Stages
The 1980 Tour de France started on 26 June, and had two rest days, in Saint Malo and Morzine.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 26 June | Frankfurt | Individual time trial | 8 km (5.0 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1A | 27 June | Frankfurt – Wiesbaden | Plain stage | 133 km (83 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) |
| 1B | Wiesbaden – Frankfurt | Team time trial | 46 km (29 mi) | Raleigh | |
| 2 | 28 June | Frankfurt – Metz | Plain stage | 276 km (171 mi) | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) |
| 3 | 29 June | Metz – Luik | Plain stage | 282 km (175 mi) | Henk Lubberding (NED) |
| 4 | 30 June | Spa | Individual time trial | 35 km (22 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 5 | 1 July | Luik – Lille | Plain stage | 249 km (155 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 6 | 2 July | Lille – Compiegne | Plain stage | 216 km (134 mi) | Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) |
| 7A | 3 July | Compiegne – Beauvais | Team time trial | 65 km (40 mi) | Raleigh |
| 7B | Beauvais – Rouen | Plain stage | 92 km (57 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) | |
| 8 | 4 July | Flers – St Malo | Plain stage | 164 km (102 mi) | Bert Oosterbosch (NED) |
| 9 | 6 July | St Malo – Nantes | Plain stage | 205 km (127 mi) | Jan Raas (NED) |
| 10 | 7 July | Rochefort – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 163 km (101 mi) | Cees Priem (NED) |
| 11 | 8 July | Damazan – Laplume | Individual time trial | 52 km (32 mi) | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
| 12 | 9 July | Agen – Pau | Plain stage | 194 km (121 mi) | Gerrie Knetemann (NED) |
| 13 | 10 July | Pau – Bagneres de Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 200 km (120 mi) | Raymond Martin (FRA) |
| 14 | 11 July | Lezignan Corbieres – Montpellier | Plain stage | 189 km (117 mi) | Ludo Peeters (BEL) |
| 15 | 12 July | Montpellier – Martigues | Plain stage | 160 km (99 mi) | Bernard Vallet (FRA) |
| 16 | 13 July | Trets – Pra Loup | Stage with mountain(s) | 209 km (130 mi) | Jos De Schoenmaecker (BEL) |
| 17 | 14 July | Serre Chevalier – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) | 242 km (150 mi) | Mariano Martínez (FRA) |
| 18 | 16 July | Morzine – Prapoutel les Sept Aux | Stage with mountain(s) | 199 km (124 mi) | Ludo Loos (BEL) |
| 19 | 17 July | Voreppe – St Etienne | Hilly stage | 140 km (87 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
| 20 | 18 July | St Etienne | Individual time trial | 34 km (21 mi) | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
| 21 | 19 July | Auxerre – Fontenay sous Bois | Plain stage | 208 km (129 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
| 22 | 20 July | Fontenay sous Bois – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 186 km (116 mi) | Pol Verschuere (BEL) |
The 25 stages were won by riders from only four countries. In this year's edition of the Tour, the last rider in the General Classification after the consecutives mountain stages (16-19) was eliminated.
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