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1970 Tour de France
Route of the 1970 Tour de France
Route of the 1970 Tour de France
Race details
Dates27 June – 19 July 1970
Stages23 + Prologue, including five split stages
Distance4,254 km (2,643 mi)
Winning time119h 31' 49 "
Results
Winner Eddy Merckx(BEL) (Faemino–Faema)
Second Joop Zoetemelk(NED) (Flandria–Mars)
Third Gösta Pettersson(SWE) (Ferretti)
Points Walter Godefroot(BEL) (Salvarani)
Mountains Eddy Merckx(BEL) (Faemino–Faema)
Combination Eddy Merckx(BEL) (Faemino–Faema)
Sprints Cyrille Guimard(FRA) (Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson)
Combativity Eddy Merckx(BEL) (Faemino–Faema)
Team Salvarani
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The1970 Tour de Francewas the 57th edition of theTour de France,one of cycling'sGrand Tours.It took place between 27 June and 19 July, with 23 stages covering a distance of 4,254 km (2,643 mi). It was the second victory for BelgianEddy Merckx,who also won the mountains classification, and nearly won every major jersey for a 2nd year in a row but finished second in the points classification behindWalter Godefrootby five points. The previous year only one rider was able to keep him within 20:00 and in 1970 a mere four other riders were within 20:00, with only debutantJoop Zoetemelkfinishing inside 15:00 of Merckx.

Teams

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For a more comprehensive list, seeList of teams and cyclists in the 1970 Tour de France.

The Tour de France started with 15 teams, of 10 cyclists each, from five different countries.[1][2]A few days before the Tour started, it became known thatPaul Guttyhad failed a doping test when he won the French national road championship. Gutty was removed from his Frimatic team,[3]and replaced by Rene Grelin.

The teams entering the race were:[1]

Pre-race favourites

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After his dominating victory in the previous year, Merckx was the major favourite.[4]The main competition was expected fromLuis OcañaandBernard Thévenet.Early in the race, 86 journalists predicted who would be in the top five of the Tour. 85 of them expected Merckx to be in the top five; Ocana was named by 78, Poulidor by 73.[5]Merckx had already won important races in 1970, includingParis–Roubaix,Paris–Nice,theGiro d'Italiaand the Belgian national road championship.[6]Luis Ocaña, who had won theCritérium du Dauphiné Libéréand theVuelta a España,suffered from bronchitis, but still started the Tour, unable to seriously challenge Merckx.[6]

Route and stages

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The 1970 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had no rest days.[7]After the financial success of the split stages in the 1969 Tour de France, even more split stages were used in the 1970 Tour.[6]Thehighest point of elevation in the racewas 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of theCol du Tourmaletmountain pass on stage 19.[8][9]

