Stage results[3][10]
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 29 June Leiden Individual time trial 5 km (3.1 mi)  Jan Raas (NED)
1A 30 June Leiden – St Willebrord Plain stage 135 km (84 mi)  Jan Raas (NED)
1B St Willebrord – Brussel Plain stage 100 km (62 mi)  Walter Planckaert (BEL)
2 1 July Brussel – St Amand les Eaux Plain stage 199 km (124 mi)  Jacques Esclassan (FRA)
3 2 July St Amand les Eaux – St Germain en Laye Plain stage 244 km (152 mi)  Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER)
4 3 July EvreuxCaen Team time trial 153 km (95 mi) TI-Raleigh
5 4 July Caen – Maze Montgeoffroy Plain stage 244 km (152 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
6 5 July Maze Montgeoffroy – Poitiers Plain stage 162 km (101 mi)  Sean Kelly (IRE)
7 6 July Poitiers – Bordeaux Plain stage 242 km (150 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
8 7 July St EmilionSte Foy la Grande Individual time trial 59 km (37 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
9 8 July Bordeaux – Biarritz Plain stage 233 km (145 mi)  Miguel Maria Lasa (ESP)
10 10 July Biarritz – Pau Hilly stage 192 km (119 mi)  Henk Lubberding (NED)
11 11 July Pau – St Lary Soulan Stage with mountain(s) 161 km (100 mi)  Mariano Martínez (FRA)
12A 12 July TarbesValence d'Agen Plain stage 158 km (98 mi) Cancelled
12B Valence d'Agen – Toulouse Plain stage 96 km (60 mi)  Jacques Esclassan (FRA)
13 13 July FigeacSuper Besse Hilly stage 221 km (137 mi)  Paul Wellens (BEL)
14 14 July Besse en ChandessePuy de Dôme Individual time trial 52 km (32 mi)  Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
15 15 July St Dier d'AuvergneSt Etienne Hilly stage 196 km (122 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
16 16 July St Etienne – L'Alpe d'Huez Stage with mountain(s) 241 km (150 mi)  Hennie Kuiper (NED)
17 18 July GrenobleMorzine Stage with mountain(s) 225 km (140 mi)  Christian Seznec (FRA)
18 19 July Morzine – Lausanne Plain stage 137 km (85 mi)  Gerrie Knetemann (NED)
19 20 July Lausanne – Belfort Plain stage 182 km (113 mi)  Marc Demeyer (BEL)
20 21 July MetzNancy Individual time trial 72 km (45 mi)  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
21 22 July EpernaySenlis Plain stage 207 km (129 mi)  Jan Raas (NED)
22 23 July St Germain en Laye – Paris (Champs-Élysées) Plain stage 162 km (101 mi)  Gerrie Knetemann (NED)