Participated 5 times
Between 1922 and 1929
Paul Denis, France
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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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Stage 4 on July 2nd. 1969
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After stage 4:    Julien Stevens  
  Charleville → Nancy | Dist: 214.00km. | Winner: Rik Van Looy

Podium
4  Côte de Thiacourt Regniaville Rik Van Looyafter153.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  40,132 km./hr.

1
 Rik Van Looy  Willem II-Gazelle05h 18' 02"=40,373  km/h

2
 Julien Stevens  Faema05h 18' 44"+  00:00:42 =40,284  km/h

3
 Dino Zandegù  Salvarani05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

4  Frans Mintjens  Faema05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

5  Désiré Letort  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

6  José Pérez Francés  Bic05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

7  Roland Berland  Bic05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

8  Wladimiro Panizza  Salvarani05h 18' 46"+  00:00:44 =40,280  km/h

9  René Pijnen  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 39"+  00:01:37 =40,169  km/h

10  Rini Wagtmans  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

11  Roger De Vlaeminck  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

12  Michele Dancelli  Molteni05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

13  Marino Basso  Molteni05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

14  Paul Lemeteyer  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

15  Jan Janssen  Bic05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

16  Pieter Nassen  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 58"+  00:01:56 =40,129  km/h

17  Michael Wright  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

18  Gabriel Mascaró Febrer  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

19  Raymond Riotte  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

20  Gilbert Bellone  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

21  Roger Cooreman  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

22  Roger Gilson  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

23  Willy Planckaert  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

24  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

25  Joaquim Agostinho  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

26  Eric Leman  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

27  Evert Dolman  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

28  Joseph Huysmans  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

29  José Samyn  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

30  Harm Ottenbros  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

31  Jules Van Der Flaas  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

32  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

33  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

34  Barry Hoban  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

35  José Momeñe  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

36  Noël Vanclooster  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

37  Leen Poortvliet  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

38  Charly Grosskost  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

39  Eddy Merckx  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

40  Roger Swerts  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

41  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

42  Yves Ravaleu  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

43  Stéphane Abrahamian  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

44  Domingo Perurena  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

45  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

46  Pol Mahieu  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

47  Ramon Mendiburu  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

48  Ronald De Witte  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

49  Georges Van Den Berghe  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

50  Eddy Beugels  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

51  Wilfried Peffgen  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

52  Raymond Poulidor  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

53  Sigfrido Fontanelli  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

54  Giancarlo Polidori  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

55  Michel Coulon  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

56  Francis Rigon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

57  Rudi Altig  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

58  Mario Anni  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

59  Bernard Labourdette  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

60  Paul Gutty  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

61  Pierfranco Vianelli  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

62  André Poppe  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

63  Guido Reybrouck  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

64  Luis Ocaña  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

65  Giacinto Santambrogio  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

66  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

67  Aurelio Gonzalez  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

68  Jean Jourden  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

69  Derek Harrison  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

70  Giancarlo Ferretti  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

71  Manuel Galera  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

72  José Lopez Rodriguez  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

73  Luis Santamarina  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

74  Jean-Louis Bodin  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

75  Roberto Poggiali  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

76  Franco Balmamion  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

77  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

78  Joaquin Galera  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

79  Lino Carletto  Salvarani05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

80  Jaak De Boever  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

81  Jean Vidament  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

82  Guerrino Tosello  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

83  Roger Rosiers  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

84  Pietro Scandelli  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

85  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

86  Francisco Gabica  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

87  Edy Schutz  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

88  Andrès Gandarias  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

89  André Zimmermann  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

90  Giannino Bianco  Molteni05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

91  Willy Van Neste  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

92  Joseph Spruyt  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

93  Jozef Timmerman  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

94  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

95  Antonio Gomez del Moral  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

96  Edouard Delberghe  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

97  Victor Van Schil  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

98  Martin Van Den Bossche  Faema05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

99  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

100  Nemesio Jiménez  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

101  Wilfried David  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

102  Lucien Aimar  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

103  Pierre Matignon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

104  Mariano Diaz  Fagor05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

105  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

106  Jean-Claude Lebaube  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

107  Maurice Izier  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

108  Willy Monty  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

109  Jean-Claude Theilliere  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

110  Gregorio San Miguel  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

111  Cees Haast  Willem II-Gazelle05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

112  José Gómez Lucas  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

113  Paul In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

114  Jean Dumont  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

115  Marc De Block  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

116  José Catieau  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

117  André Bayssiere  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

118  Eduardo Castello  Kas-Kaskol05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

119  Georges Pintens  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

120  Anatole Novak  Bic05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

121  Jean-Pierre Genet  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

122  Eduard Janssens  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

123  Herman Van Springel  Mann-Grundig05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

124  Ferdinand Bracke  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 19' 59"+  00:01:57 =40,127  km/h

125  Gerben Karstens  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 21' 11"+  00:03:09 =39,977  km/h

126  André Wilhelm  Sonolor-Lejeune05h 22' 17"+  00:04:15 =39,841  km/h

127  Henk Nijdam  Willem II-Gazelle05h 22' 17"+  00:04:15 =39,841  km/h


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