1972 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1972 Tour de France Route of the 1972 Tour de France.png Route of the 1972 Tour de France 360px Map of France with the route of the 1972 Tour de France 1–22 July 1972 20 + Prologue, including four split stages 3846 km 108h 17' 18" Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni 1972 yellow Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 1972 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier 1972 Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni 1972 green Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1972 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1972 Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni 1972 white Mercier 1972 Cyrille Guimard FRA Mercier 1972 1971 1973 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 3846 km 0 on. After riding strongly in the first two weeks of the race and being the closest GC contender to Eddy Merckx, Luis Ocaña crashed, in the Pyrenees, leaving 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. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1972 Tour de France The 1972 Tour started with 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists, a total of 132.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1972 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1972/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 The teams entering the race were: 20em Molteni 1972 Flandria 1972 Sonolor 1972 Peugeot 1972 Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy Bic 1972 Mercier 1972 Rokado 1972 Salvarani 1972 Caballero 1972 Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 Maes Pils 1972 Pre-race favourites thumb|upright|Luis Ocaña in (pictured at the 1973 Tour) returned after crashing out in the previous Tour whilst wearing the race leader's yellow jersey. 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 1972.59ème Tour de France 1972 59th Tour de France 1972 http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1972.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6 April 2020 fr 20 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200920121109/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1972.php dead 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 The most important other participants were considered Raymond Poulidor, Felice Gimondi, Joop Zoetemelk and Bernard Thévenet.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19720614-AE0023010&vw=org Spaanse Kas-ploeg niet aan de start in Tour de France Nieuwsblad van het Noorden De krant van toen 14 June 1972 23 nl 8 March 2011 Herman Van Springel 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19720701-11001&vw=org Angers nog niet in ban wielercircus Leeuwarder Courant De krant van toen 1 July 1972 11 nl 8 March 2011 Route and stages For the first time since 1947, the Tour de France was entirely in France.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19720118-13009&vw=org Ronde van Frankrijk van 1 t/m 23 juli Leeuwarder Courant De krant van toen 18 January 1972 13 nl 8 March 2011 The highest point of elevation in the race was 2556 m ft on at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 14a.Augendre 2016 177–178De bergen The mountains https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010957876:mpeg21:p021 Het Vrije Volk 1 July 1972 21 nl Delpher 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19720628-AE0023003&vw=org Ocana is in het voordeel Nieuwsblad van het Noorden De krant van toen 28 June 1972 23 nl 8 March 2011 There were two rest days, in Bayonne and Orcières.Augendre 2016 63 + Stage characteristics and winnersAugendre 2016 63http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1972 Tour de France GC top ten Arian Zwegers CVCC 31 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071832/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html 16 May 2008 dead The history of the Tour de France – Year 1972 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1972/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403003354/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1972/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 1 July Angers 7.2 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL 12 July Angers to Saint-Brieuc 235.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Cyrille Guimard FRA 23 July Saint-Brieuc to La Baule 206.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Rik Van Linden BEL 3a4 July Pornichet to Saint-Jean-de-Monts 161.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Ercole Gualazzini ITA 3b Merlin-Plage 16.2 km on alt=|link=Team time trial|20px Team time trial ITA Molteni 1972 45 July Merlin-Plage to Royan 236.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Cyrille Guimard FRA 5a6 July Royan to Bordeaux 133.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Walter Godefroot BEL 5b Bordeaux 12.7 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL 67 July Bordeaux to Bayonne 205.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Leo Duyndam NED 8 July Bayonne Rest day 79 July Bayonne to Pau 220.