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Between 1953 and 1956
Richard Van Genechten, Belgium
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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 19 on July 11th. 1966
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After stage 19:    Lucien Aimar  
  Chamonix → Saint-Étienne | Dist: 264.50km. | Winner: Ferdinand Bracke

Podium
3  Côte de Serrières Ferdinand Brackeafter217.50 km.

2  Col de Grand Bois Ferdinand Brackeafter247.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  36,694 km./hr.

1
 Ferdinand Bracke  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 07' 50"=37,094  km/h

2
 Edy Schutz  Smiths07h 08' 41"+  00:00:51 =37,020  km/h

3
 Esteban Martin  Fagor07h 08' 42"+  00:00:52 =37,019  km/h

4  Aurelio Gonzalez  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 44"+  00:00:54 =37,016  km/h

5  Domingo Perurena  Fagor07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

6  Willy Planckaert  Smiths07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

7  Herman Van Springel  Mann-Grundig07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

8  Franco Bitossi  Filotex-Fiorelli07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

9  Willy Monty  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

10  Gines Garcia  Fagor07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

11  José-Maria Errandonea  Fagor07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

12  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

13  Cees Haast  Televizier-Batavus07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

14  Joseph Huysmans  Mann-Grundig07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

15  Maurice Benet  Kamome-Dilecta07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

16  Frans Brands  Smiths07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

17  Mariano Diaz  Fagor07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

18  Carlos Echeverría  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

19  Marcello Mugnaini  Filotex-Fiorelli07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

20  Ugo Colombo  Filotex-Fiorelli07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

21  José Momeñe  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

22  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

23  Luis Otaño  Fagor07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

24  Raymond Poulidor  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

25  Martin Van Den Bossche  Smiths07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

26  André Zimmermann  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

27  Jan Janssen  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

28  Lucien Aimar  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

29  Gilbert Bellone  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

30  Jean Stablinski  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

31  Rudi Altig  Molteni-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

32  Gregorio San Miguel  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

33  Francisco Gabica  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

34  Antonio Gomez del Moral  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

35  Joaquin Galera  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

36  Valentin Uriona  Kas-Kaskol07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

37  Julio Jiménez  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 08' 52"+  00:01:02 =37,005  km/h

38  Rolf Wolfshohl  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 10' 48"+  00:02:58 =36,838  km/h

39  Huub Zilverberg  Televizier-Batavus07h 10' 48"+  00:02:58 =36,838  km/h

40  Sebastián Elorza  Kas-Kaskol07h 12' 28"+  00:04:38 =36,696  km/h

41  Arie den Hartog  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 12' 34"+  00:04:44 =36,688  km/h

42  Johny Schleck  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 12' 35"+  00:04:45 =36,687  km/h

43  Henry Duez  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 12' 37"+  00:04:47 =36,684  km/h

44  Edward Sels  Solo-Superia07h 13' 08"+  00:05:18 =36,640  km/h

45  Jésus Aranzabal  Fagor07h 13' 08"+  00:05:18 =36,640  km/h

46  Georges Van Den Berghe  Smiths07h 13' 08"+  00:05:18 =36,640  km/h

47  Guido Reybrouck  Smiths07h 13' 08"+  00:05:18 =36,640  km/h

48  Georges Groussard  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 13' 53"+  00:06:03 =36,577  km/h

49  Michel Grain  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 13' 53"+  00:06:03 =36,577  km/h

50  Victor Van Schil  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 13' 53"+  00:06:03 =36,577  km/h

51  José Lopez Rodriguez  Fagor07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

52  Jozef Boons  Mann-Grundig07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

53  Roger Swerts  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

54  Jos van der Vleuten  Televizier-Batavus07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

55  André Messelis  Mann-Grundig07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

56  Luis Santamarina  Fagor07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

57  Herman Vrancken  Mann-Grundig07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

58  Raymond Mastrotto  Kamome-Dilecta07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

59  Edouard Delberghe  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

60  Louis Rostollan  Kamome-Dilecta07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

61  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

62  Giuseppe Fezzardi  Molteni-Hutchinson07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

63  Robert Cazala  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

64  Armand Desmet  Solo-Superia07h 14' 24"+  00:06:34 =36,533  km/h

65  Henk Nijdam  Televizier-Batavus07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

66  Gerben Karstens  Televizier-Batavus07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

67  André Darrigade  Kamome-Dilecta07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

68  André Foucher  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

69  Albertus Geldermans  Molteni-Hutchinson07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

70  Guido Neri  Molteni-Hutchinson07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

71  Ramon Mendiburu  Fagor07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

72  Pierre Beuffeuil  Kamome-Dilecta07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

73  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

74  Paolo Mannucci  Filotex-Fiorelli07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

75  Jean Milesi  Ford France-Hutchinson07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

76  Rik Wouters  Televizier-Batavus07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

77  Désiré Letort  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 16' 29"+  00:08:39 =36,359  km/h

78  Maurice Izier  Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune07h 18' 05"+  00:10:15 =36,226  km/h

79  Yvo Molenaers  Smiths07h 21' 13"+  00:13:23 =35,969  km/h

80  Henri De Wolf  Solo-Superia07h 23' 30"+  00:15:40 =35,784  km/h

81  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig07h 23' 30"+  00:15:40 =35,784  km/h

82  Jean Monteyne  Solo-Superia07h 29' 31"+  00:21:41 =35,305  km/h


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