Participated 2 times
Between 1973 and 1974
Jesus Esperanza, Spain
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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 1966
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Stage 14b on July 5th. 1966
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After stage 14b:    Karl-Heinz Kunde  
  Vals-les-Bains → Vals-les-Bains | Dist: 20.00km. | Winner: Raymond Poulidor

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  38,638 km./hr.

1
 Raymond Poulidor  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 28' 26"=42,204  km/h

2
 Jacques Anquetil  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 28' 33"+  00:00:07 =42,032  km/h

3
 Rudi Altig  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 28' 55"+  00:00:29 =41,499  km/h

4  Rolf Wolfshohl  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 28' 59"+  00:00:33 =41,403  km/h

5  Gerben Karstens  Televizier-Batavus00h 29' 06"+  00:00:40 =41,237  km/h

6  José-Maria Errandonea  Fagor00h 29' 06"+  00:00:40 =41,237  km/h

7  Tom Simpson  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 29' 06"+  00:00:40 =41,237  km/h

8  Antonio Gomez del Moral  Kas-Kaskol00h 29' 12"+  00:00:46 =41,096  km/h

9  Lucien Aimar  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 29' 13"+  00:00:47 =41,072  km/h

10  Francisco Gabica  Kas-Kaskol00h 29' 15"+  00:00:49 =41,026  km/h

11  Jan Janssen  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 29' 23"+  00:00:57 =40,839  km/h

12  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 29' 27"+  00:01:01 =40,747  km/h

13  Valentin Uriona  Kas-Kaskol00h 29' 28"+  00:01:02 =40,724  km/h

14  Herman Van Springel  Mann-Grundig00h 29' 30"+  00:01:04 =40,678  km/h

15  José Momeñe  Kas-Kaskol00h 29' 36"+  00:01:10 =40,541  km/h

16  Carlos Echeverría  Kas-Kaskol00h 29' 43"+  00:01:17 =40,381  km/h

17  Domingo Perurena  Fagor00h 29' 48"+  00:01:22 =40,268  km/h

18  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 29' 57"+  00:01:31 =40,067  km/h

19  Cees Haast  Televizier-Batavus00h 29' 59"+  00:01:33 =40,022  km/h

20  Martin Van Den Bossche  Smiths00h 29' 59"+  00:01:33 =40,022  km/h

21  Albertus Geldermans  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 30' 01"+  00:01:35 =39,978  km/h

22  Edy Schutz  Smiths00h 30' 03"+  00:01:37 =39,933  km/h

23  Willy Monty  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 30' 04"+  00:01:38 =39,911  km/h

24  Roger Swerts  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 30' 11"+  00:01:45 =39,757  km/h

25  Guido De Rosso  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 30' 12"+  00:01:46 =39,735  km/h

26  Franco Bitossi  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 30' 13"+  00:01:47 =39,713  km/h

27  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 30' 19"+  00:01:53 =39,582  km/h

