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René Van Den Berghe, Belgium
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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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Stage 18 on July 22nd. 1953
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After stage 18:    Louison Bobet  
  Gap → Briançon | Dist: 165.00km. | Winner: Louison Bobet

Podium
1  Col de Vars Adolphe Deleddaafter91.00 km.

1  Col de l'Izoard Louison Bobetafter141.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  29,634 km./hr.

1
 Louison Bobet  France05h 11' 17"=31,804  km/h

2
 Jan Nolten  Holland05h 16' 40"+  00:05:23 =31,263  km/h

3
 Jesus Loroño  Spain05h 17' 14"+  00:05:57 =31,207  km/h

4  José Serra Gil  Spain05h 19' 39"+  00:08:22 =30,971  km/h

5  Alexandre Close  Belgium05h 19' 47"+  00:08:30 =30,958  km/h

6  Lucien Lazarides  Sud Est05h 21' 01"+  00:09:44 =30,840  km/h

7  Fritz Schär  Switzerland05h 21' 02"+  00:09:45 =30,838  km/h

8  Wout Wagtmans  Holland05h 21' 05"+  00:09:48 =30,833  km/h

9  Gino Bartali  Italy05h 21' 46"+  00:10:29 =30,768  km/h

10  Raphaël Geminiani  France05h 22' 05"+  00:10:48 =30,737  km/h

11  Giancarlo Astrua  Italy05h 22' 05"+  00:10:48 =30,737  km/h

12  Jean Malléjac  Ouest05h 22' 05"+  00:10:48 =30,737  km/h

13  François Mahé  Ouest05h 22' 10"+  00:10:53 =30,729  km/h

14  Lucien Teisseire  France05h 23' 18"+  00:12:01 =30,622  km/h

15  Nello Lauredi  France05h 23' 23"+  00:12:06 =30,614  km/h

16  Raymond Impanis  Belgium05h 23' 37"+  00:12:20 =30,592  km/h

17  Fiorenzo Magni  Italy05h 24' 17"+  00:13:00 =30,529  km/h

18  Marcel Huber  Switzerland05h 24' 20"+  00:13:03 =30,524  km/h

19  Stanislas Bober  Île-de-France05h 25' 45"+  00:14:28 =30,391  km/h

20  Antonin Rolland  France05h 26' 05"+  00:14:48 =30,360  km/h

21  Carlo Lafranchi  Switzerland05h 26' 05"+  00:14:48 =30,360  km/h

22  Dalmácio Langarica  Spain05h 26' 21"+  00:15:04 =30,336  km/h

23  Giuseppe Mirando  Sud Est05h 27' 24"+  00:16:07 =30,238  km/h

24  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium05h 27' 24"+  00:16:07 =30,238  km/h

25  Jean Le Guilly  France05h 28' 18"+  00:17:01 =30,155  km/h

26  Hilaire Couvreur  Belgium05h 28' 36"+  00:17:19 =30,128  km/h

27  Adri Suykerbuyk  Holland05h 29' 37"+  00:18:20 =30,035  km/h

28  Remo Pianezzi  Switzerland05h 29' 46"+  00:18:29 =30,021  km/h

29  Adolphe Deledda  France05h 30' 16"+  00:18:59 =29,976  km/h

30  Wim van Est  Holland05h 31' 39"+  00:20:22 =29,851  km/h

31  Raoul Remy  France05h 31' 39"+  00:20:22 =29,851  km/h

32  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium05h 31' 39"+  00:20:22 =29,851  km/h

