Participated 14 times
Between 1953 and 1966
André Darrigade, France
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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 14 on July 9th. 1959
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After stage 14:    Jos Hoevenaers  
  Aurillac → Clermont-Ferrand | Dist: 231.00km. | Winner: André Le Dissez

Podium
2  Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol Louis Bergaudafter67.00 km.

3  Roche Vendeix Gerard Saintafter167.00 km.

3  La Croix Morand André Le Dissezafter180.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  31,444 km./hr.

1
 André Le Dissez  Paris-Nord Est07h 03' 31"=32,726  km/h

2
 Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 03' 45"+  00:00:14 =32,708  km/h

3
 Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

4  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

5  Raphaël Geminiani  France07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

6  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

7  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

8  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi07h 06' 33"+  00:03:02 =32,493  km/h

9  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium07h 06' 37"+  00:03:06 =32,488  km/h

10  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est07h 08' 15"+  00:04:44 =32,364  km/h

11  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium07h 13' 38"+  00:10:07 =31,962  km/h

12  Aurelio Cestari  Italy07h 17' 46"+  00:14:15 =31,661  km/h

13  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi07h 17' 47"+  00:14:16 =31,659  km/h

14  Raymond Mastrotto  France07h 18' 04"+  00:14:33 =31,639  km/h

15  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est07h 18' 13"+  00:14:42 =31,628  km/h

16  André Darrigade  France07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

17  Dino Bruni  Italy07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

18  Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

19  Jean Robic  Paris-Nord Est07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

20  Jacques Anquetil  France07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

21  Jean Brankart  Belgium07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

22  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

23  Roger Rivière  France07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

24  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

25  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

26  Victor Sutton  Internations07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

27  Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

28  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

29  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

30  Ercole Baldini  Italy07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

31  Nello Fabbri  Italy07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

32  Michele Gismondi  Italy07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

33  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

34  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

35  Federico Bahamontes  Spain07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

36  Tadeusz Wierucki  Internations07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

37  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

38  Robert Cazala  France07h 18' 43"+  00:15:12 =31,592  km/h

39  Carmelo Morales  Spain07h 20' 07"+  00:16:36 =31,492  km/h

40  Juan Campillo  Spain07h 20' 08"+  00:16:37 =31,490  km/h

41  René Marigil  Spain07h 20' 08"+  00:16:37 =31,490  km/h

42  Ernesto Bono  Italy07h 20' 24"+  00:16:53 =31,471  km/h

43  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium07h 22' 31"+  00:19:00 =31,321  km/h

44  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

45  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

46  Jean Gainche  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

47  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

48  Arrigo Padovan  Italy07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

49  Armand Desmet  Belgium07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

50  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

51  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

52  José Gomez del Moral  Spain07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

53  Marcel Janssens  Belgium07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

54  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

55  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

56  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

57  Roger Hassenforder  France07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

58  Jean Graczyk  France07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

59  Louison Bobet  France07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

60  Adolf Christian  Internations07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

61  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

62  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

63  Pierino Baffi  Italy07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

64  Roberto Falaschi  Italy07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

65  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

66  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

67  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

68  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

69  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi07h 23' 27"+  00:19:56 =31,255  km/h

70  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi07h 24' 40"+  00:21:09 =31,169  km/h

71  Julio San Emeterio  Spain07h 25' 55"+  00:22:24 =31,082  km/h

72  Orphée Meneghini  Paris-Nord Est07h 26' 23"+  00:22:52 =31,050  km/h

73  Jean-Claude Annaert  Paris-Nord Est07h 26' 23"+  00:22:52 =31,050  km/h

74  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany07h 27' 28"+  00:23:57 =30,974  km/h

75  José-Sousa Cardoso  Internations07h 29' 36"+  00:26:05 =30,827  km/h

76  Antonio Baptista  Internations07h 30' 17"+  00:26:46 =30,781  km/h

77  Mathias Löder  Switzerland-Germany07h 30' 17"+  00:26:46 =30,781  km/h

78  Aniceto Utset  Spain07h 30' 18"+  00:26:47 =30,779  km/h

79  Jean Hoffmann  Paris-Nord Est07h 31' 03"+  00:27:32 =30,728  km/h

80  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg07h 33' 53"+  00:30:22 =30,536  km/h

81  René Privat  France07h 33' 53"+  00:30:22 =30,536  km/h

82  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg07h 33' 53"+  00:30:22 =30,536  km/h

83  Brian Robinson  Internations07h 50' 51"+  00:47:20 =29,436  km/h


Withdrawls: 7
 RiderTeamReason
7   Piet de Jongh Holland-LuxembourgDid not finish
9   Bram Kool Holland-LuxembourgDid not finish
12   Gerrit Voorting Holland-LuxembourgDid not finish
105   Max Schellenberg Switzerland-GermanyDid not finish
188   Francis Pipelin Ouest-Sud OuestDid not finish
128   Seamus Elliott InternationsExceeded time limit
168   Jean-Claude Lefebvre Paris-Nord EstExceeded time limit
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