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1976 Tour de France
	; Route of the 1976 Tour de France;
Race details
Dates	24 June – 18 July
Stages	22 + Prologue, including three split stages
Distance	4,017 km (2,496 mi)
Winning time	116h 22' 23"
Results
	; ← 1975 ; ; 1977 → ;

The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took between 24 June and 18 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,017 km (2,496 mi).

It was won by mountain specialist Lucien Van Impe. The revelation of the Tour however was Freddy Maertens, who in his first Tour won eight stages and the points classification, and led the general classification for ten days.

Five-time winner Eddy Merckx did not join in the 1976 Tour de France because he was injured. 1975 winner Bernard Thévenet left the race in the 19th stage, but at that point it was already clear that Van Impe would win the race.

The mountains classification was won by Giancarlo Bellini with 170 points, only one point ahead of Lucien Van Impe. The young rider classification was won by Enrique Martínez Heredia. Heredia had already won the Tour de l'Avenir in 1974, but never broke through after this win.^[1]

Teams

The 1976 Tour started with 13 teams, each sent 10 cyclists, a total of 130.^[2]^[3]

The teams entering the race were:

Peugeot–Esso–Michelin

Gitane–Campagnolo

Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson

Kas–Campagnolo

Super Ser

TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo

Jobo–Spidel–Wolber–La France

Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf

Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia

Jollj Ceramica–Decor

Lejeune–BP

Brooklyn

Scic–Fiat

Pre-race favourites

Eddy Merckx, who already had won the Tour de France five times, had troubles to find his form in 1976, and suffered from saddle sores. He decided not to enter the 1976 Tour de France.
The main favourite for the victory was now Joop Zoetemelk, who had never finished worse than fifth place in the Tour de France.
The winner of the previous Tour, Bernard Thévenet, had a good spring season, winning the Dauphiné Libéré. The other former winner that was still racing, Luis Ocaña, had become second in the 1976 Vuelta a España, and was hoping to win again^[4] Also reigning world champion Hennie Kuiper was considered a pre-race favourite.^[5]

Route and stages

The 1976 Tour de France started on 24 June, and had two rest days, the first in Divonne-les-Bains the second at Le Barcarès.^[6] The 1976 Tour de France was divided into 22 stages and one prologue. Of the 22 stages, three were split stages: stages 5 and 22 were split into two half stages, and stage 18 was split into three smaller stages.

Stage 18a was originally scheduled to be 47 km longer, but after the 17th stage, the Tour direction saw that cyclists were exhausted, and shortened the stage.^[7]

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]^[6]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	24 June	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	8 km (5 mi)	Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
1	25 June	Saint-Jean-de-Monts to Angers	173 km (107 mi)	Flat Stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2	26 June	Angers to Caen	237 km (147 mi)	Flat Stage	Giovanni Battaglin (ITA)
3	27 June	Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage	37 km (23 mi)	Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
4	28 June	Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Bornem	258 km (160 mi)	Flat Stage	Hennie Kuiper (NED)
5a	29 June	Leuven to Leuven	4 km (2 mi)	Team time trial	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo
5b	29 June	Leuven to Verviers	144 km (89 mi)	Half Stage	Miguel-Maria Lasa (ESP)
6	30 June	Bastogne to Nancy	209 km (130 mi)	Flat Stage	Aldo Parecchini (ITA)
7	1 July	Nancy to Mulhouse	206 km (128 mi)	Flat Stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
8	2 July	Valentigney to Divonne-les-Bains	220 km (137 mi)	Flat Stage	Jacques Esclassan (FRA)
	3 July	Divonne-les-Bains		Rest day
9	4 July	Divonne-les-Bains to Alpe d'Huez	258 km (160 mi)	Mountain Stage	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
10	5 July	Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Montgenèvre	166 km (103 mi)	Mountain Stage	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
11	6 July	Montgenèvre to Manosque	224 km (139 mi)	Mountain Stage	José-Luis Viejo (ESP)
	7 July	Le Barcarès		Rest day
12	8 July	Le Barcarès to Pyrénées 2000	205 km (127 mi)	Mountain Stage	Raymond Delisle (FRA)
13	9 July	Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via to Saint-Gaudens	188 km (117 mi)	Mountain Stage	Willy Teirlinck (BEL)^[8]
14	10 July	Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary-Soulan	139 km (86 mi)	Mountain Stage	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
15	11 July	Saint-Lary-Soulan to Pau	195 km (121 mi)	Mountain Stage	Wladimiro Panizza (ITA)
16	12 July	Pau to Fleurance	152 km (94 mi)	Flat Stage	Michel Pollentier (BEL)
17	13 July	Fleurance to Auch	39 km (24 mi)	Individual time trial	Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)
18a	14 July	Auch to Langon	86 km (53 mi)	Half Stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
18b		Langon to Lacanau	123 km (76 mi)	Half Stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
18c		Lacanau to Bordeaux	70 km (43 mi)	Half Stage	Gerben Karstens (NED)
19	15 July	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Tulle	220 km (137 mi)	Flat Stage	Hubert Mathis (FRA)
20	16 July	Tulle to Puy de Dôme	220 km (137 mi)	Mountain Stage	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
21	17 July	Montargis to Versailles	145 km (90 mi)	Flat Stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
22a	18 July	Paris	6 km (4 mi)	Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)
22b	18 July	Paris to Paris (Champs-Élysées)	91 km (57 mi)	Half Stage	Gerben Karstens (NED)
	Total		4,017 km (2,496 mi)^[9]

