Participated 2 times
Between 1921 and 1924
Jules Banino, France
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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 6 on June 30th. 1961
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After stage 6:    Jacques Anquetil  
  Strasbourg → Belfort | Dist: 180.50km. | Winner: Joseph Planckaert

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  37,689 km./hr.

1
 Joseph Planckaert  Belgium04h 35' 39"=39,289  km/h

2
 Graziano Battistini  Italy04h 40' 20"+  00:04:41 =38,633  km/h

3
 José Pérez Francés  Spain04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

4  Jacques Anquetil  France04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

5  Carlo Brugnami  Italy04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

6  Imerio Massignan  Italy04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

7  Eddy Pauwels  Belgium04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

8  Alfred Rüegg  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

9  Hans Junkermann  Germany04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

10  Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

11  Valentin Huot  Centre-Midi04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

12  Seamus Elliott  Great Britain/Ireland04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

13  Raymond Mastrotto  France04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

14  Jean-Baptiste Dotto  Centre-Midi04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

15  Fernando Manzaneque  Spain04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

16  Coen Niesten  Holland04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

17  Antonio Bertran  Spain04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

18  Charly Gaul  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

19  Jan Adriaensens  Belgium04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

20  Marc Huiart  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

21  Jean Stablinski  France04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

22  Henri Anglade  France04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

23  Guido Carlesi  Italy04h 40' 28"+  00:04:49 =38,614  km/h

24  Dieter Puschel  Germany04h 41' 35"+  00:05:56 =38,461  km/h

25  Louis Rostollan  France04h 41' 35"+  00:05:56 =38,461  km/h

26  Claude Mattio  Centre-Midi04h 41' 35"+  00:05:56 =38,461  km/h

27  Edouard Bihouee  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 43' 35"+  00:07:56 =38,190  km/h

28  Guy Ignolin  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 44' 12"+  00:08:33 =38,107  km/h

29  Robert Cazala  France04h 44' 12"+  00:08:33 =38,107  km/h

30  Marcel Rohrbach  Centre-Midi04h 44' 12"+  00:08:33 =38,107  km/h

31  Brian Robinson  Great Britain/Ireland04h 44' 44"+  00:09:05 =38,036  km/h

32  André Foucher  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 44' 44"+  00:09:05 =38,036  km/h

33  Friedhelm Fischerkeller  Germany04h 44' 53"+  00:09:14 =38,016  km/h

34  Luis Otaño  Spain04h 44' 53"+  00:09:14 =38,016  km/h

35  Emile Daems  Belgium04h 44' 53"+  00:09:14 =38,016  km/h

36  Wout Wagtmans  Holland04h 44' 53"+  00:09:14 =38,016  km/h

37  André Darrigade  France04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

38  Michel Van Aerde  Belgium04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

39  Frans Aerenhouts  Belgium04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

40  Wim van Est  Holland04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

41  Marcel Ernzer  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

42  Marino Minieri  Italy04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

43  Anton van der Steen  Holland04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

44  Jean Gainche  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

45  Jan Westdorp  Holland04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

46  André Cloarec  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

47  Sigi Renz  Germany04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

48  Joseph Vloeberghs  Belgium04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

49  Aldo Bolzan  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

50  Fernand Picot  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

51  Juan Campillo  Spain04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

52  Jaap Kersten  Holland04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