28  Joseph Huysmans  Mann-Grundig00h 30' 19"+  00:01:53 =39,582  km/h

29  Arie den Hartog  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 30' 20"+  00:01:54 =39,560  km/h

30  Noël De Pauw  Solo-Superia00h 30' 20"+  00:01:54 =39,560  km/h

31  Ferdinand Bracke  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 30' 20"+  00:01:54 =39,560  km/h

32  Louis Rostollan  Kamome-Dilecta00h 30' 22"+  00:01:56 =39,517  km/h

33  José Lopez Rodriguez  Fagor00h 30' 23"+  00:01:57 =39,495  km/h

34  Willy Planckaert  Smiths00h 30' 27"+  00:02:01 =39,409  km/h

35  Marcello Mugnaini  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 30' 29"+  00:02:03 =39,366  km/h

36  Jean Monteyne  Solo-Superia00h 30' 29"+  00:02:03 =39,366  km/h

37  Julien Stevens  Solo-Superia00h 30' 32"+  00:02:06 =39,301  km/h

38  Armand Desmet  Solo-Superia00h 30' 36"+  00:02:10 =39,216  km/h

39  Ambrogio Colombo  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 30' 36"+  00:02:10 =39,216  km/h

40  Gilbert Bellone  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 30' 36"+  00:02:10 =39,216  km/h

41  Désiré Letort  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 30' 38"+  00:02:12 =39,173  km/h

42  Mariano Diaz  Fagor00h 30' 40"+  00:02:14 =39,130  km/h

43  Julio Jiménez  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 30' 41"+  00:02:15 =39,109  km/h

44  Luis Santamarina  Fagor00h 30' 43"+  00:02:17 =39,067  km/h

45  Esteban Martin  Fagor00h 30' 43"+  00:02:17 =39,067  km/h

46  Michel Grain  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 30' 44"+  00:02:18 =39,046  km/h

47  Rik Wouters  Televizier-Batavus00h 30' 44"+  00:02:18 =39,046  km/h

48  Joseph Spruyt  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 30' 47"+  00:02:21 =38,982  km/h

49  Roger Milliot  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 30' 47"+  00:02:21 =38,982  km/h

50  Huub Zilverberg  Televizier-Batavus00h 30' 52"+  00:02:26 =38,877  km/h

51  André Foucher  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 30' 53"+  00:02:27 =38,856  km/h

52  Maurice Benet  Kamome-Dilecta00h 30' 55"+  00:02:29 =38,814  km/h

53  Jésus Aranzabal  Fagor00h 30' 56"+  00:02:30 =38,793  km/h

54  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig00h 30' 57"+  00:02:31 =38,772  km/h

55  Jean-Claude Lebaube  Kamome-Dilecta00h 30' 58"+  00:02:32 =38,751  km/h

56  Edward Sels  Solo-Superia00h 30' 59"+  00:02:33 =38,731  km/h

57  Gines Garcia  Fagor00h 31' 00"+  00:02:34 =38,710  km/h

58  Ugo Colombo  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 31' 04"+  00:02:38 =38,627  km/h

59  André Messelis  Mann-Grundig00h 31' 07"+  00:02:41 =38,565  km/h

60  Georges Van Coningsloo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 31' 07"+  00:02:41 =38,565  km/h

61  Henry Duez  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 31' 08"+  00:02:42 =38,544  km/h

62  Luis Otaño  Fagor00h 31' 08"+  00:02:42 =38,544  km/h

63  Frans Brands  Smiths00h 31' 10"+  00:02:44 =38,503  km/h

64  Giuseppe Fezzardi  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 31' 11"+  00:02:45 =38,482  km/h

65  Aurelio Gonzalez  Kas-Kaskol00h 31' 11"+  00:02:45 =38,482  km/h

66  Raymond Mastrotto  Kamome-Dilecta00h 31' 15"+  00:02:49 =38,400  km/h

67  Guido Reybrouck  Smiths00h 31' 16"+  00:02:50 =38,380  km/h

68  Johny Schleck  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 21"+  00:02:55 =38,278  km/h

69  René Binggeli  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 31' 21"+  00:02:55 =38,278  km/h

70  André Zimmermann  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 31' 22"+  00:02:56 =38,257  km/h

71  Jo De Roo  Televizier-Batavus00h 31' 22"+  00:02:56 =38,257  km/h

72  Georges Groussard  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 25"+  00:02:59 =38,196  km/h

73  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Smiths00h 31' 26"+  00:03:00 =38,176  km/h

