Tour de France 1978
Stage 6 · Sean Kelly
Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers
Stage 6 — Sean Kelly wins Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers (153 km)
Stage facts
Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers
Stage 4 | Evreux - Caen
Stage Winner
Sean Kelly
Yellow Jersey
Gerrie Knetemann
Avg Speed
41.9 km/h
Elevation
1,381 m
Difficulty
32
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Sean Kelly
Race Date
3 Jul 1978
Profile
Flat
Distance
153 km
Avg Speed
41.9 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 6
Yellow Jersey
Gerrie Knetemann
Race leadership after stage 6 — Gerrie Knetemann
Route & distance
Distance
153.0 km
Start
Mazé-Montgeoffroy
Finish
Poitiers
Profile
Flat
Date
3 Jul 1978
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
41.9 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,381 m
Difficulty Score
32
Startlist Quality
1,241
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 6 in the 1978 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux → Saint-Germain-en-Laye
100 km
Klaus-Peter Thaler
Evreux → Caen
199 km
Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor
Caen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy
244 km
Freddy Maertens
Poitiers → Bordeaux
244 km
Freddy Maertens
Saint-Emilion → Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
162 km
Bernard Hinault
Bordeaux → Biarritz
242 km
Miguel-Maria Lasa