Stages
The 1966 Tour de France started on 21 June, and had two rest days, in Luchon and Turin.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June | Nancy – Charleville | Plain stage | 209 km (130 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 2 | 22 June | Charleville – Tournai | Plain stage | 198 km (123 mi) | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) |
| 3A | 23 June | Tournai – Tournai | Team time trial | 21 km (13 mi) | Televizier |
| 3B | Tournai – Dunkirk | Plain stage | 131 km (81 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |
| 4 | 24 June | Dunkirk – Dieppe | Plain stage | 205 km (127 mi) | Willy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 5 | 25 June | Dieppe – Caen | Plain stage | 178 km (111 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 6 | 26 June | Caen – Angers | Plain stage | 217 km (135 mi) | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 7 | 27 June | Angers – Royan | Plain stage | 252 km (157 mi) | Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) |
| 8 | 28 June | Royan – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 138 km (86 mi) | Willy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 9 | 29 June | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage | 201 km (125 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) |
| 10 | 30 June | Bayonne – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 234 km (145 mi) | Tommaso de Pra (ITA) |
| 11 | 1 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 188 km (117 mi) | Guido Marcello Mugnaini (ITA) |
| 12 | 3 July | Luchon – Revel | Stage with mountain(s) | 219 km (136 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 13 | 4 July | Revel – Sète | Plain stage | 191 km (119 mi) | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
| 14A | 5 July | Montpellier – Vals-les-Bains | Plain stage | 144 km (89 mi) | Jo de Roo (NED) |
| 14B | Vals-les-Bains – Vals-les-Bains | Individual time trial | 20 km (12 mi) | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | |
| 15 | 6 July | Privas – Le Bourg-d'Oisans | Stage with mountain(s) | 203 km (126 mi) | Luís Otano (ESP) |
| 16 | 7 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 148 km (92 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 17 | 8 July | Briançon – Turin | Stage with mountain(s) | 160 km (99 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 18 | 10 July | Ivrea – Chamonix | Stage with mountain(s) | 188 km (117 mi) | Edy Schutz (LUX) |
| 19 | 11 July | Chamonix – Saint-Étienne | Stage with mountain(s) | 265 km (165 mi) | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) |
| 20 | 12 July | Saint-Étienne – Montluçon | Plain stage | 223 km (139 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) |
| 21 | 13 July | Montluçon – Orléans | Plain stage | 232 km (144 mi) | Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) |
| 22A | 14 July | Orléans – Rambouillet | Plain stage | 111 km (69 mi) | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 22B | Rambouillet – Paris | Individual time trial | 51 km (32 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
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