Participated 2 times
Between 1955 and 1956
Henri Sitek, France
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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 1957
  |   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.  |  

Stages:
24 		Distance:
4683.80 km. 		Average speed:
35,157 km/h. 		Started:
120 riders. 		Finished:
56 riders. 		Withdrawn:
64 riders. 		Restdays:
2		 Ind. Time Trials:
2		 Team Time Trials:
1

General classification.
1 Jacques Anquetil France135h 44' 42"
2 Marcel Janssens Belgium135h 59' 38"
3 Adolf Christian Switzerland136h 02' 02"

Team classification introduced in 1930.
1 France     France 405h 59' 08"
2 Italy     Italy 407h 23' 44"
3 Belgium     Belgium 408h 23' 44"

Climbers classification introduced in 1933.
1 Gastone Nencini Italy 44 pt.
2 Louis Bergaud France 43 pt.
3 Marcel Janssens Belgium 32 pt.

Sprinters classification introduced in 1953.
1 Adolf Christian Switzerland 366 pt.
2 Piet van Est Holland 317 pt.
3 Jean Forestier France 301 pt.

Combative classification introduced in 1953.
1 Nicolas Barone Île-de-France
Todays birthdays.

1870 • Ferdinand Payan
1885 • Maxime Morel
1888 • Giovanni Cocchi
1889 • Francois Picolot
1897 • Georges Lethor
1914 • Jean Goujon
1916 • Rene Walschot
1925 • Marcel Hendrickx
1952 • Gaetano Baronchelli
1954 • Francisco Fernandez

 

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