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Le Tour de France 1972 est la 59ème édition de cette épreuve. La compétition a eu lieu du 1er au 23 juillet 1972 . Le vainqueur de l'édition 1972 est Eddy Merckx.
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Résultats 1972
Tour de France 1972
France - 1er Juillet 1972 - 23 Juillet 1972
Classement Général - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 |  Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 108h17'18'' |
| 2 |  Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 10'41'' |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 11'34'' |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 16'45'' |
| 5 |  Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 19'09'' |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 21'31'' |
| 7 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 21'52'' |
| 8 |  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 34'16'' |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 37'11'' |
| 10 | Edward Janssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 42'33'' |
| 11 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 46'27'' |
| 12 |  Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 46'39'' |
| 13 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 47'37'' |
| 14 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 49'24'' |
| 15 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 59'29'' |
| 16 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1h00'09'' |
| 17 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 1h03'41'' |
| 18 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1h05'09'' |
| 19 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1h06'19'' |
| 20 |  Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 1h10'09'' |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h14'51'' |
| 22 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 1h21'28'' |
| 23 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1h23'51'' |
| 24 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 1h24'59'' |
| 25 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 1h26'33'' |
| 26 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 1h27'20'' |
| 27 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 1h30'12'' |
| 28 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 1h31'29'' |
| 29 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 1h31'35'' |
| 30 |  Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 1h32'06'' |
| 31 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h34'22'' |
| 32 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1h37'28'' |
| 33 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1h39'11'' |
| 34 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 1h39'39'' |
| 35 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 1h41'13'' |
| 36 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1h41'46'' |
| 37 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 1h42'55'' |
| 38 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h44'20'' |
| 39 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 1h44'54'' |
| 40 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 1h45'51'' |
| 41 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h48'53'' |
| 42 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 1h50'12'' |
| 43 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 1h50'44'' |
| 44 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h53'56'' |
| 45 |  Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1h56'00'' |
| 46 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1h59'41'' |
| 47 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2h01'00'' |
| 48 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 2h01'25'' |
| 49 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2h02'41'' |
| 50 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 2h02'44'' |
| 51 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 2h03'11'' |
| 52 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 2h04'04'' |
| 53 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 2h04'07'' |
| 54 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2h04'45'' |
| 55 |  Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 2h08'31'' |
| 56 |  Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 2h10'44'' |
| 57 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 2h11'29'' |
| 58 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2h11'37'' |
| 59 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2h11'53'' |
| 60 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 2h12'40'' |
| 61 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2h14'56'' |
| 62 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2h16'34'' |
| 63 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 2h16'49'' |
| 64 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 2h16'53'' |
| 65 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2h18'22'' |
| 66 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 2h21'59'' |
| 67 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2h22'57'' |
| 68 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2h26'20'' |
| 69 | Paul Aerts (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2h27'39'' |
| 70 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2h28'20'' |
| 71 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2h28'27'' |
| 72 | Jean-Claude Daunat (FRA) | Gitane | 2h30'06'' |
| 73 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2h30'41'' |
| 74 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 2h31'42'' |
| 75 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 2h33'10'' |
| 76 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2h36'32'' |
| 77 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2h38'24'' |
| 78 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2h38'59'' |
| 79 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2h40'52'' |
| 80 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2h41'24'' |
| 81 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 2h41'29'' |
| 82 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 2h46'50'' |
| 83 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2h48'36'' |
| 84 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 2h48'41'' |
| 85 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 2h50'12'' |
| 86 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 2h54'37'' |
| 87 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 3h07'39'' |
| 88 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | 4h03'33'' |
Classement par points - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 197 |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 135 |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 133 |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 122 |
| 5 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 118 |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 112 |
| 7 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 112 |
| 8 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 110 |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 105 |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 89 |
Classement de la montagne - 23 Juillet 1972
Classement du meilleur jeune - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Alain Santy (FRA) | Bic | 103:27:54 |
| 2 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 108:57:55 |
| 3 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 108:58:21 |
Classement par équipes - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson |
Prologue - Angers, 7.2 km - 1er Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 0:08:51 |
| 2 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:02 |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:03 |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:04 |
| 5 | Leo Duyndam (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:06 |
| 6 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 0:09:06 |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 0:09:08 |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:10 |
| 9 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 0:09:11 |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:12 |
| 11 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 0:09:14 |
| 12 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:15 |
| 13 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:15 |
| 14 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:17 |
| 15 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:18 |
| 16 | Robert Bouloux (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:20 |
| 17 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:21 |
| 18 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:21 |
| 19 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:22 |
| 20 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:23 |
| 21 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:24 |
| 22 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:24 |
| 23 | Alain Santy (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:24 |
| 24 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:24 |
| 25 | Willy Van Malderghem (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:24 |
| 26 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:25 |
| 27 | Joaquim Andrade (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:25 |
| 28 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:25 |
| 29 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:26 |
| 30 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 0:09:26 |
| 31 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 0:09:27 |
| 32 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:27 |
| 33 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:27 |
| 34 | Jean-Pierre Genêt (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:28 |
| 35 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:28 |
| 36 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 0:09:28 |
| 37 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:28 |
| 38 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:29 |
| 39 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:30 |
| 40 | Paul Aerts (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:30 |
| 41 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:31 |
| 42 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:31 |
| 43 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:32 |
| 44 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:32 |
| 45 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:32 |
| 46 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:09:32 |
| 47 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:32 |
| 48 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:33 |
| 49 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:09:33 |
| 50 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 0:09:33 |
| 51 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:33 |
| 52 | Hans Junkermann (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:34 |
| 53 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:34 |
| 54 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 0:09:34 |
| 55 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:34 |
| 56 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:34 |
| 57 | Michel Coulon (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:34 |
| 58 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:34 |
| 59 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:34 |
| 60 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:35 |
| 61 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:35 |
| 62 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:35 |
| 63 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:09:35 |
