Tour de France 1979 Stage 24

Tour de France 1979

Stage 24

Le Perreux → Paris

Race Report

Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France, held on July 21, 1979, covered 205.0 km from Le Perreux to Paris. Bernard Hinault won the stage. Classified as a hilly stage finishing uphill, favoring puncheurs. The riders faced 1,674 meters of total elevation gain. The stage was completed at an average speed of 34.9 km/h, which was 3.3 km/h slower than the edition average of 38.1 km/h.

Road raceHills uphill finish205.0 km21 Jul 1979

Le Perreux → Paris

Stage 23 | Auxerre - Nogent-sur-Marne

Stage Winner

Bernard Hinault

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Avg Speed

34.9 km/h

Elevation

1,674 m

Difficulty

25

Startlist Quality

1,381

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Green Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Polka-Dot Jersey

Giovanni Battaglin

White Jersey

Jean-René Bernaudeau

Edition Difficulty Profile

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General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Bernard Hinault
RENAULT-GITANE103h 06' 50''
02
Joop Zoetemelk
MIKO-MERCIER103h 19' 57''
03
Joaquim Agostinho
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL103h 33' 43''
04
HK
PEUGEOT-ESSO103h 34' 52''
05
Jean-René Bernaudeau
RENAULT-GITANE103h 39' 33''
06
GB
INOXPRAN103h 45' 02''
07
JM
DAF TRUCKS103h 45' 28''
08
PW
RALEIGH-McGREGOR103h 45' 56''
09
Claude Criquielion
KAS103h 47' 28''
10
DT
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE103h 51' 25''
11
Lucien Van Impe
KAS103h 54' 16''
12
SN
MIKO-MERCIER103h 55' 06''
13
PV
RENAULT-GITANE104h 05' 59''
14
JV
RALEIGH-McGREGOR104h 06' 03''
15
ES
DAF TRUCKS104h 06' 41''
16
Mariano Martinez
LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE104h 08' 26''
17
YH
PEUGEOT-ESSO104h 09' 55''
18
Henk Lubberding
RALEIGH-McGREGOR104h 09' 59''
19
RA
FIAT-LA FRANCE104h 13' 39''
20
BV
LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE104h 15' 15''
21
JD
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL104h 16' 22''
22
CS
MIKO-MERCIER104h 16' 42''
23
RP
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE104h 18' 14''
24
Raymond Martin
MIKO-MERCIER104h 21' 20''
25
RM
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL104h 21' 36''
26
RB
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL104h 26' 47''
27
Knut Knudsen
BIANCHI-FAEMA104h 31' 28''
28
FG
KAS104h 33' 39''
29
LD
RENAULT-GITANE104h 34' 18''
30
Gerrie Knetemann
RALEIGH-McGREGOR104h 46' 03''
31
HD
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL104h 46' 50''
32
AP
BIANCHI-FAEMA104h 49' 26''
33
PB
LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE104h 49' 57''
34
AM
FIAT-LA FRANCE104h 52' 29''
35
JC
RENAULT-GITANE104h 53' 36''
36
LP
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE104h 59' 20''
37
ML
PEUGEOT-ESSO105h 00' 15''
38
Sean Kelly
SPLENDOR-EURO SOAP105h 01' 26''
39
LD
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE105h 02' 48''
40
JM
FLANDRIA-CA VA SEUL105h 04' 03''
41
DV
LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE105h 06' 12''
42
BB
RENAULT-GITANE105h 06' 16''
43
JB
KAS105h 06' 57''
44
BP
RALEIGH-McGREGOR105h 07' 56''
45
JJ
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE105h 10' 07''
46
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle
PEUGEOT-ESSO105h 16' 57''
47
ML
RENAULT-GITANE105h 17' 39''
48
FD
IJSBOERKE-WARNCKE105h 18' 19''
49
HM
MIKO-MERCIER105h 20' 28''
50
JG
MIKO-MERCIER105h 22' 13''

Nearby Stages

21

Dijon → Dijon

240 km

Bernard Hinault
22

Dijon → Auxerre

49 km

Gerrie Knetemann
23

Auxerre → Nogent-sur-Marne

189 km

Bernard Hinault
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France?

Bernard Hinault won Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France?

Stage 24 covered 205.0 km from Le Perreux to Paris. The total elevation gain was 1,674 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France?

Bernard Hinault wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 24 of the 1979 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 24 in the 1979 Tour de France?

Stage 24 ran from Le Perreux to Paris, a distance of 205.0 km. It was classified as a hills uphill finish stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 24 in the 1979 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 24 was 34.9 km/h. The stage profile was classified as hills uphill finish.