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Between 2006 and 2012
Gorka Verdugo, Spain
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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5463 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1961
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Stage 1b on June 25th. 1961
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After stage 1b:    André Darrigade  
  Versailles → Versailles | Dist: 28.50km. | Winner: Jacques Anquetil

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  37,346 km./hr.

1
 Jacques Anquetil  France00h 39' 43"=43,055  km/h

2
 Albert Bouvet  Paris-Nord Est00h 42' 15"+  00:02:32 =40,473  km/h

3
 Graziano Battistini  Italy00h 42' 22"+  00:02:39 =40,362  km/h

4  Henri Anglade  France00h 42' 26"+  00:02:43 =40,299  km/h

5  Charly Gaul  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 42' 38"+  00:02:55 =40,109  km/h

6  Hans Junkermann  Germany00h 42' 41"+  00:02:58 =40,062  km/h

7  Raymond Mastrotto  France00h 42' 46"+  00:03:03 =39,984  km/h

8  Joseph Planckaert  Belgium00h 42' 48"+  00:03:05 =39,953  km/h

9  Imerio Massignan  Italy00h 43' 01"+  00:03:18 =39,752  km/h

10  Albertus Geldermans  Holland00h 43' 04"+  00:03:21 =39,706  km/h

11  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium00h 43' 07"+  00:03:24 =39,660  km/h

12  Luis Otaño  Spain00h 43' 11"+  00:03:28 =39,599  km/h

13  Jean Stablinski  France00h 43' 12"+  00:03:29 =39,583  km/h

14  Alfred Rüegg  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 43' 24"+  00:03:41 =39,401  km/h

15  Dieter Kemper  Germany00h 43' 35"+  00:03:52 =39,235  km/h

16  Brian Robinson  Great Britain/Ireland00h 43' 38"+  00:03:55 =39,190  km/h

17  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 43' 39"+  00:03:56 =39,175  km/h

18  Camille Le Menn  Centre-Midi00h 43' 42"+  00:03:59 =39,130  km/h

19  Carlo Brugnami  Italy00h 43' 43"+  00:04:00 =39,116  km/h

20  Marcel Ernzer  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 43' 49"+  00:04:06 =39,026  km/h

21  Jean Forestier  France00h 43' 51"+  00:04:08 =38,997  km/h

21  Friedhelm Fischerkeller  Germany00h 43' 51"+  00:04:08 =38,997  km/h

23  Pierre Beuffeuil  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 43' 52"+  00:04:09 =38,982  km/h

24  Joseph Groussard  France00h 43' 59"+  00:04:16 =38,878  km/h

25  Louis Rostollan  France00h 44' 01"+  00:04:18 =38,849  km/h

26  François Mahé  France00h 44' 05"+  00:04:22 =38,790  km/h

26  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium00h 44' 05"+  00:04:22 =38,790  km/h

26  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi00h 44' 05"+  00:04:22 =38,790  km/h

29  Louis Proost  Belgium00h 44' 08"+  00:04:25 =38,746  km/h

30  Anatole Novak  Centre-Midi00h 44' 09"+  00:04:26 =38,732  km/h

31  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium00h 44' 11"+  00:04:28 =38,702  km/h

32  Joseph Wasko  Paris-Nord Est00h 44' 14"+  00:04:31 =38,659  km/h

33  José Pérez Francés  Spain00h 44' 18"+  00:04:35 =38,600  km/h

34  Wim van Est  Holland00h 44' 25"+  00:04:42 =38,499  km/h

35  Joseph Vloeberghs  Belgium00h 44' 33"+  00:04:50 =38,384  km/h

36  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi00h 44' 36"+  00:04:53 =38,341  km/h

37  Guido Carlesi  Italy00h 44' 38"+  00:04:55 =38,312  km/h

38  Seamus Elliott  Great Britain/Ireland00h 44' 40"+  00:04:57 =38,284  km/h

39  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain00h 44' 43"+  00:05:00 =38,241  km/h

39  Jo de Haan  Holland00h 44' 43"+  00:05:00 =38,241  km/h

39  Piet van Est  Holland00h 44' 43"+  00:05:00 =38,241  km/h

42  Jean-Claude Lefebvre  Paris-Nord Est00h 44' 45"+  00:05:02 =38,212  km/h

43  Emile Daems  Belgium00h 44' 48"+  00:05:05 =38,170  km/h

44  Sigi Renz  Germany00h 44' 52"+  00:05:09 =38,113  km/h

45  Aldo Bolzan  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 44' 54"+  00:05:11 =38,085  km/h

46  Coen Niesten  Holland00h 44' 55"+  00:05:12 =38,071  km/h

47  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 44' 58"+  00:05:15 =38,028  km/h

