General Information
Distance
3847 km
Stages
20
Finishers / Starters
88 / 132
Dates
1 July 1972 — 23 July 1972
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx (Bel)
108h 17' 18"
Green Jersey
Eddy Merckx (Bel)
196 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Lucien Van Impe (Bel)
229 pts
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 108h 17' 18" |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | + 10' 41" |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | + 11' 34" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 16' 45" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 19' 09" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | + 21' 31" |
| 7 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | + 21' 52" |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | + 34' 16" |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | + 37' 11" |
| 10 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | + 42' 33" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Angers → Angers 7.2 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 08' 51" |
| 2 | Swerts | 11" |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 12" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 13" |
| 5 | Duyndam | 15" |
| 6 | Ocana | 15" |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 17" |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 19" |
| 9 | Bellone | 20" |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 21" |
Stage 1
Angers → St Brieuc 235.5 km
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 6h 00' 31" |
| 2 | Wright | 00" |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 00" |
| 7 | Nassen | 00" |
| 8 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Deu) | 00" |
| 9 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 00" |
| 10 | Vianen | 00" |
Stage 2
St Brieuc → La Baule 206.5 km
| 1 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 5h 09' 43" |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Van Rijckeghem | 00" |
| 4 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 00" |
| 5 | Delépine | 00" |
| 6 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Peffgen | 00" |
| 8 | Guido Reybrouck (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 10 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 00" |
Stage 3a
Pornichet → St Jean de Monts 161 km
| 1 | Ercole Gualazzini | 3h 56' 33" |
| 2 | Van Clooster | 00" |
| 3 | Beysens | 00" |
| 4 | Tschan | 00" |
| 5 | Guyot | 00" |
| 6 | Moneyron | 00" |
| 7 | Deschoenmaecker | 00" |
| 8 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 07" |
| 9 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 07" |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 07" |
Stage 3b
Merlin Plage → Merlin Plage 16.2 km
| 1 | Molteni | 1h 37' 03" |
| 2 | Peugeot-BP | 01' 39" |
| 3 | Bic | 02' 17" |
| 4 | Gan-Mercier | 03' 14" |
| 5 | Sonolor | 03' 41" |
Stage 4
Merlin Plage → Royan 236 km
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 5h 22' 43" |
| 2 | Van Marcke | 00" |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Koeken | 00" |
| 6 | Italo Zilioli (Ita) | 00" |
| 7 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Van Staeyen | 00" |
| 9 | Beysens | 00" |
| 10 | Swerts | 00" |
Stage 5a
Royan → Bordeaux 133.5 km
| 1 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 2h 59' 33" |
| 2 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 00" |
| 3 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Van Rijckeghem | 00" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Marinus Wagtmans (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Vianen | 00" |
| 10 | Nassen | 00" |
Stage 5b
Bordeaux → Circuit du Lac 12.7 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 16' 05" |
| 2 | Swerts | 02" |
| 3 | Ocana | 15" |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 20" |
| 5 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 23" |
| 6 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 24" |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 24" |
| 8 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 32" |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 40" |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 41" |
Stage 6
Bordeaux → Bayonne 205 km
| 1 | Leo Duyndam | 5h 44' 10" |
| 2 | Castelletti | 00" |
| 3 | Guy Santy (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Grelin | 00" |
| 5 | Willy Van Neste (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 42" |
| 7 | Gualazzini | 01' 29" |
| 8 | Delépine | 01' 29" |
| 9 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 01' 33" |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 01' 33" |
Stage 7
Bayonne → Pau 220.5 km
| 1 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 6h 02' 19" |
| 2 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 00" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Ocana | 01' 49" |
| 8 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 03' 09" |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 05' 03" |
| 10 | Roger Pingeon (Fra) | 06' 06" |
Stage 8
Pau → Bagnères-de-Luchon 163.5 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 4h 54' 48" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 01" |
| 3 | Ocana | 08" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 15" |
| 5 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 02' 15" |
| 6 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 02' 15" |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 02' 44" |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 02' 44" |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 02' 44" |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 03' 31" |
Stage 9
Bagnères-de-Luchon → Colomiers 179 km
| 1 | Jozef Huysmans (Bel) | 4h 43' 01" |
| 2 | Wright | 00" |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Deu) | 00" |
| 5 | Cadiou | 00" |
| 6 | Vianen | 00" |
| 7 | Antoon Houbrechts (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Ricci | 00" |
| 9 | Harings | 00" |
| 10 | Spruyt | 00" |
Stage 10
Castres → La Grande Motte 210 km
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck | 6h 08' 19" |
| 2 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 03" |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 03" |
| 4 | Guido Reybrouck (Bel) | 03" |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 03" |
| 6 | Marinus Wagtmans (Nld) | 03" |
| 7 | Nassen | 03" |
| 8 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 03" |
| 9 | Swerts | 03" |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 03" |
