1980 Tour de France

1980 Tour de France

Route of the 1980 Tour de France
Race details
Dates	26 June – 20 July 1980
Stages	22 + Prologue, including two split stages
Distance	3,842 km (2,387 mi)
Winning time	109h 19' 14"
Results
Winner  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (TI–Raleigh–Creda)   Second  Hennie Kuiper (NED) (Peugeot–Esso–Michelin)   Third  Raymond Martin (FRA) (Miko–Mercier–Vivagel) Points  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke Eis) Mountains  Raymond Martin (FRA) (Miko–Mercier–Vivagel) Youth  Johan van der Velde (NED) (TI–Raleigh–Creda)   Combination  Ludo Peeters (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke Eis)   Sprints  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke Eis)   Combativity  Christian Levavasseur (FRA) (Miko–Mercier–Vivagel)   Team Miko–Mercier–Vivagel   Team points TI–Raleigh–Creda
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The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th edition of the Tour de France. The total distance was 3,842 km (2,387 mi) over 22 stages. In the first half of the race, Bernard Hinault started out strong by winning the prologue and two stages. However, knee problems forced Hinault to abandon the race while still in the lead. Joop Zoetemelk became the new leader, and defended that position successfully. Just as in 1979, when Hinault and Zoetemelk finished nearly a half hour ahead of the rest of the field, the 1980 edition was a battle between these two riders until Hinault abandoned. At the time Hinault was just 21 seconds ahead of Zoetemelk and the race was about to enter the Pyrenees. Zoetemelk did not wear the yellow jersey during stage 13 though he did in every stage thereafter finishing the race with nearly a seven-minute advantage over second place Hennie Kuiper. It was his first Tour victory in his tenth attempt, after already having finished second in five editions.^[1]

The points classification was won by Rudy Pevenage, who also won the intermediate sprints classification. The mountains classification was won by Raymond Martin, and Johan van der Velde won the young rider classification.