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Yves Hézard FRA 810 July Pau to Luchon 163.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL 911 July Luchon to Colomiers 179.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Jos Huysmans BEL 1012 July Castres to La Grande-Motte 210.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Willy Teirlinck BEL 1113 July Carnon-Plage to Mont Ventoux 207.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Bernard Thévenet FRA 1214 July Carpentras to Orcières-Merlette 192.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Lucien Van Impe BEL 15 July Orcières-Merlette Rest day 1316 July Orcières-Merlette to Briançon 201.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL 14a17 July Briançon to Valloire 51.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL 14b Valloire to Aix-les-Bains 151.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Cyrille Guimard FRA 1518 July Aix-les-Bains to Le Revard 28.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Cyrille Guimard FRA 1619 July Aix-les-Bains to Pontarlier 198.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Willy Teirlinck BEL 1720 July Pontarlier to Ballon d'Alsace 213.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Bernard Thévenet FRA 1821 July Vesoul to Auxerre 257.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Marinus Wagtmans NED 1922 July Auxerre to Versailles 230.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Joseph Bruyère BEL 20a23 July Versailles 42.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL 20b Versailles to Paris 89.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Willy Teirlinck BEL Total 3846 km 0 onAugendre 2016 109 Race overview thumb|upright|Eddy Merckx (pictured in 1973), winner of the general classification, his fourth Merckx won the prologue, beating his rivals by some seconds.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 In the first stage, Cyrille Guimard won the sprint, and because of the bonification seconds took over the leader's jersey in the general classification.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 Merckx won the time trial in the second part of the fifth stage, but Guimard came third, retaining the lead. After the sixth stage, Guimard was 11 seconds ahead of Merckx. The third place was occupied by a teammate of Merckx, and Ocaña was in fourth place, one minute behind Guimard.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 In the seventh stage, the Tour reached the Pyrenees. 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 finish line together. Ocana finished in sixth place, losing 1 minute and 49 seconds. Thevenet lost more than six minutes that stage, and lost all hope of winning. He was taken to the hospital to see if the crash had caused serious injuries, but could start the next stage.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19720715-AE0017001&vw=org Alleen Ocana gelooft in een wonder Nieuwsblad van het Noorden De krant van toen 15 July 1972 17 nl 8 March 2011 On 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 and Agostinho chased and passed him after the summit. On the way down, Guimard was able to catch Merckx, who had dropped Delisle and Agostinho. 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 Ocana left the race after that stage; he had contracted a lung infection after his fall in the seventh stage.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19720718-AE0014005&vw=org Ocana staakt wanhopige strijd Nieuwsblad van het Noorden De krant van toen 18 July 1972 14 nl 8 March 2011 The fifteenth stage was also narrowly won by Guimard; Merckx had already raised one hand to cheer.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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.McGann McGann 2008 66–73 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. 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.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19720722-6007&vw=org Zoetemelk in het groen Leeuwarder Courant De krant van toen 22 July 1972 6 nl 8 March 2011 In 2000, Sainz wrote the book "The stunning revelation of Dr. Mabuse", where he denied that he was responsible.http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/3492/Sainz-gets-one-year-prison-term.aspx Sainz gets one year prison term Haake, Bjorn 18 March 2010 Velonation 8 March 2011 Later that year, Eddy Merckx finished second in the athlete of the year poll, behind Mark Spitz.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19730111-AE0023004&vw=org Mark Spitz sportman van het jaar 11 January 1973 De krant van toen Leeuwarder Courant 8 March 2011 Classification leadership and minor prizes There were several classifications in the 1972 Tour de France, three of them awarding jerseys to their leaders.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–453 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 453–454 There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised 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-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, but was not identified with a jersey in 1972.