Stage 11
Carnon Plage → Mont Ventoux 207 km
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 7h 13' 45" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 34" |
| 3 | Ocana | 39" |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 51" |
| 5 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 01' 01" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 18" |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 01' 25" |
| 8 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 01' 46" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 01' 55" |
| 10 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 01' 58" |
Stage 12
Carpentras → Orcières Merlette 192 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 5h 38' 33" |
| 2 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 03" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 01' 17" |
| 4 | Ocana | 01' 18" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 01' 20" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 8 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 9 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 01' 24" |
Stage 13
Orcières Merlette → Briançon 201 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 6h 26' 12" |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 01' 31" |
| 3 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 01' 31" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 01' 31" |
| 5 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 01' 31" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 34" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 01' 37" |
| 8 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 01' 40" |
| 9 | Ocana | 01' 41" |
| 10 | Martin Vandenbossche (Bel) | 06' 05" |
Stage 14a
Briançon → Valloire/Galibier 51 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 1h 32' 02" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 24" |
| 4 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 24" |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 56" |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 56" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 56" |
| 8 | Antoon Houbrechts (Bel) | 56" |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 58" |
| 10 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | 01' 00" |
Stage 14b
Valloire/Galibier → Aix-les-Bains 151 km
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 4h 48' 53" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 00" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 00" |
| 7 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 00" |
| 8 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 00" |
| 9 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | 04" |
| 10 | Mourioux | 03' 26" |
Stage 15
Aix-les-Bains → Le Revard 28 km
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 1h 09' 49" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 03" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 04" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 06" |
| 8 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | 15" |
| 9 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 43" |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 01' 28" |
Stage 16
Aix-les-Bains → Pontarlier 198.5 km
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck | 6h 08' 17" |
| 2 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 00" |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 45" |
| 4 | Verstraeten | 46" |
| 5 | Krekels | 56" |
| 6 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 56" |
| 7 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 56" |
| 8 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 56" |
| 9 | Peffgen | 56" |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (Fra) | 56" |
Stage 17
Pontarlier → Ballon d'Alsace 213 km
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 5h 59' 08" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 04" |
| 3 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 07" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 30" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 32" |
| 6 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 36" |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 36" |
| 8 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (Deu) | 36" |
| 9 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 39" |
| 10 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 42" |
Stage 18
Belfort → Auxerre 257.5 km
| 1 | Marinus Wagtmans (Nld) | 7h 38' 21" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 20" |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 20" |
| 4 | Teirlinck | 20" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 20" |
| 6 | Van Staeyen | 20" |
| 7 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 20" |
| 8 | Krekels | 20" |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 20" |
| 10 | Vianen | 20" |
Stage 19
Auxerre → Versailles 230 km
| 1 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 6h 41' 55" |
| 2 | Santambrogio | 00" |
| 3 | Guy Santy (Fra) | 01" |
| 4 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 10" |
| 5 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 11" |
| 6 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 11" |
| 7 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 11" |
| 8 | Krekels | 11" |
| 9 | Dolman | 11" |
| 10 | Marinus Wagtmans (Nld) | 11" |
Stage 20a
Versailles → Versailles 42 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 55' 27" |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 34" |
| 3 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 01' 10" |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 01' 31" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (Dnk) | 02' 16" |
| 6 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 02' 18" |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 40" |
| 8 | Moneyron | 02' 52" |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 03' 05" |
| 10 | Swerts | 03' 11" |
Stage 20b
Versailles → Paris/Vincennes 89 km
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck | 2h 32' 14" |
| 2 | Marino Basso (Ita) | 06" |
| 3 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 06" |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 06" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 06" |
| 6 | Krekels | 06" |
| 7 | Nassen | 06" |
| 8 | Mourioux | 06" |
| 9 | Marinus Wagtmans (Nld) | 06" |
| 10 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) | 06" |