1979 Tour de France
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Bernard Hinault ( FRA ) Renault-Gitane 253
2 Dietrich Thurau ( FRG ) IJsboerke-Warncke Eis 157
3 Joop Zoetemelk ( NED ) Miko-Mercier-Vivagel 109
4 Marc Demeyer ( BEL ) Flandria-Ça va seul 104
5 Hennie Kuiper ( NED ) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin 79
6 Lucien Van Impe ( BEL ) Kas-Campagnolo 67
7 Sean Kelly ( IRE ) Splendor-Euro Soap 66
8 Guido Van Calster ( BEL ) DAF Trucks-Aida 65
9 Giovanni Battaglin ( ITA ) Inoxpran 64
10 Rudy Pevenage ( BEL ) IJsboerke-Warncke Eis 61
Points classification
The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 22 July, with 24 stages covering a distance of . It was the only tour to finish at Alpe d'Huez twice. It was won by Bernard Hinault, who also won the points classification, and whose team won both team classifications. Remarkably Hinault and second place finisher Joop Zoetemelk finished nearly a half hour ahead of the other GC Contenders, and in modern history this was the only time the Yellow Jersey was challenged on the ride into Paris. The mountains classification was won by Giovanni Battaglin, and the young rider classification was won by Jean-René Bernaudeau.