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Gaetano Baronchelli, Italy
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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 1959
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Stage 13 on July 8th. 1959
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After stage 13:    Jos Hoevenaers  
  Albi → Aurillac | Dist: 219.00km. | Winner: Henri Anglade

Podium
3  Côte de Polissal Jean-Baptiste Dottoafter109.00 km.

2  Côte De Montsalvy Federico Bahamontesafter153.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  33,008 km./hr.

1
 Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi06h 12' 19"=35,293  km/h

2
 Jacques Anquetil  France06h 12' 19"=35,293  km/h

3
 Federico Bahamontes  Spain06h 12' 19"=35,293  km/h

4  Brian Robinson  Internations06h 12' 19"=35,293  km/h

5  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium06h 12' 24"+  00:00:05 =35,285  km/h

6  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 12' 24"+  00:00:05 =35,285  km/h

7  Ercole Baldini  Italy06h 12' 29"+  00:00:10 =35,277  km/h

8  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

9  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

10  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

11  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

12  Roger Rivière  France06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

13  Jean Brankart  Belgium06h 16' 11"+  00:03:52 =34,930  km/h

14  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi06h 23' 23"+  00:11:04 =34,274  km/h

15  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi06h 25' 58"+  00:13:39 =34,044  km/h

16  Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg06h 32' 59"+  00:20:40 =33,437  km/h

17  Louison Bobet  France06h 32' 59"+  00:20:40 =33,437  km/h

18  René Privat  France06h 32' 59"+  00:20:40 =33,437  km/h

19  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium06h 32' 59"+  00:20:40 =33,437  km/h

20  André Darrigade  France06h 32' 59"+  00:20:40 =33,437  km/h

21  Roberto Falaschi  Italy06h 34' 58"+  00:22:39 =33,269  km/h

22  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany06h 35' 10"+  00:22:51 =33,252  km/h

23  Max Schellenberg  Switzerland-Germany06h 35' 10"+  00:22:51 =33,252  km/h

24  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est06h 35' 10"+  00:22:51 =33,252  km/h

25  Piet de Jongh  Holland-Luxembourg06h 35' 54"+  00:23:35 =33,190  km/h

26  Julio San Emeterio  Spain06h 35' 54"+  00:23:35 =33,190  km/h

27  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg06h 35' 54"+  00:23:35 =33,190  km/h

28  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany06h 37' 34"+  00:25:15 =33,051  km/h

29  Aniceto Utset  Spain06h 37' 49"+  00:25:30 =33,030  km/h

30  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

31  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

32  Michele Gismondi  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

33  Dino Bruni  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

34  Jean Robic  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

35  Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

36  Adolf Christian  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

37  Raphaël Geminiani  France06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

38  Jean Gainche  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

39  Carmelo Morales  Spain06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

40  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

41  Aurelio Cestari  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

42  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

43  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

44  Robert Cazala  France06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

45  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

46  André Le Dissez  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

47  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

48  Jean Hoffmann  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

49  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

50  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

51  Nello Fabbri  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

52  José-Sousa Cardoso  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

53  René Marigil  Spain06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

54  Bram Kool  Holland-Luxembourg06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

55  Juan Campillo  Spain06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

56  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

57  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

58  Pierino Baffi  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

59  Jean-Claude Annaert  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

60  Francis Pipelin  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

61  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

62  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

63  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

64  Armand Desmet  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

65  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

66  Orphée Meneghini  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

67  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

68  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

69  Ernesto Bono  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

70  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

71  Arrigo Padovan  Italy06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

72  Seamus Elliott  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

73  Antonio Baptista  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

74  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

75  Gerrit Voorting  Holland-Luxembourg06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

76  Raymond Mastrotto  France06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

77  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

78  Roger Hassenforder  France06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

79  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

80  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

81  Marcel Janssens  Belgium06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

82  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

83  Jean-Claude Lefebvre  Paris-Nord Est06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

84  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

85  Tadeusz Wierucki  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

86  Mathias Löder  Switzerland-Germany06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

87  Victor Sutton  Internations06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

88  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

89  Jean Graczyk  France06h 44' 19"+  00:32:00 =32,499  km/h

90  José Gomez del Moral  Spain06h 47' 01"+  00:34:42 =32,284  km/h


Withdrawls: 15
 RiderTeamReason
10   Martin van der Borgh Holland-LuxembourgDid not finish
89   Luis Otaño SpainDid not finish
101   Ernest Ecuyer Switzerland-GermanyDid not finish
104   Emmanuel Plattner Switzerland-GermanyDid not finish
106   Attilio Moresi Switzerland-GermanyDid not finish
146   Michel Dejouhannet Centre-MidiDid not finish
170   René Pavard Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
11   Piet van Est Holland-LuxembourgExceeded time limit
65   Pierre Everaert FranceExceeded time limit
72   Jean Stablinski FranceExceeded time limit
82   José Herrero SpainExceeded time limit
85   Jesús Galdeano SpainExceeded time limit
92   Antonio Suarez SpainExceeded time limit
149   Bernard Gauthier Centre-MidiExceeded time limit
182   Albert Bouvet Ouest-Sud OuestExceeded time limit
Todays birthdays.

1889 • Adolphe Landon
1890 • Jules Lebreton
1904 • Julien Grujon
1909 • Erich Metze
1926 • Giovanni Rossi
1928 • Serge Blusson
1928 • Alois Vansteenkiste
1931 • André Dupré
1934 • Alfred Rüegg
1962 • Francisco Espinosa
1962 • Paul Kimmage
1963 • Federico Muñoz
1966 • Andrea Tafi
1971 • Emmanuel Magnien
1973 • Paolo Savoldelli
1985 • Mikhail Ignatyev

 

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