| 64 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:37 |
| 65 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:37 |
| 66 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:37 |
| 67 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:37 |
| 68 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:38 |
| 69 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:38 |
| 70 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:38 |
| 71 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:39 |
| 72 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:39 |
| 73 | Jean-Claude Daunat (FRA) | Gitane | 0:09:40 |
| 74 | André Poppe (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:41 |
| 75 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | 0:09:41 |
| 76 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:41 |
| 77 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:42 |
| 78 | Harry Van Leeuwen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:42 |
| 79 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:42 |
| 80 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:42 |
| 81 | Jacques Cadiou (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:43 |
| 82 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:44 |
| 83 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:44 |
| 84 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:09:44 |
| 85 | Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 0:09:45 |
| 86 | Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:45 |
| 87 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:45 |
| 88 | Yves Ravaleu (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:45 |
| 89 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:46 |
| 90 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:46 |
| 91 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 0:09:47 |
| 92 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 0:09:47 |
| 93 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:09:47 |
| 94 | Wim Schepers (P-B) | Rokado | 0:09:47 |
| 95 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:47 |
| 96 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:47 |
| 97 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 0:09:48 |
| 98 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:48 |
| 99 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:50 |
| 100 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:09:50 |
| 101 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:50 |
| 102 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 0:09:51 |
| 103 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:09:51 |
| 104 | Etienne Antheunis (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:51 |
| 105 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:54 |
| 106 | Bernd Rasing (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:56 |
| 107 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 0:09:57 |
| 108 | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:09:57 |
| 109 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 0:09:57 |
| 110 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:09:58 |
| 111 | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:09:58 |
| 112 | Johan De Muynck (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:09:59 |
| 113 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:10:00 |
| 114 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:10:01 |
| 115 | Roger Kindt (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:10:02 |
| 116 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:10:02 |
| 117 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 0:10:02 |
| 118 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 0:10:03 |
| 119 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:10:03 |
| 120 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:10:03 |
| 121 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 0:10:03 |
| 122 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 0:10:04 |
| 123 | Englebert Opdebeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:10:05 |
| 124 | Gérard Briend (FRA) | Gitane | 0:10:06 |
| 125 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 0:10:09 |
| 126 | Cees Koeken (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:10:11 |
| 127 | Loïc Le Bourhis (FRA) | Gitane | 0:10:15 |
| 128 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:10:17 |
| 129 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 0:10:18 |
| 130 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:10:18 |
| 131 | Jean Vidament (FRA) | Gitane | 0:10:19 |
| 132 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:10:24 |
1ère étape - Angers-St Brieuc, 235.5 km - 2 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
| 2 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 6:00:31 |
| 3 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 6:00:31 |
| 4 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:00:31 |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 6:00:31 |
| 6 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:00:31 |
| 7 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:00:31 |
| 8 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 6:00:31 |
| 10 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 12 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 13 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:00:31 |
| 14 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
| 15 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 6:00:31 |
| 16 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:00:31 |
| 17 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:31 |
| 18 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:00:31 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:31 |
| 20 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:00:31 |
| 21 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 22 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 23 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:31 |
| 24 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:00:31 |
| 25 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
| 26 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 27 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:00:31 |
| 28 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 29 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 30 | Cees Koeken (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:31 |
| 31 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
| 32 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:00:31 |
| 33 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:00:31 |
| 34 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 35 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 6:00:31 |
| 36 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 6:00:31 |
| 37 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:00:31 |
| 38 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 39 | Robert Bouloux (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:31 |
| 40 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:00:31 |
| 41 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 42 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 6:00:31 |
| 43 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:31 |
| 44 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 6:00:31 |
| 45 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:00:31 |
| 46 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:00:31 |
| 47 | Alain Santy (FRA) | Bic | 6:00:31 |
| 48 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 6:00:31 |
| 49 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
| 50 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:00:31 |
| 51 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:00:31 |
| 52 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:00:31 |
2ème étape - St Brieuc-La Baule, 206.5 km - 3 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:09:43 |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:09:43 |
| 3 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 4 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:09:43 |
| 5 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:09:43 |
| 6 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:09:43 |
| 7 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 5:09:43 |
| 8 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 5:09:43 |
| 9 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 5:09:43 |
| 10 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 5:09:43 |
| 11 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 12 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:09:43 |
| 13 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:09:43 |
| 14 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:09:43 |
| 15 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:09:43 |
| 16 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 17 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 18 | Leo Duyndam (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 19 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 5:09:43 |
| 20 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 21 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:09:43 |
| 22 | Harry Van Leeuwen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 23 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 24 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 25 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 26 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 5:09:43 |
| 27 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:09:43 |
| 28 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 29 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:09:43 |
| 30 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 5:09:43 |
| 31 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 5:09:43 |
| 32 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 33 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 34 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:09:43 |
| 35 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 36 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 37 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 38 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:09:43 |
| 39 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:09:43 |
| 40 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 41 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:09:43 |
| 42 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:09:43 |
| 43 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:09:43 |
| 44 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:09:43 |
| 45 | Wim Schepers (P-B) | Rokado | 5:09:43 |
| 46 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 47 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Molteni | 5:09:43 |
| 48 | Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 5:09:43 |
| 49 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:09:43 |
| 50 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:09:43 |
Etape 3a - Pornichet-St Jean de Monts, 161 km - 4 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | Salvarani | 3:56:33 |
| 2 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 3:56:33 |
| 3 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:33 |
| 4 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 3:56:33 |
| 5 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:33 |
| 6 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 3:56:33 |
| 7 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 3:56:33 |
| 8 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 3:56:40 |
| 9 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:40 |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 3:56:40 |
