1977 Tour de France

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1977 final standings
Overall	Bernard Thevenet	115h 38' 30"
Second	Hennie Kuiper	+48"
Third	Lucien Van Impe	+3' 32"
Points	Jacques Esclassan	236 points
Second	Giacinto Santambrogio	140 points
Third	Dietrich Thurau	137 points
Climber	Lucien Van Impe	244 points
Second	Hennie Kuiper	174 points
Third	Pedro Torres	144 points
Youth	Dietrich Thurau	115h 50' 54"
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Third
Teams	Ti-Raleigh
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Third

The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 24, 1977. The total race distance was 22 stages over 4096 km, with riders averaging 35.419 km/h.

Though the best climber classification had been recognized since the 1933 Tour, the distinctive polka-dot jerset now associated with the King of the Mountain was first worn during this tour.

[edit] Results

[edit] General classification

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	Bernard Thevenet	France	115h 38' 30"
2	Hennie Kuiper	Netherlands	48"
3	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	3' 32"
4	Francisco Galdos	Spain	7' 45"
5	Dietrich Thurau	Germany	12' 24"
6	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	12' 38"
7	Michel Laurent	France	17' 42"
8	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	19' 22"
9	Raymond Delisle	France	21' 32"
10	Alain Meslet	France	27' 31"