The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Vittel with an individual time trial on 27 June and Stage 10 occurred on 8 July with a flat stage to Bayonne. The race finished in Paris on 21 July.
Stage 1a 27 June 1968 - Vittel, (ITT)
Stage 1a result and General Classification after Stage 1a RiderTeamTime 1 France B 2 Netherlands + 2" 3 France A + 5" 4 Italy + 13" 5 France B + 14" 6 Belgium B s.t. 7 Great Britain + 15" 8 France C + 18" 9 Spain + 19" 10 Belgium B + 21"
Stage 1b 28 June 1968 - Vittel to Esch-sur-Alzette,
Stage 1b result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France B 2 Italy s.t. 3 Belgium A s.t. 4 France A s.t. 5 France A s.t. 6 Italy + 6" 7 France A + 10" 8 Netherlands + 17" 9 Belgium A + 22" 10 Belgium B + 47"General classification after stage 1b Rank Rider Team Time 1 France B 2 Belgium A + 38" 3 Italy + 40" 4 France A + 44" 5 France A + 45" 6 Netherlands + 1' 03" 7 Italy + 1' 09" 8 France A + 1' 12" 9 Netherlands + 1' 25" 10 France A + 1' 28"
Stage 2 29 June 1968 - Arlon to Forest,
Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 1" 3 Belgium A s.t. 4 Spain + 2" 5 Belgium B s.t. 6 Belgium B + 9" 7 Belgium A + 14" 8 Netherlands + 24" 9 Switzerland/Luxembourg s.t. 10 Italy s.t.General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France B 2 Belgium A + 5" 3 Italy + 7" 4 France A + 23" 5 France A + 24" 6 Netherlands + 30" 7 Belgium A + 35" 8 Belgium B + 37" 9 Italy + 48" 10 France A + 51"
Stage 3a 30 June 1968 - Forest, (TTT)
Stage 3a result Rank Team Time 1 Belgium A 2 France A + 1' 41" 3 Spain + 2' 07" 4 Belgium B + 2' 17" 5 Italy + 4' 20" 6 Netherlands + 6' 00" 7 Great Britain + 7' 28" 8 Germany + 10' 16" 9 France B + 10' 55" 10 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 11' 05"General classification after stage 3a Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium A 2 France B + 15" 3 Italy + 22" 4 France A + 28" 5 France A + 29" 6 Belgium A + 30" 7 Netherlands + 45" 8 Belgium B + 52" 9 France A + 1' 00" 10 Belgium A + 1' 02"
Stage 3b 30 June 1968 - Forest to Roubaix,
Stage 3b result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 Netherlands s.t. 3 France B s.t. 4 Netherlands s.t. 5 Belgium A s.t. 6 Italy s.t. 7 France A s.t. 8 Belgium A s.t. 9 Great Britain s.t. 10 France B s.t.General classification after stage 3b Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium A 2 France B + 15" 3 Italy + 22" 4 France A + 28" 5 France A + 29" 6 Belgium A + 30" 7 Netherlands + 45" 8 Belgium B + 51" 9 Belgium B + 52" 10 Netherlands + 57"
Stage 4 1 July 1968 - Roubaix to Rouen,
Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France B 2 Belgium B + 3" 3 France B s.t. 4 Belgium A s.t. 5 Italy s.t. 6 France A s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 France A + 26" 9 Spain + 2' 49" 10 Switzerland/Luxembourg s.t.General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France A 2 Belgium A + 18" 3 Belgium B + 29" 4 Italy + 36" 5 France B + 41" 6 Italy + 44" 7 Belgium A + 2' 15" 8 France B + 2' 30" 9 Italy + 2' 37" 10 France A + 2' 43"
Stage 5a 2 July 1968 - Rouen to Bagnoles-de-l'Orne,
Stage 5a result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France C 2 Netherlands s.t. 3 Belgium B s.t. 4 France A s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 France B s.t. 7 Italy + 3' 40" 8 Belgium B + 3' 41" 9 Great Britain s.t. 10 Netherlands s.t.General classification after stage 5a Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 19" 3 France A + 3' 17" 4 Netherlands + 3' 26" 5 Belgium A + 3' 35" 6 France B + 3' 44" 7 Spain + 3' 47" 8 Italy + 3' 53" 9 France B + 3' 58" 10 Italy + 4' 01"