Stage characteristics and winners[4][7][10][11]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 27 June Limoges 7.4 km (4.6 mi) Individual time trial Eddy Merckx(BEL)
1 27 June LimogestoLa Rochelle 224.5 km (139.5 mi) Plain stage Cyrille Guimard(FRA)
2 28 June La RochelletoAngers 200 km (120 mi) Plain stage Italo Zilioli(ITA)
3a 29 June Angers 10.7 km (6.6 mi) Team time trial Faemino–Faema
3b AngerstoRennes 140 km (87 mi) Plain stage Marino Basso(ITA)
4 30 June RennestoLisieux 229 km (142 mi) Plain stage Walter Godefroot(BEL)
5a 1 July LisieuxtoRouen 94.5 km (58.7 mi) Plain stage Walter Godefroot(BEL)
5b RouentoAmiens 223 km (139 mi) Plain stage Jozef Spruyt(BEL)
6 2 July AmienstoValenciennes 135.5 km (84.2 mi) Plain stage Roger De Vlaeminck(BEL)
7a 3 July ValenciennestoForest(Belgium) 120 km (75 mi) Plain stage Eddy Merckx(BEL)
7b Forest(Belgium) 7.2 km (4.5 mi) Individual time trial José Antonio González(ESP)
8 4 July Ciney(Belgium) toFelsberg (Saar)[de](West Germany) 232.5 km (144.5 mi) Plain stage Alain Vasseur(FRA)
9 5 July Saarlouis(West Germany) toMulhouse 269.5 km (167.5 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Mogens Frey(DEN)
10 6 July BelforttoDivonne-les-Bains 241 km (150 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx(BEL)
11a 7 July Divonne-les-Bains 8.8 km (5.5 mi) Individual time trial Eddy Merckx(BEL)
11b Divonne-les-BainstoThonon-les-Bains 139.5 km (86.7 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Marino Basso(ITA)
12 8 July Thonon-les-BainstoGrenoble 194 km (121 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx(BEL)
13 9 July GrenobletoGap 194.5 km (120.9 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Primo Mori(ITA)
14 10 July GaptoMont Ventoux 170 km (110 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx(BEL)
15 11 July CarpentrastoMontpellier 140.5 km (87.3 mi) Plain stage Rini Wagtmans(NED)
16 12 July MontpelliertoToulouse 160 km (99 mi) Plain stage Albert Van Vlierberghe(BEL)
17 13 July ToulousetoSaint-Gaudens 190 km (120 mi) Plain stage Luis Ocaña(ESP)
18 14 July Saint-GaudenstoLa Mongie 135.5 km (84.2 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Bernard Thévenet(FRA)
19 15 July Bagnères-de-BigorretoMourenx 185.5 km (115.3 mi) Stage with mountain(s) Christian Raymond(FRA)
20a 16 July MourenxtoBordeaux 223.5 km (138.9 mi) Plain stage Rolf Wolfshohl(FRG)
20b Bordeaux 8.2 km (5.1 mi) Individual time trial Eddy Merckx(BEL)
21 17 July RuffectoTours 191.5 km (119.0 mi) Plain stage Marino Basso(ITA)
22 18 July TourstoVersailles 238.5 km (148.2 mi) Plain stage Jean-Pierre Danguillaume(FRA)
23 19 July Versaillesto Paris 54 km (34 mi) Individual time trial Eddy Merckx(BEL)
Total 4,254 km (2,643 mi)[12]

Race overview

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A road with, from front to back, a motor, a car, and tens of cyclists
The race director's car andpelotonat the start of stage two inLa Rochelle

The big favourite Merckx won the opening prologue, but he decided not to try to keep this leading position during the entire race.[13]In the next stage, Merckx' team chased back all the escapees, so the stage ended in a bunch sprint, which was won byCyrille Guimardas Merckx kept the overall lead. In the second stage, a few cyclists escaped, and two of Merckx' teammates,Italo ZilioliandGeorges Vandenberghe,joined the escape. Merckx' teammate Zilioli was ranked highest amongst the escaped cyclists, and none of them were considered competitors for the general classification, soGuillaume Driessens,Merckx's team leader, allowed the breakaway to work, and told Zilioli and Vandenberghe to give their best.[6]Merckx however chased his own teammates.[6]The group stayed away, Zilioli won the sprint and became the new leader, 4 seconds ahead of Merckx.[14][15]After the stage, Merckx was angry at his team leader, because he had allowed Zilioli to "steal" Merckx' yellow jersey, but Driessens explained to him that the other teams had spent energy to chase Zilioli, and the argument was over.[16]Team Faema won the team time trial in stage 3A keeping Zilioli the leader with Merckx in second place.[16]

Stage 3B was won byMarino Bassowho edged Walter Godefroot and Cyrille Guimard in the sprint. Guimard took the green jersey fromJan Janssenas Zilioli kept his narrow lead in the overall situation. On stage 4Herman Van Springel,who had finished 2nd in theclosest Tour in historytwo years earlier and was in the top 10 of the general classification, made a late attack to go for the stage win on a slight uphill. He was caught right at the finish line and passed at the last possible second by De Vlaeminck and Godefroot, who took the stage win.[17]Stage 5 was another split stage and Godefroot took another stage win withDaniel Van Ryckeghemand De Vlaeminck rounding out the podium. In stage 5BJozef SpruytandLeo Duyndambroke away with still an hour or so to race. Duyndam did all of the work and the two of them survived to the finish about ten seconds ahead of the hard charging peloton. At the very end of the stage Spruyt came around the exhausted Duyndam and stole the stage win.[18]Following this Duyndam took over the Most Combative Rider lead fromJoaquim Agostinhofor the next few stages.