| 11 | Harry Van Leeuwen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 3:56:40 |
| 12 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 13 | Leo Duyndam (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 3:56:40 |
| 14 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 3:56:40 |
| 15 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 16 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 3:56:40 |
| 17 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 3:56:40 |
| 18 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 19 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 3:56:40 |
| 20 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 3:56:40 |
| 21 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 3:56:40 |
| 22 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:40 |
| 23 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 3:56:40 |
| 24 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 3:56:40 |
| 25 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 3:56:40 |
| 26 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 3:56:40 |
| 27 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 3:56:40 |
| 28 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:40 |
| 29 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 3:56:40 |
| 30 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 3:56:40 |
| 31 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 3:56:40 |
| 32 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 3:56:40 |
| 33 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 34 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 3:56:40 |
| 35 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 3:56:40 |
| 36 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 3:56:40 |
| 37 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 38 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 39 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:40 |
| 40 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 3:56:40 |
| 41 | Michel Coulon (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 3:56:40 |
| 42 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 43 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 3:56:40 |
| 44 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 3:56:40 |
| 45 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 3:56:40 |
| 46 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 3:56:40 |
| 47 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 3:56:40 |
| 48 | Gérard Briend (FRA) | Gitane | 3:56:40 |
| 49 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 3:56:40 |
| 50 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 3:56:40 |
Etape 3b - Circuit de Merlin Plage, 16.2 km - 4 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Molteni | 00:19:20 |
| 2 | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 00:19:40 |
| 3 | Bic | 00:19:47 |
| 4 | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 00:19:58 |
| 5 | Sonolor | 00:20:00 |
| 6 | Watney - Avia | 00:20:17 |
| 7 | Goudsmit - Hoff | 00:20:19 |
| 8 | Rokado | 00:20:20 |
| 9 | Flandria - Beaulieu | 00:20:21 |
| 10 | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 00:20:22 |
| 11 | Salvarani | 00:20:25 |
| 12 | Gitane | 00:21:28 |
4ème étape - Merlin Plage-Royan, 236 km - 5 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:22:43 |
| 2 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:22:43 |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:22:43 |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:22:43 |
| 5 | Cees Koeken (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:22:43 |
| 6 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:22:43 |
| 7 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5:22:43 |
| 8 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:22:43 |
| 9 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:22:43 |
| 10 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 5:22:43 |
| 11 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:22:43 |
| 12 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:22:43 |
| 13 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:22:43 |
| 14 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:22:43 |
| 15 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:22:43 |
| 16 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 5:22:43 |
| 17 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 5:22:43 |
| 18 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:22:43 |
| 19 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:25:51 |
| 20 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:25:51 |
| 21 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:25:51 |
| 22 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:25:51 |
| 23 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 24 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:25:51 |
| 25 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:25:51 |
| 26 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 5:25:51 |
| 27 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:25:51 |
| 28 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 29 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:25:51 |
| 30 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 31 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 5:25:51 |
| 32 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 33 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:25:51 |
| 34 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:25:51 |
| 35 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:25:51 |
| 36 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:25:51 |
| 37 | Etienne Antheunis (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:25:51 |
| 38 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:25:51 |
| 39 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:25:51 |
| 40 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 5:25:51 |
| 41 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:25:51 |
| 42 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 5:25:51 |
| 43 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 5:25:51 |
| 44 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:25:51 |
| 45 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:25:51 |
| 46 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 47 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
| 48 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | 5:25:51 |
| 49 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:25:51 |
| 50 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:25:51 |
Etape 5a - Royan-Bordeaux, 133.5 km - 6 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:59:33 |
| 2 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:59:33 |
| 3 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:59:33 |
| 4 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 2:59:33 |
| 6 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 7 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 8 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:59:33 |
| 9 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:59:33 |
| 10 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 11 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:59:33 |
| 12 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 13 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 14 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:59:33 |
| 15 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:59:33 |
| 16 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 17 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:59:33 |
| 18 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 2:59:33 |
| 19 | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:59:33 |
| 20 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:59:33 |
| 21 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 2:59:33 |
| 22 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 2:59:33 |
| 23 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:59:33 |
| 24 | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 25 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 2:59:33 |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 27 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 28 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 29 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:59:33 |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:59:33 |
| 31 | André Dierickx (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:59:33 |
| 32 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 33 | Jacques Cadiou (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:59:33 |
| 34 | André Poppe (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 35 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:59:33 |
| 36 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 2:59:33 |
| 37 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 2:59:33 |
| 38 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:59:33 |
| 39 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 40 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:59:33 |
| 41 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:59:33 |
| 42 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 43 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 44 | Englebert Opdebeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:59:33 |
| 45 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:59:33 |
| 46 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 2:59:33 |
| 47 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 2:59:33 |
| 48 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 2:59:33 |
| 49 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:59:33 |
| 50 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 2:59:33 |
Etape 5b - Bordeaux-Circuit du Lac, 12.7 km - 6 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 0:16:05 |
| 2 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 0:16:07 |
| 3 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 0:16:20 |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:16:25 |
| 5 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:16:28 |
| 6 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:16:29 |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:16:29 |
| 8 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:16:37 |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 0:16:45 |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:16:46 |
| 11 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:16:48 |
| 12 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:16:54 |
| 13 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:16:57 |
| 14 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 0:16:59 |
| 15 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:16:59 |
| 16 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | 0:17:04 |
| 17 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 0:17:04 |
| 18 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:17:07 |
| 19 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:17:08 |
| 20 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 0:17:09 |
| 21 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:17:09 |
| 22 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:10 |
| 23 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:17:10 |
| 24 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:17:10 |
| 25 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:17:14 |
| 26 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:14 |
| 27 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:14 |
| 28 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:17:15 |
| 29 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:15 |
