Tour de France 1976
Stage 1 · Freddy Maertens
Merlin-Plage → Angers
Stage 1 — Freddy Maertens wins Merlin-Plage → Angers (8 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat8.0 km24 Jun 1976
Merlin-Plage → Angers
Prologue | St Jean de Monts - St Jean de Monts
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Yellow Jersey
Freddy Maertens
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Elevation
66 m
Difficulty
2
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,385
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Race Date
24 Jun 1976
Profile
Flat
Distance
8 km
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Freddy Maertens
Race leadership after stage 1 — Freddy Maertens
Route & distance
Distance
8.0 km
Start
Merlin-Plage
Finish
Angers
Profile
Flat
Date
24 Jun 1976
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Vert. Climbing
66 m
Difficulty Score
2
Startlist Quality
1,385
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1976 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Angers → Caen
173 km
Giovanni Battaglin
3
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage → Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
237 km
Freddy Maertens
4
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage → Bornem
37 km
Hennie Kuiper