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Erwin Lienhard, Switzerland
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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 1956
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Stage 4a on July 8th. 1956
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After stage 4a:    Gilbert Desmet 1  
  Les Essarts → Les Essarts | Dist: 15.00km. | Winner: Charly Gaul

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  36,692 km./hr.

1
 Charly Gaul  Luxembourg00h 22' 19"=40,329  km/h

2
 Jean Brankart  Belgium00h 22' 46"+  00:00:27 =39,531  km/h

3
 Federico Bahamontes  Spain00h 22' 51"+  00:00:32 =39,387  km/h

4  Stan Ockers  Belgium00h 22' 52"+  00:00:33 =39,359  km/h

5  Jean-Pierre Schmitz  Luxembourg00h 23' 04"+  00:00:45 =39,017  km/h

6  Raymond Elena  Sud Est00h 23' 06"+  00:00:47 =38,961  km/h

7  Gilbert Bauvin  France00h 23' 07"+  00:00:48 =38,933  km/h

8  Pasquale Fornara  Italy00h 23' 09"+  00:00:50 =38,877  km/h

9  Gilbert Desmet 1  Belgium00h 23' 17"+  00:00:58 =38,654  km/h

10  Agostino Coletto  Italy00h 23' 20"+  00:01:01 =38,571  km/h

11  Fritz Schär  Switzerland00h 23' 21"+  00:01:02 =38,544  km/h

12  Jesus Loroño  Spain00h 23' 22"+  00:01:03 =38,516  km/h

13  Marcel Ernzer  Luxembourg00h 23' 23"+  00:01:04 =38,489  km/h

14  Nello Lauredi  Sud Est00h 23' 24"+  00:01:05 =38,462  km/h

15  Nino Defilippis  Italy00h 23' 29"+  00:01:10 =38,325  km/h

16  François Mahé  France00h 23' 32"+  00:01:13 =38,244  km/h

17  André Darrigade  France00h 23' 35"+  00:01:16 =38,163  km/h

17  Alves Barbosa  Luxembourg00h 23' 35"+  00:01:16 =38,163  km/h

17  Mario Bertolo  Nord Est-Centre00h 23' 35"+  00:01:16 =38,163  km/h

17  Pierre Barbotin  France00h 23' 35"+  00:01:16 =38,163  km/h

21  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium00h 23' 37"+  00:01:18 =38,109  km/h

22  Claude Le Ber  Ouest00h 23' 41"+  00:01:22 =38,001  km/h

23  Maurice Quentin  Ouest00h 23' 43"+  00:01:24 =37,948  km/h

24  Salvador Botella  Spain00h 23' 45"+  00:01:26 =37,895  km/h

25  Jean-Claude Grèt  Switzerland00h 23' 49"+  00:01:30 =37,789  km/h

26  André Vlayen  Belgium00h 23' 51"+  00:01:32 =37,736  km/h

27  Gerrit Voorting  Holland00h 23' 52"+  00:01:33 =37,709  km/h

28  Louis Rostollan  France00h 23' 53"+  00:01:34 =37,683  km/h

29  Brian Robinson  Luxembourg00h 23' 54"+  00:01:35 =37,657  km/h

30  Valentin Huot  Sud Ouest00h 23' 56"+  00:01:37 =37,604  km/h

31  Roger Walkowiak  Nord Est-Centre00h 23' 59"+  00:01:40 =37,526  km/h

32  Jean Forestier  France00h 24' 00"+  00:01:41 =37,500  km/h

32  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium00h 24' 00"+  00:01:41 =37,500  km/h

34  Gastone Nencini  Italy00h 24' 01"+  00:01:42 =37,474  km/h

35  Miguel Poblet  Spain00h 24' 02"+  00:01:43 =37,448  km/h

35  Robert Gibanel  Sud Ouest00h 24' 02"+  00:01:43 =37,448  km/h

37  Arrigo Padovan  Italy00h 24' 03"+  00:01:44 =37,422  km/h

38  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Île-de-France00h 24' 04"+  00:01:45 =37,396  km/h

