1972 Tour de France
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| Final Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Eddy Merckx | 108h 17' 18" |
| Second | Felice Gimondi | +10' 41" |
| Third | Raymond Poulidor | +11' 34" |
| Points | Eddy Merckx | 196 points |
| Second | Rik Van Linden | 135 points |
| Third | Joop Zoetemelk | 132 points |
| Climber | Lucien Van Impe | 229 points |
| Second | Eddy Merckx | 211 points |
| Third | Joaquim Agostinho | 163 points |
| Teams | GAN-MERCIER | |
| Second | ||
| Third | ||
The 1972 Tour de France was the 59th Tour de France, taking place July 1 to July 22, 1972. It was comprised of 20 stages over 3846.6 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.371 km/h. The long awaited clash between Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña after Ocaña crashed on Col de Mente in the 1971 Tour de France. After dominating the race, Luis Ocaña crashed once more, in the Pyrenees, and left Eddy Merckx to battle Cyrille Guimard for the win.
[edit] Results
[edit] Overall standings
| Rank | Name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx |  Belgium |
108h 17' 18" | |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi |  Italy |
10' 41" | |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor |  France |
11' 34" | |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium |
16' 45" | |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk |  Netherlands |
19' 09" | |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez | France |
21' 31" | |
| 7 | Yves Hézard | France |
21' 52" | |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho |  Portugal |
34' 16" | |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet | France |
37' 11" | |
| 10 | Edward Janssens | Belgium |
42' 33" |
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