 Route of the 1968 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 27 June – 21 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22, including four split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,492 km (2,791 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 133h 49' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,492 km (2,791 mi). Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French teams, two Belgian teams and one from Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgian team.
The 1968 Tour marked the first time the race would end at the Vélodrome de Vincennes, replacing the now-defunct Parc des Princes Velodrome which served as the final stop from 1904 to 1967. The general classification was won by Jan Janssen, who overtook Herman Van Springel in the final time trial.