55' 00'' | |
| 06 | BIANCHI | 114h 48' 36'' | |
| 07 | FILOTEX | 114h 59' 44'' | |
| 08 | FILOTEX | 115h 01' 22'' | |
| 09 | MOLTENI | 115h 07' 32'' | |
| 10 | SUPER SER | 115h 11' 07'' | |
| 11 | FRISOL | 115h 16' 16'' | |
| 12 | JOBO-SABLIERE-WOLBER | 115h 20' 15'' | |
| 13 | GAN-MERCIER | 115h 20' 20'' | |
| 14 | GITANE | 115h 21' 02'' | |
| 15 | SPORTING-SOTTO-MAYOR-LEJEUNE | 115h 26' 17'' | |
| 16 | PEUGEOT-BP | 115h 30' 52'' | |
| 17 | MOLTENI | 115h 30' 55'' | |
| 18 | FRISOL | 115h 32' 16'' | |
| 19 | GAN-MERCIER | 115h 35' 28'' | |
| 20 | SPORTING-SOTTO-MAYOR-LEJEUNE | 115h 40' 58'' | |
| 21 | GAN-MERCIER | 115h 41' 25'' | |
| 22 | FILOTEX | 115h 41' 33'' | |
| 23 | FLANDRIA-CARPENTER-CONFORTLUXE | 115h 50' 54'' | |
| 24 | BIANCHI | 115h 54' 25'' | |
| 25 | SUPER SER | 115h 58' 00'' | |
| 26 | SUPER SER | 115h 58' 58'' | |
| 27 | BIANCHI | 115h 59' 27'' | |
| 28 | PEUGEOT-BP | 116h 04' 54'' | |
| 29 | KAS | 116h 05' 41'' | |
| 30 | GITANE | 116h 09' 37'' |
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Stage winners (17 riders)
Rik Van Linden
3 stages
Stages 1, 19, 21
Eddy Merckx
2 stages
Stages 6, 9
Lucien Van Impe
2 stages
Stages 14, 18
Bernard Thevenet
2 stages
Stages 15, 16
Ronald De Witte
1 stage
Stages 2
Karel Rottiers
1 stage
Stages 3
Jacques Esclassan
1 stage
Stages 4
Théo Smit
1 stage
Stages 5
Francesco Moser
1 stage
Stages 7
Barry Hoban
1 stage
Stages 8
Felice Gimondi
1 stage
Stages 10
Juan Zurano
1 stage
Stages 11
Gerrie Knetemann
1 stage
Stages 12
Michel Pollentier
1 stage
Stages 13
Vicente Lopez-Carril
1 stage
Stages 17
Giacinto Santambrogio
1 stage
Stages 20
Walter Godefroot
1 stage
Stages 22
Teams at the 1975 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| PEUGEOT-BP | 6 | #1 |
| MOLTENI | 8 | #2 |
| GITANE | 9 | #3 |
| KAS | 5 | #4 |
| BIANCHI | 10 | #6 |
| FILOTEX | 7 | #7 |
| SUPER SER | 5 | #10 |
| FRISOL | 6 | #11 |
| JOBO-SABLIERE-WOLBER | 7 | #12 |
| GAN-MERCIER | 7 | #13 |
| SPORTING-SOTTO-MAYOR-LEJEUNE | 5 | #15 |
| FLANDRIA-CARPENTER-CONFORTLUXE | 6 | #23 |
| MIKO-DE GRIBALDY | 3 | #32 |
Stage profiles in the 1975 edition
12
Flat
4
Mountains uphill finish
3
Mountains flat finish
2
Hills uphill finish
1
Hills flat finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1975 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
All 22 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 26 Jun | Molenbeek → Roubaix | 6 km | Rik Van Linden | 88 m | 42.5 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 27 Jun | Roubaix → Amiens | 94 km | Ronald De Witte | 842 m | 43.6 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 27 Jun | Amiens → Versailles | 109 km | Karel Rottiers | 956 m | 43.8 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 28 Jun | Versailles → Le Mans | 122 km | Jacques Esclassan | 834 m | 46.4 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 29 Jun | Sablé → Merlin-Plage | 170 km | Théo Smit | 1,758 m | 41.7 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 30 Jun | Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage | 223 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,680 m | 41.0 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 1 Jul | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie → Angoulême | 223 km | Francesco Moser | 1,535 m | 39.3 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 2 Jul | Angoulême → Bordeaux | 16 km | Barry Hoban | 98 m | 49.1 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 3 Jul | Fleurance → Auch | 236 km | Eddy Merckx | 1,366 m | 36.7 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 4 Jul | Auch → Pau | 134 km | Felice Gimondi | 941 m | 39.1 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 5 Jul | Pau → Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet | 131 km | Juan Zurano | 1,080 m | 40.2 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 5 Jul | Tarbes → Albi | 37 km | Gerrie Knetemann | 589 m | 45.2 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 7 Jul | Albi → Super-Lioran | 206 km | Michel Pollentier | 3,000 m | 34.4 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 8 Jul | Aurillac → Puy de Dôme | 160 km | Lucien Van Impe | 4,500 m | 29.3 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 9 Jul | Nice → Pra Loup | 242 km | Bernard Thevenet | 2,479 m | 33.2 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 10 Jul | Barcelonnette → Serre-Chevalier | 260 km | Bernard Thevenet | 6,359 m | 29.0 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 11 Jul | Valloire → Avoriaz | 174 km | Vicente Lopez-Carril | 4,000 m | 31.9 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 13 Jul | Morzine → Châtel | 218 km | Lucien Van Impe | 6,500 m | 28.0 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 14 Jul | Thonon → Chalon-sur-Saône | 107 km | Rik Van Linden | 3,000 m | 32.7 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 15 Jul | Pouilly-en-Auxois → Melun | 225 km | Giacinto Santambrogio | 6,000 m | 30.4 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 16 Jul | Melun → Senlis | 40 km | Rik Van Linden | 1,273 m | 37.9 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 17 Jul | Paris → Paris | 229 km | Walter Godefroot | 3,312 m | 33.2 km/h |