The timeline of the 1976 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 1 ran from Merlin-Plage to Angers. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 0 ran from Merlin-Plage to Saint-Jean-de-Monts. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Angers to Caen. The stage was won by Giovanni Battaglin. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 3 ran from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Bornem. The stage was won by Hennie Kuiper. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5.1 ran from Louvain to Louvain. The stage was won by Ti-Raleigh-Campagnolo. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5.2 ran from Louvain to Verviers. The stage was won by Miguel-Maria Lasa. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 6 ran from Bastogne to Nancy. The stage was won by Aldo Parecchini. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Nancy to Mulhouse. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from Beaulieu to Divonne. The stage was won by Jacques Esclassan. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Freddy Maertens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Divonne to L'Alpe-d'Huez. The stage was won by Joop Zoetemelk. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Bourg-d'Oisans to Montgenèvre. The stage was won by Joop Zoetemelk. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Montgenèvre to Manosque. The stage was won by José-Luis Viejo. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 12 ran from Port Barcarès to Pyrénées 2000. The stage was won by Raymond Delisle. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Raymond Delisle. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Font Romeu to Saint Gaudens. The stage was won by Willy Teirlinck. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Raymond Delisle. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 14 ran from Saint Gaudens to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet. The stage was won by Lucien Van Impe. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet to Pau. The stage was won by Wladimiro Panizza. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 16 ran from Pau to Fleurance. The stage was won by Michel Pollentier. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Fleurance to Auch. The stage was won by Ferdinand Bracke. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18.3 ran from Lacanau to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Gerben Karstens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18.1 ran from Auch to Langon. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18.2 ran from Langon to Lacanau. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Tulle. The stage was won by Hubert Mathis. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 20 ran from Tulle to Puy de Dôme. The stage was won by Joop Zoetemelk. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 21 ran from Montargis to Versailles. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 22.1 ran from Versailles to Paris. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 22.2 ran from Paris to Paris. The stage was won by Gerben Karstens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Lucien Van Impe. Categories — Points: Freddy Maertens, Mountains: Giancarlo Bellini.