General Information
Distance
4093 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
53 / 100
Dates
30 June 1977 — 24 July 1977
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Thévenet (Fra)
115h 38' 30"
Green Jersey
Jacques Esclassan (Fra)
236 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Lucien van Impe (Bel)
244 pts
White Jersey
Dietrich Thurau (Deu)
115h 50' 54"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 115h 38' 30" |
| 2 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | + 48" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 03' 32" |
| 4 | Francisco Galdós (Esp) | + 07' 45" |
| 5 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | + 12' 24" |
| 6 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | + 12' 38" |
| 7 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | + 17' 42" |
| 8 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 19' 22" |
| 9 | Raymond Delisle (Fra) | + 21' 32" |
| 10 | Alain Meslet (Fra) | + 27' 31" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Fleurance → Fleurance 5 km
| 1 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 06' 16" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 04" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 08" |
| 4 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 11" |
| 5 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 11" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 12" |
| 7 | Ferdinand Bracke (Bel) | 12" |
| 8 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 13" |
| 9 | Wesemael | 13" |
| 10 | Van lmpe | 14" |
Stage 1
Fleurance → Auch 237 km
| 1 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | 7h 09' 01" |
| 2 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Wesemael | 00" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 6 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 00" |
| 7 | Chalmel | 00" |
| 8 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Delépine | 00" |
| 10 | Van lmpe | 00" |
Stage 2
Auch → Pau 253 km
| 1 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 8h 11' 08" |
| 2 | Villemiane | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Rouxel | 00" |
| 5 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 00" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Andiano | 00" |
| 8 | Gonzalo Aja (Esp) | 00" |
| 9 | Galdos | 00" |
| 10 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 00" |
Stage 3
Oloron Ste Marie → Vitoria 248.2 km
| 1 | José Nazabal (Esp) | 7h 35' 30" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 05' 15" |
| 3 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 05' 15" |
| 4 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 05' 15" |
| 5 | Smit | 05' 15" |
| 6 | Rouxel | 05' 15" |
| 7 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 05' 15" |
| 8 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 05' 15" |
| 9 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 05' 15" |
| 10 | Delépine | 05' 15" |
Stage 4
Vitoria → Seignosse le Penon 256 km
| 1 | Régis Delépine | 7h 35' 49" |
| 2 | J. De Cauwer | 00" |
| 3 | Castelletti | 00" |
| 4 | Berland | 00" |
| 5 | Legeay | 00" |
| 6 | F. Mendes | 00" |
| 7 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 05" |
| 8 | Perret | 02' 20" |
| 9 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 03' 52" |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 03' 52" |
Stage 5a
Morcenx → Bordeaux 138.5 km
| 1 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 3h 38' 05" |
| 2 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 7 | Smit | 00" |
| 8 | Van Katwijk | 00" |
| 9 | Rouxel | 00" |
| 10 | Teirlinck | 00" |
Stage 5b
Bordeaux → Circuit du Lac 30.2 km
| 1 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 39' 24" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 50" |
| 3 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 01' 05" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 01' 06" |
| 5 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 01' 09" |
| 6 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 01' 17" |
| 7 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 01' 21" |
| 8 | Den Hertog | 01' 26" |
| 9 | Schuiten | 01' 30" |
| 10 | Alain Meslet (Fra) | 01' 34" |
Stage 6
Bordeaux → Limoges 225.5 km
| 1 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 6h 00' 40" |
| 2 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 10" |
| 3 | Santambrogio | 10" |
| 4 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 10" |
| 5 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 10" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 10" |
| 7 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 10" |
| 8 | Wesemael | 10" |
| 9 | Galdos | 10" |
| 10 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 10" |
Stage 7a
Jaunay Clan → Angers 139.5 km
| 1 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 3h 45' 24" |
| 2 | T. Smit | 00" |
| 3 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 4 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 5 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
| 6 | Wesemael | 00" |
| 7 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Schepmans | 00" |
| 9 | Bourreau | 00" |
| 10 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
Stage 7b
Angers → Angers 4 km
| 1 | Fiat | 04' 49" |
| 2 | Peugeot | 11" |
| 3 | Ti-Raleigh | 28" |
| 4 | Frisol | 28" |
| 5 | Gitane | 37" |
Stage 8
Angers → Lorient 246.5 km
| 1 | Giacinto Santambrogio | 6h 32' 41" |
| 2 | Bourreau | 00" |
| 3 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 00" |
| 6 | Le Guilloux | 00" |
| 7 | Gutierrez | 00" |
| 8 | Quilfen | 00" |
| 9 | Rossi | 00" |
| 10 | Plet | 03" |
Stage 9
Lorient → Rennes 187 km
| 1 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 5h 07' 36" |
| 2 | Santambrogio | 00" |
| 3 | Teirlinck | 00" |
| 4 | Villemiane | 00" |
| 5 | Béon | 00" |
| 6 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 8 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | T. Smit | 00" |
Stage 10
Bagnoles de l'Orne → Rouen 174 km
| 1 | Fedor Den Hertog | 4h 49' 38" |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 20" |
| 3 | Chassang | 20" |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 20" |
| 5 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 20" |
| 6 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 20" |
| 7 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 20" |
| 8 | P. Van Katwijk | 20" |
| 9 | Teirlinck | 20" |
| 10 | Delépine | 20" |
Stage 11
Rouen → Roubaix 242.5 km
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 7h 07' 03" |
| 2 | Schuiten | 07" |
| 3 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 07" |
| 4 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 07" |
| 5 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 07" |
| 6 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 07" |
| 7 | P. Van Katwijk | 07" |
| 8 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 07" |
| 9 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 07" |
| 10 | Rouxel | 07" |
Stage 12
Roubaix → Charleroi 192.5 km
| 1 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 4h 32' 38" |
