Participated 3 times
Between 1978 and 1981
Jean-François Pescheux, France
Tour de France 2026 starts from Barcelona, Spain in
Stats and Facts from
Tour de France.

2026   2025   2024   2023  2022  2021  2020  2019   2018  2017   2016   2015  2014  2013   2012   2011  2010   2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997  1996   1995   1994   1993   1992  1991   1990   1989   1988   1987   1986   1985   1984   1983  1982  1981   1980   1979  1978  1977   1976  1975  1974  1973   1972   1971   1970  1969   1968   1967   1966   1965  1964  1963   1962   1961   1960   1959   1958   1957  1956   1955   1954   1953   1952  1951  1950  1949   1948  1947  1939   1938   1937   1936   1935   1934   1933  1932   1931   1930  1929   1928   1927   1926  1925  1924  1923   1922   1921   1920   1919  1914   1913   1912   1911   1910  1909   1908   1907   1906  1905  1904   1903 

Tourstats
Sitemap

After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5464 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

Click map for 1972 route.
 Facts from Tour de France 1972
  |   Stages.  |   Stage winners.  |   Days in jerseys.  |   Teams.  |   All riders.  |   All riders by age.  |   All riders from.  |  

  |   Rookies.  |   Withdrawls.  |   Average speed.  |   GC.  |   Polka  |   Green  |   White  |   Summits. (In tour)  |   Miscellaneous.  |  

Stage 13 on July 16th. 1972
Pick a stage:  Pro  1  2  3a  3b  4  5a  5b  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14a  14b  15  16  17  18  19  20a  20b  

After stage 13:    Eddy Merckx  
  Orcières-Merlette → Briançon | Dist: 201.00km. | Winner: Eddy Merckx

Podium
4  Col de Manse Rik Van Lindenafter13.00 km.

4  Côte des Demoiselles Coiffées Lucien Van Impeafter58.00 km.

1  Col de Vars Raymond Delisleafter127.00 km.

1  Col de l'Izoard Eddy Merckxafter177.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  29,971 km./hr.

1
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni06h 26' 12"=31,227  km/h

2
 Felice Gimondi  Salvarani06h 27' 43"+  00:01:31 =31,105  km/h

3
 Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 27' 43"+  00:01:31 =31,105  km/h

4  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor06h 27' 43"+  00:01:31 =31,105  km/h

5  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 27' 43"+  00:01:31 =31,105  km/h

6  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 27' 46"+  00:01:34 =31,101  km/h

7  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 27' 49"+  00:01:37 =31,097  km/h

8  Yves Hézard  Sonolor06h 27' 52"+  00:01:40 =31,093  km/h

9  Luis Ocaña  Bic06h 27' 53"+  00:01:41 =31,092  km/h

10  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni06h 32' 17"+  00:06:05 =30,743  km/h

11  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 34' 39"+  00:08:27 =30,559  km/h

12  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 35' 38"+  00:09:26 =30,483  km/h

13  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni06h 36' 45"+  00:10:33 =30,397  km/h

14  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 36' 54"+  00:10:42 =30,385  km/h

15  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia06h 38' 11"+  00:11:59 =30,288  km/h

16  Walter Ricci  Sonolor06h 38' 11"+  00:11:59 =30,288  km/h

17  Roger Swerts  Molteni06h 38' 11"+  00:11:59 =30,288  km/h

18  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 38' 11"+  00:11:59 =30,288  km/h

19  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 38' 15"+  00:12:03 =30,282  km/h

20  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani06h 38' 15"+  00:12:03 =30,282  km/h

21  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor06h 38' 15"+  00:12:03 =30,282  km/h

22  Lucien Aimar  Rokado06h 38' 15"+  00:12:03 =30,282  km/h

23  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 38' 15"+  00:12:03 =30,282  km/h

24  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 38' 25"+  00:12:13 =30,270  km/h

25  René Grenier  Gitane06h 38' 25"+  00:12:13 =30,270  km/h

26  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado06h 38' 25"+  00:12:13 =30,270  km/h

27  José Catieau  Sonolor06h 38' 25"+  00:12:13 =30,270  km/h

28  Dieter Puschel  Rokado06h 38' 29"+  00:12:17 =30,265  km/h

29  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 38' 36"+  00:12:24 =30,256  km/h

30  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 38' 45"+  00:12:33 =30,245  km/h

31  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 38' 45"+  00:12:33 =30,245  km/h

32  Michael Wright  Gitane06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

33  Johny Schleck  Bic06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

34  Marc Lievens  Molteni06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

35  Roland Berland  Bic06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

36  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

37  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

38  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

39  Guy Santy  Bic06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

40  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

41  Primo Mori  Salvarani06h 39' 54"+  00:13:42 =30,158  km/h

42  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 40' 00"+  00:13:48 =30,150  km/h

43  Frans Mintjens  Molteni06h 40' 00"+  00:13:48 =30,150  km/h

44  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni06h 40' 35"+  00:14:23 =30,106  km/h

45  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 42' 15"+  00:16:03 =29,981  km/h

46  Georges Chappe  Gitane06h 42' 15"+  00:16:03 =29,981  km/h

47  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 42' 25"+  00:16:13 =29,969  km/h

48  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

49  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

50  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

51  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

52  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

53  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

54  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

55  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

56  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

57  Désiré Letort  Bic06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

58  Leif Mortensen  Bic06h 43' 31"+  00:17:19 =29,887  km/h

59  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado06h 45' 27"+  00:19:15 =29,745  km/h

60  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 45' 36"+  00:19:24 =29,734  km/h

61  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

62  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

63  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

64  Marino Basso  Salvarani06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

65  Gerben Karstens  Rokado06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

66  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

67  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

68  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

69  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

70  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

71  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

72  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

73  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

74  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

75  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

76  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

77  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

78  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

79  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

80  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

81  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

82  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

83  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

84  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

85  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

86  Pierre Matignon  Gitane06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

87  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

88  Serge Bolley  Gitane06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

89  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

90  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani06h 49' 00"+  00:22:48 =29,487  km/h

91  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia06h 49' 17"+  00:23:05 =29,466  km/h

92  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 49' 17"+  00:23:05 =29,466  km/h

93  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani06h 49' 57"+  00:23:45 =29,418  km/h

94  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic06h 50' 14"+  00:24:02 =29,398  km/h

95  Alain Bellouis  Gitane06h 53' 28"+  00:27:16 =29,168  km/h

96  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor06h 53' 28"+  00:27:16 =29,168  km/h


Withdrawls: 5
 RiderTeamReason
80   Hans Junkermann RokadoDid not start
99   Italo Zilioli SalvaraniDid not start
34   Robert Bouloux Peugeot-BP-MichelinDid not finish
59   Bernard Labourdette BicDid not finish
108   Harrie van Leeuwen Goudsmit-HoffDid not finish
Todays birthdays.

1884 • Vincenzo Borgarello
1889 • Emile Bonnefoi
1889 • Auguste Denizot
1890 • Maurice Petit
1904 • Pierino Ferioli
1905 • Vincent Carrara
1910 • Antoon Van Schendel
1925 • Georges Meunier
1945 • Gérard Besnard
1950 • Wim Kelleners
1960 • Ivan Ivanov
1960 • Pierre-Henri Menthéour
1962 • Giovanni Bottoia
1964 • Flavio Giupponi
1974 • Benoit Salmon
1977 • Iñigo Landaluze
1977 • Svein Tuft
1979 • Rubens Bertogliati
1985 • Matthew Busche

 

Optimized for Chrome - Edge
and Opera browsers.