74  Rik Van Looy  Solo-Superia00h 31' 26"+  00:03:00 =38,176  km/h

75  Jean-Claude Lefebvre  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 30"+  00:03:04 =38,095  km/h

76  Sebastián Elorza  Kas-Kaskol00h 31' 30"+  00:03:04 =38,095  km/h

77  Henk Nijdam  Televizier-Batavus00h 31' 32"+  00:03:06 =38,055  km/h

78  Guido Carlesi  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 31' 34"+  00:03:08 =38,015  km/h

79  Pierre Everaert  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 31' 36"+  00:03:10 =37,975  km/h

80  Walter Boucquet  Mann-Grundig00h 31' 39"+  00:03:13 =37,915  km/h

81  Jozef Boons  Mann-Grundig00h 31' 39"+  00:03:13 =37,915  km/h

82  Julien De Locht  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 42"+  00:03:16 =37,855  km/h

83  Jean Milesi  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 31' 43"+  00:03:17 =37,835  km/h

84  Maurice Izier  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 49"+  00:03:23 =37,716  km/h

85  Jos van der Vleuten  Televizier-Batavus00h 31' 50"+  00:03:24 =37,696  km/h

86  Joaquin Galera  Kas-Kaskol00h 31' 51"+  00:03:25 =37,677  km/h

87  Pierre Beuffeuil  Kamome-Dilecta00h 31' 52"+  00:03:26 =37,657  km/h

88  Jean Stablinski  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 31' 53"+  00:03:27 =37,637  km/h

89  Edouard Delberghe  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune00h 31' 54"+  00:03:28 =37,618  km/h

90  André Darrigade  Kamome-Dilecta00h 31' 56"+  00:03:30 =37,578  km/h

91  Vic Denson  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 31' 58"+  00:03:32 =37,539  km/h

92  Willy Van den Eynde  Smiths00h 32' 00"+  00:03:34 =37,500  km/h

93  Anatole Novak  Ford France-Hutchinson00h 32' 01"+  00:03:35 =37,480  km/h

94  Jean-Louis Bodin  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 32' 02"+  00:03:36 =37,461  km/h

95  Huub Harings  Televizier-Batavus00h 32' 02"+  00:03:36 =37,461  km/h

96  Edgard Sorgeloos  Solo-Superia00h 32' 03"+  00:03:37 =37,441  km/h

97  Gregorio San Miguel  Kas-Kaskol00h 32' 09"+  00:03:43 =37,325  km/h

98  Ramon Mendiburu  Fagor00h 32' 09"+  00:03:43 =37,325  km/h

99  Guido Neri  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 32' 16"+  00:03:50 =37,190  km/h

100  Paolo Mannucci  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 32' 16"+  00:03:50 =37,190  km/h

101  Herman Vrancken  Mann-Grundig00h 32' 18"+  00:03:52 =37,152  km/h

102  Vittorio Chiarini  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 32' 18"+  00:03:52 =37,152  km/h

103  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 32' 18"+  00:03:52 =37,152  km/h

104  Pasquale Fabbri  Filotex-Fiorelli00h 32' 19"+  00:03:53 =37,133  km/h

105  Victor Van Schil  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 32' 19"+  00:03:53 =37,133  km/h

106  Henri De Wolf  Solo-Superia00h 32' 23"+  00:03:57 =37,056  km/h

107  Georges Van Den Berghe  Smiths00h 32' 24"+  00:03:58 =37,037  km/h

108  Robert Cazala  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 32' 24"+  00:03:58 =37,037  km/h

109  Willy Altig  Molteni-Hutchinson00h 32' 28"+  00:04:02 =36,961  km/h

110  Raymond Lebreton  Kamome-Dilecta00h 32' 31"+  00:04:05 =36,904  km/h

111  Leo van Dongen  Televizier-Batavus00h 32' 34"+  00:04:08 =36,847  km/h

112  Joseph Novales  Kamome-Dilecta00h 32' 36"+  00:04:10 =36,810  km/h

113  Jan Boonen  Mann-Grundig00h 32' 37"+  00:04:11 =36,791  km/h

114  Yvo Molenaers  Smiths00h 32' 40"+  00:04:14 =36,735  km/h

115  Willy Vannitsen  Mann-Grundig00h 32' 44"+  00:04:18 =36,660  km/h

116  Willy Derboven  Solo-Superia00h 32' 53"+  00:04:27 =36,493  km/h

117  Jean Dupont  Kamome-Dilecta00h 32' 53"+  00:04:27 =36,493  km/h

118  Jean-Pierre Genet  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 32' 58"+  00:04:32 =36,400  km/h

119  Henri Guimbard  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 33' 00"+  00:04:34 =36,364  km/h


Todays birthdays.

1874 • Henri Charrier
1888 • Philippe Cordier
1900 • Urbain Comitis
1914 • Salvador Molina
1926 • Wim Dielissen
1927 • Albert Chaumarat
1929 • Johny Goedert
1941 • Dieter Wiedemann
1945 • Eddy Merckx
1959 • Adri Van Der Poel
1969 • Roberto Laiseka
1981 • Matej Mugerli
1990 • Georg Preidler
1994 • Aimé De Gendt
1997 • Harm Vanhoucke

 

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