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Between 1997 and 2000
Fabrice Gougot, France
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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5463 different riders.
  688 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1968
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Stage 3a on June 30th. 1968
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After stage 3a:    Herman Van Springel  
  Forest → Forest | Dist: 22.00km. | Winner: Marcus Burghardt

Podium

Average speed for all riders in stage:  42,907 km./hr.

1
 Frans Brands  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

2
 Joseph Huysmans  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

3
 Willy In 't Ven  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

4  Marcel Maes  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

5  Georges Pintens  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

6  André Poppe  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

7  Edward Sels  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

8  Daniel Van Ryckeghem  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

9  Herman Van Springel  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

10  Edouard Weckx  Belgium A00h 29' 28"+  00:00:23 =44,796  km/h

11  Roger Pingeon  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

12  Jean-Pierre Genet  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

13  Bernard Guyot  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

14  Jean Jourden  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

15  Anatole Novak  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

16  Raymond Poulidor  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

17  Christian Raymond  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

18  Raymond Riotte  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

19  José Samyn  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

20  Jean Stablinski  France A00h 29' 48"+  00:00:43 =44,295  km/h

21  Carlos Echeverría  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

22  Sebastián Elorza  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

23  Andrès Gandarias  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

24  Antonio Gomez del Moral  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

25  Aurelio Gonzalez  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

26  Julio Jiménez  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

27  José Manuel Lasa  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

28  Vicente Lopez Carril  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

29  José Pérez Francés  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

30  Gregorio San Miguel  Spain00h 29' 53"+  00:00:48 =44,172  km/h

31  Ferdinand Bracke  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

32  Wilfried David  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

33  Eric De Vlaeminck  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

34  Walter Godefroot  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

35  Tony Houbrechts  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

36  Eric Leman  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

37  Jean Monteyne  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

38  Victor Nuelant  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

39  Georges Van Den Berghe  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

40  Remi Van Vreckom  Belgium B00h 29' 55"+  00:00:50 =44,123  km/h

41  Severino Andreoli  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

42  Franco Bitossi  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

43  Carlo Chiappano  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

44  Ugo Colombo  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

45  Mino Denti  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

46  Pietro Guerra  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

47  Adriano Passuello  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

48  Silvano Schiavon  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

49  Flaviano Vicentini  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

50  Italo Zilioli  Italy00h 30' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,516  km/h

51  Eddy Beugels  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

52  Arie den Hartog  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

53  Evert Dolman  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

54  Jan Janssen  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

55  Henk Nijdam  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

56  Harm Ottenbros  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

57  Wim Schepers  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

58  Gerard Vianen  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

59  Huub Zilverberg  Holland00h 30' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,043  km/h

60  Robert Addy  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

61  John Clarey  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

62  Vic Denson  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

63  Derek Green  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

64  Derek Harrison  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

65  Barry Hoban  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

66  Colin Lewis  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

67  Arthur Metcalfe  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

68  Michael Wright  Great Britain00h 30' 57"+  00:01:52 =42,649  km/h

69  Siegfried Adler  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

70  Winfried Bölke  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

71  Peter Glemser  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

72  Winfried Gottschalk  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

73  Klemens Grossimlinghaus  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

74  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

75  Dieter Puschel  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

76  Ernst Streng  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

77  Herbert Wilde  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

78  Rolf Wolfshohl  Germany00h 31' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,883  km/h

79  Lucien Aimar  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

80  Gilbert Bellone  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

81  Serge Bolley  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

82  Georges Chappe  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

83  Jean-Pierre Ducasse  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

84  Fernand Etter  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

85  Michel Grain  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

86  Charly Grosskost  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

87  Jean-Marie Leblanc  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

88  Paul Lemeteyer  France B00h 31' 39"+  00:02:34 =41,706  km/h

89  Francis Blanc  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

90  Karl Brand  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

91  Albert Herger  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

92  Paul Köchli  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

93  Johny Schleck  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

94  Edy Schutz  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

95  Roland Smaniotto  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

96  Willy Spuhler  Switzerland-Luxembourg00h 31' 41"+  00:02:36 =41,662  km/h

97  André Bayssiere  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

98  Jean-Louis Bodin  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

99  Jacques Cadiou  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

100  André Desvages  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

101  Francis Ducreux  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

102  Jean Dumont  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

103  Maurice Izier  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

104  Désiré Letort  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

105  Henri Rabaute  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h

106  Christian Robini  France C00h 32' 44"+  00:03:39 =40,326  km/h


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