# 1970 Tour de France

**Section:** Route and stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 27 June | Limoges | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 1 | 27 June | Limoges to La Rochelle | 224.5 km (139.5 mi) | - | Plain stage | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) |
| 2 | 28 June | La Rochelle to Angers | 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 | 29 June | Angers to Rennes | 140 km (87 mi) | - | Plain stage | Marino Basso (ITA) |
| 4 | 30 June | Rennes to Lisieux | 229 km (142 mi) | - | Plain stage | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 5a | 1 July | Lisieux to Rouen | 94.5 km (58.7 mi) | - | Plain stage | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 5b | 1 July | Rouen to Amiens | 223 km (139 mi) | - | Plain stage | Jozef Spruyt (BEL) |
| 6 | 2 July | Amiens to Valenciennes | 135.5 km (84.2 mi) | - | Plain stage | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
| 7a | 3 July | Valenciennes to Forest (Belgium) | 120 km (75 mi) | - | Plain stage | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 7b | 3 July | Forest (Belgium) | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | - | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) |
| 8 | 4 July | Ciney to Felsberg (West Germany) | 232.5 km (144.5 mi) | - | Plain stage | Alain Vasseur (FRA) |
| 9 | 5 July | Saarlouis (West Germany) to Mulhouse | 269.5 km (167.5 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Mogens Frey (DEN) |
| 10 | 6 July | Belfort to Divonne-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 | 7 July | Divonne-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains | 139.5 km (86.7 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Marino Basso (ITA) |
| 12 | 8 July | Thonon-les-Bains to Grenoble | 194 km (121 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 13 | 9 July | Grenoble to Gap | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Primo Mori (ITA) |
| 14 | 10 July | Gap to Mont Ventoux | 170 km (110 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 15 | 11 July | Carpentras to Montpellier | 140.5 km (87.3 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rini Wagtmans (NED) |
| 16 | 12 July | Montpellier to Toulouse | 160 km (99 mi) | - | Plain stage | Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL) |
| 17 | 13 July | Toulouse to Saint-Gaudens | 190 km (120 mi) | - | Plain stage | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 18 | 14 July | Saint-Gaudens to La Mongie | 135.5 km (84.2 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 19 | 15 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre to Mourenx | 185.5 km (115.3 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Christian Raymond (FRA) |
| 20a | 16 July | Mourenx to Bordeaux | 223.5 km (138.9 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) |
| 20b | 16 July | Bordeaux | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 21 | 17 July | Ruffec to Tours | 191.5 km (119.0 mi) | - | Plain stage | Marino Basso (ITA) |
| 22 | 18 July | Tours to Versailles | 238.5 km (148.2 mi) | - | Plain stage | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
| 23 | 19 July | Versailles to Paris | 54 km (34 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| - | Total | Total | 4,254 km (2,643 mi) | 4,254 km (2,643 mi) | 4,254 km (2,643 mi) | 4,254 km (2,643 mi) |