| 30 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:15 |
| 31 | Wim Schepers (P-B) | Rokado | 0:17:19 |
| 32 | Willy Van Malderghem (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:17:19 |
| 33 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:17:19 |
| 34 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:17:19 |
| 35 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:17:20 |
| 36 | Robert Bouloux (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:17:21 |
| 37 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 0:17:23 |
| 38 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 0:17:25 |
| 39 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:17:25 |
| 40 | Alain Santy (FRA) | Bic | 0:17:26 |
| 41 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 0:17:26 |
| 42 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 0:17:26 |
| 43 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:17:28 |
| 44 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 0:17:29 |
| 45 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:17:30 |
| 46 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 0:17:31 |
| 47 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:17:31 |
| 48 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:17:31 |
| 49 | Michel Coulon (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 0:17:33 |
| 50 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:17:34 |
6ème étape - Bordeaux-Bayonne, 205 km - 7 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Leo Duyndam (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:44:10 |
| 2 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:44:10 |
| 3 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 5:44:10 |
| 4 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:44:10 |
| 5 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:44:10 |
| 6 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 5:44:42 |
| 7 | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:45:39 |
| 8 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:45:39 |
| 9 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5:45:43 |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:45:43 |
| 11 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 5:45:43 |
| 12 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:45:43 |
| 13 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 14 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:45:43 |
| 15 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:45:43 |
| 16 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 5:45:43 |
| 17 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 18 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:45:43 |
| 19 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 5:45:43 |
| 20 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:45:43 |
| 21 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 22 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:45:43 |
| 23 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 24 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:45:43 |
| 25 | Jan Van Katwijk (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 26 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:45:43 |
| 27 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:45:43 |
| 28 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:45:43 |
| 29 | Cees Koeken (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 30 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:45:43 |
| 31 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:45:43 |
| 32 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:45:43 |
| 33 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:45:43 |
| 34 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 35 | Herman Van Der Slagmolen (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:45:43 |
| 36 | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:45:43 |
| 37 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:45:43 |
| 38 | Harry Van Leeuwen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:45:43 |
| 39 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:45:43 |
| 40 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:45:43 |
| 41 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:45:43 |
| 42 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:45:43 |
| 43 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 5:45:43 |
| 44 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:45:43 |
| 45 | Jean-Jacques Sanquer (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:45:43 |
| 46 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 5:45:43 |
| 47 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 5:45:43 |
| 48 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 5:45:43 |
| 49 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:45:43 |
| 50 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 5:45:43 |
7ème étape - Bayonne-Pau, 220.5 km - 9 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:02:19 |
| 2 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:02:19 |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:02:19 |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:02:19 |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 6:02:19 |
| 6 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:02:19 |
| 7 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 6:04:08 |
| 8 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:05:28 |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:07:22 |
| 10 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:08:25 |
| 11 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 6:08:25 |
| 12 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:25 |
| 13 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:25 |
| 14 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 6:08:40 |
| 15 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:08:51 |
| 16 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:11:40 |
| 17 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:12:01 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:12:18 |
| 19 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:12:18 |
| 20 | Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:12:18 |
| 21 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:12:18 |
| 22 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:12:18 |
| 23 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:12:18 |
| 24 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 6:12:18 |
| 25 | Robert Bouloux (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:12:18 |
| 26 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:12:18 |
| 27 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:12:18 |
| 28 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 6:12:18 |
| 29 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:12:18 |
| 30 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:12:33 |
| 31 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:12:45 |
| 32 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:12:45 |
| 33 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 6:12:45 |
| 34 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 6:15:30 |
| 35 | Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 6:15:30 |
| 36 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:15:30 |
| 37 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 6:15:30 |
| 38 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 6:15:30 |
| 39 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 6:15:30 |
| 40 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:15:30 |
| 41 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:15:30 |
| 42 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:15:30 |
| 43 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:15:30 |
| 44 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:15:30 |
| 45 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:15:30 |
| 46 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 6:15:30 |
| 47 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:17:03 |
| 48 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:18:45 |
| 49 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:18:45 |
| 50 | Jean-Claude Daunat (FRA) | Gitane | 6:18:45 |
8ème étape - Pau-Luchon, 163.5 km - 10 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 4:54:48 |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 4:54:49 |
| 3 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 4:54:56 |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:57:03 |
| 5 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:57:03 |
| 6 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:57:03 |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 4:57:32 |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:57:32 |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:57:32 |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:58:19 |
| 11 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:58:19 |
| 12 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:59:24 |
| 13 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 4:59:24 |
| 14 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 4:59:24 |
| 15 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:59:26 |
| 16 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 4:59:58 |
| 17 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 4:59:58 |
| 18 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 4:59:58 |
| 19 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:59:58 |
| 20 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:01:32 |
| 21 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:01:32 |
| 22 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 5:01:33 |
| 23 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:02:02 |
| 24 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:02:02 |
| 25 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:02:02 |
| 26 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 5:02:02 |
| 27 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 5:02:02 |
| 28 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:02:05 |
| 29 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:03:28 |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:03:42 |
| 31 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 5:03:42 |
| 32 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 5:03:44 |
| 33 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 5:06:24 |
| 34 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:06:24 |
| 35 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 5:10:22 |
| 36 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:10:22 |
| 37 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 5:10:22 |
| 38 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:10:22 |
| 39 | Willy Van Malderghem (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:12:09 |
| 40 | Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:12:09 |
| 41 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:12:09 |
| 42 | Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 5:12:09 |
| 43 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:12:09 |
| 44 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:12:09 |
| 45 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:12:09 |
| 46 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 5:12:09 |
| 47 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 5:12:09 |
| 48 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:12:09 |
| 49 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 5:12:09 |
| 50 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | 5:12:09 |
9ème étape - Luchon-Colomiers, 179 km - 11 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 4:43:01 |
