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Médéric Clain, 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 8a on July 6th. 1969
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After stage 8a:    Eddy Merckx  
  Divonne-les-Bains → Divonne-les-Bains | Dist: 8.80km. | Winner: Eddy Merckx

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  44,788 km./hr.

1
 Eddy Merckx  Faema00h 10' 38"=49,655  km/h

2
 Rudi Altig  Salvarani00h 10' 40"+  00:00:02 =49,500  km/h

3
 Charly Grosskost  Bic00h 10' 48"+  00:00:10 =48,889  km/h

4  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 53"+  00:00:15 =48,515  km/h

5  Raymond Poulidor  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 10' 54"+  00:00:16 =48,440  km/h

6  Roger De Vlaeminck  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 10' 57"+  00:00:19 =48,219  km/h

7  José Lopez Rodriguez  Fagor00h 10' 57"+  00:00:19 =48,219  km/h

8  Edy Schutz  Molteni00h 10' 57"+  00:00:19 =48,219  km/h

9  Jan Janssen  Bic00h 10' 58"+  00:00:20 =48,146  km/h

10  Leen Poortvliet  Willem II-Gazelle00h 11' 01"+  00:00:23 =47,927  km/h

11  Pierfranco Vianelli  Molteni00h 11' 01"+  00:00:23 =47,927  km/h

12  Herman Van Springel  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 02"+  00:00:24 =47,855  km/h

13  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani00h 11' 04"+  00:00:26 =47,711  km/h

14  Eddy Beugels  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 11' 04"+  00:00:26 =47,711  km/h

15  Derek Harrison  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 11' 05"+  00:00:27 =47,639  km/h

16  Rini Wagtmans  Willem II-Gazelle00h 11' 06"+  00:00:28 =47,568  km/h

17  Andrès Gandarias  Kas-Kaskol00h 11' 08"+  00:00:30 =47,425  km/h

18  Dino Zandegù  Salvarani00h 11' 09"+  00:00:31 =47,354  km/h

19  Luis Santamarina  Fagor00h 11' 10"+  00:00:32 =47,284  km/h

20  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol00h 11' 12"+  00:00:34 =47,143  km/h

21  Lucien Aimar  Bic00h 11' 13"+  00:00:35 =47,073  km/h

22  Wilfried David  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 11' 17"+  00:00:39 =46,795  km/h

23  Paul In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 18"+  00:00:40 =46,726  km/h

24  Willy Van Neste  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 18"+  00:00:40 =46,726  km/h

25  Francisco Gabica  Fagor00h 11' 19"+  00:00:41 =46,657  km/h

26  Joaquim Agostinho  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 11' 21"+  00:00:43 =46,520  km/h

27  Ronald De Witte  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 23"+  00:00:45 =46,384  km/h

28  Joaquin Galera  Fagor00h 11' 25"+  00:00:47 =46,248  km/h

29  Gregorio San Miguel  Kas-Kaskol00h 11' 25"+  00:00:47 =46,248  km/h

30  Franco Balmamion  Salvarani00h 11' 27"+  00:00:49 =46,114  km/h

31  Domingo Perurena  Fagor00h 11' 27"+  00:00:49 =46,114  km/h

32  Pieter Nassen  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 11' 27"+  00:00:49 =46,114  km/h

33  Yves Ravaleu  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 11' 28"+  00:00:50 =46,047  km/h

34  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani00h 11' 28"+  00:00:50 =46,047  km/h

35  Bernard Labourdette  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 11' 28"+  00:00:50 =46,047  km/h

36  Michel Coulon  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 11' 30"+  00:00:52 =45,913  km/h

37  Jean Dumont  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 11' 31"+  00:00:53 =45,847  km/h

38  Gerben Karstens  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 11' 31"+  00:00:53 =45,847  km/h

39  Désiré Letort  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 11' 32"+  00:00:54 =45,780  km/h

40  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 11' 32"+  00:00:54 =45,780  km/h