39  Marcel Janssens  Belgium00h 24' 05"+  00:01:46 =37,370  km/h

39  Jean Le Guilly  Île-de-France00h 24' 05"+  00:01:46 =37,370  km/h

41  Alexandre Close  Belgium00h 24' 06"+  00:01:47 =37,344  km/h

42  Nicolas Morn  Luxembourg00h 24' 07"+  00:01:48 =37,319  km/h

42  Francis Siguenza  Île-de-France00h 24' 07"+  00:01:48 =37,319  km/h

44  Raymond Impanis  Belgium00h 24' 08"+  00:01:49 =37,293  km/h

44  Miguel Chacón  Spain00h 24' 08"+  00:01:49 =37,293  km/h

44  Pierre Scribante  Nord Est-Centre00h 24' 08"+  00:01:49 =37,293  km/h

47  Settimo Sabbadini  Sud Ouest00h 24' 10"+  00:01:51 =37,241  km/h

48  René Privat  France00h 24' 12"+  00:01:53 =37,190  km/h

49  Richard Van Genechten  Belgium00h 24' 13"+  00:01:54 =37,164  km/h

50  Raymond Meyzenq  Sud Est00h 24' 13"+  00:01:54 =37,164  km/h

51  Jean Malléjac  France00h 24' 14"+  00:01:55 =37,139  km/h

51  Albert Dolhats  Sud Ouest00h 24' 14"+  00:01:55 =37,139  km/h

53  Bruno Monti  Italy00h 24' 18"+  00:01:59 =37,037  km/h

53  Camille Huyghe  Nord Est-Centre00h 24' 18"+  00:01:59 =37,037  km/h

55  José Gil Sole  Sud Est00h 24' 19"+  00:02:00 =37,012  km/h

56  Leo van Der Pluijm  Holland00h 24' 21"+  00:02:02 =36,961  km/h

57  Joseph Thomin  Ouest00h 24' 22"+  00:02:03 =36,936  km/h

57  Maurice Lampre  Sud Ouest00h 24' 22"+  00:02:03 =36,936  km/h

57  Alfred Tonello  Île-de-France00h 24' 22"+  00:02:03 =36,936  km/h

60  Carmelo Morales  Spain00h 24' 23"+  00:02:04 =36,910  km/h

61  Louis Bergaud  France00h 24' 28"+  00:02:09 =36,785  km/h

62  Pierre Beuffeuil  Sud Ouest00h 24' 31"+  00:02:12 =36,710  km/h

63  Aldo Bolzan  Luxembourg00h 24' 32"+  00:02:13 =36,685  km/h

64  Angelo Conterno  Italy00h 24' 33"+  00:02:14 =36,660  km/h

65  Alessandro Fantini  Italy00h 24' 34"+  00:02:15 =36,635  km/h

66  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland00h 24' 35"+  00:02:16 =36,610  km/h