Stage 6 finished at the velodrome inValencienneswhere Roger De Vlaeminck took the stage win in the sprint. During this stage Zilioli had a flat tire. Normally, if the leader in the Tour de France suffers a flat tire, a teammate would offer his wheel, and some teammates would stay with him to help him get back into the peloton. However, this time Merckx was considered more important, and Zilioli was given no help. Zilioli finished the stage one minute behind.[19]Merckx was now in the maillot jaune with Godefroot in 2nd by a few seconds and De Vlaeminck, Janssen and Van Springel less than a minute behind.

Stage 7 was another split stage and in the first segment Merckx went on the offensive and claimed the win. He finished ten seconds ahead ofLucien Van Impe,but won considerable time on those closest to him in the GC. Stage 7B was a short ITT, just over seven kilometers long that was run in the rain.José Antonio González Linaresput in the fastest time with Merckx three seconds slower. Notably, Roger De Vlaeminck crashed out during the time trial and had to be taken away in an ambulance. Merckx rode by this scene and this contributed to him taking less risk.[20]At the end of the day Merckx had opened up a legitimate lead on the rest of the field and now only Godefroot and Janssen were within about two minutes as Van Springel,Joop ZoetemelkandRaymond Poulidorwere about three minutes behind. As a result of De Vlaeminck crashing out Tour debutant Zoetemelk became the new leader for theMars–Flandriateam.[21]

In stage 8Alain Vasseurmade an escape and survived to the finish, winning the stage by over a minute ahead of the peloton as the overall situation remained the same. In stage 9,Mogens Freyand Joaquim Agostinho, teammates, broke away together. They worked together to stay away, but near the end of the stage Frey stopped working and had Agostinho do all the work, even after his team manager told him to help. In the sprint, Agostinho expected his teammate to give him the victory because he had done all the work, but to his surprise Frey started to come around him. Agostinho then grabbed Frey's handlebars, and crossed the finish line first. The race jury did not allow this, and gave the victory to Frey, putting Agostinho in second place.[6]

Stage 10 included a climb toLes Roussesand on this stage Merckx attacked in an attempt to drop all of his competitors yet again. OnlyGuerrino Tosello,who was not a threat in the GC, andGeorges Pintensas well as Zoetemelk were able to go with him.[22]The time gained over the rest of the contenders was substantial as Merckx took the stage win with Pintens and Tosello crossing the line right behind him and Zoetemelk pulling up and crossing two seconds later. Zoetemelk was now in 2nd place at +2:51, Pintens rose to 3rd at +3:55. The rest of the field was considerably distanced withGösta Petterssonrising from outside the top 10 all the way up to 4th place at +7:44 because he finished within a group includingFrancisco GaldósandJohny Schleckwho themselves put several minutes of time into the other contenders. 3rd place Pintens was initially riding for Herman Van Springel, who was now in 5th place at +8:02.

Zoetemelk said that he would focus on defending his second place, because he thought Merckx was better than the rest of the world.[23]

Stage 11, a split stage, was the 16th stage of the race[24]and it began with a brief ITT just under ten kilometers. Merckx won with Linares, Zoetemelk andCharly Grosskosttying for 2nd at +0:09. 11B ended in a sprint with Basso taking his second stage win ahead of Godefroot and Janssen, all of whom were competing with Merckx in the Points Competition. Stage 12 was a mountainous stage with five notable climbs and Merckx won the stage with onlyLuis Zuberofinishing within +2:00. He held the mountains jersey as well as the overall lead over Zoetemelk by just over six minutes, Pettersson by ten minutes followed by Van Springel, Poulidor and Zilioli. Stage 13Andrés Gandariasclaimed the Mountains jersey from Merckx early in the stage[25][26]andPrimo Morimanaged to stay away for the stage win. Merckx crossed the line with Zubero, Van Impe and Godefroot who kept his hold on the green jersey as Merckx added another +0:38 to his lead over 2nd and 3rd place. After the 13th stage, Merckx heard thatVicenze Giacotto,who started the Faema team around Merckx, had died of a heart attack.[27]