41  Gilbert Bellone  Bic00h 11' 33"+  00:00:55 =45,714  km/h

41  Roger Cooreman  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 33"+  00:00:55 =45,714  km/h

43  Wilfried Peffgen  Salvarani00h 11' 35"+  00:00:57 =45,583  km/h

44  José Momeñe  Fagor00h 11' 35"+  00:00:57 =45,583  km/h

45  Roberto Poggiali  Salvarani00h 11' 37"+  00:00:59 =45,452  km/h

46  Victor Van Schil  Faema00h 11' 38"+  00:01:00 =45,387  km/h

47  Julien Stevens  Faema00h 11' 38"+  00:01:00 =45,387  km/h

48  Paul Gutty  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 11' 41"+  00:01:03 =45,193  km/h

49  André Poppe  Mann-Grundig00h 11' 41"+  00:01:03 =45,193  km/h

50  André Wilhelm  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 11' 41"+  00:01:03 =45,193  km/h

51  Martin Van Den Bossche  Faema00h 11' 43"+  00:01:05 =45,064  km/h

52  Jean-Claude Lebaube  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 11' 44"+  00:01:06 =45,000  km/h

53  Ferdinand Bracke  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 11' 44"+  00:01:06 =45,000  km/h

54  Wladimiro Panizza  Salvarani00h 11' 46"+  00:01:08 =44,873  km/h

55  Eduard Janssens  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 11' 47"+  00:01:09 =44,809  km/h

56  Michele Dancelli  Molteni00h 11' 48"+  00:01:10 =44,746  km/h

57  Eduardo Castello  Kas-Kaskol00h 11' 48"+  00:01:10 =44,746  km/h

58  Barry Hoban  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 11' 48"+  00:01:10 =44,746  km/h

59  Lino Carletto  Salvarani00h 11' 49"+  00:01:11 =44,683  km/h

60  Guerrino Tosello  Molteni00h 11' 49"+  00:01:11 =44,683  km/h

61  Sigfrido Fontanelli  Molteni00h 11' 52"+  00:01:14 =44,494  km/h

62  Evert Dolman  Willem II-Gazelle00h 11' 54"+  00:01:16 =44,370  km/h

63  Giancarlo Polidori  Molteni00h 11' 57"+  00:01:19 =44,184  km/h

64  Georges Van Den Berghe  Faema00h 11' 57"+  00:01:19 =44,184  km/h

65  Pietro Scandelli  Faema00h 11' 57"+  00:01:19 =44,184  km/h

66  José Pérez Francés  Bic00h 11' 58"+  00:01:20 =44,123  km/h

67  Edouard Delberghe  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 11' 58"+  00:01:20 =44,123  km/h

68  Gabriel Mascaró Febrer  Kas-Kaskol00h 11' 58"+  00:01:20 =44,123  km/h

69  Luis Ocaña  Fagor00h 12' 00"+  00:01:22 =44,000  km/h

70  Jaak De Boever  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 12' 01"+  00:01:23 =43,939  km/h

71  Jules Van Der Flaas  Willem II-Gazelle00h 12' 01"+  00:01:23 =43,939  km/h

72  Eric Leman  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 12' 02"+  00:01:24 =43,878  km/h

73  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 12' 05"+  00:01:27 =43,697  km/h

74  Georges Pintens  Mann-Grundig00h 12' 08"+  00:01:30 =43,516  km/h

75  José Catieau  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 08"+  00:01:30 =43,516  km/h

76  José Gómez Lucas  Kas-Kaskol00h 12' 08"+  00:01:30 =43,516  km/h

77  Jean-Claude Theilliere  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 10"+  00:01:32 =43,397  km/h

78  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 12' 10"+  00:01:32 =43,397  km/h

79  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 12' 10"+  00:01:32 =43,397  km/h

80  Jean-Pierre Genet  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 12' 11"+  00:01:33 =43,338  km/h

81  Raymond Riotte  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 12' 11"+  00:01:33 =43,338  km/h

82  Giancarlo Ferretti  Salvarani00h 12' 11"+  00:01:33 =43,338  km/h

83  Pol Mahieu  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 12' 11"+  00:01:33 =43,338  km/h

84  Marc De Block  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 12' 12"+  00:01:34 =43,279  km/h

85  Jean Vidament  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson00h 12' 12"+  00:01:34 =43,279  km/h

86  Roger Swerts  Faema00h 12' 14"+  00:01:36 =43,161  km/h

87  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig00h 12' 14"+  00:01:36 =43,161  km/h

88  Michael Wright  Bic00h 12' 15"+  00:01:37 =43,102  km/h

89  Joseph Huysmans  Mann-Grundig00h 12' 17"+  00:01:39 =42,985  km/h

90  Stéphane Abrahamian  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 18"+  00:01:40 =42,927  km/h

91  Giacinto Santambrogio  Molteni00h 12' 19"+  00:01:41 =42,869  km/h

92  Ramon Mendiburu  Fagor00h 12' 19"+  00:01:41 =42,869  km/h

93  Mario Anni  Molteni00h 12' 20"+  00:01:42 =42,811  km/h

94  Harm Ottenbros  Willem II-Gazelle00h 12' 22"+  00:01:44 =42,695  km/h

95  Jean-Louis Bodin  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 12' 22"+  00:01:44 =42,695  km/h

96  Mariano Diaz  Fagor00h 12' 23"+  00:01:45 =42,638  km/h

97  Manuel Galera  Fagor00h 12' 23"+  00:01:45 =42,638  km/h

98  Nemesio Jiménez  Kas-Kaskol00h 12' 23"+  00:01:45 =42,638  km/h

99  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 23"+  00:01:45 =42,638  km/h

100  André Bayssiere  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 12' 24"+  00:01:46 =42,581  km/h

101  Guido Reybrouck  Faema00h 12' 26"+  00:01:48 =42,466  km/h

102  André Zimmermann  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 28"+  00:01:50 =42,353  km/h

103  Marino Basso  Molteni00h 12' 28"+  00:01:50 =42,353  km/h

104  Frans Mintjens  Faema00h 12' 31"+  00:01:53 =42,184  km/h

105  Roland Berland  Bic00h 12' 32"+  00:01:54 =42,128  km/h

106  Joseph Spruyt  Faema00h 12' 33"+  00:01:55 =42,072  km/h

107  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol00h 12' 34"+  00:01:56 =42,016  km/h

108  Noël Vanclooster  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger00h 12' 34"+  00:01:56 =42,016  km/h

109  Roger Gilson  Sonolor-Lejeune00h 12' 36"+  00:01:58 =41,905  km/h

110  Cees Haast  Willem II-Gazelle00h 12' 36"+  00:01:58 =41,905  km/h

111  Pierre Matignon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 12' 40"+  00:02:02 =41,684  km/h

112  Francis Rigon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 12' 44"+  00:02:06 =41,466  km/h

113  Maurice Izier  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy00h 12' 46"+  00:02:08 =41,358  km/h


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