1973 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1973 Tour de France Route of the 1973 Tour de France.png Route of the 1973 Tour de France 360px 30 June – 22 July 1973 20 + Prologue, including six split stages 4090 km 122h 25' 34" Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 Bic 1973 yellow Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1973 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 1973 Herman Van Springel BEL Rokado 1973 green Pedro Torres ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes Marc Demeyer BEL Flandria 1973 Joop Zoetemelk NED Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 white Bic 1973 Mercier 1973 Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 Bic 1973 1972 1974 The 1973 Tour de France was the 60th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 30 June and 22 July, with 20 stages covering a distance of 4090 km 0 on. Eddy Merckx, winner of the previous four editions, did not start the 1973 Tour, partly to avoid angry French fans and partly to please his sponsor; instead he rode and won the 1973 Vuelta a España and the 1973 Giro d'Italia. In his absence, Luis Ocaña dominated the race by winning four mountain stages and two time trials. The result being a margin of victory exceeding 15 minutes. In 1973, a new team classification was added: the team points classification, calculated by adding the three best stage rankings per team; it would be calculated until 1988. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1973 Tour de France The Italian teams did not join the 1973 Tour de France, because no top French cyclist rode the 1973 Giro d'Italia.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19730604-AE0021012&vw=org 4 June 1973 nl Italianen mijden Tour de France De krant van toen Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 21 18 March 2011 The Tour started with 12 teams, each with 11 cyclists.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1973 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1973/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 The teams entering the race were: 20em Mercier 1973 Sonolor 1973 Flandria 1973 Peugeot 1973 Bic 1973 Maes Pils 1973 Rokado 1973 Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 Canada Dry 1973 De Kova–Lejeune KAS 1973 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes Pre-race favourites The winner of the previous four editions, Eddy Merckx had changed sponsors to the Italian Molteni. His contract said that he had to start in the 1973 Vuelta a España and the 1973 Giro d'Italia, and Merckx thought it was impossible to start in three grand tours in one year, so he stayed away from the Tour. Ocaña, who was in great shape, was now the main favourite, with Fuente, Poulidor and Thévenet as his biggest threats.Fotheringham Alasdair Alasdair Fotheringham Another Tour of Absences: Tour de France 1973 http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/another-tour-of-absences-tour-de-france-1973/ 5 March 2019 Cyclingnews.com 30 July 2014 Ocaña was not the clear favourite; he had already crashed out of the Tour three times, and he was seen as fragile.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 Zoetemelk had changed teams, because he did not have the full support of his team leader.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 Among the Italian riders absent were world champion Marino Basso and former Tour winner Felice Gimondi. Route and stages After the 1972 Tour de France, there were rumours that the 1973 Tour would become easier, to suit French cyclist Cyrille Guimard better. However, when the 1973 Tour route was announced in December 1972, the organisation had included three more mountains compared to 1972.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19721214-29007&vw=org 14 December 1972 nl Tour de France 1973 wordt zwaar karwei De krant van toen Leeuwarder Courant 29 18 March 2011 The race started on 30 June, and had two rest days, in Divonne-les-Bains and Bolquères Pyrenees 2000 fr Bolquère – Pyrénées 2000.Augendre 2016 64 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 8.Augendre 2016 177–178Schoonderwalt Frans van Formatie zonder zelfvertrouwen Formation without self-confidence https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010849616:mpeg21:p011 de Volkskrant 29 June 1973 11 nl Delpher + Stage characteristics and winners60ème Tour de France 1973 60th Tour de France 1973 http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1973.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6 April 2020 frAugendre 2016 64http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1973 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 1973 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1973/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403003350/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1973/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 30 June Scheveningen (Netherlands) 7.1 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Joop Zoetemelk NED 1a 1 July Scheveningen (Netherlands) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) 84 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Willy Teirlinck BEL 1b Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) 137.