Tour de France 1978
Stage 5 · Freddy Maertens
Caen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy
Stage 5 — Freddy Maertens wins Caen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy (244 km)
Stage facts
Caen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy
Stage 3 | Saint Amand les Eaux - Saint Germain en Laye
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Yellow Jersey
Klaus-Peter Thaler
Avg Speed
32.9 km/h
Elevation
1,705 m
Difficulty
25
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Race Date
2 Jul 1978
Profile
Hills uphill finish
Distance
244 km
Avg Speed
32.9 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 5
Yellow Jersey
Klaus-Peter Thaler
Race leadership after stage 5 — Klaus-Peter Thaler
Route & distance
Distance
244.0 km
Start
Caen
Finish
Mazé-Montgeoffroy
Profile
Hills uphill finish
Date
2 Jul 1978
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
32.9 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,705 m
Difficulty Score
25
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage 5 in the 1978 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Bruxelles → Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
135 km
Jacques Esclassan
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux → Saint-Germain-en-Laye
100 km
Klaus-Peter Thaler
Evreux → Caen
199 km
Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor
Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers
153 km
Sean Kelly
Poitiers → Bordeaux
244 km
Freddy Maertens
Saint-Emilion → Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
162 km
Bernard Hinault