1972 Tour de France
Route of the 1972 Tour de France | |||
Race details | |||
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Dates | 1–22 July | ||
Stages | 20 + Prologue, including four split stages | ||
Distance | 3,846 km (2,390 mi) | ||
Winning time | 108h 17' 18" | ||
Results | |||
Winner | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | (Molteni) | |
Second | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | (Salvarani) | |
Third | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | (Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson) | |
Points | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | (Molteni) | |
Mountains | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | (Sonolor) | |
Combination | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | (Beaulieu–Flandria) | |
Sprints | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | (Sonolor) | |
Team | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | ||
The 1972 Tour de France was the 59th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 1 to 22 July, with 20 stages covering a distance of 3,846 km (2,390 mi). The long awaited clash between Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña after Ocaña crashed on Col de Menté in the 1971 Tour de France. After dominating the race, Luis Ocaña crashed once more, in the Pyrenees, and left Eddy Merckx to battle Cyrille Guimard for the win. Guimard, having won four stages, had to leave the race after stage 17 in second place (he already was 7:58 behind at that point), but was given the combativity award after the race.[1]
Teams
The 1972 Tour started with 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists, a total of 132.[1]
The teams entering the race were:
- Molteni
- Beaulieu–Flandria
- Sonolor
- Peugeot–BP–Michelin
- Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy
- Bic
- Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
- Rokado
- Salvarani
- Goudsmit–Hoff
- Gitane
- Watney–Avia
Pre-race favourites
In the previous year, Luis Ocaña was on his way to beat Eddy Merckx, when he fell as leader and had to give up. Everybody expected Merckx and Ocana to battle for the victory in 1972.[1] Ocana felt that he could have won the 1971 Tour, and Merckx did not like the comments that he did not deserve the 1971 victory, and both wanted to show their strengths.[2] Merckx had won important races before the Tour started, including the 1972 Giro d'Italia, and was also the reigning world champion. Ocana had won less races, but won the Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré.[2] The most important other participants were considered Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk and Bernard Thévenet.[2]
José Manuel Fuente, who had won the 1972 Vuelta a España and finished second in the 1972 Giro d'Italia, did not compete, as his team decided they had already been in too many hard races.[3] Herman Vanspringel had announced four days prior to the Tour that he would leave his team after his contract would end at the end of 1972. His team then removed him from the Tour squad.[4]
Route and stages
For the first time since 1947, the Tour de France was entirely in France.[5]
Three days before the Tour started on 1 July, the schedule was changed: the final time trial was split, with the first 42 km as a time trial in the morning, and the last 89 km as a mass-start stage in the afternoon.[6] There were two rest days, in Bayonne and Orcières.[7]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 1 July | Angers | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
1 | 2 July | Angers to Saint-Brieuc | 235.5 km (146.3 mi) | Plain stage | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | |
2 | 3 July | Saint-Brieuc to La Baule | 206.5 km (128.3 mi) | Plain stage | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | |
3a | 4 July | Pornichet to Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 161.0 km (100.0 mi) | Plain stage | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | |
3b | Merlin-Plage | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Team time trial | Molteni | ||
4 | 5 July | Merlin-Plage to Royan | 236.0 km (146.6 mi) | Plain stage | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | |
5a | 6 July | Royan to Bordeaux | 133.5 km (83.0 mi) | Plain stage | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | |
5b | Bordeaux | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | ||
6 | 7 July | Bordeaux to Bayonne | 205.0 km (127.4 mi) | Plain stage | Leo Duyndam (NED) | |
8 July | Bayonne | Rest day | ||||
7 | 9 July | Bayonne to Pau | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Yves Hézard (FRA) | |
8 | 10 July | Pau to Luchon | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
9 | 11 July | Luchon to Colomiers | 179.0 km (111.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Jos Huysmans (BEL) | |
10 | 12 July | Castres to La Grande-Motte | 210.0 km (130.5 mi) | Plain stage | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | |
11 | 13 July | Carnon-Plage to Mont Ventoux | 207.0 km (128.6 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | |
12 | 14 July | Carpentras to Orcières | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | |
15 July | Orcières | Rest day | ||||
13 | 16 July | Orcières to Briançon | 201.0 km (124.9 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
14a | 17 July | Briançon to Valloire | 51.0 km (31.7 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
14b | Valloire to Aix-les-Bains | 151.0 km (93.8 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | ||
15 | 18 July | Aix-les-Bains to Le Revard | 28.0 km (17.4 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | |
16 | 19 July | Aix-les-Bains to Pontarlier | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | Hilly stage | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | |
