1970  | June 27 - July 19 Limoges  - Paris  total distance: 4254.0 km  number of stages: 23  money for winner: 20 000 F  money total: 605 525 F Eddy Merckx  | Faema | Belgium | age: 25 time: 119hr 31min 49sec  | average speed: 35.589 km/h  2nd place: Joop Zoetemelk  (+ 12min 41sec) 3rd place: Gosta Pettersson  (+ 15min 54sec) winning team: Salvarani  number of participants: 150  finished: 100  not finished: 50 Jerseys winners:  Eddy Merckx  Walter Godefroot  Eddy Merckx 
 
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Stages  
 
number of stages in this year*:  29  | display finish towns on map  *total number of posibbilities to win the stage  
 
Winners of stages in 1970 by nations (7):  
 
 
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Ascents  
 
number of ascents in this year*:  21  | display ascents on map  *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category  
 
 
 
Winners of ascents in 1970 by nations (5):  
 
 
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