Route of the 1979 Tour de France
The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours . The Tour began in Fleurance with a prologue individual time trial on 27 June, and Stage 12 occurred on 9 July with a flat stage to Metz . The race finished in Paris on 22 July.
27 June 1979 – Fleurance to Fleurance, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Prologue result and general classification after prologue [ 1]
28 June 1979 – Fleurance to Luchon , 225 km (140 mi) [ 1]
Stage 1 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 1 [ 2]
29 June 1979 – Luchon to Superbagnères , 24 km (15 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Stage 2 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 2 [ 3]
30 June 1979 – Luchon to Pau , 180 km (110 mi) [ 1]
Stage 3 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 3 [ 4]
1 July 1979 – Captieux to Bordeaux , 87 km (54 mi) (TTT ) [ 1]
Stage 4 result [ 5]
General classification after stage 4 [ 5]
2 July 1979 – Neuville-de-Poitou to Angers , 145 km (90 mi) [ 1]
Stage 5 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 5 [ 6]
3 July 1979 – Angers to Saint-Brieuc , 239 km (149 mi) [ 1]
Stage 6 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 6 [ 7]
4 July 1979 – Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët to Deauville , 158 km (98 mi) [ 1]
Stage 7 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 7 [ 8]
5 July 1979 – Deauville to Le Havre , 90 km (56 mi) (TTT ) [ 1]
Stage 8 result [ 9]
General classification after stage 8 [ 9]
6 July 1979 – Amiens to Roubaix , 201 km (125 mi) [ 1]
Stage 9 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 9 [ 10]
7 July 1979 – Roubaix to Brussels , 124 km (77 mi) [ 1]
Stage 10 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 10 [ 11]
8 July 1979 – Brussels to Brussels, 33 km (21 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Stage 11 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 11 [ 12]
9 July 1979 – Rochefort to Metz , 193 km (120 mi) [ 1]
Stage 12 result [ 1]
General classification after stage 12 [ 13]