17 | 20 July | Pontarlier to Ballon d’Alsace | 213.0 km (132.4 mi) | Hilly stage | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | |
18 | 21 July | Vesoul to Auxerre | 257.5 km (160.0 mi) | Plain stage | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | |
19 | 22 July | Auxerre to Versailles | 230.0 km (142.9 mi) | Plain stage | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | |
20a | 23 July | Versailles | 42.0 km (26.1 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
20b | Versailles to Paris | 89.0 km (55.3 mi) | Plain stage | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | ||
Total | 3,846 km (2,390 mi)[9] |
Race overview
Merckx' won the prologue, beating his concurrents by some seconds.[2] In the first stage, Cyrille Guimard won the sprint, and because of the bonification seconds took over the first position in the general classification.[2] In the next stages, Merckx tried to win back time by winning bonification seconds in intermediate sprints and at the finish, but Guimard used the same tactic. Merckx won back the first position thanks to the bonification seconds after the team time trial in stage 3b, but lost it again in the fourth stage.[2] Merckx won the time trial in the second part of the fifth stage, but Guimard became third, and kept the lead. After the sixth stage, Guimard was 11 seconds ahead of Merckx. The third place was occupied by a team mate of Merckx, and Ocaña was in fourth place, one minute behind Guimard.[2]
In the seventh stage, the Tour reached the Pyrénées. Ocaña attacked two times, and the second time only Merckx could follow. When Ocaña punctured, and later crashed with Thevenet, Merckx was away without him. Another group, including Zoetemelk and Guimard, had reached Merckx, and crossed the finishline together. Ocana finished in sixth place, losing 1 minute and 49 seconds. Thevenet lost more than six minutes that stage, and had lost all hope to win. He was taken to the hospital to see if the crash had caused serious injuries, but could start the next stage.[2] In the eighth stage, Lucien Van Impe attacked on the last climb. Merckx caught him and won the stage, with Ocana only eight seconds behind him. Guimard lost three minutes, and Merckx overtook him in the general classification.[2] In the ninth stage, Roger Pingeon left the race. He did not play an important role in the general classification, but his team expected him to help his teammate Thevenet in the rest of the race.[2]
The eleventh stage ended with the climb up to Mont Ventoux. After Merckx' team had pushed the pace such that most cyclists in the peloton had dropped, Ocana attacked four times. Every time, Merckx was able to chase him, together with only Poulidor. Poulidor then attacked, but could not get away. Some other cyclists were able to get back, including Thevenet. Thevenet then attacked, and left the others behind, winning the stage.[2]
Merckx expected Ocana to attack in the twelfth stage, so he stayed with him. When Joaquim Agostinho and Lucien Van Impe attacked, Merckx let them go and stayed with Ocana, as Merckx only cared about Ocana; he did not want Ocana to win back time, and did not want him to win the stage which could give him inspiration in the next stages.[10] In the thirteenth stage, Merckx' team first set a pace that eliminated all but 16 cyclists at the start of the climb of the Vars. Raymond Delisle escaped from that group, but Merckx chased him and passed him before the summit. On the way down, Guimard was able to reach Merckx. Climbing the Izoard, Merckx dropped Guimard, and soloed to the victory. By then, Merckx was leading the general classification firmly, almost five minutes ahead of Ocana.[2]
The first part of the fourteenth stage was also won by Merckx, who outsprinted Zoetemelk. Ocana lost two minutes, and Guimard overtook him in the general classification.[2] In the second part of the fourteenth stage, Ocana lost more than five minutes. Guimard and Merckx sprinted for the stage victory, and the photo finish gave the victory to Guimard.[2] Ocana left the race after that stage; he had contracted a lung infection after his fall in the seventh stage.[2] The stage ended with two laps of 1800 m; when it was found out that one group had missed one lap, the rules said that this group would have to ride that lap again, but the jury decided to use the times clocked after the first lap.[11]
The fifteenth stage was also narrowly won by Guimard; Merckx had already raised one hand to cheer.[2] In the seventeenth stage, Guimard struggled with his health. He needed medical attention during the entire stage, and lost two minutes on the final climb. After 10 km in the eighteenth stage, he left the race.[2]
Merckx was now leading by more than ten minutes, and was certain to win the race. The second place was still not certain; Poulidor and Gimondi were separated only by one second. In the time trial on the last day, won by Merckx, the decision fell: Gimondi came in second, Poulidor fourth, and Gimondi overtook Poulidor in the general classification. After the finish in Paris, Merckx gave the green jersey that he received for winning the points classification to Guimard, who otherwise would have been the winner of that classification.[1]
Doping
Guimard had been treated by Bernard Sainz. After Guimard left the race, there were rumours that Guimard had been using doping in the last days of the Tour; to end these rumours, he requested that after the eighteenth stage, he would also be checked for doping.[12]
In 2000, Sainz wrote the book "The stunning revelation of Dr. Mabuse", where he denied that he was responsible.[13]
Later that year, Eddy Merckx finished second in the athlete of the year poll, behind Mark Spitz.[14]
Classification leadership
There were several classifications in the 1972 Tour de France, three of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[15]
Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[15]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, but was not identified with a jersey in 1972.[15]