| 2 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 4:43:01 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:43:01 |
| 4 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 4:43:01 |
| 5 | Jacques Cadiou (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:43:01 |
| 6 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:43:01 |
| 7 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 4:43:01 |
| 8 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:43:01 |
| 9 | Gérard Harings (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:43:01 |
| 10 | Joseph Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | 4:43:01 |
| 11 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:44:14 |
| 12 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 13 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 4:44:14 |
| 14 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 4:44:14 |
| 15 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 4:44:14 |
| 16 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 17 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 18 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 19 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 4:44:14 |
| 20 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:44:14 |
| 21 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:44:14 |
| 22 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 4:44:14 |
| 23 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 4:44:14 |
| 24 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 4:44:14 |
| 25 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 26 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:44:14 |
| 27 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 28 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:44:14 |
| 29 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 4:44:14 |
| 30 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 4:44:14 |
| 31 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 4:44:14 |
| 32 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 4:44:14 |
| 33 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 4:44:14 |
| 34 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 35 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:44:14 |
| 36 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:44:14 |
| 37 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 4:44:14 |
| 38 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 39 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 40 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 4:44:14 |
| 41 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 42 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:44:14 |
| 43 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 4:44:14 |
| 44 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:44:14 |
| 45 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 4:44:14 |
| 46 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:44:14 |
| 47 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:44:14 |
| 48 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:44:14 |
| 49 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 4:44:14 |
| 50 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:44:14 |
10ème étape - Castres-La Grande Motte, 210 km - 12 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:08:19 |
| 2 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:22 |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:08:22 |
| 4 | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:22 |
| 6 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:08:22 |
| 7 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:08:22 |
| 8 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 9 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:08:22 |
| 10 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 11 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:08:22 |
| 12 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 13 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 6:08:22 |
| 14 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 6:08:22 |
| 15 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:08:22 |
| 16 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:22 |
| 17 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 6:08:22 |
| 18 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 6:08:22 |
| 19 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:08:22 |
| 20 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 6:08:22 |
| 21 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:22 |
| 22 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:08:22 |
| 23 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 24 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:08:22 |
| 25 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 6:08:22 |
| 26 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:08:22 |
| 27 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:08:22 |
| 28 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 29 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 6:08:22 |
| 30 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:08:22 |
| 31 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 32 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 6:08:22 |
| 33 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:08:22 |
| 34 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 35 | Italo Zilioli (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 36 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 6:08:22 |
| 37 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 38 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:08:22 |
| 39 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:08:22 |
| 40 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:08:22 |
| 41 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 6:08:22 |
| 42 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:08:22 |
| 43 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 44 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 45 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:08:22 |
| 46 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:08:22 |
| 47 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 6:08:22 |
| 48 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:08:22 |
| 49 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:08:22 |
| 50 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 6:08:22 |
11ème étape - Carnon Plage-Mont Ventoux, 207 km - 13 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:13:45 |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 7:14:19 |
| 3 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 7:14:24 |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:14:36 |
| 5 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:14:46 |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:15:03 |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 7:15:10 |
| 8 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 7:15:31 |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:15:40 |
| 10 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:15:43 |
| 11 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:15:54 |
| 12 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 7:16:58 |
| 13 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 7:17:20 |
| 14 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:17:38 |
| 15 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 7:17:47 |
| 16 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:17:51 |
| 17 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:17:53 |
| 18 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 7:17:54 |
| 19 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 7:18:12 |
| 20 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 7:18:49 |
| 21 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:19:09 |
| 22 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:19:14 |
| 23 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:19:14 |
| 24 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 7:19:14 |
| 25 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 7:19:21 |
| 26 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 7:19:30 |
| 27 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 7:19:39 |
| 28 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 7:19:52 |
| 29 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:20:08 |
| 30 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:20:11 |
| 31 | Jan Van De Wiele (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:20:49 |
| 32 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 7:20:51 |
| 33 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:20:57 |
| 34 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 7:21:19 |
| 35 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:21:50 |
| 36 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:22:16 |
| 37 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 7:22:29 |
| 38 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:22:55 |
| 39 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 7:22:59 |
| 40 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 7:23:14 |
| 41 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 7:23:14 |
| 42 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:23:14 |
| 43 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:23:22 |
| 44 | Hans Junkermann (ALL) | Rokado | 7:23:22 |
| 45 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:23:22 |
| 46 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 7:23:22 |
| 47 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:23:22 |
| 48 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 7:23:22 |
| 49 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:23:22 |
| 50 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:23:33 |
12ème étape - Carpentras-Orcières Merlette, 192 km - 14 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:38:33 |
| 2 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:38:36 |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5:38:50 |
| 4 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 5:38:51 |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:38:53 |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:38:53 |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:38:53 |
| 8 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:38:53 |
| 9 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:38:53 |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:38:57 |
| 11 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 5:40:19 |
| 12 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:40:28 |
| 13 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:40:29 |
| 14 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 5:40:52 |
| 15 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:41:02 |
| 16 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:41:15 |
| 17 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 5:41:20 |
| 18 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 5:41:20 |
| 19 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 5:41:35 |
| 20 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:41:49 |
| 21 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:41:55 |
| 22 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 5:42:01 |
| 23 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:42:20 |
| 24 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 5:42:28 |
| 25 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 5:42:28 |
| 26 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:42:44 |
| 27 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:42:49 |
| 28 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 5:42:58 |
| 29 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:43:13 |
