Participated 2 times
Between 1955 and 1956
Wies van Dongen sr., Holland
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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5463 different riders.
  688 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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Facts from Tour de France 2008
  |   Stages.  |   Stage winners.  |   Days in jerseys.  |   Teams.  |   All riders.  |   All riders by age.  |   All riders from.  |  

  |   Rookies.  |   Withdrawls.  |   Average speed.  |   GC.  |   Polka  |   Green  |   White  |   Summits. (In tour)  |   Miscellaneous.  |  

The 35 riders that withdrew in 2008.

184  Hervé Duclos-LassalleStage1 Did not finish

176  José Ángel GomezStage3 Did not finish

51  Juan SolerStage5 Did not finish

178  Aurélien PasseronStage6 Did not start

95  Mauro FacciStage7 Did not finish

106  John GadretStage7 Did not finish

121  Christophe MoreauStage7 Did not finish

166  Lilian JégouStage7 Did not finish

192  Magnus BäckstedtStage7 Exceeded time limit

62  Manuel BeltranStage8 Disqualified

147  Yury  TrofimovStage10 Did not finish

56  Moisés DueñasStage11 Did not start

53  Félix CárdenasStage11 Did not finish

59  Paolo Longo BorghiniStage11 Did not finish

172  Rubens BertogliatiStage12 Did not start

173  Juan José CoboStage12 Did not start

174  David De La FuenteStage12 Did not start

175  Jesus Del NeroStage12 Did not start

177  Josep JufreStage12 Did not start

179  Leonardo PiepoliStage12 Did not start

55  Baden CookeStage12 Did not finish

171  Riccardo RiccòStage12 Disqualified

126  Nicolas JalabertStage14 Did not finish

43  Mark CavendishStage15 Did not start

37  Óscar PereiroStage15 Did not finish

89  Mark RenshawStage15 Did not finish

91  Stijn DevolderStage15 Did not finish

162  Sébastien ChavanelStage16 Did not finish

63  Francesco ChicchiStage16 Exceeded time limit

123  Jimmy CasperStage17 Exceeded time limit

71  Damiano CunegoStage19 Did not start

 Christophe BrandtStage19 Did not finish

119  Fabian WegmannStage19 Exceeded time limit

124  Romain FeilluStage19 Exceeded time limit

132  Juan Antonio FlechaStage19 Exceeded time limit

The withdrawn in 2008 are from:

 France925,714 %  

 Spain822,857 %  

 Italy514,286 %  

 Australia25,714 %  

 Switzerland25,714 %  

 Colombia25,714 %  

 Belgium25,714 %  

 Germany12,857 %  

 Russia12,857 %  

 The Isle of Man12,857 %  

 Sweden12,857 %  

 Argentina12,857 %  


Todays birthdays.

1873 • Ernest Garnier
1885 • Alfons Lauwers
1886 • Leon Kopp
1892 • Camille Leroy
1894 • Charles Martinet
1912 • Karl Litschi
1935 • Francois Goasduff
1937 • Ezio Pizzoglio
1942 • Paul Köchli
1945 • Harry Steevens
1949 • Pedro Torres
1963 • Dante Rezze
1970 • Gilles Talmant
1976 • Remmert Wielinga
1987 • Jonathan Castroviejo
1997 • Harold Tejada

 

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