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage José Catieau FRA 2a 2 July Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) 12.4 km on alt=|link=Team time trial|20px Team time trial BEL Maes Pils 1973 2b Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) to Roubaix 138 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Eddy Verstraeten BEL 3 3 July Roubaix to Reims 226 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Cyrille Guimard FRA 4 4 July Reims to Nancy 214 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Joop Zoetemelk NED 5 5 July Nancy to Mulhouse 188 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Walter Godefroot BEL 6 6 July Mulhouse to Divonne-les-Bains 244.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jean-Pierre Danguillaume FRA 7 July Divonne-les-Bains Rest day 7a 8 July Divonne-les-Bains to Gaillard 86.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 7b Gaillard to Méribel 150.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Bernard Thévenet FRA 8 9 July Moûtiers to Les Orres 237.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 9 10 July Embrun to Nice 234.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 10 11 July Nice to Aubagne 222.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Michael Wright GBR 11 12 July Montpellier to Argelès-sur-Mer 238 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Barry Hoban GBR 12a 13 July Perpignan to Thuir 28.3 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 12b Thuir to Bolquères Pyrenees 2000 fr Bolquère – Pyrénées 2000 76 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Lucien Van Impe BEL 14 July Bolquères Pyrenees 2000 fr Bolquère – Pyrénées 2000 Rest day 13 15 July Bourg-Madame to Luchon 235 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 14 16 July Luchon to Pau 227.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Pedro Torres ESP 1945 15 17 July Pau to Fleurance 137 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Wilfried David BEL 16a 18 July Fleurance to Bordeaux 210 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Walter Godefroot BEL 16b Bordeaux 12.4 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Joaquim Agostinho POR 17 19 July Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Brive-la-Gaillarde 248 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Claude Tollet FRA 18 20 July Brive-la-Gaillarde to Puy de Dôme 216.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 19 21 July Bourges to Versailles 233.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Barry Hoban GBR 20a 22 July Versailles 16 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 20b Versailles to Paris 89 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Bernard Thévenet FRA Total 4090 km 0 onAugendre 2016 109 Race overview thumb|Joop Zoetemelk after he won the opening prologue time trial in Scheveningen, Netherlands thumb|The finish of stage 1a in Rotterdam, Netherlands, won by Willy Teirlinck Zoetemelk won the opening prologue, one second ahead of Poulidor. In the first part of the next stage, Teirlinck won and took over the lead. Ocaña and Herman Van Springel fell down when a dog crossed the road, but both suffered no serious damage.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 In the second part of that stage, Van Springel bridged the gap to Catieau, who had escaped. Van Springel did all the work to stay away, while Catieau did not help his team captain's rival. They stayed away until the end of the stage, where Catieau won the sprint, and Van Springel became the new race leader.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 In the third stage, a group with Guimard and Ocana escaped. Van Springel, Zoetemelk, Fuentes, Thévenet and Poulidor were not in that group, and had to chase them. The group stayed away, Guimard won the sprint and Catieau became the race leader. More important for the final result was that Ocaña won more than two minutes on Zoetemelk, and more than seven minutes on Fuente.McGann McGann 2008 73–81http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_1973_3.php Luis Ocaña sur le pavés de Querenaing - Tour de France 1973 fr 18 March 2011 23 November 2008 Mémoire du cyclisme Béoutis, Didier dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110915001845/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_1973_3.php 15 September 2011 In stage seven, when the first mountains were climbed, Ocaña attacked, and only Zoetemelk could follow. A few kilometers from the summit, Zoetemelk had to let Ocaña go, and Ocaña finished solo. Ocaña became the new race leader, almost three minutes ahead of Zoetemelk.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 In the eighth stage, Ocaña and Fuente both attacked. Ocaña and Fuente did not like each other, and when Fuente stopped working, Ocaña was angry, especially when Fuente passed him just before the top of the Izoard to steal the points for the mountain classification. When Fuente had a flat tire, Ocaña did not wait for him, and left him behind, beating him by one minute at the finish line. All the others were far behind: Thévenet and Martinez followed after seven minutes, the other pre-race favourites after twenty minutes.McGann McGann 2008 73–81http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_1973_8.php Luis Ocaña écrase le Tour - Tour de France 1973 23 November 2008 fr 18 March 2011 Mémoire du cyclisme Béoutis, Didier dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110914101122/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_1973_8.php 14 September 2011 In the thirteenth stage, Poulidor crashed, and was taken away with a helicopter.