67  Claude Frei  Switzerland00h 24' 36"+  00:02:17 =36,585  km/h

68  Michel Stolker  Holland00h 24' 37"+  00:02:18 =36,561  km/h

69  Jängy Schmit  Luxembourg00h 24' 39"+  00:02:20 =36,511  km/h

70  Raphaël Geminiani  France00h 24' 43"+  00:02:24 =36,413  km/h

70  Jean Lerda  Sud Est00h 24' 43"+  00:02:24 =36,413  km/h

72  Joseph Morvan  Ouest00h 24' 47"+  00:02:28 =36,315  km/h

73  Stanislas Bober  Île-de-France00h 24' 48"+  00:02:29 =36,290  km/h

74  Fernand Picot  Ouest00h 24' 50"+  00:02:31 =36,242  km/h

75  Wout Wagtmans  Holland00h 24' 53"+  00:02:34 =36,169  km/h

76  Georges Gay  Sud Ouest00h 24' 56"+  00:02:37 =36,096  km/h

76  Pietro Giudici  Italy00h 24' 56"+  00:02:37 =36,096  km/h

78  Jacky Bovay  Switzerland00h 25' 00"+  00:02:41 =36,000  km/h

79  Marcel Guitard  Sud Ouest00h 25' 01"+  00:02:42 =35,976  km/h

80  Arthur Bihannic  Ouest00h 25' 04"+  00:02:45 =35,904  km/h

81  Raymond Reisser  Nord Est-Centre00h 25' 05"+  00:02:46 =35,880  km/h

82  Werner Arnold  Switzerland00h 25' 06"+  00:02:47 =35,857  km/h

83  Vincent Vitetta  Sud Est00h 25' 07"+  00:02:48 =35,833  km/h

84  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Sud Est00h 25' 08"+  00:02:49 =35,809  km/h

84  Nicolas Barone  Île-de-France00h 25' 08"+  00:02:49 =35,809  km/h

86  Pierre Pardoën  Nord Est-Centre00h 25' 09"+  00:02:50 =35,785  km/h

87  Seamus Elliott  Île-de-France00h 25' 10"+  00:02:51 =35,762  km/h

87  Max Schellenberg  Switzerland00h 25' 10"+  00:02:51 =35,762  km/h

89  René Marigil  Spain00h 25' 11"+  00:02:52 =35,738  km/h

89  Giuseppe Mirando  Sud Est00h 25' 11"+  00:02:52 =35,738  km/h

89  Philippe Agut  Sud Ouest00h 25' 11"+  00:02:52 =35,738  km/h

92  José Serra Gil  Spain00h 25' 14"+  00:02:55 =35,667  km/h

93  Eugène Letendre  Ouest00h 25' 15"+  00:02:56 =35,644  km/h

94  Jef Lahaye  Holland00h 25' 16"+  00:02:57 =35,620  km/h

95  Daniël de Groot  Holland00h 25' 17"+  00:02:58 =35,597  km/h

95  Jan Nolten  Holland00h 25' 17"+  00:02:58 =35,597  km/h

95  Roger Chupin  Nord Est-Centre00h 25' 17"+  00:02:58 =35,597  km/h

98  Gilbert Scodeller  Nord Est-Centre00h 25' 18"+  00:02:59 =35,573  km/h

99  Ugo Anzile  Nord Est-Centre00h 25' 31"+  00:03:12 =35,271  km/h

100  Piet Van De Brekel  Holland00h 25' 31"+  00:03:12 =35,271  km/h

101  Wies van Dongen sr.  Holland00h 25' 34"+  00:03:15 =35,202  km/h

102  Jean-Claude Skerl  Île-de-France00h 25' 44"+  00:03:25 =34,974  km/h

103  Louis Caput  Ouest00h 25' 47"+  00:03:28 =34,906  km/h

104  Miguel Bover  Spain00h 25' 52"+  00:03:33 =34,794  km/h

105  Remo Pianezzi  Switzerland00h 25' 54"+  00:03:35 =34,749  km/h

106  Pierino Baffi  Italy00h 25' 56"+  00:03:37 =34,704  km/h

107  Bernardo Ruíz  Spain00h 26' 03"+  00:03:44 =34,549  km/h

108  Willy Kemp  Luxembourg00h 26' 09"+  00:03:50 =34,417  km/h

109  Roger Chaussabel  Sud Est00h 26' 21"+  00:04:02 =34,156  km/h

110  Jos Hinsen  Holland00h 26' 59"+  00:04:40 =33,354  km/h

111  Armand Audaire  Ouest00h 27' 24"+  00:05:05 =32,847  km/h

112  Adolphe Deledda  Nord Est-Centre00h 27' 46"+  00:05:27 =32,413  km/h

113  Roger Hassenforder  Ouest00h 29' 09"+  00:06:50 =30,875  km/h


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