| 30 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:43:28 |
| 31 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 5:38:33 |
| 32 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 5:46:16 |
| 33 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 5:46:34 |
| 34 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:46:34 |
| 35 | Hans Junkermann (ALL) | Rokado | 5:46:34 |
| 36 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 5:47:06 |
| 37 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:47:15 |
| 38 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:47:34 |
| 39 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 5:47:34 |
| 40 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 5:47:54 |
| 41 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 5:48:06 |
| 42 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:50:23 |
| 43 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:50:23 |
| 44 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 5:50:23 |
| 45 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:50:23 |
| 46 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:50:23 |
| 47 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:50:23 |
| 48 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:50:23 |
| 49 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:50:23 |
| 50 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 5:50:23 |
13ème étape - Orcières Merlette-Briançon, 201 km - 16 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 6:26:12 |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:27:43 |
| 3 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:27:43 |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:27:43 |
| 5 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:27:43 |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:27:46 |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:27:49 |
| 8 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:27:52 |
| 9 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 6:27:53 |
| 10 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 6:32:17 |
| 11 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:34:39 |
| 12 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:35:38 |
| 13 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 6:36:45 |
| 14 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:36:54 |
| 15 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:38:11 |
| 16 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:38:11 |
| 17 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:38:11 |
| 18 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:38:11 |
| 19 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:38:15 |
| 20 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:38:15 |
| 21 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 6:38:15 |
| 22 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 6:38:15 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:38:15 |
| 24 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:38:25 |
| 25 | René Grenier (FRA) | Gitane | 6:38:25 |
| 26 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 6:38:25 |
| 27 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:38:25 |
| 28 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 6:38:29 |
| 29 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:38:36 |
| 30 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:38:45 |
| 31 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:38:45 |
| 32 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 6:39:54 |
| 33 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:39:54 |
| 34 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:39:54 |
| 35 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 6:39:54 |
| 36 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 6:39:54 |
| 37 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:39:54 |
| 38 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 6:39:54 |
| 39 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 6:39:54 |
| 40 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:39:54 |
| 41 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:39:54 |
| 42 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:40:00 |
| 43 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:40:00 |
| 44 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 6:40:35 |
| 45 | Fernando Mendes Dos Reis (POR) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:15 |
| 46 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 6:42:15 |
| 47 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:42:25 |
| 48 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:43:31 |
| 49 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:43:31 |
| 50 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:43:31 |
Etape 14a - Briançon-Valloire/Galibier, 51 km - 17 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 1:32:02 |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:32:02 |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:32:26 |
| 4 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:32:26 |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:32:58 |
| 6 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:32:58 |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:32:58 |
| 8 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 1:32:58 |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 1:33:00 |
| 10 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:33:02 |
| 11 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:33:36 |
| 12 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:33:36 |
| 13 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 1:33:36 |
| 14 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:33:36 |
| 15 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 1:34:12 |
| 16 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:34:13 |
| 17 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 1:34:13 |
| 18 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:34:13 |
| 19 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 1:34:13 |
| 20 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:34:13 |
| 21 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 1:34:13 |
| 22 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 1:34:13 |
| 23 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:34:13 |
| 24 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 1:34:13 |
| 25 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:34:22 |
| 26 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 1:34:22 |
| 27 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:34:22 |
| 28 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 1:34:22 |
| 29 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:34:24 |
| 30 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 1:34:45 |
| 31 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 1:34:45 |
| 32 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:34:45 |
| 33 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 1:34:45 |
| 34 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | 1:35:28 |
| 35 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 1:35:28 |
| 36 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 1:35:28 |
| 37 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:35:31 |
| 38 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 1:35:33 |
| 39 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:35:33 |
| 40 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 1:35:33 |
| 41 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 1:35:33 |
| 42 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:35:37 |
| 43 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 1:35:37 |
| 44 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:35:37 |
| 45 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:35:37 |
| 46 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 1:35:37 |
| 47 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:35:54 |
| 48 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:35:54 |
| 49 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:36:06 |
| 50 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:36:06 |
Etape 14b - Valloire/Galibier-Aix les Bains, 151 km - 17 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:48:53 |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 4:48:53 |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 4:48:53 |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:48:53 |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 4:48:53 |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:48:53 |
| 7 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:48:53 |
| 8 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:48:53 |
| 9 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:48:57 |
| 10 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:52:19 |
| 11 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 4:52:19 |
| 12 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 4:52:19 |
| 13 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 4:52:19 |
| 14 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 4:52:19 |
| 15 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:52:19 |
| 16 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 4:52:19 |
| 17 | René Grelin (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 4:52:19 |
| 18 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 4:52:19 |
| 19 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 4:52:19 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:52:19 |
| 21 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:52:19 |
| 22 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 4:52:19 |
| 23 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 4:54:12 |
| 24 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 4:54:12 |
| 25 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 4:54:12 |
| 26 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 4:54:12 |
| 27 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:54:12 |
| 28 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 4:54:12 |
| 29 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:54:12 |
| 30 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 4:54:12 |
| 31 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 4:54:12 |
| 32 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 4:54:12 |
| 33 | Luis Ocaña Pernia (ESP) | Bic | 4:54:12 |
| 34 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 4:54:12 |
| 35 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 4:54:12 |
| 36 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 4:55:36 |
| 37 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 4:56:56 |
| 38 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 4:56:56 |
| 39 | Serge Bolley (FRA) | Gitane | 4:56:56 |
| 40 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 4:56:56 |
| 41 | Paul Aerts (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 4:56:56 |
| 42 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:56:56 |
| 43 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:56:56 |
| 44 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 4:58:16 |
| 45 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 4:58:16 |
| 46 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 4:58:16 |
| 47 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 4:58:16 |
| 48 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 4:58:16 |
| 49 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 4:58:16 |
| 50 | Wilfried David (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 4:58:16 |