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 In the sixteenth stage, the cyclists were slower than expected, and finished one hour after the latest time schedule. The train that they should have taken had already left, and they had to use buses.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 In the time trial in stage 17, Fuente lost his second place in the general classification to Thévenet. Fuente tried to take it back in the mountain stage 18, but he failed and even lost some time.McGann McGann 2008 73–81 Doping Three cyclists tested positive during the 1973 Tour de France: Barry Hoban, after the 9th stage;http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=NVHN-19730716-AE0013004&vw=org 16 July 1973 nl Hoban betrapt De Krant van Toen Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 19 Claude Baud, after the 13th stage;http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19730720-19002&vw=org 20 July 1973 nl Tweede dopinggeval in Tour de France De Krant van Toen Leeuwarder Courant 19 and Michel Roques, after the 18th stage.http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?id=LC-19730724-13003&vw=org 24 July 1973 nl Dopinggeval De Krant van Toen Leeuwarder Courant 13 All three received a fine of 1000 Swiss Francs, one-month suspension and ten minutes penalty time in the general classification. Classification leadership and minor prizes thumb|upright|Luis Ocaña's yellow jersey of the 1973 Tour There were several classifications in the 1973 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 1973.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 1973, 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 were identified by yellow caps.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 For the first time, there was also a team points classification. Cyclists received points according to their finishing position on each stage, with the first rider receiving one point. The first three finishers of each team had their points combined, and the team with the fewest points led the classification. The riders of the team leading this classification wore green caps.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 In addition, there was a combativity award, in which a jury composed of journalists gave points after certain 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, Luis Ocaña won the overall super-combativity award, also decided by journalists.Augendre 2016 64 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 8. This prize was won by Ocaña.Van km tot km From km to km https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/stm/1973-07-10/edition/null/page/9 De Stem 10 July 1973 9 nl Krantenbank Zeeland +Classification leadership by stagehttp://krantenarchief.concentra.be/vw/article.do?code=GVA&date=19730723&id=GVA-19730723-01018001 De Ronde in cijfers nl The Tour in numbers 23 July 1973 16 April 2018 Gazet van Antwerpen Concentravan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1973 Information about the Tour de France from 1973 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1973 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302050950/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1973 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|alt=|link= Points classification25px|alt=|link= 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 classifications Combativity award Elegant award Amiable award By time By points P Joop Zoetemelk Joop Zoetemelk Joop Zoetemelk no award no award no award Mercier 1973 Mercier 1973 no award no award no award 1a Willy Teirlinck Willy Teirlinck Willy Teirlinck Willy Teirlinck Willy Teirlinck Sonolor 1973 Sonolor 1973 José Catieau Ludo Delcroix Jan Krekels 1b José Catieau Herman Van Springel Herman Van Springel Bic 1973 Rokado 1973 2a Maes Pils 1973 Tino Tabak Willy Teirlinck Joël Millard 2b Eddy Verstraeten Frans Verbeeck Marc Demeyer 3 Cyrille Guimard José Catieau Cyrille Guimard Willy De Geest Willy De Geest Luis Ocaña Jean-Pierre Danguillaume José Catieau 4 Joop Zoetemelk Herman Van Springel Antonio Menéndez Michel Périn Jean-Claude Blocher 5 Walter Godefroot Charly Grosskost Charly Grosskost Willy Abbeloos Juan Zurano 6 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume Pedro Torres Raymond Riotte Lucien Aimar Georges Pintens 7a Luis Ocaña Luis Ocaña Mercier 1973 Walter Godefroot Leif Mortensen Gérard Moneyron 7b Bernard Thévenet Lucien Van Impe 8 Luis Ocaña Luis Ocaña Luis Ocaña Michael Wright Pedro Torres 9 Vicente López Carril José Manuel Fuente José Manuel Fuente Vicente López Carril Yves Hézard Bernard Thévenet 10 Michael Wright Raymond Riotte Roger Gilson Joaquim Agostinho 11 Barry Hoban Joop Zoetemelk no award Jean-Claude Largeau Jean-Jacques Sanquer 12a Luis Ocaña Lucien Van Impe Jacques Esclassan Michel Pollentier 12b Lucien Van Impe 13 Luis Ocaña Joop Zoetemelk Bernard Labourdette Vicente López Carril 14 Pedro Torres Joop Zoetemelk Jack Mourioux Raymond Riotte 15 Wilfried David Wilfried