Tour de France 1979
Stage 16 · Lucien Van Impe
Morzine → Les Menuires
Stage 16 — Lucien Van Impe wins Morzine → Les Menuires (56 km)
Stage facts
Morzine → Les Menuires
Stage 15 (ITT) | Evian - Avoriaz
Stage Winner
Lucien Van Impe
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Avg Speed
35.6 km/h
Elevation
1,900 m
Difficulty
318
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,381
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Lucien Van Impe
Race Date
12 Jul 1979
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Distance
56 km
Avg Speed
35.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 16
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Race leadership after stage 16 — Bernard Hinault
Route & distance
Distance
55.5 km
Start
Morzine
Finish
Les Menuires
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Date
12 Jul 1979
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
35.6 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,900 m
Difficulty Score
318
Startlist Quality
1,381
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 16 in the 1979 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Metz → Ballon d'Alsace
193 km
Pierre-Raymond Villemiane
Belfort → Evian-les-Bains
202 km
Marc Demeyer
Evian-les-Bains → Avoriaz
248 km
Bernard Hinault
Les Menuires → L'Alpe-d'Huez
201 km
Joaquim Agostinho
L'Alpe-d'Huez → L'Alpe-d'Huez
167 km
Joop Zoetemelk
Bourg-d'Oisans → Saint-Priest
119 km
Dietrich Thurau