Tour de France 1978
Stage 16 · Hennie Kuiper
Saint-Etienne → L'Alpe-d'Huez
Stage 16 — Hennie Kuiper wins Saint-Etienne → L'Alpe-d'Huez (221 km)
Stage facts
Saint-Etienne → L'Alpe-d'Huez
Stage 13 | Figeac - Superbesse
Stage Winner
Hennie Kuiper
Yellow Jersey
Joop Zoetemelk
Avg Speed
32.8 km/h
Elevation
5,174 m
Difficulty
304
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Hennie Kuiper
Race Date
13 Jul 1978
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Distance
221 km
Avg Speed
32.8 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 16
Yellow Jersey
Joop Zoetemelk
Race leadership after stage 16 — Joop Zoetemelk
Route & distance
Distance
221.0 km
Start
Saint-Etienne
Finish
L'Alpe-d'Huez
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Date
13 Jul 1978
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
32.8 km/h
Vert. Climbing
5,174 m
Difficulty Score
304
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage 16 in the 1978 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Figeac → Superbesse
161 km
Paul Wellens
Besse-en-Ch. → Puy de Dôme
158 km
Joop Zoetemelk
Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne → Saint-Etienne
96 km
Bernard Hinault
Grenoble → Morzine
52 km
Christian Seznec
Morzine → Lausanne
196 km
Gerrie Knetemann
Lausanne → Belfort
241 km
Marc Demeyer