David Daniel Ducreux René Grelin 16a Walter Godefroot Bernard Thévenet Régis Ovion Herman Van Springel 16b Joaquim Agostinho 17 Claude Tollet Pedro Torres Jacques-André Hochart Jürgen Tschan Michel Roques 18 Luis Ocaña Jean-Claude Blocher Lucien Van Impe Ferdinand Julien 19 Barry Hoban Marc Demeyer Johny Schleck Christian Blain 20a Luis Ocaña Bernard Thévenet Luis Ocaña Guy Santy 20b Bernard Thévenet FinalLuis OcañaHerman Van Springel Pedro Torres Joop Zoetemelk Marc Demeyer Bic 1973 Mercier 1973 Luis Ocaña Michel Périn Willy Teirlinck 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 1973 – Stage 20.02 Versailles > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1973/2002/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/1973/2002/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Time 1 Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Bic 1973 122h 25' 34" 2 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1973 + 15' 51" 3 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 17' 15" 4 Joop Zoetemelk NED 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 26' 22" 5 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1973 + 30' 20" 6 Herman Van Springel BEL 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Rokado 1973 + 32' 01" 7 Michel Périn FRA Mercier 1973 + 33' 02" 8 Joaquim Agostinho POR Bic 1973 + 35' 51" 9 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 36' 18" 10 Régis Ovion FRA Peugeot 1973 + 36' 59" Final general classification (11–87) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Raymond Delisle FRA Peugeot 1973 + 37' 43" 12 Mariano Martínez FRA Mercier 1973 + 40' 49" 13 Pedro Torres ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 47' 30" 14 José Catieau FRA Bic 1973 + 49' 12" 15 Antonio Martos ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 49' 20" 16 Antoon Houbrechts BEL Rokado 1973 + 49' 38" 17 Lucien Aimar FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 49' 54" 18 Fernando Mendes POR Flandria 1973 + 51' 22" 19 Leif Mortensen DEN Bic 1973 + 52' 18" 20 Francisco Galdós ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 53' 05" 21 Bernard Labourdette FRA Bic 1973 + 1h 04' 49" 22 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume FRA Peugeot 1973 + 1h 08' 41" 23 Luis Zubero ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 1h 18' 49" 24 Ronald De Witte BEL Flandria 1973 + 1h 19' 18" 25 Luis Balagué ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 1h 20' 11" 26 René Grelin FRA Mercier 1973 + 1h 20' 33" 27 Jean-Claude Genty FRA Bic 1973 + 1h 21' 06" 28 Roland Berland FRA Bic 1973 + 1h 22' 07" 29 Santiago Lazcano ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 1h 25' 27" 30 Pierre Martelozzo FRA Peugeot 1973 + 1h 27' 51" 31 Alain Santy FRA Bic 1973 + 1h 29' 19" 32 Johny Schleck LUX Bic 1973 + 1h 34' 06" 33 José Martíns POR Canada Dry 1973 + 1h 34' 36" 34 Michel Pollentier BEL Flandria 1973 + 1h 36' 03" 35 Raymond Martin FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 1h 36' 10" 36 Charly Rouxel FRA Peugeot 1973 + 1h 47' 42" 37 Jurgen Tschan FRG Peugeot 1973 + 1h 49' 20" 38 Dámaso Torres ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 1h 49' 23" 39 Jesús Manzaneque ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 1h 51' 40" 40 Antonio Menéndez ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 1h 55' 58" 41 Carlos Melero ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 1h 58' 07" 42 Ferdinand Julien FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 01' 12" 43 Barry Hoban GBR Mercier 1973 + 2h 03' 00" 44 Marcel Boishardy FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 2h 03' 38" 45 Herculano Oliveira POR Canada Dry 1973 + 2h 05' 13" 46 Jean-Pierre Genet FRA Mercier 1973 + 2h 07' 14" 47 José Antonio González ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 2h 08' 07" 48 Claude Tollet FRA Sonolor 1973 + 2h 09' 04" 49 Jean-Claude Largeau FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 09' 22" 50 José Grande ESP 1945 KAS 1973 + 2h 09' 40" 51 Michel Roques FRA Sonolor 1973 + 2h 10' 41" 52 Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL Rokado 1973 + 2h 13' 02" 53 Sylvain Vasseur FRA Bic 1973 + 2h 13' 56" 54 Jesus Esperanza ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 2h 14' 49" 55 Daniel Ducreux FRA Flandria 1973 + 2h 15' 21" 56 Robert Bouloux FRA Peugeot 1973 + 2h 15' 55" 57 Michael Wright GBR Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 23' 21" 58 Christian Blain FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 2h 23' 35" 59 Gerard Vianen NED Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 24' 21" 60 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1973 + 2h 24' 44" 61 Gérard Besnard FRA Sonolor 1973 + 2h 28' 25" 62 Jean-Jacques Sanquer FRA Flandria 1973 + 2h 29' 05" 63 Alain Nogues FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 33' 41" 64 Joaquim Andrade POR Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 34' 07" 65 Walter Godefroot BEL Flandria 1973 + 2h 34' 49" 66 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck BEL Rokado 1973 + 2h 38' 02" 67 Charly Grosskost FRA Mercier 1973 + 2h 38' 43" 68 Jacques Esclassan FRA Peugeot 1973 + 2h 42' 03" 69 André Mollet FRA Peugeot 1973 + 2h 43' 05" 70 Theo van der Leeuw NED Canada Dry 1973 + 2h 43' 38" 