Facts from Tour de France 2001
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3 oldest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
BEL  Ludo Dierckxsens36 Years  275 Days

DDR  Jens Heppner36 Years  205 Days

DEN  Rolf Sørensen36 Years  87 Days
3 youngest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
FRA  Sylvain Chavanel22 Years  13 Days

SUI  Rubens Bertogliati22 Years  65 Days

ESP  José Ivan Gutierrez22 Years  228 Days


3 oldest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
DEN  Rolf Sørensen36 Years  109 Days

URS  Viatcheslav Ekimov35 Years  184 Days

GER  Udo Bölts34 Years  362 Days
3 youngest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
FRA  Sylvain Chavanel22 Years  35 Days

SUI  Rubens Bertogliati22 Years  87 Days

ESP  José Ivan Gutierrez22 Years  250 Days


3 oldest riders to win a stage. (age on stageday)
Stage: 20Distance: 160.50 km.
SVKJán Svorada32 Years  343 Days

Stage: 4Distance: 215.00 km.
FRALaurent Jalabert32 Years  231 Days

Stage: 2Distance: 218.50 km.
BELMarc Wauters32 Years  144 Days


3 youngest riders to win a stage. ( age on stageday)
Stage: 9Distance: 185.00 km.
RUSSerguei Ivanov26 Years  140 Days

Stage: 15Distance: 232.50 km.
BELRik Verbrugghe27 Years  8 Days

Stage: 12Distance: 166.50 km.
COLFélix Cárdenas28 Years  245 Days


3 oldest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 13BELLudo Dierckxsens36 Years  289 Days

St. 16DDRJens Heppner36 Years  223 Days

St. 7ITAStefano Zanini32 Years  180 Days
3 youngest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 9FRALoïc Lamouller23 Years  67 Days

St. 12NORThor Hushovd23 Years  189 Days

St. 8ITAIvan Basso23 Years  237 Days


Facts below are complete from 2003 and forward.

3 tallest riders to participate.
3 shortest riders to participate.

3 heaviest riders to participate.
3 lightest riders to participate.

3 heaviest riders pr. cm.
3 lightest riders pr. cm.