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Between 1992 and 1995
Yvon Ledanois, 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 15 on July 10th. 1959
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After stage 15:    Jos Hoevenaers  
  Le Puy-de-Dôme → Le Puy-de-Dôme | Dist: 12.50km. | Winner: Federico Bahamontes

Podium
1  Puy de Dome Federico Bahamontesafter12.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  16,988 km./hr.

1
 Federico Bahamontes  Spain00h 36' 15"=20,690  km/h

2
 Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg00h 37' 41"+  00:01:26 =19,903  km/h

3
 Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi00h 39' 15"+  00:03:00 =19,108  km/h

4  Roger Rivière  France00h 39' 52"+  00:03:37 =18,813  km/h

5  Jacques Anquetil  France00h 39' 56"+  00:03:41 =18,781  km/h

6  Jean Brankart  Belgium00h 40' 14"+  00:03:59 =18,641  km/h

7  Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 40' 16"+  00:04:01 =18,626  km/h

8  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi00h 40' 32"+  00:04:17 =18,503  km/h

9  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 40' 50"+  00:04:35 =18,367  km/h

10  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium00h 40' 55"+  00:04:40 =18,330  km/h

11  Louison Bobet  France00h 41' 18"+  00:05:03 =18,160  km/h

12  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany00h 41' 27"+  00:05:12 =18,094  km/h

13  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 41' 36"+  00:05:21 =18,029  km/h

14  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi00h 41' 43"+  00:05:28 =17,978  km/h

15  Jean Gainche  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 41' 44"+  00:05:29 =17,971  km/h

16  Victor Sutton  Internations00h 42' 02"+  00:05:47 =17,843  km/h

17  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain00h 42' 04"+  00:05:49 =17,829  km/h

18  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium00h 42' 15"+  00:06:00 =17,751  km/h

19  Michele Gismondi  Italy00h 42' 23"+  00:06:08 =17,696  km/h

20  Armand Desmet  Belgium00h 42' 24"+  00:06:09 =17,689  km/h

21  Robert Cazala  France00h 42' 30"+  00:06:15 =17,647  km/h

21  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium00h 42' 30"+  00:06:15 =17,647  km/h

23  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg00h 42' 31"+  00:06:16 =17,640  km/h

24  Ercole Baldini  Italy00h 42' 34"+  00:06:19 =17,619  km/h

25  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est00h 42' 37"+  00:06:22 =17,599  km/h

26  René Marigil  Spain00h 42' 43"+  00:06:28 =17,558  km/h

27  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany00h 42' 45"+  00:06:30 =17,544  km/h

28  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium00h 42' 46"+  00:06:31 =17,537  km/h

29  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium00h 43' 03"+  00:06:48 =17,422  km/h

30  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi00h 43' 27"+  00:07:12 =17,261  km/h

31  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium00h 43' 28"+  00:07:13 =17,255  km/h

32  André Darrigade  France00h 43' 38"+  00:07:23 =17,189  km/h

33  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est00h 43' 39"+  00:07:24 =17,182  km/h

34  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi00h 43' 47"+  00:07:32 =17,130  km/h

35  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi00h 43' 50"+  00:07:35 =17,110  km/h

35  Mathias Löder  Switzerland-Germany00h 43' 50"+  00:07:35 =17,110  km/h

37  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi00h 43' 51"+  00:07:36 =17,104  km/h

38  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est00h 43' 52"+  00:07:37 =17,097  km/h

38  Carmelo Morales  Spain00h 43' 52"+  00:07:37 =17,097  km/h

40  Roberto Falaschi  Italy00h 43' 59"+  00:07:44 =17,052  km/h

41  Nello Fabbri  Italy00h 44' 05"+  00:07:50 =17,013  km/h

42  Ernesto Bono  Italy00h 44' 11"+  00:07:56 =16,975  km/h

43  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 44' 20"+  00:08:05 =16,917  km/h

44  Raphaël Geminiani  France00h 44' 31"+  00:08:16 =16,848  km/h

45  José-Sousa Cardoso  Internations00h 44' 32"+  00:08:17 =16,841  km/h

46  Aurelio Cestari  Italy00h 44' 37"+  00:08:22 =16,810  km/h

47  Jean-Claude Annaert  Paris-Nord Est00h 44' 48"+  00:08:33 =16,741  km/h

48  Arrigo Padovan  Italy00h 44' 50"+  00:08:35 =16,729  km/h

49  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est00h 45' 03"+  00:08:48 =16,648  km/h

50  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 21"+  00:09:06 =16,538  km/h

51  Dino Bruni  Italy00h 45' 55"+  00:09:40 =16,334  km/h

52  Jean Robic  Paris-Nord Est00h 45' 56"+  00:09:41 =16,328  km/h

53  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi00h 46' 00"+  00:09:45 =16,304  km/h

54  Marcel Janssens  Belgium00h 46' 01"+  00:09:46 =16,298  km/h

55  Brian Robinson  Internations00h 46' 02"+  00:09:47 =16,293  km/h

56  Jean Graczyk  France00h 46' 04"+  00:09:49 =16,281  km/h

57  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy00h 46' 05"+  00:09:50 =16,275  km/h

58  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi00h 46' 11"+  00:09:56 =16,240  km/h

59  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany00h 46' 12"+  00:09:57 =16,234  km/h

60  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 15"+  00:10:00 =16,216  km/h

61  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 16"+  00:10:01 =16,210  km/h

61  José Gomez del Moral  Spain00h 46' 16"+  00:10:01 =16,210  km/h

63  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg00h 46' 21"+  00:10:06 =16,181  km/h

64  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 30"+  00:10:15 =16,129  km/h

65  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany00h 46' 40"+  00:10:25 =16,071  km/h

66  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg00h 46' 49"+  00:10:34 =16,020  km/h

67  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg00h 46' 54"+  00:10:39 =15,991  km/h

68  Adolf Christian  Internations00h 47' 02"+  00:10:47 =15,946  km/h

69  André Le Dissez  Paris-Nord Est00h 47' 07"+  00:10:52 =15,918  km/h

69  Pierino Baffi  Italy00h 47' 07"+  00:10:52 =15,918  km/h

71  Juan Campillo  Spain00h 47' 24"+  00:11:09 =15,823  km/h

72  Tadeusz Wierucki  Internations00h 47' 25"+  00:11:10 =15,817  km/h

73  Julio San Emeterio  Spain00h 47' 56"+  00:11:41 =15,647  km/h

74  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 48' 09"+  00:11:54 =15,576  km/h

75  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium00h 48' 14"+  00:11:59 =15,549  km/h

76  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium00h 48' 20"+  00:12:05 =15,517  km/h

77  René Privat  France00h 48' 29"+  00:12:14 =15,469  km/h

78  Antonio Baptista  Internations00h 48' 43"+  00:12:28 =15,395  km/h

79  Orphée Meneghini  Paris-Nord Est00h 49' 14"+  00:12:59 =15,234  km/h


Withdrawls: 4
 RiderTeamReason
68   Roger Hassenforder FranceDid not start
69   Raymond Mastrotto FranceExceeded time limit
86   Aniceto Utset SpainExceeded time limit
162   Jean Hoffmann Paris-Nord EstExceeded time limit
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