71 Jacques Botherel FRA Sonolor 1973 + 2h 45' 45" 72 Marc Demeyer BEL Flandria 1973 + 2h 46' 08" 73 Francis Campaner FRA Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 2h 47' 21" 74 Wilfried David BEL Flandria 1973 + 2h 50' 33" 75 Jan Krekels NED Canada Dry 1973 + 2h 54' 39" 76 Jacques Mourioux FRA Mercier 1973 + 2h 59' 21" 77 Guy Santy FRA Bic 1973 + 3h 01' 19" 78 Raymond Riotte FRA Sonolor 1973 + 3h 04' 24" 79 Gérard Moneyron FRA Mercier 1973 + 3h 05' 20" 80 Robert Mintkiewicz FRA Sonolor 1973 + 3h 07' 58" 81 Alf Gaida FRG Rokado 1973 + 3h 32' 23" 82 Régis Delépine FRA Mercier 1973 + 3h 14' 21" 83 Charles Genthon FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 3h 42' 20" 84 Noël Geneste FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 4h 17' 31" 85 Jean-Claude Baud FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 4h 33' 09" 86 Jean-Claude Blocher FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 4h 36' 56" 87 Jacques Hochart FRA De Kova–Lejeune + 4h 51' 09" Points classification +Final points classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/07/23/MD19730723-019.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales 23 July 1973 19 es Mundo Deportivo https://web.archive.org/web/20191006192203/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/07/23/MD19730723-019.pdf 6 October 2019 live Rank Rider Team Points 1 Herman Van Springel BEL 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Rokado 1973 187 2 Joop Zoetemelk NED 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 168 3 Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Bic 1973 145 4 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1973 139 5 Walter Godefroot BEL Flandria 1973 139 6 Barry Hoban GBR Mercier 1973 110 7 Gerard Vianen NED Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 110 8 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1973 109 9 Mariano Martínez FRA Mercier 1973 89 10 Jacques Esclassan FRA Peugeot 1973 89 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Pedro Torres ESP 1945 La Casera–Peña Bahamontes 225 2 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 1973 216 3 Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Bic 1973 192 4 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1973 119 5 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1973 107 6 Joop Zoetemelk NED 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 83 7 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS 1973 80 8 Joaquim Agostinho POR Bic 1973 46 9 Francisco Galdós ESP 1945 KAS 1973 46 10 Mariano Martínez FRA Mercier 1973 38 Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–6)Saunders 1973 "Final combine classification" Rank Rider Team Points 1 Joop Zoetemelk NED 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 20 2 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1973 26 3 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot 1973 33 4 Herman Van Springel BEL 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey. Rokado 1973 50 5 Fernando Mendes POR Flandria 1973 55 6 José Catieau FRA Bic 1973 82 Intermediate sprints classification +Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)Saunders 1973 "Final hot spot sprint classification" Rank Rider Team Points 1 Marc Demeyer BEL Flandria 1973 105 2 Barry Hoban GBR Mercier 1973 70 3 Willy Teirlinck BEL Sonolor 1973 60 4 Raymond Riotte FRA Sonolor 1973 34 5 Fernando Mendes POR Flandria 1973 18 Robert Mintkiewicz FRA Sonolor 1973 7 Régis Delépine FRA Mercier 1973 13 8 Joop Zoetemelk NED 20px|link=Combination classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey. Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 12 9 Jacques Esclassan FRA Peugeot 1973 11 10 Lucien Van Impe BEL Sonolor 1973 10 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS 1973 Team classification +Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time1Bic 1973 369h 31' 55"2Peugeot 1973 + 20' 23"3KAS 1973 + 20' 42"4Mercier 1973 + 23' 04"5Rokado 1973 + 1h 40' 42"6Sonolor 1973 + 1h 45' 56"7Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 + 1h 58' 57"8La Casera–Peña Bahamontes + 2h 01' 50"9Flandria 1973 + 2h 09' 21"10De Kova–Lejeune + 3h 09' 21" Team points classification +Final team points classification (1–10)http://krantenarchief.concentra.be/vw/article.do?code=GVA&date=19730723&id=GVA-19730723-01018011 23 July 1973 16 April 2018 Noteer ook... Gazet van Antwerpen 18 ConcentraSaunders 1973 "Final team points classification" Rank Team Points1Mercier 1973 8682Peugeot 1973 11713Rokado 1973 15544Bic 1973 15655Flandria 1973 15966Sonolor 1973 16877Gitane–Frigécrème 1973 17518KAS 1973 18639La Casera–Peña Bahamontes 233810Canada Dry 1973 3217 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 PDF 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 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 Saunders David 1973 Tour de France Kennedy Brothers Publishing Keighley, UK 1973 500691057 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 152–153 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1973 Tour de France P 10 11 20b Category:1973 in road cycling Category:1973 in French sport 1973 Category:1973 in Dutch sport Category:June 1973 sports events in Europe Category:July 1973 sports events in Europe Category:1973 Super Prestige Pernod