Stage 14 Merckx pushed himself to breaking point to win onMont Ventoux.This was the first time the Tour returned there since theDeath of Tom Simpson.He won the stage, reclaimed the lead in the Mountains and Points classifications and now only Zoetemelk was within +10:00. After he won this stage, Merckx briefly lost consciousness.[4][6]

The next stages were won byMarinus WagtmansandAlbert Van Vlierberghewith no major changes in the overall standings. Stage 17 was won byLuis Ocañaand stage 18 byBernard Thévenetand the two of them, along with Zoetemelk, would be the most important rivals for Merckx in the coming years.

Stage 19 included theCol du Tourmaletand the Aubisque and was won byChristian Raymond.Stage 20 was the final split stage andRolf Wolfshohlwon the early stage as Merckx then won the short ITT ahead ofTomas Pettersson,the otherFåglum Brotherriding the Tour aside from 3rd place Gosta. Merckx was now ten minutes clear of everyone. Stage 21 was won by Basso withJean-Pierre Danguillaumebeing victorious the following day. The final time trial on stage 23, the 29th stage, which ended at the velodrome in Paris, was won by Merckx, with only Ocana, who would nearly defeat Merckx the following year, coming within +2:00.[28]

Walter Godefrootwon the Points Classification andCyrille Guimardwon the intermediate sprints. Merckx took the Most Combative Rider as well as the Combination, Mountains and the Overall classifications. Zoetemelk was on the podium in 2nd, Gösta Pettersson in 3rd andSalvaraniwon the team classification, based on their rider's performance during the final time trial ahead ofKas–Kaskol.

Of the 150 riders to start the Tour 100 finished. The best new rider wasMogens Frey,Jean-Pierre Genetwas voted Team-Rider Number one,Luis Ocañawas voted most elegant rider andLucien Van Impewas voted friendliest rider.[29]There was no award for the best young rider, but Zoetemelk would have been the best rider under 25.The next yearthere was an award for the youngest rider to finish the Tour, a color television which was won by Zoetemelk.

Merckx was the third cyclist to win the Giro-Tour double in one year;Fausto CoppiandJacques Anquetilhad done it before. Coppi and Anquetil were over thirty years old at their doubles, Merckx was only 25.[30]The margin with the second placed cyclist was less than the year before; according to J.B. Wadley, the difference was that Merckx stopped attacking in 1970 after the Mont Ventoux; had he been inclined to win more time, he probably would have been able to.[6]

Classification leadership and minor prizes

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There were several classifications in the 1970 Tour de France, three of them awardingjerseysto their leaders.[31]The most important was thegeneral classification,calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[32]

Additionally, there was apoints classification,where cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[33]

There was also amountains classification.The organisation had categorised some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, but was not identified with a jersey in 1970.[34]

Another classification was thecombination classification.This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications, its leader wore the white jersey.[35]

The fifth individual classification was theintermediate sprints classification.This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1970, this classification had no associated jersey.[36]

For theteam classification,the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that led this classification wore yellowcaps.[36]

The intermediate sprints classification, sponsored by Miko, was also named "hot spot". In addition, there was acombativity awardgiven after eachmass-startstage to the cyclist considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.[37]Roger Pingeon won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.[7]The new rider classification was first calculated in 1970. It is not the same as theyoung rider classification,introduced in1975.[4]TheSouvenir Henri Desgrangewas given in honour of Tour founderHenri Desgrangeto the first rider to pass the summit of theCol d'Aubisqueon stage 19. This prize was won byRaymond Delisle.[38][39]