48  Miguel Pacheco  Spain00h 44' 59"+  00:05:16 =38,014  km/h

49  Helmut Kuckelkorn  Germany00h 45' 02"+  00:05:19 =37,972  km/h

50  Juan Campillo  Spain00h 45' 03"+  00:05:20 =37,958  km/h

51  Henry Duez  Paris-Nord Est00h 45' 04"+  00:05:21 =37,944  km/h

51  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium00h 45' 04"+  00:05:21 =37,944  km/h

51  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est00h 45' 04"+  00:05:21 =37,944  km/h

54  Guido Boni  Italy00h 45' 09"+  00:05:26 =37,874  km/h

55  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 21"+  00:05:38 =37,707  km/h

56  Ludwig Troche  Germany00h 45' 22"+  00:05:39 =37,693  km/h

57  René Marigil  Spain00h 45' 22"+  00:05:39 =37,693  km/h

58  Pierre Ruby  Centre-Midi00h 45' 23"+  00:05:40 =37,679  km/h

59  Jean-Pierre Sintges  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 45' 23"+  00:05:40 =37,679  km/h

60  Jean Gainche  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 25"+  00:05:42 =37,651  km/h

61  Armando Pellegrini  Italy00h 45' 26"+  00:05:43 =37,638  km/h

62  Kurt Gimmi  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 45' 27"+  00:05:44 =37,624  km/h

63  André Cloarec  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 33"+  00:05:50 =37,541  km/h

64  André Foucher  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 34"+  00:05:51 =37,527  km/h

65  André Geneste  Paris-Nord Est00h 45' 38"+  00:05:55 =37,473  km/h

66  Jean-Baptiste Claes  Belgium00h 45' 41"+  00:05:58 =37,432  km/h

67  Edouard Bihouee  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 45' 42"+  00:05:59 =37,418  km/h

67  Adriano Zamboni  Italy00h 45' 42"+  00:05:59 =37,418  km/h

69  Dieter Puschel  Germany00h 45' 45"+  00:06:02 =37,377  km/h

69  Jean Luisier  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 45' 45"+  00:06:02 =37,377  km/h

69  Antoine Abate  Centre-Midi00h 45' 45"+  00:06:02 =37,377  km/h

72  Roberto Falaschi  Italy00h 45' 51"+  00:06:08 =37,296  km/h

72  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi00h 45' 51"+  00:06:08 =37,296  km/h

73  Roger Thull  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 45' 52"+  00:06:09 =37,282  km/h

75  Vic Denson  Great Britain/Ireland00h 45' 55"+  00:06:12 =37,241  km/h

76  Claude Mattio  Centre-Midi00h 46' 00"+  00:06:17 =37,174  km/h

77  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi00h 46' 01"+  00:06:18 =37,160  km/h

78  Ron Coe  Great Britain/Ireland00h 46' 04"+  00:06:21 =37,120  km/h

79  René Privat  France00h 46' 06"+  00:06:23 =37,093  km/h

80  Gérard Thiélin  Centre-Midi00h 46' 12"+  00:06:29 =37,013  km/h

81  Georges Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 13"+  00:06:30 =37,000  km/h

81  Piet Damen  Holland00h 46' 13"+  00:06:30 =37,000  km/h

83  Claude Sauvage  Paris-Nord Est00h 46' 20"+  00:06:37 =36,906  km/h

84  Marino Minieri  Italy00h 46' 24"+  00:06:41 =36,853  km/h

85  Guy Ignolin  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 26"+  00:06:43 =36,827  km/h

86  Carmelo Morales  Spain00h 46' 31"+  00:06:48 =36,761  km/h

87  Tom Simpson  Great Britain/Ireland00h 46' 32"+  00:06:49 =36,748  km/h

88  Serge Ruchet  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 46' 33"+  00:06:50 =36,735  km/h

88  Elio Gerussi  Paris-Nord Est00h 46' 33"+  00:06:50 =36,735  km/h

90  Fritz Gallati  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 46' 35"+  00:06:52 =36,708  km/h

91  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium00h 46' 39"+  00:06:56 =36,656  km/h

