Route of the 1976 Tour de France The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Saint-Jean-de-Monts with a prologue individual time trial on 24 June, and Stage 12 occurred on 8 July with a mountainous stage to Pyrénées 2000 [fr] . The race finished in Paris on 18 July.
Prologue 24 June 1976 – Saint-Jean-de-Monts to Saint-Jean-de-Monts, 8 km (5.0 mi) (ITT) [ 1]
Prologue result and general classification after prologue [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Freddy Maertens (BEL ) Velda–Flandria 11' 03" 2 Jesús Manzaneque (ESP ) Super Ser + 17" 3 Bernard Thévenet (FRA ) Peugeot–Esso + 20" 4 Bert Pronk (NED ) TI–Raleigh s.t. 5 Gerrie Knetemann (NED ) TI–Raleigh + 21" 6 Michel Pollentier (BEL ) Velda–Flandria s.t. 7 Joop Zoetemelk (NED ) Gan–Mercier + 22" 8 Raymond Poulidor (FRA ) Gan–Mercier + 27" 9 Giancarlo Bellini (ITA ) Brooklyn + 28" 10 Yves Hézard (FRA ) Gan–Mercier s.t.
Stage 1 25 June 1976 – Saint-Jean-de-Monts to Angers , 173 km (107 mi) [ 1]
Stage 1 result [ 1] General classification after stage 1 [ 2]
Stage 2 26 June 1976 – Angers to Caen , 237 km (147 mi) [ 1]
Stage 2 result [ 1] General classification after stage 2 [ 3]
Stage 3 27 June 1976 – Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, 37 km (23 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Stage 3 result [ 1] General classification after stage 3 [ 4]
Stage 4 28 June 1976 – Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Bornem , 258 km (160 mi) [ 1]
Stage 4 result [ 1] General classification after stage 4 [ 5]
Stage 5a 29 June 1976 – Leuven to Leuven, 4 km (2.5 mi) (TTT ) [ 1]
Stage 5a result [ 6] General classification after stage 5a [ 6]
Stage 5b 29 June 1976 – Leuven to Verviers , 144 km (89 mi) [ 1]
Stage 5b result [ 1] General classification after stage 5b [ 7]
Stage 6 30 June 1976 – Bastogne to Nancy , 209 km (130 mi) [ 1]
Stage 6 result [ 1] General classification after stage 6 [ 8]
Stage 7 1 July 1976 – Nancy to Mulhouse , 206 km (128 mi) [ 1]
Stage 7 result [ 1] General classification after stage 7 [ 9]
Stage 8 2 July 1976 – Valentigney to Divonne-les-Bains , 220 km (140 mi) [ 1]
Stage 8 result [ 1] General classification after stage 8 [ 10]
Rest day 1 3 July 1976 – Divonne-les-Bains
Stage 9 4 July 1976 – Divonne-les-Bains to Alpe d'Huez , 258 km (160 mi) [ 1]
Stage 9 result [ 1] General classification after stage 9 [ 11]
Stage 10 5 July 1976 – Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Montgenèvre , 166 km (103 mi) [ 1]
Stage 10 result [ 1] General classification after stage 10 [ 12]
Stage 11 6 July 1976 – Montgenèvre to Manosque , 224 km (139 mi) [ 1]
Stage 11 result [ 1] General classification after stage 11 [ 13]
Rest day 2 7 July 1976 – Le Barcarès
Stage 12 8 July 1976 – Le Barcarès to Pyrénées 2000 [fr] , 205 km (127 mi) [ 1]
Stage 12 result [ 1] General classification after stage 12 [ 14]
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