Race overview

Lucien Van Impe (pictured at the 1975 Acht van Chaam), winner of the general classification

The prologue was won by Maertens. He won three more stages in the first week, and after stage 8 was firmly leading the race with a gap of just over two minutes on 2nd place Michel Pollentier and more than a three minute margin the GC contenders.

The contenders for the overall victory, thought to be Bernard Thévenet, Joop Zoetemelk and Lucien Van Impe, were waiting for the mountains to start their battle.

The first mountain stage was stage 9, and there a group of 40 cyclists broke loose. For the finish atop Alpe d'Huez Zoetemelk and Van Impe broke away from the rest of the field and Zoetemelk won the stage by :03 over Van Impe, but Van Impe took the lead in the general classification. Zoetemelk however, was only eight seconds behind and Maertens dropped into third place nearly a full minute back.^[10] In the next stage, Zoetemelk won the stage, but Thévenet and Van Impe were only one second behind him.^[11] The 11th stage did not see major changes in the top of the general classification, but it was remarkable as the stage with the biggest winning margin in post-World War II history. José-Luis Viejo won the stage, 22 minutes and 50 seconds ahead of the next cyclist.^[12] Then the Peugeot–Esso–Michelin team from Thévenet took control. Raymond Delisle sped away in the 12th stage, took a five-minute lead and won the stage, thereby taking the lead in the general classification.

After the 13th stage, won by Régis Ovion, Ovion failed the doping test. He was taken out of the results, and Teirlinck and Panizza, who originally were second and third, gained one place. In the official classification, the other cyclists were not upgraded, so the third place remains unoccupied.^[13] In the 14th stage, there was a group of attackers away, including Luis Ocaña. Van Impe was told by his team leader, Cyrille Guimard, that he should attack, but was reluctant to do so. Only after Guimard threatened to run Van Impe off the road by his car, Van Impe attacked.^[4] Zoetemelk waited for the Peugeot team to defend their position of leader in the general classification, but they were not able to. After a few kilometers, Zoetemelk noticed that his tactics did not work, and started chasing Van Impe by himself. Zoetemelk decreased the gap to 50 seconds, but then Van Impe reached the group of early attackers, and started to work together, especially with Ocaña. Ocaña and Zoetemelk had battled in the early 1970s against Merckx, and Ocaña remembered that Zoetemelk never helped him back then, so decided to work against Zoetemelk now.^[4] Zoetemelk could not follow them on his own, and lost three minutes in that stage. Van Impe and Zoetemelk had been going so fast, that 45 of the 93 cyclists finished outside the time limit, but the tour organisation decided to waive the elimination rule for that stage.^[4]

Van Impe won some more time in the time trial of stage 17, and Zoetemelk won a few seconds back in the 20th stage and in the time trial of the 22nd stage, but the Tour had been decided in the 14th stage at the moment when Zoetemelk decided to wait for the Peugeot team.^[14] The battle for the third place was between Raymond Delisle, Raymond Poulidor and Walter Riccomi. Poulidor, 40 years old, was racing his final Tour de France. After the 20th stage, they had exactly the same time in the general classification, and Riccomi was only 12 seconds behind them.^[15] In the time trial of stage 22a, Poulidor won a few seconds on Delisle and Riccomi, and was on the podium in Paris.^[6] At the end of the Tour de France, the combativity award was given to Raymond Delisle.^[6]

