# 1968 Tour de France

**Section:** Route and stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 27 June | Vittel | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) | - | 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) | - | 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) |

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