General Information
Distance
3999 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
86 / 140
Dates
26 June 1975 — 20 July 1975
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Thévenet (Fra)
114h 35' 31"
Green Jersey
Rik van Linden (Bel)
343 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Lucien van Impe (Bel)
285 pts
White Jersey
Francesco Moser (Ita)
114h 59' 44"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 114h 35' 31" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | + 02' 47" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 05' 01" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 06' 42" |
| 5 | Vicente López Carril (Esp) | + 19' 29" |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | + 23' 05" |
| 7 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | + 24' 13" |
| 8 | Josef Fuchs (Ch) | + 25' 51" |
| 9 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | + 32' 01" |
| 10 | Pedro Torres (Esp) | + 35' 36" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Charleroi → Charleroi 6.25 km
| 1 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 08' 49" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 02" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 14" |
| 4 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 14" |
| 5 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 15" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 17" |
| 7 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 18" |
| 8 | Knut Knudsen (Nor) | 20" |
| 9 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 22" |
| 10 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 23" |
Stage 1a
Charleroi → Molenbeek 94 km
| 1 | Cees Priem | 2h 09' 27" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Ronald De Witte (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 00" |
| 8 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Rottiers | 07" |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 53" |
Stage 1b
Molenbeek → Roubaix 108.5 km
| 1 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 2h 28' 30" |
| 2 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 00" |
| 3 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 00" |
| 9 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 00" |
| 10 | Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) | 00" |
Stage 2
Roubaix → Amiens 121.5 km
| 1 | Ronald De Witte (Bel) | 2h 37' 17" |
| 2 | Vianen | 00" |
| 3 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Wesemael | 00" |
| 6 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 7 | Rottiers | 00" |
| 8 | Priem | 00" |
| 9 | Antonini | 00" |
| 10 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
Stage 3
Amiens → Versailles 169.5 km
| 1 | Karel Rottiers | 4h 04' 04" |
| 2 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 00" |
| 3 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 8 | Gavazzi | 00" |
| 9 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 10 | Delépine | 00" |
Stage 4
Versailles → Le Mans 223 km
| 1 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 5h 26' 32" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 4 | Bazzan | 00" |
| 5 | Smit | 00" |
| 6 | Wesemael | 00" |
| 7 | Vicino | 00" |
| 8 | Gavazzi | 00" |
| 9 | Herman Van Springel (Bel) | 00" |
| 10 | Santambrogio | 00" |
Stage 5
Sablé-sur-Sarthe → Merlin Plage 222.5 km
| 1 | Theo Smit | 5h 39' 25" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Prinsen | 00" |
| 6 | Santambrogio | 00" |
| 7 | Gavazzi | 00" |
| 8 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 9 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 10 | Antonini | 00" |
Stage 6
Circuit Merlin → Plage 16 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 19' 33" |
| 2 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 27" |
| 3 | Knut Knudsen (Nor) | 30" |
| 4 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 33" |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 45" |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 52" |
| 7 | Ocana | 53" |
| 8 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 56" |
| 9 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 57" |
| 10 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 58" |
Stage 7
St Gilles Croix de Vie → Angoulême 235.5 km
| 1 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 6h 25' 16" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Cigana | 00" |
| 7 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 8 | Antonini | 03" |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 03" |
| 10 | Teirlinck | 04" |
Stage 8
Angoulême → Bordeaux 134 km
| 1 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 3h 25' 54" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 00" |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Bazzan | 00" |
| 7 | Gavazzi | 00" |
| 8 | Delépine | 00" |
| 9 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 00" |
| 10 | Cigana | 00" |
Stage 9a
Langon → Fleurance 131 km
| 1 | Theo Smit | 3h 15' 32" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Santambrogio | 00" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Vianen | 00" |
| 7 | Bazzan | 00" |
| 8 | Peelman | 00" |
| 9 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 10 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
Stage 9b
Fleurance → Auch 37.4 km
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 49' 42" |
| 2 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 09" |
| 3 | Knut Knudsen (Nor) | 13" |
| 4 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 44" |
| 5 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 47" |
| 6 | Ocana | 01' 06" |
| 7 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 01' 08" |
| 8 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 01' 16" |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 10 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 01' 40" |
Stage 10
Auch → Pau 206 km
| 1 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 5h 59' 52" |
| 2 | Poggiali | 02" |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 07" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 08" |
| 5 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 08" |
| 6 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 08" |
| 7 | Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) | 08" |
