Stages
The 1974 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had two rest days, in Aix-les-Bains and Colomiers.
| Stage | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Brest | Individual time trial | 7 km (4.3 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 1 | Brest – Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Plain stage | 144 km (89 mi) | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) |
| 2 | Plymouth – Plymouth | Plain stage | 164 km (102 mi) | Henk Poppe (NED) |
| 3 | Morlaix – Saint-Malo | Plain stage | 190 km (120 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) |
| 4 | Saint-Malo – Caen | Plain stage | 184 km (114 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) |
| 5 | Caen – Dieppe | Plain stage | 165 km (103 mi) | Ronald de Witte (BEL) |
| 6A | Dieppe – Harelbeke | Plain stage | 239 km (149 mi) | Jean-Luc Molineris (FRA) |
| 6B | Harelbeke | Team time trial | 9 km (5.6 mi) | Molteni |
| 7 | Mons – Châlons-sur-Marne | Plain stage | 221 km (137 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 8A | Châlons-sur-Marne – Chaumont | Plain stage | 136 km (85 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 8B | Chaumont – Besançon | Plain stage | 152 km (94 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) |
| 9 | Besançon – Gaillard | Stage with mountain(s) | 241 km (150 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 10 | Gaillard – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 131 km (81 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 11 | Aix-les-Bains – Serre Chevalier | Stage with mountain(s) | 199 km (124 mi) | Vicente Lopez Carril (ESP) |
| 12 | Savines-le-Lac – Orange | Stage with mountain(s) | 231 km (144 mi) | Jos Spruyt (BEL) |
| 13 | Avignon – Montpellier | Plain stage | 126 km (78 mi) | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 14 | Lodève – Colomiers | Plain stage | 249 km (155 mi) | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) |
| 15 | Colomiers – La Seu d'Urgell | Stage with mountain(s) | 225 km (140 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 16 | La Seu d'Urgell – Saint-Lary-Soulan | Stage with mountain(s) | 209 km (130 mi) | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 17 | Saint-Lary-Soulan – La Mongie | Stage with mountain(s) | 119 km (74 mi) | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
| 18 | Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 141 km (88 mi) | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
| 19A | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 196 km (122 mi) | Francis Campaner (FRA) |
| 19B | Bordeaux – Bordeaux | Individual time trial | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 20 | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie – Nantes | Plain stage | 120 km (75 mi) | Gerard Vianen (NED) |
| 21A | Vouvray – Orléans | Plain stage | 113 km (70 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 21B | Orléans – Orléans | Individual time trial | 37 km (23 mi) | Michel Pollentier (BEL) |
| 22 | Orléans – Paris | Plain stage | 146 km (91 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
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