1975 Tour de France

1975 Tour de France
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1975 final standings
Overall	Bernard Thévenet	114h 35' 31"
Second	Eddy Merckx	+2' 47"
Third	Lucien Van Impe	+5' 01"
Points	Rik Van Linden	342 points
Second	Eddy Merckx	240 points
Third	Francesco Moser	199 points
Climber	Lucien Van Impe	285 points
Second	Eddy Merckx	206 points
Third	Joop Zoetemelk	171 points
Youth	Francesco Moser	114h 59' 44"
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Third
Teams	Gan-Mercier
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The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 20, 1975. It consisted of 22 stages over 3999 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.899 km/h. Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his sixth Tour de France, but became a victim of violence. Many Frenchmen were upset that a Belgian might beat the record of five wins set by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil. During stage 14 a spectator leapt from the crowd and punched Merckx in the kidney.

1975 was also the inaugural year for the youth competition, the maillot blanc.

Results

Stage results
Stage	Route	Length (km)	Winner	Race leader
P	Charleroi - Charleroi	6*	Francesco Moser	Francesco Moser
1A	Charleroi - Molenbeek	94	Cees Priem	Francesco Moser
1B	Molenbeek - Roubaix	109	Rik Van Linden	Francesco Moser
2	Roubaix - Amiens	121	Ronald de Witte	Francesco Moser
3	Amiens - Versailles	170	Karel Rottiers	Francesco Moser
4	Versailles - Le Mans	223	Jacques Esclassan	Francesco Moser
5	Sablé-sur-Sarthe - Merlin Plage	222	Theo Smit	Francesco Moser
6	Merlin Plage - Merlin Plage	16*	Eddy Merckx	Eddy Merckx
7	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie - Angoulême	236	Francesco Moser	Eddy Merckx
8	Angoulême - Bordeaux	134	Barry Hoban	Eddy Merckx
9A	Langon - Fleurance	131	Theo Smit	Eddy Merckx
9B	Fleurance - Auch	37*	Eddy Merckx	Eddy Merckx
10	Auch - Pau	206	Felice Gimondi	Eddy Merckx
11	Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan	160	Joop Zoetemelk	Eddy Merckx
12	Tarbes - Albi	242	Gerrie Knetemann	Eddy Merckx
13	Albi - Super-Lioran	260	Michel Pollentier	Eddy Merckx
14	Aurillac - Puy de Dôme	174	Lucien Van Impe	Eddy Merckx
15	Nice - Pra Loup	217	Bernard Thévenet	Bernard Thévenet
16	Barcelonnette - Serre Chevalier	107	Bernard Thévenet	Bernard Thévenet
17	Valloire - Morzine Avoriaz	225	Vicente Lopez-Carril	Bernard Thévenet
18	Morzine - Chatel	40*	Lucien Van Impe	Bernard Thévenet
19	Thonon-les-Bains - Chalon-sur-Saône	229	Rik Van Linden	Bernard Thévenet
20	Pouilly-en-Auxois - Melun	256	Giacinto Santambrogio	Bernard Thévenet
21	Melun - Senlis	220	Rik Van Linden	Bernard Thévenet
22	Paris - Paris	164	Walter Godefroot	Bernard Thévenet

Stages with a * were individual time trials.

Overall standings

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Bernard Thévenet	France	Peugeot	114h 35' 31"
2	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	Molteni	2' 47"
3	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	Gitane-Campagnolo	5' 01"
4	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	Gan-Mercier	6' 42"
5	Vicente Lopez-Carril	Spain	Kas	19' 29"
6	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Bianchi-Campagnolo	23' 05"
7	Francesco Moser	Italy	Filotex	24' 13"
8	Josef Fuchs	Switzerland	Filotex	25' 51"
9	Edward Janssens	Belgium	Molteni	32' 01"
10	Pedro Torres	Spain	Super Ser	35' 36"