53  Armando Pellegrini  Italy04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

54  Pierre Everaert  France04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

55  Fritz Gallati  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

56  Piet Damen  Holland04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

57  Antoine Abate  Centre-Midi04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

58  Joseph Wasko  Paris-Nord Est04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

59  Renzo Accordi  Italy04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

60  René Marigil  Spain04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

61  Manuel Busto  Centre-Midi04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

62  Adriano Zamboni  Italy04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

63  Guido Boni  Italy04h 45' 50"+  00:10:11 =37,889  km/h

64  Jean Forestier  France04h 46' 33"+  00:10:54 =37,794  km/h

65  Stéphane Lach  Paris-Nord Est04h 46' 53"+  00:11:14 =37,751  km/h

66  Joseph Thomin  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 48' 11"+  00:12:32 =37,580  km/h

67  Jean-Pierre Sintges  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 48' 11"+  00:12:32 =37,580  km/h

68  Georges Groussard  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 48' 11"+  00:12:32 =37,580  km/h

69  Elio Gerussi  Paris-Nord Est04h 48' 11"+  00:12:32 =37,580  km/h

70  Rolf Graf  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 48' 52"+  00:13:13 =37,491  km/h

71  Jean Milesi  Centre-Midi04h 48' 52"+  00:13:13 =37,491  km/h

72  René Vanderveken  Belgium04h 48' 52"+  00:13:13 =37,491  km/h

73  Gérard Thiélin  Centre-Midi04h 50' 13"+  00:14:34 =37,317  km/h

74  Julio San Emeterio  Spain04h 50' 13"+  00:14:34 =37,317  km/h

75  Dick Enthoven  Holland04h 50' 13"+  00:14:34 =37,317  km/h

76  André Geneste  Paris-Nord Est04h 50' 31"+  00:14:52 =37,278  km/h

77  Piet van Est  Holland04h 50' 31"+  00:14:52 =37,278  km/h

78  Jo de Haan  Holland04h 50' 31"+  00:14:52 =37,278  km/h

79  Marcel Queheille  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 50' 31"+  00:14:52 =37,278  km/h

80  Joseph Groussard  France04h 52' 54"+  00:17:15 =36,975  km/h

81  Louis Proost  Belgium04h 52' 54"+  00:17:15 =36,975  km/h

82  Jean-Baptiste Claes  Belgium04h 52' 54"+  00:17:15 =36,975  km/h

83  Vic Denson  Great Britain/Ireland04h 52' 54"+  00:17:15 =36,975  km/h

84  Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium04h 55' 02"+  00:19:23 =36,708  km/h

85  Roberto Falaschi  Italy04h 55' 57"+  00:20:18 =36,594  km/h

86  Kenneth Laidlaw  Great Britain/Ireland04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

87  Vicente Iturat  Spain04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

88  Roger Thull  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

89  Serge Ruchet  Switzerland-Luxembourg04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

90  Jef Lahaye  Holland04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

91  André Le Dissez  Paris-Nord Est04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

92  Pierre Beuffeuil  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

93  Vito Favero  Italy04h 56' 31"+  00:20:52 =36,524  km/h

94  Albert Bouvet  Paris-Nord Est04h 56' 38"+  00:20:59 =36,510  km/h

95  Félix Le Buhotel  Ouest-Sud Ouest04h 56' 38"+  00:20:59 =36,510  km/h

96  Bernard Viot  Paris-Nord Est04h 56' 38"+  00:20:59 =36,510  km/h

97  Anatole Novak  Centre-Midi04h 56' 38"+  00:20:59 =36,510  km/h

98  Camille Le Menn  Centre-Midi05h 01' 20"+  00:25:41 =35,940  km/h

99  Louis Bergaud  Centre-Midi05h 01' 20"+  00:25:41 =35,940  km/h

100  Jean Luisier  Switzerland-Luxembourg05h 01' 20"+  00:25:41 =35,940  km/h

101  Raymond Hoorelbeke  Paris-Nord Est05h 03' 04"+  00:27:25 =35,735  km/h

102  Jean-Claude Lefebvre  Paris-Nord Est05h 03' 04"+  00:27:25 =35,735  km/h


Withdrawls: 9
 RiderTeamReason
52   Albertus Geldermans HollandDid not finish
61   Josef Borghard GermanyDid not finish
62   Manfred Donike GermanyDid not finish
68   Horst Oldenburg GermanyDid not finish
72   Ludwig Troche GermanyDid not finish
79   Raymond Bley Switzerland-LuxembourgDid not finish
103   Philippe Gaudrillet Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
110   Claude Sauvage Paris-Nord EstDid not finish
66   Dieter Kemper GermanyExceeded time limit
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