Classification leadership by stage[40][41][42]
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification[a] Combination classification
 Intermediate sprints classification Team classification Combativity
Award Classification
P Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx no award no award no award Bic no award no award
1 Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Pierre Ghisellini Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Pierre Ghisellini Pierre Ghisellini
2 Italo Zilioli Italo Zilioli Jan Janssen Italo Zilioli Régis Delépine Italo Zilioli Italo Zilioli
3a Faemino–Faema Faemino–Faema Joaquim Agostinho
3b Marino Basso Cyrille Guimard Luis Zubero Cyrille Guimard
4 Walter Godefroot Walter Godefroot José Catieau Joaquim Agostinho
5a Walter Godefroot Eddy Merckx
5b Jozef Spruyt
6 Roger De Vlaeminck Eddy Merckx Roger De Vlaeminck Jaak De Boever Leo Duyndam
7a Eddy Merckx Walter Godefroot Lucien Van Impe
7b José Antonio González Joaquim Agostinho
8 Alain Vasseur Alain Vasseur
9 Mogens Frey Joaquim Agostinho
10 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx
11a Eddy Merckx
11b Marino Basso
12 Eddy Merckx Dr. Mann–Grundig Andrés Gandarias Eddy Merckx
13 Primo Mori Faemino–Faema Primo Mori
14 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Kas–Kaskol Eddy Merckx
15 Rini Wagtmans Eddy Merckx
16 Albert Van Vlierberghe Walter Godefroot Attilio Benfatto
17 Luis Ocaña Luis Ocaña
18 Bernard Thévenet Eddy Merckx Raymond Delisle
19 Christian Raymond Walter Godefroot Raymond Delisle
20a Rolf Wolfshohl Gilbert Bellone
20b Eddy Merckx
21 Marino Basso Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
22 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
23 Eddy Merckx Salvarani
Final Eddy Merckx Walter Godefroot Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Cyrille Guimard Salvarani Eddy Merckx
  • During the stages when Merckx was leading the general classification and the points classification, Merckx wore the yellow jersey and the number two of the points classification was wearing a black/green jersey. When Merckx was leading the general classification and the combination classification, the number two of the combination classification wore a black/white jersey.[43]

Final standings

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Legend
A yellow jersey. Denotes the winner of thegeneral classification A green jersey. Denotes the winner of thepoints classification
A white jersey. Denotes the winner of thecombination classification

General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[44]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Eddy Merckx(BEL)A yellow jersey.A white jersey. Faemino–Faema 119h 31' 49 "
2 Joop Zoetemelk(NED) Flandria–Mars + 12' 41 "
3 Gösta Pettersson(SWE) Ferretti + 15' 54 "
4 Martin Vandenbossche(BEL) Molteni + 18' 53 "
5 Rini Wagtmans(NED) Willem II–Gazelle + 19' 54 "
6 Lucien Van Impe(BEL) Sonolor–Lejeune + 20' 34 "
7 Raymond Poulidor(FRA) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson + 20' 35 "
8 Antoon Houbrechts(BEL) Salvarani + 21' 34 "
9 Francisco Galdós(ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 21' 45 "
10 Georges Pintens(BEL) Dr. Mann–Grundig + 23' 23 "

Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[45][46]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Walter Godefroot(BEL)A green jersey. Salvarani 212
2 Eddy Merckx(BEL)A yellow jersey.A white jersey. Faemino–Faema 207
3 Marino Basso(ITA) Molteni 161
4 Jan Janssen(NED) Bic 151
5 Cyrille Guimard(FRA) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson 138
6 Rini Wagtmans(NED) Willem II–Gazelle 116
7 Daniel Van Rijckeghem(BEL) Dr. Mann–Grundig 100
8 Harry Steevens(NED) Caballero–Laurens 77.5
9 Luis Ocaña(ESP) Bic 75
10 Mogens Frey(DEN) Frimatic–de Gribaldy 73