Another classification was the combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications, its leader wore the white jersey.[16]
The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1972, this classification had no associated jersey.[17]
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[18]
The combativity award was given to Cyrille Guimard.[7]
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification | Team classification |
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P | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | no award | Molteni |
1 | Cyrille Guimard | Cyrille Guimard | Cyrille Guimard | Cyrille Guimard | |
2 | Rik Van Linden | ||||
3a | Ercole Gualazzini | ||||
3b | Molteni | Eddy Merckx | |||
4 | Cyrille Guimard | Cyrille Guimard | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | ||
5a | Walter Godefroot | ||||
5b | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | |||
6 | Leo Duyndam | Mathieu Pustjens | |||
7 | Yves Hézard | Wilfried David | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | ||
8 | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | ||
9 | Jos Huysmans | ||||
10 | Willy Teirlinck | ||||
11 | Bernard Thévenet | ||||
12 | Lucien Van Impe | Lucien Van Impe | |||
13 | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | |||
14a | Eddy Merckx | ||||
14b | Cyrille Guimard | ||||
15 | Cyrille Guimard | ||||
16 | Willy Teirlinck | Lucien Van Impe | |||
17 | Bernard Thévenet | ||||
18 | Marinus Wagtmans | Eddy Merckx | |||
19 | Joseph Bruyère | ||||
20a | Eddy Merckx | ||||
20b | Willy Teirlinck | ||||
Final | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | Lucien Van Impe | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson |
Final standings
Legend | ||||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the points classification | |||
Denotes the winner of the combination classification |
General classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 108h 17' 18" |
2 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | + 10' 41" |
3 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 11' 34" |
4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | + 16' 45" |
5 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Beaulieu–Flandria | + 19' 09" |
6 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 21' 31" |
7 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | + 21' 52" |
8 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 34' 16" |
9 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 37' 11" |
10 | Ward Janssens (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 42' 33" |
Final general classification (11–88) | |||
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Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
11 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 46' 27" |
12 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 46' 39" |
13 | Antoon Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | + 47' 37" |
14 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | + 49' 24" |
15 | Martin Vandenbossche (BEL) | Molteni | + 59' 29" |
16 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 1h 00' 09" |
17 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | + 1h 03' 41" |
18 | Tino Tabak (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 1h 05' 09" |
19 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1h 06' 19" |
20 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (FRG) | Rokado | + 1h 10' 09" |
21 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 14' 51" |
22 | Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | + 1h 21' 28" |
23 | Herman Beysens (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 1h 23' 51" |
24 | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) | Rokado | + 1h 24' 59" |
25 | Mathieu Pustjens (NED) | Sonolor | + 1h 26' 33" |
26 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | + 1h 27' 20" |
27 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | + 1h 30' 12" |
28 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | + 1h 31' 29" |
29 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | + 1h 31' 35" |
30 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | + 1h 32' 06" |
31 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 34' 22" |
32 | Joël Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 1h 37' 28" |
33 | Willy Vanneste (BEL) | Beaulieu–Flandria | + 1h 39' 11" |
34 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | + 1h 39' 39" |
35 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | + 1h 41' 13" |
36 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1h 41' 46" |
37 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | + 1h 42' 55" |
38 | Jean-Pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 44' 20" |
39 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | + 1h 44' 54" |
40 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | + 1h 45' 51" |
41 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 48' 53" |
42 | Dieter Puschel (FRG) | Rokado | + 1h 50' 12" |
43 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | + 1h 50' 44" |
44 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 53' 56" |
45 | Jurgen Tschan (FRG) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1h 56' 00" |
46 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 1h 59' 41" |
47 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 2h 01' 00" |
48 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | + 2h 01' 25" |
49 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 2h 02' 41" |
50 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | + 2h 02' 44" |
51 | Willy In' t Ven (BEL) | Molteni | + 2h 03' 11" |
52 | Karl-Heinz Muddemann (FRG) | Rokado | + 2h 04' 04" |
53 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | + 2h 04' 07" |
54 | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 2h 04' 45" |
