# 1973 Tour de France

**Section:** Route and stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 30 June | Scheveningen (Netherlands) | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
| 1a | 1 July | Scheveningen (Netherlands) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 84 km (52 mi) | - | Plain stage | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
| 1b | 1 July | Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) | 137.5 km (85.4 mi) | - | Plain stage | José Catieau (FRA) |
| 2a | 2 July | Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) | 12.4 km (7.7 mi) | - | Team time trial | Watney–Maes Pils |
| 2b | 2 July | Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) to Roubaix | 138 km (86 mi) | - | Plain stage | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) |
| 3 | 3 July | Roubaix to Reims | 226 km (140 mi) | - | Plain stage | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 4 | 4 July | Reims to Nancy | 214 km (133 mi) | - | Plain stage | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) |
| 5 | 5 July | Nancy to Mulhouse | 188 km (117 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 6 | 6 July | Mulhouse to Divonne-les-Bains | 244.5 km (151.9 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
| - | 7 July | Divonne-les-Bains | Divonne-les-Bains | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 7a | 8 July | Divonne-les-Bains to Gaillard | 86.5 km (53.7 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 7b | 8 July | Gaillard to Méribel | 150.5 km (93.5 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 8 | 9 July | Moûtiers to Les Orres | 237.5 km (147.6 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 9 | 10 July | Embrun to Nice | 234.5 km (145.7 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Vicente López Carril (ESP) |
| 10 | 11 July | Nice to Aubagne | 222.5 km (138.3 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Michael Wright (GBR) |
| 11 | 12 July | Montpellier to Argelès-sur-Mer | 238 km (148 mi) | - | Plain stage | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 12a | 13 July | Perpignan to Thuir | 28.3 km (17.6 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 12b | 13 July | Thuir to Pyrénées 2000 | 76 km (47 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| - | 14 July | Pyrénées 2000 | Pyrénées 2000 | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 13 | 15 July | Bourg-Madame to Luchon | 235 km (146 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 14 | 16 July | Luchon to Pau | 227.5 km (141.4 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Pedro Torres (ESP) |
| 15 | 17 July | Pau to Fleurance | 137 km (85 mi) | - | Plain stage | Wilfried David (BEL) |
| 16a | 18 July | Fleurance to Bordeaux | 210 km (130 mi) | - | Plain stage | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 16b | 18 July | Bordeaux | 12.4 km (7.7 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) |
| 17 | 19 July | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Brive-la-Gaillarde | 248 km (154 mi) | - | Plain stage | Claude Tollet (FRA) |
| 18 | 20 July | Brive-la-Gaillarde to Puy de Dôme | 216.5 km (134.5 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 19 | 21 July | Bourges to Versailles | 233.5 km (145.1 mi) | - | Plain stage | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 20a | 22 July | Versailles | 16 km (9.9 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 20b | 22 July | Versailles to Paris | 89 km (55 mi) | - | Plain stage | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| - | Total | Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) |