Tour de France 1979
Stage 18 · Joop Zoetemelk
L'Alpe-d'Huez → L'Alpe-d'Huez
Stage 18 — Joop Zoetemelk wins L'Alpe-d'Huez → L'Alpe-d'Huez (167 km)
Stage facts
L'Alpe-d'Huez → L'Alpe-d'Huez
Stage 17 | Les Menuires - l'Alpe d'Huez
Stage Winner
Joop Zoetemelk
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Avg Speed
26.8 km/h
Elevation
6,000 m
Difficulty
577
Win Type
Solo
Won How
13 km solo
Solo Distance
13.0 km
Startlist Quality
1,381
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Joop Zoetemelk
Race Date
15 Jul 1979
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Distance
167 km
Avg Speed
26.8 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 18
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Race leadership after stage 18 — Bernard Hinault
Route & distance
Distance
166.5 km
Start
L'Alpe-d'Huez
Finish
L'Alpe-d'Huez
Profile
Mountains uphill finish
Date
15 Jul 1979
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
26.8 km/h
Vert. Climbing
6,000 m
Difficulty Score
577
Startlist Quality
1,381
Win Type
Solo
Stage 18 in the 1979 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Evian-les-Bains → Avoriaz
248 km
Bernard Hinault
Morzine → Les Menuires
56 km
Lucien Van Impe
Les Menuires → L'Alpe-d'Huez
201 km
Joaquim Agostinho
Bourg-d'Oisans → Saint-Priest
119 km
Dietrich Thurau
Saint-Priest → Dijon
162 km
Sergio Parsani
Dijon → Dijon
240 km
Bernard Hinault