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in 1933
Leopold Roosemont, Belgium
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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 18 on July 14th. 1959
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After stage 18:    Federico Bahamontes  
  Le Lautaret → Saint-Vincent d´Aoste | Dist: 243.00km. | Winner: Ercole Baldini

Podium
2  Col du Galibier Charly Gaulafter7.00 km.

1  Col de l'Iseran Adolf Christianafter114.50 km.

1  Col du Petit Saint Bernard Michele Gismondiafter186.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  30,280 km./hr.

1
 Ercole Baldini  Italy07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

2
 Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

3
 Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

4  Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

5  Michele Gismondi  Italy07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

6  Adolf Christian  Internations07h 48' 43"=31,106  km/h

7  Brian Robinson  Internations07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

8  Jacques Anquetil  France07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

9  Jean Brankart  Belgium07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

10  Roger Rivière  France07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

11  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

12  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

13  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

14  Federico Bahamontes  Spain07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

15  José Gomez del Moral  Spain07h 49' 30"+  00:00:47 =31,054  km/h

16  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany07h 53' 22"+  00:04:39 =30,801  km/h

17  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

18  Raphaël Geminiani  France07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

19  Victor Sutton  Internations07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

20  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

21  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

22  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

23  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

24  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi07h 55' 52"+  00:07:09 =30,639  km/h

25  André Darrigade  France07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

26  Roberto Falaschi  Italy07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

27  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

28  Robert Cazala  France07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

29  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

30  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

31  Marcel Janssens  Belgium07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

32  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

33  Jean Robic  Paris-Nord Est07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

34  Carmelo Morales  Spain07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

35  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

36  Ernesto Bono  Italy07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

37  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

38  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain07h 58' 52"+  00:10:09 =30,447  km/h

39  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

40  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

41  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

42  Armand Desmet  Belgium08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

43  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

44  Jean Graczyk  France08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

45  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 01' 32"+  00:12:49 =30,278  km/h

46  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

47  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

48  Aurelio Cestari  Italy08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

49  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

50  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

51  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi08h 04' 26"+  00:15:43 =30,097  km/h

52  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 09' 23"+  00:20:40 =29,793  km/h

53  Tadeusz Wierucki  Internations08h 09' 23"+  00:20:40 =29,793  km/h

54  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

55  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

56  Arrigo Padovan  Italy08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

57  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

58  Pierino Baffi  Italy08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

59  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

60  Dino Bruni  Italy08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

61  Nello Fabbri  Italy08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

62  Juan Campillo  Spain08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

63  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

64  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

65  Julio San Emeterio  Spain08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

66  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

67  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

68  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

69  René Marigil  Spain08h 12' 53"+  00:24:10 =29,581  km/h

70  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est08h 16' 35"+  00:27:52 =29,361  km/h

71  Antonio Baptista  Internations08h 21' 16"+  00:32:33 =29,086  km/h

72  Orphée Meneghini  Paris-Nord Est08h 26' 30"+  00:37:47 =28,786  km/h


Withdrawls: 4
 RiderTeamReason
62   Louison Bobet FranceDid not finish
110   Mathias Löder Switzerland-GermanyDid not finish
161   Jean-Claude Annaert Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
183   Jean Gainche Ouest-Sud OuestDid not finish
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