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[45][46]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Eddy Merckx(BEL)A yellow jersey.A white jersey. Faemino–Faema 128
2 Andrés Gandarias(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 94
3 Martin Vandenbossche(BEL) Molteni 85
4 Silvano Schiavon(ITA)[b] Salvarani 68
5 Lucien Van Impe(BEL) Sonolor–Lejeune 65
6 Primo Mori(ITA) Salvarani 64
7 Gösta Pettersson(SWE) Ferretti 59
8 Raymond Delisle(FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 57
9 Luis Zubero(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 52
10 Guerrino Tosello(ITA) Molteni 32

Combination classification

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Final combination classification (1–5)[47][46]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Eddy Merckx(BEL)A yellow jersey.A white jersey. Faemino–Faema 4
2 Martin Vandenbossche(BEL) Molteni 21.5
3 Rini Wagtmans(NED) Willem II–Gazelle 23
4 Lucien Van Impe(BEL) Sonolor–Lejeune 25.5
5 Joop Zoetemelk(NED) Flandria–Mars 32.5

Intermediate sprints classification

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Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)[47][48]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Cyrille Guimard(FRA) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson 67
2 Giancarlo Polidori(ITA) Scic 48
3 Jaak De Boever(BEL) Flandria–Mars 22
4 Pieter Nassen(BEL) Flandria–Mars 20
5 Rolf Wolfshohl(FRG) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson 18
6 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume(FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 12
7 Raymond Riotte(FRA) Sonolor–Lejeune 10
8 José Catieau(FRA) Sonolor–Lejeune 9
9 Jozef Spruyt(BEL) Faemino–Faema 8
10 Evert Dolman(NED) Willem II–Gazelle 8

Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[45]
Rank Team Time
1 Salvarani 354h 22' 56 "
2 Kas–Kaskol + 1' 14 "
3 Faemino–Faema + 9' 45 "
4 Sonolor–Lejeune + 29' 21 "
5 Dr. Mann–Grundig + 34' 23 "
6 Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 35' 35 "
7 Molteni + 45' 35 "
8 Bic + 51' 17 "
9 Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson + 59' 39 "
10 Frimatic–de Gribaldy + 1h 04' 11 "

Combativity classification

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Final combativity classification (1–10)[49][50]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Eddy Merckx(BEL)A yellow jersey.A white jersey. Faemino–Faema 366
2 Joaquim Agostinho(POR) Frimatic–de Gribaldy 340
3 Raymond Delisle(FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 273
4 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume(FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 252
5 Andrés Gandarias(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 176
6 Primo Mori(ITA) Salvarani 172
7 Gilbert Bellone(ESP) Sonolor–Lejeune 164
8 Raymond Riotte(FRA) Sonolor–Lejeune 148
9 Attilio Benfatto(ITA) Scic 125
10 Pierre Ghisellini(FRA) Frimatic–de Gribaldy 122

New rider classification

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Final new rider classification (1–10)[49][51]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Mogens Frey(DEN) Frimatic–de Gribaldy 77
2 Joop Zoetemelk(NED) Flandria–Mars 67
3 Lucien Van Impe(BEL) Sonolor–Lejeune 36
4 Nemesio Jiménez(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 34
5 José Antonio González(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 33
6 Tomas Pettersson(SWE) Ferretti 31
7 Luis Zubero(ESP) Kas–Kaskol 27
8 Gösta Pettersson(SWE) Ferretti 22
9 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume(FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 21
10 Jan van Katwijk(NED) Willem II–Gazelle 18

Aftermath

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Merckx had been so dominant during the entire Tour, that the organisation was afraid the race would become dull. The directorFélix Lévitanannounced that rule changes were considered to break the power of Merckx's team, that he was considering to return to national teams, and to reduce the number of time trials in the Tour.[52]The 1971 Tour did not see major changes in rules, but the number of individual time trials decreased from five to two.

Notes

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  1. ^No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with redpolka dotswas introduced in1975.[34]
  2. ^Schiavon did not finish the race, but left the race after the last mountain stage. In 1970, the rules were such that Schiavon was still listed in the mountains classification.

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