Participated 1 time
in 1948
Lucien René Lauk, France
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After stage 21 - 2026:
 16451 starters.
  5513 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2419 stages.
  470 restdays.
  469752.50 km.
  5946 abandoned riders.

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Facts from Tour de France 1953
  |   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.  |  

3 oldest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
  Gino Bartali38 Years  360 Days

  René Desmet33 Years  309 Days

  Adolphe Deledda33 Years  289 Days


3 youngest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
  Charly Gaul20 Years  212 Days

  Guy Buchaille20 Years  322 Days

  Jan Adriaensens21 Years  32 Days


3 oldest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
  Gino Bartali39 Years  18 Days

  René Desmet33 Years  332 Days

  Adolphe Deledda33 Years  312 Days


3 youngest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
  Jan Adriaensens21 Years  55 Days

  Jean Le Guilly21 Years  186 Days

  Martin Van Geneugden21 Years  192 Days


3 oldest riders to win a stage. (age on stageday)
1953Stage: 15Distance: 173.00 km.
 Maurice Quentin33 Years  54 Days

1953Stage: 9Distance: 197.00 km.
 Fiorenzo Magni32 Years  225 Days

1953Stage: 11Distance: 115.00 km.
 Jean Robic32 Years  42 Days


3 youngest riders to win a stage. ( age on stageday)
1953Stage: 6Distance: 206.00 km.
 Martin Van Geneugden21 Years  174 Days

1953Stage: 14Distance: 214.00 km.
 Bernard Quennehen23 Years  53 Days

1953Stage: 3Distance: 221.00 km.
 Stanislas Bober23 Years  121 Days


3 oldest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 7 Jefke Janssen33 Years  263 Days

St. 14 Jean Kirchen33 Years  225 Days

St. 4 Hervé Prouzet33 Years  24 Days


3 youngest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 6 Charly Gaul20 Years  217 Days

St. 10 Guy Buchaille20 Years  332 Days

St. 6 Henk Steevens21 Years  283 Days

Todays birthdays.

1879 • Adrien Blanqui
1880 • Auguste Lapree
1892 • Fernand Bozzo
1905 • Achille Viaene
1912 • Albert Van Schendel
1930 • Benigno Aspuru
1936 • Guy Epaud
1937 • Göran Karlsson
1941 • Jorge Marine
1942 • René Grelin
1948 • Daniel Verplancke
1951 • Giovanni Dalla Bona
1966 • Didier Virvaleix
1971 • Jérôme Bernard
1994 • Davide Ballerini
1998 • Tadej Pogacar
2000 • Florian Lipowitz

 

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