Doping

During the Tour de France, 110 doping tests were taken. Three cyclists tested positive.^[16]
After the third stage, Jesús Manzaneque tested positive for doping.^[17] Manzaneque received a 10-minute penalty in the general classification and was suspended for one month.^[18]
After the 13th stage, winner Régis Ovion failed the doping test. He was taken out of the results, and Teirlinck and Panizza, who originally were second and third, gained one place. In the official classification, the other cyclists were not upgraded, so the third place remains unoccupied.^[13]
Bernard Labourdette was caught during the doping test, when he tried to cheat.^[16]

Classification leadership

There were several classifications in the 1976 Tour de France, four of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.^[19] The prize for the winner of the Tour de France was not only money, but also an apartment in Merlin-Plage.^[6]

Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.^[19] The calculation was changed, to make the competition more accessible for the non-sprinters.^[20] There were five types of stages, with respect to how many points could be earned:

Normal stages: stages 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16, 19, 21

Mountain stages: stages 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20

Long time trials: stages 3 and 17

Team time trials: stage 5a

Short time trials: prologue and stage 22a

Half stages: stages 5b, 18a, 18b, 18c and 22b

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.^[19]

Another classification was the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only neo-professionals were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.^[21]

The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1976, this classification had no associated jersey.^[22]

For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.^[23]
There was also a team points classification. After each stage, the stage rankings of the best three cyclists per team were added, and the team with the least total lead this classification, and were identified by green caps.^[24]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Team classification	Team points classification
P	Freddy Maertens	Freddy Maertens	no award	Bert Pronk	no award	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1			Hennie Kuiper Roger Legeay		Freddy Maertens		TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo
2			Arnaldo Caverzasi
3			Arnaldo Caverzasi			Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf
4			Hennie Kuiper Arnaldo Caverzasi
5a
5b					Robert Mintkiewicz
6					Robert Mintkiewicz	Brooklyn	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
7			Hennie Kuiper		Freddy Maertens	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
8			Giancarlo Bellini		Robert Mintkiewicz
9	Lucien Van Impe		Giancarlo Bellini	Patrick Perret
10			Lucien Van Impe	Alain Meslet
11
12	Raymond Delisle				Freddy Maertens	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
13	Raymond Delisle		Giancarlo Bellini		Freddy Maertens Robert Mintkiewicz	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
14	Lucien Van Impe		Lucien Van Impe			Kas–Campagnolo
15
16					Robert Mintkiewicz
17				Bert Pronk
18a
18b
18c			Giancarlo Bellini
19			Giancarlo Bellini
20			Lucien Van Impe	Enrique Martínez Heredia
21			Giancarlo Bellini
22a
22b
Final	Lucien Van Impe	Freddy Maertens	Giancarlo Bellini	Enrique Martínez Heredia	Robert Mintkiewicz	Kas–Campagnolo	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the points classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	116h 22' 23"
2	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 4' 14"
3	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 12' 08"
4	Raymond Delisle (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 12' 17"
5	Walter Riccomi (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 12' 39"
6	Francisco Galdós (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 14' 50"
7	Michel Pollentier (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 14' 59"
8	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 16' 09"
9	Fausto Bertoglio (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 16' 36"
10	Vicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 19' 28"

