Tour de France 1979

Stage 3 · Bernard Hinault

Luchon → Pau

Stage 3 — Bernard Hinault wins Luchon → Pau (24 km)

Stage facts

IttMountains uphill finish23.9 km29 Jun 1979

Luchon → Pau

Stage 2 (ITT) | Luchon - Superbagnères

Stage Winner

Bernard Hinault

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Avg Speed

26.6 km/h

Elevation

1,452 m

Difficulty

264

Win Type

Time trial

Won How

Time trial

Startlist Quality

1,381

Stage at a glance

Stage Winner

Bernard Hinault

Race Date

29 Jun 1979

Profile

Mountains uphill finish

Distance

24 km

Avg Speed

26.6 km/h

Jersey classifications after stage 3

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Race leadership after stage 3 — Bernard Hinault

Route & distance

Distance

23.9 km

Start

Luchon

Finish

Pau

Profile

Mountains uphill finish

Date

29 Jun 1979

Pace, climbing & win style

Avg Speed

26.6 km/h

Vert. Climbing

1,452 m

Difficulty Score

264

Startlist Quality

1,381

Win Type

Time trial

Stage 3 in the 1979 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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Adjacent stages

1

Fleurance → Luchon

5 km

René Bittinger
2

Luchon → Superbagnères

225 km

Bernard Hinault
4

Captieux → Bordeaux

180 km

Raleigh-Mcgregor
5

Neuville-de-Poitou → Angers

87 km

Jan Raas
6

Angers → Saint-Brieuc

145 km

Jos Jacobs

Stage navigation

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