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 Another classification was the combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications, its leader wore the white jersey.Nauright Parrish 2012 454–455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 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 led this classification wore yellow caps.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 In addition, there was a combativity award, in which a jury composed of journalists gave points after mass-start stages to the cyclist they considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner.van den Akker 2018 211–216 At the conclusion of the Tour, Cyrille Guimard won the overall super-combativity award, also decided by journalists.Augendre 2016 63 Three further daily individual awards were given for good humour, teamwork and elegance. Overall awards were given for these also, with Bernard Thévenet seen as the funniest, Martin Van Den Bossche the best teammate and Felice Gimondi the most elegant.Duniecq 1972 "Complete results stage by stage" The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given to the first rider to pass the memorial to Tour founder Henri Desgrange near the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 14a. This prize was won by Joop Zoetemelk.Ocana staakt wanhopige strijd Ocana ends desperate fight https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19720718-AE0014005 Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 18 July 1972 14 nl De Krant van Toen +Classification leadership by stagehttp://krantenarchief.concentra.be/vw/article.do?code=GVA&date=19720724&id=GVA-19720724-01016005 De ronde in cijfers The race in numbers nl Gazet van Antwerpen 24 July 1972 16 https://web.archive.org/web/20190214181622/http://krantenarchief.concentra.be/vw/article.do?code=GVA&date=19720724&id=GVA-19720724-01016005 14 February 2019 liveDuniecq 1972 "Complete results stage by stage"van den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1972 Information about the Tour de France from 1972 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1972 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302050946/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1972 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|alt=|link=General classification in the Tour de France Points classification25px|alt=|link=Points classification in the Tour de France Mountains classificationmountains-jersey No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 Combination classification25px|alt=|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France Intermediate sprints classification Team classification Combativity award P Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx no award no award no award Molteni 1972 no award 1 Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard 2 Rik Van Linden Edward Janssens 3a Ercole Gualazzini Joop Zoetemelk 3b Molteni 1972 Eddy Merckx 4 Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Peugeot 1972 Gerard Vianen 5a Walter Godefroot Willy Teirlinck 5b Eddy Merckx Molteni 1972 6 Leo Duyndam Mathieu Pustjens Guy Santy 7 Yves Hézard Wilfried David Mercier 1972 Wilfried David 8 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Lucien Van Impe 9 Jos Huysmans Christian Raymond 10 Willy Teirlinck Ronny Vanmarcke 11 Bernard Thévenet Luis Ocaña 12 Lucien Van Impe Lucien Van Impe Joaquim Agostinho 13 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Luis Ocaña 14a Eddy Merckx Raymond Delisle 14b Cyrille Guimard 15 Cyrille Guimard Raymond Poulidor 16 Willy Teirlinck Lucien Van Impe Leif Mortensen 17 Bernard Thévenet Joaquim Agostinho 18 Marinus Wagtmans Eddy Merckx Willy Teirlinck Rini Wagtmans 19 Joseph Bruyère Guy Santy 20a Eddy Merckx Alain Bellouis 20b Willy Teirlinck FinalEddy MerckxEddy Merckx Lucien Van Impe Eddy Merckx Willy Teirlinck Mercier 1972 Cyrille Guimard Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classification 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classification 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the combination classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1972 – Stage 20.02 Versailles > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1972/2002/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402221043/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1972/2002/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Time 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Molteni 1972 108h 17' 18" 2 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 1972 + 10' 41" 3 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier 1972 + 11' 34" 4 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1972 + 16' 45" 5 Joop Zoetemelk NED Flandria 1972 + 19' 09" 6 Mariano Martinez FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 21' 31" 7 Yves Hézard FRA Sonolor 1972 + 21' 52" 8 Joaquim Agostinho POR Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 34' 16" 9 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1972 + 37' 11" 10 Ward Janssens BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 