55 | Michael Wright (GBR) | Gitane | + 2h 08' 31" |
56 | Jesus Aranzabal (ESP) | Bic | + 2h 10' 44" |
57 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | + 2h 11' 29" |
58 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 2h 11' 37" |
59 | Gérard David (BEL) | Beaulieu–Flandria | + 2h 11' 53" |
60 | Gerben Karstens (NED) | Rokado | + 2h 12' 40" |
61 | Wim Prinsen (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 2h 14' 56" |
62 | Ronny Van Marcke (BEL) | Beaulieu–Flandria | + 2h 16' 34" |
63 | Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) | Rokado | + 2h 16' 49" |
64 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | + 2h 16' 53" |
65 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 2h 18' 22" |
66 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | + 2h 21' 59" |
67 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 2h 22' 57" |
68 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 2h 26' 20" |
69 | Paul Aerts (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 2h 27' 39" |
70 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 2h 28' 20" |
71 | Gerard Vianen (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 2h 28' 27" |
72 | Jean-Claude Daunat (FRA) | Gitane | + 2h 30' 06" |
73 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 2h 30' 41" |
74 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | + 2h 31' 42" |
75 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | + 2h 33' 10" |
76 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 2h 36' 32" |
77 | Noël Vanclooster (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 2h 38' 24" |
78 | Jan Krekels (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 2h 38' 59" |
79 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney–Avia | + 2h 40' 52" |
80 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 2h 41' 24" |
81 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | + 2h 41' 29" |
82 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | + 2h 46' 50" |
83 | Evert Dolman (NED) | Beaulieu–Flandria | + 2h 48' 36" |
84 | Léon-Paul Ménard (FRA) | Gitane | + 2h 48' 41" |
85 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | + 2h 50' 12" |
86 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | + 2h 54' 37" |
87 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | + 3h 07' 39" |
88 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | + 4h 03' 33" |
Points classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 197 |
2 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | 135 |
3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Beaulieu–Flandria | 133 |
4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | 122 |
5 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney–Avia | 118 |
6 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 112 |
7 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 112 |
8 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 110 |
9 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 105 |
10 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | 89 |
Mountains classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 229 |
2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 211 |
3 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | 138 |
4 | Mathieu Pustjens (NED) | Sonolor | 109 |
5 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Beaulieu–Flandria | 104 |
6 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | 79 |
7 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 55 |
8 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 49 |
9 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | 43 |
10 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 35 |
Combination classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 4 |
2 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | 13 |
3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Beaulieu–Flandria | 13 |
4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 14 |
5 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 19 |
Intermediate sprints classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 61 |
2 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 48 |
3 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | 38 |
4 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 28 |
5 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 27 |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson | 327h 44' 34" |
2 | Van Cauter–Magniflex–De Gribaldy | + 8' 29" |
3 | Molteni | + 12' 45" |
4 | Sonolor | + 17' 45" |
5 | Bic | + 46' 09" |
6 | Salvarani | + 56' 27" |
7 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 58' 46" |
8 | Flandria | + 1h 43' 13" |
9 | Rokado | + 3h 21' 13" |
10 | Goudsmit–Hoff–Hoff | + 3h 21' 13" |
Notes and references
Footnotes
- ↑ When Cyrille Guimard left the race in the 17th stage, he was leading the points classification with 228 points.[20]
- ↑ When Cyrille Guimard left the race in the 17th stage, he was leading the intermediate sprints classification with 65 points.[20]
References
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- ↑ "Spaanse Kas-ploeg niet aan de start in Tour de France". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 14 June 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Angers nog niet in ban wielercircus". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 1 July 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Ronde van Frankrijk van 1 t/m 23 juli". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 18 January 1972. p. 13. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Ocana is in het voordeel". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). De krant van toen. 28 June 1972. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- 1 2 3 Historical guide 2016, p. 63.
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External links
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