15ème étape - Aix les Bains-Le Revard, 28 km - 18 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:09:49 |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 1:09:49 |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 1:09:49 |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:09:49 |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:09:52 |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:09:53 |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:09:55 |
| 8 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:10:04 |
| 9 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:10:32 |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:11:17 |
| 11 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 1:11:32 |
| 12 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:11:41 |
| 13 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:11:41 |
| 14 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 1:11:47 |
| 15 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 1:11:47 |
| 16 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 1:12:21 |
| 17 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:12:39 |
| 18 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 1:12:41 |
| 19 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:12:43 |
| 20 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 1:13:06 |
| 21 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 1:13:13 |
| 22 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 1:13:13 |
| 23 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:13:15 |
| 24 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 1:13:15 |
| 25 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:13:17 |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 1:13:22 |
| 27 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:13:31 |
| 28 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:13:31 |
| 29 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:13:44 |
| 30 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 1:13:54 |
| 31 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 1:14:02 |
| 32 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 1:14:30 |
| 33 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 1:14:31 |
| 34 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 1:15:09 |
| 35 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:15:14 |
| 36 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:15:50 |
| 37 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:16:00 |
| 38 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 1:16:00 |
| 39 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:16:00 |
| 40 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 1:16:00 |
| 41 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 1:16:00 |
| 42 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:16:00 |
| 43 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:16:29 |
| 44 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 1:16:33 |
| 45 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:18:55 |
| 46 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:18:55 |
| 47 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:18:55 |
| 48 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:18:55 |
| 49 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:18:55 |
| 50 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 1:18:55 |
16ème étape - Aix les Bains-Pontarlier, 198.5 km - 19 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:08:17 |
| 2 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 6:08:17 |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:09:02 |
| 4 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:09:03 |
| 5 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:09:13 |
| 6 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:09:13 |
| 7 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 6:09:13 |
| 8 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:09:13 |
| 9 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 6:09:13 |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:09:13 |
| 11 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 6:09:13 |
| 12 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 6:09:13 |
| 13 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:09:13 |
| 14 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
| 15 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:09:13 |
| 16 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:09:13 |
| 17 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 6:09:13 |
| 18 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:09:13 |
| 19 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:09:13 |
| 20 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:09:13 |
| 21 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:09:13 |
| 22 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:09:13 |
| 23 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:09:13 |
| 24 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 6:09:13 |
| 25 | Jesus Aranzabal Ojanguren (ESP) | Bic | 6:09:13 |
| 26 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 6:09:13 |
| 27 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:09:13 |
| 28 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:09:13 |
| 29 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
| 30 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | 6:09:13 |
| 31 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:09:13 |
| 32 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:09:13 |
| 33 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:09:13 |
| 34 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:09:13 |
| 35 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:09:13 |
| 36 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:09:13 |
| 37 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:09:13 |
| 38 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:09:13 |
| 39 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:09:13 |
| 40 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
| 41 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:09:13 |
| 42 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
| 43 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:09:13 |
| 44 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 6:09:13 |
| 45 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:09:13 |
| 46 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:09:13 |
| 47 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
| 48 | Léon-Paul Menard (FRA) | Gitane | 6:09:13 |
| 49 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:09:13 |
| 50 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 6:09:13 |
17ème étape - Pontarlier-Ballon d'Alsace, 213 km - 20 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 5:59:08 |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 5:59:12 |
| 3 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 5:59:15 |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5:59:38 |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 5:59:40 |
| 6 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 5:59:44 |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 5:59:44 |
| 8 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 5:59:44 |
| 9 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 5:59:47 |
| 10 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 5:59:50 |
| 11 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:00:04 |
| 12 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 6:00:10 |
| 13 | Martin Van Den Bossche (BEL) | Molteni | 6:00:12 |
| 14 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:00:12 |
| 15 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:00:30 |
| 16 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:00:54 |
| 17 | Jos (Joseph) De Schoenmaecker (BEL) | Molteni | 6:00:58 |
| 18 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 6:00:58 |
| 19 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:00:59 |
| 20 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:01:03 |
| 21 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:01:05 |
| 22 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:01:08 |
| 23 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:01:08 |
| 24 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:01:23 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:01:26 |
| 26 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:01:32 |
| 27 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 6:01:34 |
| 28 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:02:10 |
| 29 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 6:02:10 |
| 30 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 6:02:10 |
| 31 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:02:21 |
| 32 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:02:21 |
| 33 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 6:02:44 |
| 34 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 6:02:47 |
| 35 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:02:56 |
| 36 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:03:25 |
| 37 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:03:34 |
| 38 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 6:03:34 |
| 39 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:03:34 |
| 40 | Willy In't Ven (BEL) | Molteni | 6:03:34 |
| 41 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 6:03:34 |
| 42 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:03:39 |
| 43 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:03:39 |
| 44 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 6:03:39 |
| 45 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:03:39 |
| 46 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:03:39 |
| 47 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:03:40 |
| 48 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 6:03:48 |
| 49 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:06:12 |
| 50 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 6:06:25 |
18ème étape - Belfort-Auxerre, 257.5 km - 21 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:38:21 |
| 2 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 3 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 7:38:41 |
| 4 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:38:41 |
| 6 | Ludo Van Staeyen (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 7 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 7:38:41 |
| 8 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:38:41 |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 10 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:38:41 |
| 11 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 7:38:41 |
| 12 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 13 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:38:41 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:38:41 |
| 15 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:38:41 |
| 16 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 7:38:41 |
| 17 | Herman Beyssens (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 18 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:38:41 |
| 19 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 7:38:41 |
| 20 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:38:41 |
| 21 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 22 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 7:38:41 |
| 23 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:38:41 |
| 24 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 7:38:41 |
| 25 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:38:41 |
| 26 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 27 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 28 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 29 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 7:38:41 |
| 30 | Willy Abbeloos (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 31 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 7:38:41 |