42' 33" Final general classification (11–88) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Raymond Delisle FRA Peugeot 1972 + 46' 27" 12 Leif Mortensen DEN Bic 1972 + 46' 39" 13 Antoon Houbrechts BEL Salvarani 1972 + 47' 37" 14 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni 1972 + 49' 24" 15 Martin Vandenbossche BEL Molteni 1972 + 59' 29" 16 Frans Verbeeck BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 1h 00' 09" 17 Lucien Aimar FRA Rokado 1972 + 1h 03' 41" 18 Tino Tabak NED Caballero 1972 + 1h 05' 09" 19 Michel Périn FRA Mercier 1972 + 1h 06' 19" 20 Karl-Heinz Kunde FRG Rokado 1972 + 1h 10' 09" 21 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume FRA Peugeot 1972 + 1h 14' 51" 22 Jos Deschoenmaecker BEL Molteni 1972 + 1h 21' 28" 23 Herman Beysens BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 1h 23' 51" 24 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Rokado 1972 + 1h 24' 59" 25 Mathieu Pustjens NED Sonolor 1972 + 1h 26' 33" 26 Joseph Bruyère BEL Molteni 1972 + 1h 27' 20" 27 Walter Ricci FRA Sonolor 1972 + 1h 30' 12" 28 Joseph Huysmans BEL Molteni 1972 + 1h 31' 29" 29 Guy Santy FRA Bic 1972 + 1h 31' 35" 30 Johny Schleck LUX Bic 1972 + 1h 32' 06" 31 Ronald De Witte BEL Peugeot 1972 + 1h 34' 22" 32 Joël Millard FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 1h 37' 28" 33 Willy Vanneste BEL Flandria 1972 + 1h 39' 11" 34 Gilbert Bellone FRA Rokado 1972 + 1h 39' 39" 35 Sylvain Vasseur FRA Bic 1972 + 1h 41' 13" 36 Gérard Moneyron FRA Mercier 1972 + 1h 41' 46" 37 Frans Mintjens BEL Molteni 1972 + 1h 42' 55" 38 Jean-Pierre Parenteau FRA Peugeot 1972 + 1h 44' 20" 39 Primo Mori ITA Salvarani 1972 + 1h 44' 54" 40 Roland Berland FRA Bic 1972 + 1h 45' 51" 41 Wilfried David BEL Peugeot 1972 + 1h 48' 53" 42 Dieter Puschel FRG Rokado 1972 + 1h 50' 12" 43 Marc Lievens BEL Molteni 1972 + 1h 50' 44" 44 Walter Godefroot BEL Peugeot 1972 + 1h 53' 56" 45 Jurgen Tschan FRG Peugeot 1972 + 1h 56' 00" 46 Jean-Claude Largeau FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 1h 59' 41" 47 Christian Raymond FRA Peugeot 1972 + 2h 01' 00" 48 Raymond Riotte FRA Sonolor 1972 + 2h 01' 25" 49 Ludo Van Staeyen BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 2h 02' 41" 50 Georges Chappe FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 02' 44" 51 Willy In' t Ven BEL Molteni 1972 + 2h 03' 11" 52 Karl-Heinz Muddemann FRG Rokado 1972 + 2h 04' 04" 53 Giacinto Santambrogio ITA Salvarani 1972 + 2h 04' 07" 54 Marinus Wagtmans NED Caballero 1972 + 2h 04' 45" 55 Michael Wright GBR Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 08' 31" 56 Jesus Aranzabal ESP 1945 Bic 1972 + 2h 10' 44" 57 René Grenier FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 11' 29" 58 Jacky Mourioux FRA Mercier 1972 + 2h 11' 37" 59 Gérard David BEL Flandria 1972 + 2h 11' 53" 60 Gerben Karstens NED Rokado 1972 + 2h 12' 40" 61 Wim Prinsen NED Caballero 1972 + 2h 14' 56" 62 Ronny Van Marcke BEL Flandria 1972 + 2h 16' 34" 63 Wilfried Peffgen FRG Rokado 1972 + 2h 16' 49" 64 Jean-Claude Genty FRA Bic 1972 + 2h 16' 53" 65 Willy Abbeloos BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 2h 18' 22" 66 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1972 + 2h 21' 59" 67 Eddy Verstraeten BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 2h 22' 57" 68 Marc Sohet BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 2h 26' 20" 69 Paul Aerts BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 2h 27' 39" 70 Barry Hoban GBR Mercier 1972 + 2h 28' 20" 71 Gerard Vianen NED Caballero 1972 + 2h 28' 27" 72 Jean-Claude Daunat FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 30' 06" 73 Jos van der Vleuten NED Caballero 1972 + 2h 30' 41" 74 Pietro Campagnari ITA Salvarani 1972 + 2h 31' 42" 75 Pierre Matignon FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 33' 10" 76 Régis Delépine FRA Mercier 1972 + 2h 36' 32" 77 Noël Vanclooster BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 2h 38' 24" 78 Jan Krekels NED Caballero 1972 + 2h 38' 59" 79 Pieter Nassen BEL Maes Pils 1972 + 2h 40' 52" 80 Rik Van Linden BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 2h 41' 24" 81 Bernard Guyot FRA Sonolor 1972 + 2h 41' 29" 82 Marino Basso ITA Salvarani 1972 + 2h 46' 50" 83 Evert Dolman NED Flandria 1972 + 2h 48' 36" 84 Léon-Paul Ménard FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 2h 48' 41" 85 Luigi Castelletti ITA Salvarani 1972 + 2h 50' 12" 86 Pietro Guerra ITA Salvarani 1972 + 2h 54' 37" 87 Robert Mintkiewicz FRA Sonolor 1972 + 3h 07' 39" 88 Alain Bellouis FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1972 + 4h 03' 33" Points classification +Final points classification (1–10)When Cyrille Guimard left the race in the 17th stage, he was leading the points classification with 228 points.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/07/21/MD19720721-017.