| 8 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 08" |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 08" |
| 10 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) | 08" |
Stage 11
Pau → St Lary Soulan 160 km
| 1 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 5h 27' 18" |
| 2 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 06" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 55" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 55" |
| 5 | Ocana | 02' 24" |
| 6 | Lopez-Carril | 03' 18" |
| 7 | Romero | 03' 52" |
| 8 | Deschoenmaecker | 04' 58" |
| 9 | Galdos | 05' 03" |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 05' 35" |
Stage 12
Tarbes → Albi 242 km
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 7h 17' 25" |
| 2 | Cavalcanti | 00" |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 32" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 32" |
| 5 | Mintkiewicz | 32" |
| 6 | A. Van Vlierberghe | 32" |
| 7 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 32" |
| 8 | Priem | 32" |
| 9 | Gavazzi | 32" |
| 10 | Jozef Huysmans (Bel) | 32" |
Stage 13
Albi → Super-Lioran 260 km
| 1 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 8h 58' 44" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 25" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 26" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 26" |
| 5 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 26" |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 26" |
| 7 | Josef Fuchs (Ch) | 29" |
| 8 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 30" |
| 9 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 34" |
| 10 | F. Den Hertog | 36" |
Stage 14
Aurillac → Puy de Dôme 173.5 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 5h 26' 51" |
| 2 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 15" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 49" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 49" |
| 5 | Doyen | 01' 08" |
| 6 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 01' 10" |
| 7 | Pedro Torres (Esp) | 01' 18" |
| 8 | Galdos | 01' 19" |
| 9 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 01' 20" |
| 10 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 01' 30" |
Stage 15
Nice → Pra Loup 217.5 km
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 7h 46' 35" |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 23" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 01' 12" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 01' 42" |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 01' 56" |
| 6 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 03' 12" |
| 7 | Josef Fuchs (Ch) | 03' 12" |
| 8 | Balague | 05' 26" |
| 9 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | 06' 01" |
| 10 | Lopez-Carril | 06' 16" |
Stage 16
Barcelonnette → Serre Chevalier 107 km
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 3h 16' 17" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 02' 22" |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 02' 22" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 22" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 22" |
| 6 | Romero | 02' 22" |
| 7 | Lopez-Carril | 02' 22" |
| 8 | Galdos | 02' 22" |
| 9 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 02' 22" |
| 10 | Herman Van Springel (Bel) | 04' 08" |
Stage 17
Valloire → Morzine Avoriaz 225 km
| 1 | Vicente López Carril (Esp) | 7h 23' 38" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 11" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 03' 44" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 03' 45" |
| 5 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 03' 46" |
| 6 | Josef Fuchs (Ch) | 03' 56" |
| 7 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 04' 08" |
| 8 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | 04' 17" |
| 9 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 05' 33" |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 05' 33" |
Stage 18
Morzine → Chatel 40 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 1h 03' 15" |
| 2 | Ritter | 56" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 57" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 01' 12" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 20" |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) | 01' 37" |
| 7 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 01' 41" |
| 8 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 02' 19" |
| 9 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 03' 00" |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 03' 00" |
Stage 19
Thonon les Bains → Chalon sur Saône 229 km
| 1 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 6h 53' 59" |
| 2 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 3 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 4 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 5 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Rottiers | 00" |
| 8 | Delépine | 00" |
| 9 | Teirlinck | 00" |
| 10 | Vianen | 00" |
Stage 20
Pouilly en Auxois → Melun 256 km
| 1 | Giacinto Santambrogio | 7h 39' 45" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 28" |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 28" |
| 4 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 28" |
| 5 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 28" |
| 6 | Mintkiewicz | 28" |
| 7 | Rottiers | 28" |
| 8 | Delépine | 28" |
| 9 | Simonetti | 28" |
| 10 | Amaro | 28" |
Stage 21
Melun → Senlis 220.5 km
| 1 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 6h 36' 51" |
| 2 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 4 | Francesco Moser (Ita) | 00" |
| 5 | Rottiers | 00" |
| 6 | Vianen | 00" |
| 7 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 9 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 00" |
Stage 22
Paris → Paris/Champs Elysées 163.5 km
| 1 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) | 3h 45' 29" |
| 2 | Mintkiewicz | 00" |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 4 | Delépine | 00" |
| 5 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 6 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Teirlinck | 00" |
| 8 | Viejo | 00" |
| 9 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 10 | A. Van Vlierberghe | 00" |