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Gilles Maignan, 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 19 on July 15th. 1959
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After stage 19:    Federico Bahamontes  
  Saint-Vincent d´Aoste → Annecy | Dist: 251.00km. | Winner: Rolf Graf

Podium
1  Col du Grand Saint Bernard Carmelo Moralesafter60.00 km.

2  Col de la Forclaz Rolf Grafafter117.00 km.

1  Côte de Megeve Gerard Saintafter178.00 km.

2  Col de la Forclaz de Montmin Rolf Grafafter229.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  27,789 km./hr.

1
 Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany08h 33' 31"=29,327  km/h

2
 Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 37' 46"+  00:04:15 =29,086  km/h

3
 Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg08h 38' 25"+  00:04:54 =29,050  km/h

4  Federico Bahamontes  Spain08h 38' 25"+  00:04:54 =29,050  km/h

5  Jean Brankart  Belgium08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

6  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

7  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

8  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

9  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

10  Jacques Anquetil  France08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

11  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

12  Roger Rivière  France08h 39' 23"+  00:05:52 =28,996  km/h

13  Ercole Baldini  Italy08h 40' 01"+  00:06:30 =28,961  km/h

14  Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi08h 40' 01"+  00:06:30 =28,961  km/h

15  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi08h 40' 01"+  00:06:30 =28,961  km/h

16  André Darrigade  France08h 42' 50"+  00:09:19 =28,805  km/h

17  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany08h 42' 51"+  00:09:20 =28,804  km/h

18  Victor Sutton  Internations08h 42' 53"+  00:09:22 =28,802  km/h

19  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany08h 43' 18"+  00:09:47 =28,779  km/h

20  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest08h 43' 42"+  00:10:11 =28,757  km/h

21  Aurelio Cestari  Italy08h 44' 30"+  00:10:59 =28,713  km/h

22  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany08h 44' 30"+  00:10:59 =28,713  km/h

23  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium08h 48' 14"+  00:14:43 =28,510  km/h

24  Roberto Falaschi  Italy08h 48' 18"+  00:14:47 =28,507  km/h

25  Juan Campillo  Spain08h 56' 53"+  00:23:22 =28,051  km/h

26  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain08h 58' 32"+  00:25:01 =27,965  km/h

27  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi09h 01' 43"+  00:28:12 =27,801  km/h

28  Julio San Emeterio  Spain09h 01' 44"+  00:28:13 =27,800  km/h

29  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 09' 19"+  00:35:48 =27,416  km/h

30  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

31  Robert Cazala  France09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

32  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

33  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

34  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

35  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

36  Marcel Janssens  Belgium09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

37  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

38  Armand Desmet  Belgium09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

39  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

40  Nello Fabbri  Italy09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

41  Michele Gismondi  Italy09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

42  Brian Robinson  Internations09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

43  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

44  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

45  Arrigo Padovan  Italy09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

46  Jean Graczyk  France09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

47  Raphaël Geminiani  France09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

48  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

49  Adolf Christian  Internations09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

50  José Gomez del Moral  Spain09h 09' 20"+  00:35:49 =27,415  km/h

51  Tadeusz Wierucki  Internations09h 09' 24"+  00:35:53 =27,412  km/h

52  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est09h 17' 13"+  00:43:42 =27,027  km/h

53  Carmelo Morales  Spain09h 17' 14"+  00:43:43 =27,026  km/h

54  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi09h 17' 14"+  00:43:43 =27,026  km/h

55  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

56  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

57  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

58  Dino Bruni  Italy09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

59  Jean Robic  Paris-Nord Est09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

60  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

61  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

62  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

63  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

64  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

65  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

66  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

67  Ernesto Bono  Italy09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h

68  Pierino Baffi  Italy09h 23' 01"+  00:49:30 =26,749  km/h


Withdrawls: 4
 RiderTeamReason
87   René Marigil SpainDid not finish
166   Stéphane Lach Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
169   Orphée Meneghini Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
131   Antonio Baptista InternationsExceeded time limit
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