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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5464 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1978 Additional info and images from 1978.
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  |   Rookies.  |   Withdrawls.  |   Average speed.  |   GC.  |   Polka  |   Green  |   White  |   Summits. (In tour)  |   Miscellaneous.  |  

Stages in 1978 Pick a stage:  Pro 1a 1b 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12b 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total distance: 3939.50 km.

 29/06 Pro Pro Leiden - LeidenJan Raas5.20 km. 00h 06' 38" 47,035 km./h.

 30/06 1aLeiden - Sint WillebrordJan Raas135.00 km. 03h 24' 21" 39,638 km./h.

 30/06 1bSint Willebrord - BruxellesWalter Planckaert100.00 km. 02h 22' 14" 42,184 km./h.

 01/07 2Bruxelles - Saint-Amand-les-EauxJacques Esclassan199.00 km. 05h 21' 31" 37,136 km./h.

 02/07 3Saint-Amand-les-Eaux - Saint-Germain-en-LayeKlaus-Peter Thaler243.50 km. 07h 25' 42" 32,780 km./h.

 03/07 4TTT Évreux - Caen153.00 km. 03h 39' 07" 41,895 km./h.

 04/07 5Caen - Mazé-MontgeoffroyFreddy Maertens244.00 km. 07h 00' 16" 34,835 km./h.

 05/07 6Mazé-Montgeoffroy - PoitiersSean Kelly166.20 km. 04h 02' 24" 41,139 km./h.

 06/07 7Poitiers - BordeauxFreddy Maertens242.00 km. 07h 01' 08" 34,478 km./h.

 07/07 8ITT Saint-Emilion - Sainte-Foy-la-GrandeBernard Hinault59.30 km. 01h 22' 01" 43,381 km./h.

 08/07 9Bordeaux - BiarritzMiguel Maria Lasa233.00 km. 06h 43' 10" 34,675 km./h.

 10/07 10Biarritz - PauHenk Lubberding191.50 km. 05h 46' 54" 33,122 km./h.

 11/07 11Pau - Saint-Lary-SoulanMariano Martinez161.00 km. 05h 47' 05" 27,832 km./h.

 12/07 12bValence-d´Agen - ToulouseJacques Esclassan96.00 km. 02h 19' 12" 41,379 km./h.

 13/07 13Figeac - Super-BessePaul Wellens221.00 km. 06h 43' 49" 32,837 km./h.

 14/07 14ITT Besse - Le Puy-de-DômeJoop Zoetemelk52.50 km. 01h 25' 51" 36,692 km./h.

 15/07 15Saint-Dier-d´Auvergne - Saint-ÉtienneBernard Hinault196.00 km. 05h 49' 48" 33,619 km./h.

 16/07 16Saint-Étienne - Alpe-d´HuezHennie Kuiper240.50 km. 07h 23' 45" 32,518 km./h.

 17/07 17Grenoble - Morzine-AvoriazChristian Seznec240.50 km. 07h 13' 34" 33,282 km./h.

 19/07 18Morzine-Avoriaz - LausanneGerrie Knetemann137.50 km. 03h 36' 52" 38,042 km./h.

 20/07 19Lausanne - BelfortMarc Demeyer181.50 km. 05h 05' 57" 35,594 km./h.

 21/07 20ITT Metz - NancyBernard Hinault72.00 km. 01h 39' 29" 43,424 km./h.

 22/07 21Épernay - SenlisJan Raas207.50 km. 05h 58' 49" 34,697 km./h.

 23/07 22Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Champs-ÉlyséesGerrie Knetemann161.80 km. 04h 22' 46" 36,945 km./h.


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Todays birthdays.

1903 • Jacques Pfister
1916 • Pierre Allès
1926 • Roger Buchonnet
1948 • Johan De Muynck
1957 • Jesus Guzman
1963 • Roland Le Clerc
1966 • Tom Cordes
1966 • John van den Akker
1974 • Peter Wrolich
1980 • José Ángel Gomez

 

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