1975 Tour de France

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1975 final standings
Overall	Bernard Thévenet	114h 35' 31"
Second	Eddy Merckx	+2' 47"
Third	Lucien Van Impe	+5' 01"
Points	Rik Van Linden	342 points
Second	Eddy Merckx	240 points
Third	Francesco Moser	199 points
Climber	Lucien Van Impe	285 points
Second	Eddy Merckx	206 points
Third	Joop Zoetemelk	171 points
Youth	Francesco Moser	114h 59' 44"
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Third
Teams	Gan-Mercier
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Third

The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 20, 1975. It was comprised of 22 stages over 3999 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.899 km/h. Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his sixth Tour de France, but became a victim of violence. Many Frenchmen were upset that a Belgian might beat the record of five wins set by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil. During stage 14 a spectator leapt from the crowd and punched Merckx in the kidney.

1975 was also the inargural year for the youth competition, the maillot blanc.

[edit] Results

[edit] Overall standings

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	Bernard Thévenet	France	114h 35' 31"
2	Eddy Merckx	Belgium	2' 47"
3	Lucien Van Impe	Belgium	5' 01"
4	Joop Zoetemelk	Netherlands	6' 42"
5	Vicente Lopez-Carril	Spain	19' 29"
6	Felice Gimondi	Italy	23' 05"
7	Francesco Moser	Italy	24' 13"
8	Josef Fuchs	Switzerland	25' 51"
9	Edouard Janssens	Belgium	32' 01"
10	Pedro Torres	Spain	35' 36"