Final general classification (11–87)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
11	José Pesarrodona (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 21' 14"
12	José Martins (POR)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 21' 45"
13	Wladimiro Panizza (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 22' 08"
14	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Super Ser	+ 25' 08"
15	Raymond Martin (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 25' 35"
16	Giancarlo Bellini (ITA)	Brooklyn	+ 26' 43"
17	Pedro Torres (ESP)	Super Ser	+ 32' 44"
18	Ronald De Witte (BEL)	Brooklyn	+ 34' 21"
19	Ferdinand Julien (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 36' 29"
20	Robert Bouloux (FRA)	Jobo–Spidel–Wolber–La France	+ 39' 54"
21	Georges Talbourdet (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 41' 35"
22	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 41' 42"
23	Enrique Martinez (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 44' 50"
24	Alain Meslet (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 46' 20"
25	Antonio Martos (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 47' 42"
26	Bert Pronk (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 48' 39"
27	Antonio Menendez (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 49' 13"
28	Régis Ovion (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 52' 36"
29	Christian Seznec (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 53' 52"
30	Bernard Bourreau (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 54' 53"
31	José-Luis Viejo (ESP)	Super Ser	+ 55' 16"
32	Donato Giuliani (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 58' 40"
33	Hubert Mathis (FRA)	Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia	+ 1h 00' 03"
34	Miguel Maria Lasa (ESP)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 00' 49"
35	Roger Legeay (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 1h 01' 59"
36	Attilio Rota (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 03' 11"
37	Luciano Conati (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 04' 48"
38	Marcello Bergamo (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 1h 04' 50"
39	André Romero (FRA)	Jobo–Spidel–Wolber–La France	+ 1h 07' 37"
40	Michel Perin (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 1h 08' 30"
41	Bernard Labourdette (FRA)	Jobo–Spidel–Wolber–La France	+ 1h 12' 06"
42	Mariano Martínez (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 1h 25' 34"
43	Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 1h 26' 39"
44	Arnaldo Caverzasi (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 27' 33"
45	Yves Hézard (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 1h 29' 34"
46	Michel Le Denmat (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 1h 29' 45"
47	Guy Sibille (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 1h 31' 27"
48	Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 1h 33' 23"
49	Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 1h 34' 11"
50	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 37' 14"
51	Ivan Schmid (SUI)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 1h 40' 52"
52	Carlos Melero (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 1h 46' 19"
53	Hubert Arbes (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 1h 46' 58"
54	Herman Van der Slagmolen (BEL)	Brooklyn	+ 1h 52' 48"
55	Celestino Vercelli (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	+ 1h 56' 16"
56	Marc Demeyer (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 1h 58' 53"
57	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 1h 59' 18"
58	Charles Rouxel (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 1h 59' 26"
59	Alessio Antonini (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 1h 59' 42"
60	Sylvain Vasseur (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 2h 01' 47"
61	Patrick Beon (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 2h 03' 56"
62	Herman Beysens (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	+ 2h 05' 04"
63	Pierino Gavazzi (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 2h 05' 05"
64	Knut Knudsen (NOR)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	+ 2h 05' 33"
65	André Chalmel (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 2h 08' 49"
66	Marcello Osler (ITA)	Brooklyn	+ 2h 09' 53"
67	Willy Teirlinck (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 2h 12' 37"
68	Santiago Lazcano (ESP)	Super Ser	+ 2h 13' 24"
69	Paul Wellens (BEL)	Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia	+ 2h 14' 11"
70	Joel Hauvieux (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 2h 14' 25"
71	Domingo Perurena (ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 2h 14' 43"
72	Roland Berland (FRA)	Super Ser	+ 2h 14' 50"
73	Regis Delepine (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 2h 15' 22"
74	René Dillen (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 2h 16' 13"
75	Guy Maingon (FRA)	Jobo–Spidel–Wolber–La France	+ 2h 17' 28"
76	Gerard Vianen (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 2h 20' 22"
77	Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)	Lejeune–BP	+ 2h 21' 24"
78	Adriano Passuello (ITA)	Brooklyn	+ 2h 28' 46"
79	José De Cauwer (BEL)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 2h 29' 52"
80	Jacques Esclassan (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 2h 30' 13"
81	Roland Smet (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 2h 31' 09"
82	Roger Loysch (BEL)	Miko–de Gribaldy–Superia	+ 2h 32' 25"
83	Jan Raas (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 2h 39' 41"
84	Gerben Karstens (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 2h 44' 27"
85	Eric Lalouette (FRA)	Lejeune–BP	+ 2h 50' 03"
86	José Luis Uribezubia (ESP)	Super Ser	+ 3h 10' 05"
87	Aad van den Hoek (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 3h 12' 54"

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Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)^[25]
	Rider	Team	Points
1	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	293
2	Pierino Gavazzi (ITA)	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	137
3	Jacques Esclassan (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	128
4	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	122
5	Gerben Karstens (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	109
6	Michel Pollentier (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	92
7	Régis Delépine (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	80
8	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	78
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	74
9	Wladimiro Panizza (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	74

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)^[25]
	Rider	Team	Points
1	Giancarlo Bellini (ITA)	Brooklyn	170
2	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Gitane–Campagnolo	169
3	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	119
4	Francisco Galdós (ESP)	Kas–Compagnolo	85
5	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	81
6	Pedro Torres (ESP)	Super Ser	65
7	Raymond Delisle (FRA)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	63
8	Antonio Menendez (ESP)	Kas–Compagnolo	59
9	Luciano Conati (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	56
10	Walter Riccomi (ITA)	Scic–Fiat	49