| 32 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:38:41 |
| 33 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 7:38:41 |
| 34 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 7:38:41 |
| 35 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 7:38:41 |
| 36 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 7:38:41 |
| 37 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 7:38:41 |
| 38 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 7:38:41 |
| 39 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 7:38:41 |
| 40 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 7:38:41 |
| 41 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 7:38:41 |
| 42 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 7:38:41 |
| 43 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 7:38:41 |
| 44 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:38:41 |
| 45 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 7:38:41 |
| 46 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 7:38:41 |
| 47 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 7:38:41 |
| 48 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 7:38:41 |
| 49 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 7:38:41 |
| 50 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 7:38:41 |
19ème étape - Auxerre-Versailles, 230 km - 22 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 6:41:55 |
| 2 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:41:55 |
| 3 | Alain Santy (FRA) | Bic | 6:41:56 |
| 4 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 6:42:05 |
| 5 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:42:06 |
| 6 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:42:06 |
| 7 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:42:06 |
| 8 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:42:06 |
| 9 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:06 |
| 10 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:42:06 |
| 11 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
| 12 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 6:42:06 |
| 13 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:42:06 |
| 14 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:42:06 |
| 15 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 6:42:06 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:42:06 |
| 17 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:42:06 |
| 18 | Michael Wright (G-B) | Gitane | 6:42:06 |
| 19 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 6:42:06 |
| 20 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
| 21 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 6:42:06 |
| 22 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:42:06 |
| 23 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 6:42:06 |
| 24 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
| 25 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:42:06 |
| 26 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:42:06 |
| 27 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:06 |
| 28 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 6:42:06 |
| 29 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:42:06 |
| 30 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 6:42:06 |
| 31 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
| 32 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 6:42:06 |
| 33 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:06 |
| 34 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:42:06 |
| 35 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 6:42:06 |
| 36 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 6:42:06 |
| 37 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 6:42:06 |
| 38 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 6:42:06 |
| 39 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 6:42:06 |
| 40 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:06 |
| 41 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 6:42:06 |
| 42 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 6:42:06 |
| 43 | Gérard David (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 6:42:06 |
| 44 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 6:42:06 |
| 45 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:42:06 |
| 46 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 6:42:06 |
| 47 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
| 48 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 6:42:06 |
| 49 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 6:42:06 |
| 50 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 6:42:06 |
Etape 20a - Versailles-Versailles, 42 km - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 0:55:27 |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 0:56:01 |
| 3 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 0:56:37 |
| 4 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:56:58 |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 0:57:43 |
| 6 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 0:57:45 |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 0:58:07 |
| 8 | Gérard Moneyron (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:58:19 |
| 9 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 0:58:31 |
| 10 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 0:58:36 |
| 11 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:58:51 |
| 12 | Jean-Claude Largeau (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 0:59:09 |
| 13 | Guy Santy (FRA) | Bic | 0:59:15 |
| 14 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 0:59:19 |
| 15 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 0:59:26 |
| 16 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 0:59:32 |
| 17 | Jean-Claude Genty (FRA) | Bic | 0:59:44 |
| 18 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 0:59:56 |
| 19 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | Rokado | 1:00:03 |
| 20 | Jean-pierre Parenteau (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:00:04 |
| 21 | Mariano Martinez (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:00:05 |
| 22 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 1:00:10 |
| 23 | Joel Millard (FRA) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 1:00:16 |
| 24 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:00:19 |
| 25 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:00:20 |
| 26 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:00:30 |
| 27 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 1:00:44 |
| 28 | Ronald De Witte (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 1:00:45 |
| 29 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 1:00:46 |
| 30 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 1:01:07 |
| 31 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:01:09 |
| 32 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:01:10 |
| 33 | Pierre Matignon (FRA) | Gitane | 1:01:14 |
| 34 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 1:01:22 |
| 35 | Jan Janssen (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:01:23 |
| 36 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:01:26 |
| 37 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (ALL) | Rokado | 1:01:26 |
| 38 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 1:01:37 |
| 39 | Georges Chappe (FRA) | Gitane | 1:01:40 |
| 40 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:01:40 |
| 41 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 1:01:45 |
| 42 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 1:01:49 |
| 43 | Roland Berland (FRA) | Bic | 1:01:52 |
| 44 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 1:02:05 |
| 45 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:02:17 |
| 46 | Joseph Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | 1:02:17 |
| 47 | Paul Aerts (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 1:02:20 |
| 48 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 1:02:27 |
| 49 | Gérard Vianen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 1:02:32 |
| 50 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 1:02:36 |
Etape 20b - Versailles-Paris/Piste de Vincennes, 89 km - 23 Juillet 1972
| 1 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Sonolor | 2:32:14 |
| 2 | Marino Basso (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 3 | Rik Van Linden (BEL) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:32:20 |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:32:20 |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (P-B) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 6 | Jan Krekels (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:32:20 |
| 7 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:32:20 |
| 8 | Jacky Mourioux (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:32:20 |
| 9 | Marinus Wagtmans (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:32:20 |
| 10 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:32:20 |
| 11 | Rolf Wolfshohl (ALL) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 12 | Joop Zoetemelk (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:32:20 |
| 13 | Primo Mori (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 14 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 15 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 16 | Karl-heinz Muddemann (ALL) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 17 | Leif Mortensen (DAN) | Bic | 2:32:20 |
| 18 | Frans Mintjens (BEL) | Molteni | 2:32:20 |
| 19 | Walter Ricci (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 20 | Michel Périn (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:32:20 |
| 21 | Régis Delépine (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:32:20 |
| 22 | Dieter Puschel (ALL) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 23 | Tino Tabak (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:32:20 |
| 24 | Marc Sohet (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:32:20 |
| 25 | Wim Prinsen (P-B) | Goudsmit - Hoff | 2:32:20 |
| 26 | Evert Dolman (P-B) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:32:20 |
| 27 | Barry Hoban (G-B) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:32:20 |
| 28 | Alain Bellouis (FRA) | Gitane | 2:32:20 |
| 29 | Antoine Houbrechts (BEL) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 30 | Johnny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | 2:32:20 |
| 31 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Gan - Mercier - Hutchinson | 2:32:20 |
| 32 | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 33 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:32:20 |
| 34 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 2:32:20 |
| 35 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 36 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 37 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy | 2:32:20 |
| 38 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 39 | Pietro Campagnari (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 40 | Mathieu Pustjens (P-B) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 41 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 42 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | Molteni | 2:32:20 |
| 43 | Luigi Castelletti (ITA) | Salvarani | 2:32:20 |
| 44 | Wilfried Peffgen (ALL) | Rokado | 2:32:20 |
| 45 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | Flandria - Beaulieu | 2:32:20 |
| 46 | Yves Hézard (FRA) | Sonolor | 2:32:20 |
| 47 | Sylvain Vasseur (FRA) | Bic | 2:32:20 |
| 48 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 2:32:20 |
| 49 | Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) | Watney - Avia | 2:32:20 |
| 50 | Jürgen Tschan (RFA) | Peugeot - Michelin - BP | 2:32:20 |