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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 21 on July 17th. 1959
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After stage 21:    Federico Bahamontes  
  Seurre → Dijon | Dist: 69.20km. | Winner: Roger Rivière

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  37,222 km./hr.

1
 Roger Rivière  France01h 39' 38"=41,673  km/h

2
 Jacques Anquetil  France01h 41' 16"+  00:01:38 =41,001  km/h

3
 Gerard Saint  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 43' 16"+  00:03:38 =40,207  km/h

4  Jean Brankart  Belgium01h 43' 35"+  00:03:57 =40,084  km/h

5  Henri Anglade  Centre-Midi01h 44' 16"+  00:04:38 =39,821  km/h

6  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium01h 44' 29"+  00:04:51 =39,738  km/h

7  Ercole Baldini  Italy01h 44' 57"+  00:05:19 =39,562  km/h

8  François Mahé  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 45' 21"+  00:05:43 =39,411  km/h

9  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium01h 45' 29"+  00:05:51 =39,362  km/h

10  Fred De Bruyne  Belgium01h 45' 33"+  00:05:55 =39,337  km/h

11  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium01h 45' 44"+  00:06:06 =39,269  km/h

12  Jean Forestier  Centre-Midi01h 45' 49"+  00:06:11 =39,238  km/h

13  Federico Bahamontes  Spain01h 45' 55"+  00:06:17 =39,201  km/h

14  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Germany01h 45' 57"+  00:06:19 =39,188  km/h

15  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi01h 46' 39"+  00:07:01 =38,931  km/h

16  Ernesto Bono  Italy01h 47' 29"+  00:07:51 =38,629  km/h

17  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain01h 47' 56"+  00:08:18 =38,468  km/h

18  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium01h 48' 13"+  00:08:35 =38,367  km/h

19  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi01h 48' 16"+  00:08:38 =38,350  km/h

20  Charly Gaul  Holland-Luxembourg01h 48' 28"+  00:08:50 =38,279  km/h

21  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium01h 48' 42"+  00:09:04 =38,197  km/h

22  Raphaël Geminiani  France01h 49' 10"+  00:09:32 =38,034  km/h

23  Piet Damen  Holland-Luxembourg01h 49' 11"+  00:09:33 =38,028  km/h

24  André Darrigade  France01h 49' 16"+  00:09:38 =37,999  km/h

25  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 49' 26"+  00:09:48 =37,941  km/h

26  Armand Desmet  Belgium01h 49' 45"+  00:10:07 =37,831  km/h

27  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium01h 50' 06"+  00:10:28 =37,711  km/h

28  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est01h 51' 02"+  00:11:24 =37,394  km/h

29  Kamiel Buysse  Belgium01h 51' 33"+  00:11:55 =37,221  km/h

30  Marcel Janssens  Belgium01h 51' 42"+  00:12:04 =37,171  km/h

31  Michel Vermeulin  Paris-Nord Est01h 51' 58"+  00:12:20 =37,082  km/h

32  Michele Gismondi  Italy01h 52' 09"+  00:12:31 =37,022  km/h

33  Edouard Delberghe  Paris-Nord Est01h 52' 24"+  00:12:46 =36,940  km/h

34  Robert Cazala  France01h 52' 30"+  00:12:52 =36,907  km/h

34  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 52' 30"+  00:12:52 =36,907  km/h

36  Arrigo Padovan  Italy01h 52' 31"+  00:12:53 =36,901  km/h

37  Lothar Friedrich  Switzerland-Germany01h 53' 02"+  00:13:24 =36,733  km/h

38  Nello Fabbri  Italy01h 53' 26"+  00:13:48 =36,603  km/h

39  Pierino Baffi  Italy01h 53' 33"+  00:13:55 =36,565  km/h

40  Marcel Ernzer  Holland-Luxembourg01h 53' 48"+  00:14:10 =36,485  km/h

41  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 54' 01"+  00:14:23 =36,416  km/h

42  Louis Rostollan  Centre-Midi01h 54' 10"+  00:14:32 =36,368  km/h

43  Jaap Kersten  Holland-Luxembourg01h 54' 13"+  00:14:35 =36,352  km/h

44  Jean Graczyk  France01h 54' 14"+  00:14:36 =36,347  km/h

45  Adolf Christian  Internations01h 54' 32"+  00:14:54 =36,251  km/h

46  Aldo Bolzan  Holland-Luxembourg01h 54' 45"+  00:15:07 =36,183  km/h

47  Brian Robinson  Internations01h 55' 09"+  00:15:31 =36,057  km/h

48  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi01h 55' 33"+  00:15:55 =35,932  km/h

49  José Gomez del Moral  Spain01h 55' 41"+  00:16:03 =35,891  km/h

50  Juan Campillo  Spain01h 55' 58"+  00:16:20 =35,803  km/h

51  Joseph Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 56' 00"+  00:16:22 =35,793  km/h

52  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi01h 56' 01"+  00:16:23 =35,788  km/h

53  Frans Reitz  Switzerland-Germany01h 56' 17"+  00:16:39 =35,706  km/h

53  Louis Bisilliat  Centre-Midi01h 56' 17"+  00:16:39 =35,706  km/h

55  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 56' 27"+  00:16:49 =35,655  km/h

56  Roberto Falaschi  Italy01h 56' 34"+  00:16:56 =35,619  km/h

57  Settimo Sabbadini  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 56' 40"+  00:17:02 =35,589  km/h

58  Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy01h 57' 14"+  00:17:36 =35,417  km/h

59  Aurelio Cestari  Italy01h 57' 26"+  00:17:48 =35,356  km/h

60  Julio San Emeterio  Spain01h 57' 31"+  00:17:53 =35,331  km/h

61  Max Bleneau  Ouest-Sud Ouest01h 58' 00"+  00:18:22 =35,186  km/h

62  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi01h 58' 15"+  00:18:37 =35,112  km/h

62  Ernst Traxel  Switzerland-Germany01h 58' 15"+  00:18:37 =35,112  km/h

64  Carmelo Morales  Spain01h 58' 32"+  00:18:54 =35,028  km/h

65  Victor Sutton  Internations01h 58' 42"+  00:19:04 =34,979  km/h

66  Dino Bruni  Italy01h 59' 37"+  00:19:59 =34,711  km/h


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