33  Thijs Roks  Holland05h 31' 39"+  00:20:22 =29,851  km/h

34  Jean Dacquay  Nord Est-Centre05h 32' 58"+  00:21:41 =29,733  km/h

35  Bernard Bultel  Ouest05h 33' 14"+  00:21:57 =29,709  km/h

36  Umberto Drei  Italy05h 33' 21"+  00:22:04 =29,699  km/h

37  Livio Isotti  Italy05h 33' 44"+  00:22:27 =29,664  km/h

38  Vincenzo Rossello  Italy05h 33' 45"+  00:22:28 =29,663  km/h

39  Gerrit Voorting  Holland05h 33' 46"+  00:22:29 =29,661  km/h

40  Marcel Ernzer  Luxembourg05h 34' 03"+  00:22:46 =29,636  km/h

41  Andrès Trobat  Spain05h 34' 34"+  00:23:17 =29,591  km/h

42  Hein Van Breenen  Holland05h 35' 31"+  00:24:14 =29,507  km/h

43  Martin Metzger  Switzerland05h 36' 02"+  00:24:45 =29,461  km/h

44  Jängy Schmit  Luxembourg05h 36' 32"+  00:25:15 =29,418  km/h

45  Roger Pontet  Ouest05h 37' 12"+  00:25:55 =29,359  km/h

46  Rene Rotta  Sud Est05h 37' 12"+  00:25:55 =29,359  km/h

47  Antonio Gelabert  Spain05h 37' 12"+  00:25:55 =29,359  km/h

48  Pierre Molineris  Sud Est05h 37' 12"+  00:25:55 =29,359  km/h

49  Siro Bianchi  Sud Est05h 37' 59"+  00:26:42 =29,291  km/h

50  Richard Van Genechten  Belgium05h 38' 48"+  00:27:31 =29,221  km/h

51  André Darrigade  Sud Ouest05h 39' 12"+  00:27:55 =29,186  km/h

52  Alfred Tonello  Île-de-France05h 39' 58"+  00:28:41 =29,121  km/h

53  René Desmet  Belgium05h 39' 59"+  00:28:42 =29,119  km/h

54  Francisco Masip  Spain05h 39' 59"+  00:28:42 =29,119  km/h

55  Bernard Quennehen  Nord Est-Centre05h 41' 29"+  00:30:12 =28,991  km/h

56  Claude Colette  Sud Ouest05h 41' 52"+  00:30:35 =28,959  km/h

57  Ugo Anzile  Nord Est-Centre05h 42' 13"+  00:30:56 =28,929  km/h

58  Jean Forestier  Nord Est-Centre05h 43' 16"+  00:31:59 =28,841  km/h

59  Max Schellenberg  Switzerland05h 43' 37"+  00:32:20 =28,811  km/h

60  Vincent Vitetta  Sud Est05h 43' 42"+  00:32:25 =28,804  km/h

61  Bernard Gauthier  France05h 43' 42"+  00:32:25 =28,804  km/h

62  Armand Audaire  Ouest05h 43' 42"+  00:32:25 =28,804  km/h

63  Gilbert Bauvin  Nord Est-Centre05h 44' 02"+  00:32:45 =28,776  km/h

64  Joseph Morvan  Ouest05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

65  Georges Meunier  Nord Est-Centre05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

66  Mario Baroni  Italy05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

67  Giovanni Corrieri  Italy05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

68  Norbert Esnault  Ouest05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

69  Roger Walkowiak  Nord Est-Centre05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

70  Willy Kemp  Luxembourg05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

71  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium05h 44' 12"+  00:32:55 =28,762  km/h

72  Claude Rouer  Île-de-France05h 46' 16"+  00:34:59 =28,591  km/h

73  Maurice Quentin  Île-de-France05h 49' 13"+  00:37:56 =28,349  km/h

74  Maurice Diot  Île-de-France05h 50' 29"+  00:39:12 =28,247  km/h

75  Jacques Renaud  Île-de-France05h 50' 47"+  00:39:30 =28,223  km/h

76  Jose Vidal Porcar  Spain05h 57' 17"+  00:46:00 =27,709  km/h

77  Henri Paret  Sud Ouest05h 57' 30"+  00:46:13 =27,692  km/h


Withdrawls: 5
 RiderTeamReason
41   Jean Diederich LuxembourgDid not finish
46   Jean Goldschmit LuxembourgDid not finish
59   Adrie Voorting HollandDid not finish
34   Vicente Iturat SpainExceeded time limit
116   Jacques Dupont Sud OuestExceeded time limit
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