Stages
The 1972 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had two rest days, in Bayonne and Orcières.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 July | Angers | Individual time trial | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 1 | 2 July | Angers – Saint-Brieuc | Plain stage | 235.5 km (146.3 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 2 | 3 July | Saint-Brieuc – La Baule | Plain stage | 206.5 km (128.3 mi) | Rik Van Linden (BEL) |
| 3a | 4 July | Pornichet – Saint-Jean-de-Monts | Plain stage | 161.0 km (100.0 mi) | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) |
| 3b | Merlin-Plage – Merlin-Plage | Team time trial | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Molteni | |
| 4 | 5 July | Merlin-Plage – Royan | Plain stage | 236.0 km (146.6 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 5a | 6 July | Royan – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 133.5 km (83.0 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 5b | Bordeaux – Bordeaux | Individual time trial | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |
| 6 | 7 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage | 205.0 km (127.4 mi) | Leo Duyndam (NED) |
| 7 | 9 July | Bayonne – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | Yves Hézard (FRA) |
| 8 | 10 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 9 | 11 July | Luchon – Colomiers | Hilly stage | 179.0 km (111.2 mi) | Jos Huysmans (BEL) |
| 10 | 12 July | Castres – La Grande-Motte | Plain stage | 210.0 km (130.5 mi) | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
| 11 | 13 July | Carnon-Plage – Mont Ventoux | Stage with mountain(s) | 207.0 km (128.6 mi) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 12 | 14 July | Carpentras – Orcières | Stage with mountain(s) | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| 13 | 16 July | Orcières – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 201.0 km (124.9 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 14a | 17 July | Briançon – Col du Galibier | Stage with mountain(s) | 51.0 km (31.7 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 14b | Valloire – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 151.0 km (93.8 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | |
| 15 | 18 July | Aix-les-Bains – Le Revard | Stage with mountain(s) | 28.0 km (17.4 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 16 | 19 July | Aix-les-Bains – Pontarlier | Hilly stage | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
| 17 | 20 July | Pontarlier – Ballon d’Alsace | Hilly stage | 213.0 km (132.4 mi) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 18 | 21 July | Vesoul – Auxerre | Plain stage | 257.5 km (160.0 mi) | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) |
| 19 | 22 July | Auxerre – Versailles | Plain stage | 230.0 km (142.9 mi) | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) |
| 20a | 23 July | Versailles – Versailles | Individual time trial | 42.0 km (26.1 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 20b | Versailles – Paris | Plain stage | 89.0 km (55.3 mi) | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
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Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
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A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
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