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales 21 July 1972 17 es Mundo Deportivo https://web.archive.org/web/20191006192155/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/07/21/MD19720721-017.pdf 6 October 2019 live Rank Rider Team Points 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Molteni 1972 197 2 Rik Van Linden BEL Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 135 3 Joop Zoetemelk NED Flandria 1972 133 4 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier 1972 122 5 Frans Verbeeck BEL Maes Pils 1972 118 6 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 1972 112 7 Marino Basso ITA Salvarani 1972 112 8 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1972 110 9 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1972 105 10 Mariano Martinez FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 89 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1972 229 2 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Molteni 1972 211 3 Joaquim Agostinho POR Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 138 4 Mathieu Pustjens NED Sonolor 1972 109 5 Joop Zoetemelk NED Flandria 1972 104 6 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier 1972 79 7 Raymond Delisle FRA Peugeot 1972 55 8 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1972 49 9 Mariano Martinez FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 43 10 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni 1972 35 Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–9)van den Akker Pieter Combinatieklassement Combination classification http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/combinatieklassement.php nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 6 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043751/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/combinatieklassement.php 6 March 2019 live Rank Rider Team Points 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Molteni 1972 4 2 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier 1972 13 3 Joop Zoetemelk NED Flandria 1972 13 4 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1972 14 5 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 1972 19 6 Mariano Martinez FRA Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 25 7 Joaquim Agostinho POR Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 26 8 Yves Hézard FRA Sonolor 1972 34.5 9 Leif Mortensen DEN Bic 1972 42.5 Intermediate sprints classification +Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)When Cyrille Guimard left the race in the 17th stage, he was leading the intermediate sprints classification with 65 points.van den Akker Pieter Sprintdoorkomsten in de Tour de France 1972 Sprint results in the Tour de France 1972 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/sprintdoorkomsten.php?jaar=1972 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 25 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190425165910/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/sprintdoorkomsten.php?jaar=1972 25 April 2019 live Rank Rider Team Points 1 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1972 61 2 Robert Mintkiewicz FRA Sonolor 1972 48 3 Barry Hoban GBR Mercier 1972 28 4 Giacinto Santambrogio ITA Salvarani 1972 28 5 Raymond Riotte FRA Sonolor 1972 27 6 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Molteni 1972 16 7 Gerben Karstens NED Rokado 1972 15 8 Joop Zoetemelk NED Flandria 1972 13 9 Jos van der Vleuten NED Caballero 1972 10 10 Joaquim Agostinho POR Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy 9 Team classification +Final team classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/07/24/MD19720724-017.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales 24 July 1972 17 es Mundo Deportivo https://web.archive.org/web/20191006192151/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/07/24/MD19720724-017.pdf 6 October 2019 live Rank Team Time1Mercier 1972 327h 44' 34"2Van Cauter–Magniflex–de Gribaldy + 8' 29"3Molteni 1972 + 12' 45"4Sonolor 1972 + 17' 45"5Bic 1972 + 46' 09"6Salvarani 1972 + 56' 27"7Peugeot 1972 + 58' 46"8Flandria 1972 + 1h 43' 13"9Rokado 1972 + 3h 21' 13"10Caballero 1972 + 3h 21' 13" Notes References 30em Bibliography Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf Guide historique Historical guide 2016 fr 27 October 2016 Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf 17 August 2016 live Duniecq Jacques 1972 Tour de France https://books.google.com/books?id=ZybwAAAAMAAJ Kennedy Brothers Publishing Keighley, UK 1972 10318940 McGann Bill McGann Carol The Story of the Tour de France: 1965–2007 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=V8mlwItBhhcC Dog Ear Publishing Indianapolis 2008 978-1-59858-608-4 Nauright John Parrish Charles Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC 2012 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California 978-1-59884-300-2 van den Akker Pieter Tour de France Rules and Statistics: 1903–2018 https://books.google.com/books?id=09sxwQEACAAJ 2018 Self-published 978-1-79398-080-9 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 150–151 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1972 Tour de France P 10 11 20b Category:1972 in road cycling Category:1972 in French sport 1972 Category:July 1972 sports events in Europe Category:1972 Super Prestige Pernod