Stages
The 1985 Tour de France started on 28 June, and had one rest day, in Villard-de-Lans.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 28 June | Plumelec | Individual time trial | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1 | 29 June | Vannes – Lanester | Plain stage | 256 km (159 mi) | Rudy Matthijs (BEL) |
| 2 | 30 June | Lorient – Vitre | Plain stage | 242 km (150 mi) | Rudy Matthijs (BEL) |
| 3 | 1 July | Vitre – Fougères | Team time trial | 73 km (45 mi) | La Vie Claire |
| 4 | 2 July | Fougères – Pont-Audemer | Plain stage | 239 km (149 mi) | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) |
| 5 | 3 July | Neufchâtel-en-Bray – Roubaix | Plain stage | 224 km (139 mi) | Henri Manders (NED) |
| 6 | 4 July | Roubaix – Reims | Plain stage | 222 km (138 mi) | Francis Castaing (FRA) |
| 7 | 5 July | Reims – Nancy | Plain stage | 217 km (135 mi) | Ludwig Wijnants (BEL) |
| 8 | 6 July | Sarrebourg – Strasbourg | Individual time trial | 75 km (47 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 9 | 7 July | Strasbourg – Épinal | Hilly stage | 174 km (108 mi) | Maarten Ducrot (NED) |
| 10 | 8 July | Épinal – Pontarlier | Hilly stage | 204 km (127 mi) | Jørgen V. Pedersen (DEN) |
| 11 | 9 July | Pontarlier – Morzine Avoriaz | Stage with mountain(s) | 195 km (121 mi) | Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) |
| 12 | 10 July | Morzine Avoriaz – Lans-en-Vercors | Stage with mountain(s) | 269 km (167 mi) | Fabio Enrique Parra (COL) |
| 13 | 11 July | Villard-de-Lans | Individual time trial | 32 km (20 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| 14 | 13 July | Autrans – Saint-Étienne | Hilly stage | 179 km (111 mi) | Luis Alberto Herrera (COL) |
| 15 | 14 July | Saint-Étienne – Aurillac | Plain stage | 238 km (148 mi) | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) |
| 16 | 15 July | Aurillac – Toulouse | Plain stage | 247 km (153 mi) | Frédéric Vichot (FRA) |
| 17 | 16 July | Toulouse – Luz Ardiden | Stage with mountain(s) | 209 km (130 mi) | Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
| 18A | 17 July | Luz-Saint-Sauveur – Aubisque | Stage with mountain(s) | 53 km (33 mi) | Stephen Roche (IRE) |
| 18B | Laruns – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 83 km (52 mi) | Régis Simon (FRA) | |
| 19 | 18 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 203 km (126 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| 20 | 19 July | Montpon-Ménestérol – Limoges | Plain stage | 225 km (140 mi) | Johan Lammerts (NED) |
| 21 | 20 July | Lac de Vassivière | Individual time trial | 46 km (29 mi) | Greg LeMond (USA) |
| 22 | 21 July | Orléans – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 196 km (122 mi) | Rudy Matthijs (BEL) |
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