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–3)^[25]
	Rider	Team	Time
1	Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP)	Kas–Compagnolo	117h 07' 13"
2	Alain Meslet (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 1′ 30″
3	Bert Pronk (NED)	TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo	+ 3′ 49″

Intermediate sprints classification

Final intermediate sprints classification (1–3)^[25]
	Rider	Team	Points
1	Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA)	Gitane–Campagnolo	54
2	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	37
3	Marcello Osler (ITA)	Brooklyn	24

Team classification

Final team classification (1–5)^[25]
Rank	Team	Time
1	Kas–Compagnolo	350h 05' 39"
2	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 9' 20"
3	Scic–Fiat	+ 28' 02"
4	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	+ 30' 49"
5	Gitane–Campagnolo	+ 40' 03"

Team points classification

Final team points classification (1–5)^[25]
Rank	Team	Points
1	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	884
2	Scic–Fiat	1329
3	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	1401
4	Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf	1624
5	Jollj Ceramica–Decor	1626

References

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^ ^a^b^c "63ème Tour de France 1976" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

^ "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1976: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

^ ^a^b^c^d McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishering. pp. 98–104. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 2009-09-28.

^ "Tour zonder Merckx met veel favorieten" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 22 June 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e Augendre 2016, p. 67.

^ "Protest van Tour-renners". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Delpher. 14 July 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

^ Stage 13 was initially won by Régis Ovion, but he failed the doping test. The stage victory was then given to Teirlinck, who initially was second in that stage.

^ Augendre 2016, p. 109.

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^ Augendre 2016, p. 128.

^ ^a^b "63ème Tour de France - 13ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

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^ "63ème Tour de France - 20ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

^ ^a^b "Tombés au champs d'honneur" (in French). Sport & Vie. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

^ "Manzaneque: positief op dopingonderzoek". Leeuwarder Courant. 3 July 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

^ "Manzaneque, sancionado por "doping"" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportive. 3 July 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

^ ^a^b^c Christian, Sarah (2 July 2009). "Tour de France demystified - Evaluating success". RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

^ "Appartement voor winnaar Tour" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 18 June 1976. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

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^ Chauner, David; Halstead, Michael (1990). The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling. Villard. ISBN 0-679-72936-4. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

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[1] "Witte trui geen garantie voor grootse Tourloopbaan" (in Dutch). tourdefrance.nl. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[mdc1976-2] "63ème Tour de France 1976" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[3] "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1976: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[McGann2-4] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishering. pp. 98–104. ISBN 1-59858-608-4. Retrieved 2009-09-28.

[5] "Tour zonder Merckx met veel favorieten" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 22 June 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[FOOTNOTEAugendre201667-6] Augendre 2016, p. 67.

[7] "Protest van Tour-renners". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Delpher. 14 July 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[8] Stage 13 was initially won by Régis Ovion, but he failed the doping test. The stage victory was then given to Teirlinck, who initially was second in that stage.

[FOOTNOTEAugendre2016109-9] Augendre 2016, p. 109.

[10] "63ème Tour de France - 9ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[11] "63ème Tour de France - 10ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[FOOTNOTEAugendre2016128-12] Augendre 2016, p. 128.

[mem13-13] "63ème Tour de France - 13ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[14] "1976 - Lucien van Impe wint na misrekening van Joop Zoetemelk" (in Dutch). tourdefrance.nl. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[15] "63ème Tour de France - 20ème étape" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[dopage-16] "Tombés au champs d'honneur" (in French). Sport & Vie. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[17] "Manzaneque: positief op dopingonderzoek". Leeuwarder Courant. 3 July 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[18] "Manzaneque, sancionado por "doping"" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportive. 3 July 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[clasexp-19] Christian, Sarah (2 July 2009). "Tour de France demystified - Evaluating success". RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[20] "Appartement voor winnaar Tour" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 18 June 1976. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

[21] "TDF guides: White jersey". TeamSky.com. BSkyB. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[22] Mark, Eddy van der. "Tour Xtra: Intermediate Sprints Classification". Chippewa Valley Cycling Club. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[23] Chauner, David; Halstead, Michael (1990). The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling. Villard. ISBN 0-679-72936-4. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[xtra-24] Mark, Eddy van der. "Tour Xtra: Other Classifications & Awards". Chippewa Valley Cycling Club. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[lc-25] "Laatste uitslagen van de Tour de France '76" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 19 July 1976. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

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