1968 Tour de France
Route and stages

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
Type
Winner
1a
27 June
Vittel
6.1 km (3.8 mi)
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Individual time trial
Charly Grosskost (FRA)
1b
28 June
Vittel to Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)
189 km (117 mi)
-
Plain stage
Charly Grosskost (FRA)
2
29 June
Arlon (Belgium) to Forest (Belgium)
210.5 km (130.8 mi)
-
Plain stage
Erik de Vlaeminck (BEL)
3a
30 June
Forest (Belgium)
22 km (14 mi)
-
Team time trial
Belgium A
3b
30 June
Forest (Belgium) to Roubaix
112 km (70 mi)
-
Plain stage
Walter Godefroot (BEL)
4
1 July
Roubaix to Rouen
238 km (148 mi)
-
Plain stage
Georges Chappe (FRA)
5a
2 July
Rouen to Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
165 km (103 mi)
-
Plain stage
André Desvages (FRA)
5b
2 July
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne to Dinard
154.5 km (96.0 mi)
-
Plain stage
Jean Dumont (FRA)
6
3 July
Dinard to Lorient
188 km (117 mi)
-
Plain stage
Aurelio González Puente (ESP)
7
4 July
Lorient to Nantes
190 km (120 mi)
-
Plain stage
Franco Bitossi (ITA)
8
5 July
Nantes to Royan
223 km (139 mi)
-
Plain stage
Daniel van Ryckeghem (BEL)
-
6 July
Royan
Royan
-
Rest day
Rest day
9
7 July
Royan to Bordeaux
137.5 km (85.4 mi)
-
Plain stage
Walter Godefroot (BEL)
10
8 July
Bordeaux to Bayonne
202.5 km (125.8 mi)
-
Plain stage
Gilbert Bellone (FRA)
11
9 July
Bayonne to Pau
183.5 km (114.0 mi)
-
Plain stage
Daniel van Ryckeghem (BEL)
12
10 July
Pau to Saint-Gaudens
226.5 km (140.7 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Georges Pintens (BEL)
13
11 July
Saint-Gaudens to La Seu d'Urgell (Spain)
208.5 km (129.6 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Herman Van Springel (BEL)
14
12 July
La Seu d'Urgell to Perpignan
231.5 km (143.8 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Jan Janssen (NED)
-
13 July
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via
-
Rest day
Rest day
15
14 July
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via to Albi
250.5 km (155.7 mi)
-
Plain stage
Roger Pingeon (FRA)
16
15 July
Albi to Aurillac
199 km (124 mi)
-
Plain stage
Franco Bitossi (ITA)
17
16 July
Aurillac to Saint-Étienne
236.5 km (147.0 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA)
18
17 July
Saint-Étienne to Grenoble
235 km (146 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Roger Pingeon (FRA)
19
18 July
Grenoble to Sallanches
200 km (120 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Barry Hoban (GBR)
20
19 July
Sallanches to Besançon
242.5 km (150.7 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Jozef Huysmans (BEL)
21
20 July
Besançon to Auxerre
242 km (150 mi)
-
Plain stage
Eric Leman (BEL)
22a
21 July
Auxerre to Melun
136 km (85 mi)
-
Plain stage
Maurice Izier (FRA)
22b
21 July
Melun to Paris
55.2 km (34.3 mi)
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Individual time trial
Jan Janssen (NED)
-
Total
Total
4,492 km (2,791 mi)
4,492 km (2,791 mi)
4,492 km (2,791 mi)
4,492 km (2,791 mi)

Question: How long was the 1968 Tour de France?
Answer: The 1968 Tour de France took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,492 km (2,791 mi).