The timeline of the 1972 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 1 ran from Angers to Saint-Brieuc. The stage was won by Cyrille Guimard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 0 ran from Angers to Angers. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Saint-Brieuc to La Baule. The stage was won by Rik Van Linden. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 3.2 ran from Merlin-Plage to Merlin-Plage. The stage was won by Molteni. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 3.1 ran from Pornichet to Saint-Jean-de-Monts. The stage was won by Ercole Gualazzini. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Merlin-Plage to Royan. The stage was won by Cyrille Guimard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5.1 ran from Royan to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Walter Godefroot. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5.2 ran from Bordeaux to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 6 ran from Bordeaux to Bayonne. The stage was won by Léo Duyndam. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Bayonne to Pau. The stage was won by Yves Hezard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Cyrille Guimard. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from Pau to Luchon. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Luchon to Colomiers. The stage was won by Joseph Huysmans. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Castres to La Grande-Motte. The stage was won by Willy Teirlinck. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Carnon to Mont Ventoux. The stage was won by Bernard Thevenet. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 12 ran from Carpentras to Orcières-Merlette. The stage was won by Lucien Van Impe. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Orcières-Merlette to Briançon. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 14.1 ran from Briançon to Valloire. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 14.2 ran from Valloire to Aix-les-Bains. The stage was won by Cyrille Guimard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Aix-les-Bains to Mont Revard. The stage was won by Cyrille Guimard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 16 ran from Aix-les-Bains to Pontarlier. The stage was won by Willy Teirlinck. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Pontarlier to Ballon d'Alsace. The stage was won by Bernard Thevenet. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18 ran from Vesoul to Auxerre. The stage was won by Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Auxerre to Versailles. The stage was won by Joseph Bruyere. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 20.1 ran from Versailles to Versailles. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 20.2 ran from Versailles to Paris. The stage was won by Willy Teirlinck. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Eddy Merckx, Mountains: Lucien Van Impe.