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1980 Tour de France
The
1980 Tour de France
was the 67th
Tour de France
. The total distance was 3945.5 km over 22 stages, the average speed of the riders was 35.317 km/h. 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 before the Pyrenees, while still in the lead.
Joop Zoetemelk
became the new leader, and defended that position successfully. It was his first Tour victory in his tenth attempt, after already having finished second in five editions. 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
.
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