Tour de France 1976
Tour de France 1976 — Lucien Van Impe wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Lucien Van Impe
Ti-Raleigh-Campagnolo
22
Stages
4,017
Total km
35.1
Avg km/h
48,632
Total Elev. m
4
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
Flat
45%
Mountain
32%
Hilly
5%
Time Trial
18%
Stage winners and teams — Freddy Maertens takes 4 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | GITANE-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 22' 23'' | |
| 02 | GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 116h 26' 37'' | |
| 03 | GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 116h 34' 31'' | |
| 04 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 116h 34' 40'' | |
| 05 | SCIC-FIAT-COLNAGO | 116h 35' 02'' | |
| 06 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 37' 13'' | |
| 07 | FLANDRIA-VELDA-VLEESBDRIJF | 116h 37' 22'' | |
| 08 | FLANDRIA-VELDA-VLEESBDRIJF | 116h 38' 29'' | |
| 09 | JOLLYCERAMICA | 116h 38' 59'' | |
| 10 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 41' 51'' | |
| 11 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 43' 37'' | |
| 12 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 44' 08'' | |
| 13 | SCIC-FIAT-COLNAGO | 116h 44' 31'' | |
| 14 | SUPER SER | 116h 47' 31'' | |
| 15 | GITANE-CAMPAGNOLO | 116h 47' 58'' | |
| 16 | BROOKLYN-GIOS | 116h 49' 06'' | |
| 17 | SUPER SER | 116h 55' 07'' | |
| 18 | BROOKLYN-GIOS | 116h 56' 44'' | |
| 19 | LEJEUNE-BP | 116h 58' 52'' | |
| 20 | JOBO-WOLBER-LA FRANCE | 117h 02' 17'' | |
| 21 | GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 117h 03' 58'' | |
| 22 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 117h 04' 05'' | |
| 23 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 117h 07' 13'' | |
| 24 | GITANE-CAMPAGNOLO | 117h 08' 43'' | |
| 25 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 117h 10' 05'' | |
| 26 | TI-RALEIGH-CAMPAGNOLO | 117h 11' 02'' | |
| 27 | KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 117h 11' 36'' | |
| 28 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 117h 14' 59'' | |
| 29 | GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 117h 16' 15'' | |
| 30 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 117h 17' 16'' |
Stage winners (16 riders)
Freddy Maertens
4 stages
Stages 1, 3, 7, 21
Joop Zoetemelk
3 stages
Stages 9, 10, 20
Gerben Karstens
2 stages
Stages 18, 22
Giovanni Battaglin
1 stage
Stages 2
Hennie Kuiper
1 stage
Stages 4
Miguel-Maria Lasa
1 stage
Stages 5
Aldo Parecchini
1 stage
Stages 6
Jacques Esclassan
1 stage
Stages 8
José-Luis Viejo
1 stage
Stages 11
Raymond Delisle
1 stage
Stages 12
Willy Teirlinck
1 stage
Stages 13
Lucien Van Impe
1 stage
Stages 14
Wladimiro Panizza
1 stage
Stages 15
Michel Pollentier
1 stage
Stages 16
Ferdinand Bracke
1 stage
Stages 17
Hubert Mathis
1 stage
Stages 19
Teams at the 1976 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| GITANE-CAMPAGNOLO | 9 | #1 |
| GAN-MERCIER-HUTCHINSON | 10 | #2 |
| PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 8 | #4 |
| SCIC-FIAT-COLNAGO | 8 | #5 |
| KAS-CAMPAGNOLO | 9 | #6 |
| FLANDRIA-VELDA-VLEESBDRIJF | 6 | #7 |
| JOLLYCERAMICA | 6 | #9 |
| SUPER SER | 6 | #14 |
| BROOKLYN-GIOS | 5 | #16 |
| LEJEUNE-BP | 8 | #19 |
| JOBO-WOLBER-LA FRANCE | 4 | #20 |
| TI-RALEIGH-CAMPAGNOLO | 5 | #26 |
| MIKO-DE GRIBALDY-SUPERIA | 3 | #33 |
Stage profiles in the 1976 edition
10
Flat
4
Hills flat finish
4
Mountains uphill finish
3
Mountains flat finish
1
Hills uphill finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1976 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
All 22 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 24 Jun | Merlin-Plage → Angers | 8 km | Freddy Maertens | 66 m | 43.4 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 25 Jun | Angers → Caen | 173 km | Giovanni Battaglin | 1,208 m | 36.6 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 26 Jun | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage → Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 237 km | Freddy Maertens | 2,301 m | 35.1 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 27 Jun | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage → Bornem | 37 km | Hennie Kuiper | 169 m | 47.1 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 28 Jun | Louvain → Verviers | 258 km | Miguel-Maria Lasa | 1,215 m | 34.3 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 29 Jun | Bastogne → Nancy | 4 km | Aldo Parecchini | 45 m | 0.0 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 29 Jun | Nancy → Mulhouse | 144 km | Freddy Maertens | 1,961 m | 37.4 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 30 Jun | Beaulieu → Divonne | 209 km | Jacques Esclassan | 2,195 m | 38.9 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 1 Jul | Divonne → L'Alpe-d'Huez | 206 km | Joop Zoetemelk | 3,275 m | 36.1 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 2 Jul | Bourg-d'Oisans → Montgenèvre | 221 km | Joop Zoetemelk | 3,000 m | 37.4 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 4 Jul | Montgenèvre → Manosque | 258 km | José-Luis Viejo | 6,481 m | 30.3 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 5 Jul | Port Barcarès → Pyrénées 2000 | 166 km | Raymond Delisle | 4,500 m | 32.9 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 6 Jul | Font Romeu → Saint Gaudens | 244 km | Willy Teirlinck | 2,500 m | 42.7 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 8 Jul | Saint Gaudens → Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet | 206 km | Lucien Van Impe | 4,500 m | 30.3 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 9 Jul | Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet → Pau | 188 km | Wladimiro Panizza | 2,500 m | 37.9 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 10 Jul | Pau → Fleurance | 139 km | Michel Pollentier | 4,500 m | 32.0 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 11 Jul | Fleurance → Auch | 195 km | Ferdinand Bracke | 4,500 m | 32.4 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 12 Jul | Lacanau → Bordeaux | 152 km | Gerben Karstens | 1,587 m | 32.7 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 13 Jul | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande → Tulle | 39 km | Hubert Mathis | 522 m | 44.1 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 14 Jul | Tulle → Puy de Dôme | 86 km | Joop Zoetemelk | 869 m | 33.4 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 14 Jul | Montargis → Versailles | 123 km | Freddy Maertens | 445 m | 35.7 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 14 Jul | Paris → Paris | 71 km | Gerben Karstens | 293 m | 41.4 km/h |

