1975 Tour de France
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Marc Demeyer ( BEL ) Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria 77
2 Barry Hoban ( GBR ) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson 47
3 Robert Mintkiewicz ( FRA ) Gitane-Campagnolo 35
4 Guy Sibille ( FRA ) Peugeot-BP-Michelin 16
5 Claude Magni ( FRA ) Jobo-Wolber-Sablière 12
6 Francis Campaner ( FRA ) Sporting-Sottomayor 10
7 Mariano Martínez ( FRA ) Gitane-Campagnolo 9
8 Jean-Claude Misac ( FRA ) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson 9
9 Guy Leleu ( FRA ) Gitane-Campagnolo 8
10 Willy Teirlinck ( BEL ) Gitane-Campagnolo 8
Intermediate sprints classification
The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 20 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Eddy Merckx was attempting to win his sixth Tour de France, but became a victim of violence. Many Frenchmen were upset that a Belgian might beat the record of five wins set by Frenchman Jacques Anquetil. During stage 14 a spectator leapt from the crowd and punched Merckx in the kidney. Frenchman Bernard Thévenet took covering a distance of the lead, and after Merckx fell and broke his cheekbone, he was unable to take back the lead, and Thevenet became the winner of the race. Belgian cyclists were successful in the secondary classifications: the points classification was won by Rik Van Linden, mountains classification by Lucien Van Impe, and the intermediate sprints classification by Marc Demeyer. For the first time, there was young rider classification, won by Italian Francesco Moser.