Stages
The 1979 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had one rest day, in Les Menuires.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 27 June | Fleurance | Individual time trial | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
| 1 | 28 June | Fleurance – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 225 km (140 mi) | René Bittinger (FRA) |
| 2 | 29 June | Luchon – Superbagnères | Individual time trial | 24 km (15 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 3 | 30 June | Luchon – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 180 km (110 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 4 | 1 July | Captieux – Bordeaux | Team time trial | 87 km (54 mi) | Raleigh |
| 5 | 2 July | Neuville-de-Poitou – Angers | Plain stage | 145 km (90 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) |
| 6 | 3 July | Angers – Saint-Brieuc | Plain stage | 239 km (149 mi) | Jos Jacobs (BEL) |
| 7 | 4 July | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët – Deauville | Plain stage | 158 km (98 mi) | Leo van Vliet (NED) |
| 8 | 5 July | Deauville – Le Havre | Team time trial | 90 km (56 mi) | Raleigh |
| 9 | 6 July | Amiens – Roubaix | Plain stage | 201 km (125 mi) | Ludo Delcroix (BEL) |
| 10 | 7 July | Roubaix – Brussels | Plain stage | 124 km (77 mi) | Jo Maas (NED) |
| 11 | 8 July | Brussels | Individual time trial | 33 km (21 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 12 | 9 July | Rochefort – Metz | Plain stage | 193 km (120 mi) | Christian Seznec (FRA) |
| 13 | 10 July | Metz – Ballon d’Alsace | Hilly stage | 202 km (126 mi) | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) |
| 14 | 11 July | Belfort – Evian | Plain stage | 248 km (154 mi) | Marc Demeyer (BEL) |
| 15 | 12 July | Evian – Morzine Avoriaz | Individual time trial | 54 km (34 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 16 | 13 July | Morzine Avoriaz – Les Menuires | Stage with mountain(s) | 201 km (125 mi) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| 17 | 15 July | Les Menuires – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 167 km (104 mi) | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) |
| 18 | 16 July | Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 119 km (74 mi) | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
| 19 | 17 July | Alpe d'Huez – Saint-Priest | Plain stage | 162 km (101 mi) | Dietrich Thurau (GER) |
| 20 | 18 July | Saint-Priest – Dijon | Plain stage | 240 km (150 mi) | Serge Parsani (ITA) |
| 21 | 19 July | Dijon | Individual time trial | 49 km (30 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 22 | 20 July | Dijon – Auxerre | Plain stage | 189 km (117 mi) | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
| 23 | 21 July | Auxerre – Nogent-sur-Marne | Plain stage | 205 km (127 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 24 | 22 July | Le Perreux-sur-Marne – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 180 km (110 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
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