| 2 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 06' 23" |
| 3 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 06' 23" |
| 4 | T. Smit | 06' 23" |
| 5 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 06' 23" |
| 6 | P. Van Katwijk | 06' 23" |
| 7 | Wesemael | 06' 23" |
| 8 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 06' 23" |
| 9 | Rouxel | 06' 23" |
| 10 | Teirlinck | 06' 23" |
Stage 13a
Freibourg im Breisgau → Freibourg im Breisgau 46 km
| 1 | Patrick Sercu (Bel) | 56' 42" |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 00" |
| 4 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | P. Van Katwijk | 00" |
| 6 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 00" |
| 7 | Sibille | 00" |
| 8 | T. Smit | 00" |
| 9 | Chalmel | 00" |
| 10 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 00" |
Stage 13b
Altkirch → Besançon 159.5 km
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 4h 06' 00" |
| 2 | Pronk | 00" |
| 3 | Lopez-Carril | 00" |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 01' 21" |
| 5 | P. Van Katwijk | 01' 21" |
| 6 | Rik Van Linden (Bel) | 01' 21" |
| 7 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 01' 21" |
| 8 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 01' 21" |
| 9 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 01' 21" |
| 10 | Wesemael | 01' 21" |
Stage 14
Besançon → Thonon les Bains 230 km
| 1 | Bernard Quilfen | 6h 15' 46" |
| 2 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 03' 14" |
| 3 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 03' 14" |
| 4 | J. De Cauwer | 03' 14" |
| 5 | Santambrogio | 03' 14" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 03' 14" |
| 7 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 03' 14" |
| 8 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 03' 14" |
| 9 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 03' 14" |
| 10 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 03' 14" |
Stage 15a
Thonon les Bains → Morzine 105 km
| 1 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 2h 55' 59" |
| 2 | Santoni | 03' 01" |
| 3 | Santambrogio | 03' 06" |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 03' 08" |
| 5 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 03' 08" |
| 6 | Villemiane | 03' 08" |
| 7 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 03' 08" |
| 8 | Chalmel | 03' 08" |
| 9 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 03' 08" |
| 10 | Menendez | 03' 08" |
Stage 15b
Morzine → Avoriaz 14 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 33' 49" |
| 2 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 16" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 16" |
| 4 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 22" |
| 5 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 23" |
| 6 | Galdos | 36" |
| 7 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 49" |
| 8 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 51" |
| 9 | Pronk | 01' 06" |
| 10 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 01' 16" |
Stage 16
Morzine → Chamonix 121 km
| 1 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 3h 29' 52" |
| 2 | Pozo | 00" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Martins | 00" |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 00" |
| 9 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 00" |
| 10 | Galdos | 00" |
Stage 17
Chamonix → Alpe d'Huez 184.5 km
| 1 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 6h 00' 20" |
| 2 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 41" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 06" |
| 4 | Galdos | 02' 59" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 04' 40" |
| 6 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 08' 15" |
| 7 | Pozo | 08' 39" |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 08' 44" |
| 9 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 09' 29" |
| 10 | Pedro Torres (Esp) | 10' 49" |
Stage 18
Rossignol Voiron → St Etienne 199.5 km
| 1 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 5h 56' 05" |
| 2 | Menendez | 03' 17" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 03' 30" |
| 4 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 07' 59" |
| 5 | Santambrogio | 07' 59" |
| 6 | Villemiane | 07' 59" |
| 7 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 07' 59" |
| 8 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 07' 59" |
| 9 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 07' 59" |
| 10 | Cavalcanti | 07' 59" |
Stage 19
St Trivier → Dijon 171.5 km
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 4h 29' 17" |
| 2 | Bal | 01" |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 56" |
| 4 | Santambrogio | 56" |
| 5 | Jozef Huysmans (Bel) | 56" |
| 6 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 56" |
| 7 | De Cauwer | 56" |
| 8 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 56" |
| 9 | Chalmel | 56" |
| 10 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 56" |
Stage 20
Dijon → Dijon 50 km
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 1h 10' 45" |
| 2 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 23" |
| 3 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 28" |
| 4 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 43" |
| 5 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 47" |
| 6 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 01' 02" |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 19" |
| 8 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 01' 24" |
| 9 | Galdos | 03' 04" |
| 10 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 03' 59" |
Stage 21
Montereau → Versailles 141.5 km
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 3h 59' 22" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Sibille | 19" |
| 5 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 19" |
| 6 | Jozef Huysmans (Bel) | 19" |
| 7 | Villemiane | 19" |
| 8 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 19" |
| 9 | Santambrogio | 19" |
| 10 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 19" |
Stage 22a
Versailles → Paris 6 km
| 1 | Dietrich Thurau (Deu) | 07' 52" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 03" |
| 3 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) | 06" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 09" |
| 5 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 11" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 11" |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 16" |
| 8 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 18" |
| 9 | Cima | 18" |
| 10 | Pronk | 19" |
Stage 22b
Paris → Paris/Champs Elysées 90.7 km
| 1 | Alain Meslet (Fra) | 2h 09' 04" |
| 2 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 49" |
| 3 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 54" |
| 4 | Sibille | 54" |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) | 54" |
| 6 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 54" |
| 7 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 54" |
| 8 | Le Denmat | 54" |
| 9 | Villemiane | 54" |
| 10 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 54" |