Tour de France 1978
Stage 7 · Freddy Maertens
Poitiers → Bordeaux
Stage 7 — Freddy Maertens wins Poitiers → Bordeaux (244 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat244.0 km4 Jul 1978
Poitiers → Bordeaux
Stage 5 | Caen - Maze-Montgeoffroy
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Yellow Jersey
Gerrie Knetemann
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Elevation
2,323 m
Difficulty
34
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Freddy Maertens
Race Date
4 Jul 1978
Profile
Flat
Distance
244 km
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 7
Yellow Jersey
Gerrie Knetemann
Race leadership after stage 7 — Gerrie Knetemann
Route & distance
Distance
244.0 km
Start
Poitiers
Finish
Bordeaux
Profile
Flat
Date
4 Jul 1978
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.6 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,323 m
Difficulty Score
34
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage 7 in the 1978 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
4
Evreux → Caen
199 km
Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor
5
Caen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy
244 km
Freddy Maertens
6
Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers
153 km
Sean Kelly
8
Saint-Emilion → Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
162 km
Bernard Hinault
9
Bordeaux → Biarritz
242 km
Miguel-Maria Lasa
10
Biarritz → Pau
59 km
Henk Lubberding