Stage 5b 2 July 1968 - Bagnoles-de-l'Orne to Dinard,
Stage 5b result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France C 2 Italy + 9" 3 Belgium B s.t. 4 France B s.t. 5 Belgium A s.t. 6 Belgium B s.t. 7 Netherlands s.t. 8 Belgium B s.t. 9 France B s.t. 10 Netherlands s.t.General classification after stage 5b Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 24" 3 France A + 3' 22" 4 Netherlands + 3' 31" 5 Belgium A + 3' 40" 6 France B + 3' 49" 7 Spain + 3' 52" 8 Italy + 3' 58" 9 France B + 4' 03" 10 Italy + 4' 06"
Stage 6 3 July 1968 - Dinard to Lorient,
Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Spain 2 Belgium B + 9" 3 Belgium B s.t. 4 Netherlands s.t. 5 France B s.t. 6 Italy s.t. 7 Belgium A s.t. 8 Germany s.t. 9 Netherlands s.t. 10 France B s.t.General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 29" 3 France A + 3' 27" 4 Netherlands + 3' 36" 5 Belgium A + 3' 45" 6 France B + 3' 54" 7 Spain + 3' 57" 8 Italy + 4' 03" 9 France B + 4' 08" 10 Italy + 4' 11"
Stage 7 4 July 1968 - Lorient to Nantes,
The finishing times were recorded at the entrance to the Nantes velodrome.
Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Netherlands 3 Netherlands 4 Belgium B s.t. 5 France B s.t. 6 Belgium B s.t. 7 France C s.t. 8 Great Britain s.t. 9 Belgium A s.t. 10 Belgium A s.t.General classification after stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 29" 3 France A + 3' 27" 4 Netherlands + 3' 36" 5 Belgium A + 3' 45" 6 France B + 3' 54" 7 Spain + 3' 57" 8 Italy + 4' 03" 9 France B + 4' 08" 10 Italy + 4' 11"
Stage 8 5 July 1968 - Nantes to Royan,
Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium A 2 Netherlands s.t. 3 Italy s.t. 4 Belgium B s.t. 5 Netherlands s.t. 6 Belgium B s.t. 7 Belgium B s.t. 8 France C s.t. 9 Great Britain s.t. 10 France B s.t.General classification after stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 29" 3 France A + 3' 27" 4 Netherlands + 3' 36" 5 Belgium A + 3' 45" 6 France B + 3' 54" 7 Spain + 3' 57" 8 Italy + 4' 03" 9 France B + 4' 08" 10 Italy + 4' 11"
Rest Day 1 6 July 1968 - Royan
Stage 9 7 July 1968 - Royan to Bordeaux,
Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 Great Britain s.t. 3 Belgium A s.t. 4 Belgium B s.t. 5 Great Britain s.t. 6 France B s.t. 7 France B s.t. 8 Italy s.t. 9 Netherlands s.t. 10 Belgium B s.t.General classification after stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 29" 3 France A + 3' 27" 4 Netherlands + 3' 36" 5 Belgium A + 3' 45" 6 France B + 3' 54" 7 Spain + 3' 57" 8 Italy + 4' 03" 9 France B + 4' 08" 10 Italy + 4' 11"
Stage 10 8 July 1968 - Bordeaux to Bayonne,
Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France B 2 Netherlands + 10" 3 Great Britain 4 Italy s.t. 5 Belgium B s.t. 6 Netherlands s.t. 7 Belgium A s.t. 8 Netherlands s.t. 9 Great Britain s.t. 10 Italy s.t.General classification after stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium B 2 France A + 2' 29" 3 France A + 3' 27" 4 Netherlands + 3' 36" 5 Belgium A + 3' 45" 6 France B + 3' 54" 7 Spain + 3' 57" 8 Italy + 4' 03" 9 France B + 4' 08" 10 Italy + 4' 11"
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