Statistics on the route of Tour de France 1972
Stages
| Date | # | Departure | Arrival | Distance | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/07 | Prologue | Angers | Angers | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 02/07 | Stage 1 | Angers | St Brieuc | 235.5 | 2010 | |
| 03/07 | Stage 2 | St Brieuc | La Baule | 206.5 | 2233 | |
| 04/07 | Stage 3a | Pornichet | St Jean de Monts | 161 | 884 | |
| 04/07 | Stage 3b (TTT) | Merlin-Plage | Merlin-Plage | 16.2 | ||
| 05/07 | Stage 4 | Merlin-Plage | Royan | 236 | 1100 | |
| 06/07 | Stage 5a | Royan | Bordeaux | 133.5 | 858 | |
| 06/07 | Stage 5b (ITT) | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 12.7 | ||
| 07/07 | Stage 6 | Bordeaux | Bayonne | 205 | 1130 | |
| 09/07 | Stage 7 | Bayonne | Pau | 220.5 | 4000 | |
| 10/07 | Stage 8 | Pau | Luchon | 163.5 | 4000 | |
| 11/07 | Stage 9 | Luchon | Colomiers | 179 | 2000 | |
| 12/07 | Stage 10 | Castres | La Grande-Motte | 210 | 2500 | |
| 13/07 | Stage 11 | Carnon Plage | Mont Ventoux | 207 | 2918 | |
| 14/07 | Stage 12 | Carpentras | Orcières-Merlette | 192 | 4000 | |
| 16/07 | Stage 13 | Orcières-Merlette | Briançon | 201 | 4000 | |
| 17/07 | Stage 14a | Briançon | Valloire | 51 | 1589 | |
| 17/07 | Stage 14b | Valloire | Aix les Bains | 151 | 2500 | |
| 18/07 | Stage 15 | Aix les Bains | Le Revard | 28 | 1423 | |
| 19/07 | Stage 16 | Aix les Bains | Pontarlier | 198.5 | 3916 | |
| 20/07 | Stage 17 | Pontarlier | Ballon d'Alsace | 213 | 3000 | |
| 21/07 | Stage 18 | Vesoul | Auxerre | 257.5 | 2671 | |
| 22/07 | Stage 19 | Auxerre | Versailles | 230 | 1713 | |
| 23/07 | Stage 20a (ITT) | Versailles | Versailles | 42 | 567 | |
| 23/07 | Stage 20b | Versailles | Paris | 89 | 727 | |
| 3846.6 | 49816 |