92  Raymond Bley  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 46' 45"+  00:07:02 =36,578  km/h

93  Vito Favero  Italy00h 46' 47"+  00:07:04 =36,551  km/h

94  René Vanderveken  Belgium00h 46' 49"+  00:07:06 =36,525  km/h

95  Reinhold Pommer  Germany00h 46' 52"+  00:07:09 =36,486  km/h

96  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 55"+  00:07:12 =36,448  km/h

97  Hans Jaroszewicz  Germany00h 46' 56"+  00:07:13 =36,435  km/h

98  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 46' 57"+  00:07:14 =36,422  km/h

99  Jean Milesi  Centre-Midi00h 47' 00"+  00:07:17 =36,383  km/h

100  Vicente Iturat  Spain00h 47' 08"+  00:07:25 =36,280  km/h

101  Robert Cazala  France00h 47' 11"+  00:07:28 =36,242  km/h

102  Wout Wagtmans  Holland00h 47' 13"+  00:07:30 =36,216  km/h

103  Antonio Bertran  Spain00h 47' 19"+  00:07:36 =36,139  km/h

104  André Darrigade  France00h 47' 20"+  00:07:37 =36,127  km/h

105  Bernard Viot  Paris-Nord Est00h 47' 21"+  00:07:38 =36,114  km/h

106  Anton van der Steen  Holland00h 47' 22"+  00:07:39 =36,101  km/h

107  Horst Oldenburg  Germany00h 47' 24"+  00:07:41 =36,076  km/h

108  Dick Enthoven  Holland00h 47' 31"+  00:07:48 =35,987  km/h

109  Frans Aerenhouts  Belgium00h 47' 33"+  00:07:50 =35,962  km/h

110  Sean Ryan  Great Britain/Ireland00h 47' 42"+  00:07:59 =35,849  km/h

111  Philippe Gaudrillet  Paris-Nord Est00h 47' 51"+  00:08:08 =35,737  km/h

112  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est00h 47' 57"+  00:08:14 =35,662  km/h

113  Julio San Emeterio  Spain00h 47' 59"+  00:08:16 =35,637  km/h

114  Marc Huiart  Ouest-Sud Ouest00h 48' 03"+  00:08:20 =35,588  km/h

114  José Gomez del Moral  Spain00h 48' 03"+  00:08:20 =35,588  km/h

116  André Le Dissez  Paris-Nord Est00h 48' 13"+  00:08:30 =35,465  km/h

117  Ian Moore  Great Britain/Ireland00h 48' 17"+  00:08:34 =35,416  km/h

118  Josef Borghard  Germany00h 48' 19"+  00:08:36 =35,392  km/h

119  Albert Hitchen  Great Britain/Ireland00h 48' 20"+  00:08:37 =35,379  km/h

120  Jaap Kersten  Holland00h 48' 26"+  00:08:43 =35,306  km/h

120  Jan Westdorp  Holland00h 48' 26"+  00:08:43 =35,306  km/h

122  Renzo Accordi  Italy00h 48' 27"+  00:08:44 =35,294  km/h

123  Manfred Donike  Germany00h 48' 39"+  00:08:56 =35,149  km/h

124  Ezio Pizzoglio  Italy00h 48' 43"+  00:09:00 =35,101  km/h

125  Kenneth Laidlaw  Great Britain/Ireland00h 48' 44"+  00:09:01 =35,089  km/h

126  Stan Brittain  Great Britain/Ireland00h 48' 50"+  00:09:07 =35,017  km/h

127  Jef Lahaye  Holland00h 48' 51"+  00:09:08 =35,005  km/h

128  Jaime Alomar  Spain00h 48' 53"+  00:09:10 =34,981  km/h

129  Pierre Everaert  France00h 49' 28"+  00:09:45 =34,569  km/h

130  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi00h 50' 33"+  00:10:50 =33,828  km/h

131  George O'Brien  Great Britain/Ireland00h 51' 01"+  00:11:18 =33,518  km/h

132  Pete Ryalls  Great Britain/Ireland00h 53' 38"+  00:13:55 =31,883  km/h


Todays birthdays.

1888 • Giuseppe Contesini
1911 • Edmond Pages
1935 • Eddy Pauwels
1940 • Julien Haelterman
1958 • Luc Colijn
1962 • Jean-François Bernard
1984 • Yann Huguet
1993 • Owain Doull

 

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