Participated 4 times
Between 1980 and 1985
Ferdi Van den Haute, 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 1969
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Stage 21 on July 19th. 1969
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After stage 21:    Eddy Merckx  
  Clermont-FerrandMontargis | Dist: 329.50km. | Winner: Herman Van Springel

Podium
4  Côte de Villette Herman Van Springelafter82.00 km.

4  Côte de Champ Barochin Martin Van Den Bosscheafter250.00 km.


Average speed for all riders in stage:  34,091 km./hr.

1
 Herman Van Springel  Mann-Grundig09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

2
 Harm Ottenbros  Willem II-Gazelle09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

3
 Giacinto Santambrogio  Molteni09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

4  Lucien Aimar  Bic09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

5  Giancarlo Ferretti  Salvarani09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

6  Roland Berland  Bic09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

7  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

8  Manuel Galera  Fagor09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

9  Joaquin Galera  Fagor09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

10  Wladimiro Panizza  Salvarani09h 37' 47"=34,217  km/h

11  Dino Zandegù  Salvarani09h 38' 47"+  00:01:00 =34,158  km/h

12  Guido Reybrouck  Faema09h 38' 47"+  00:01:00 =34,158  km/h

13  Georges Van Den Berghe  Faema09h 38' 47"+  00:01:00 =34,158  km/h

14  Eric Leman  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger09h 38' 47"+  00:01:00 =34,158  km/h

15  Domingo Perurena  Fagor09h 38' 47"+  00:01:00 =34,158  km/h

16  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani09h 39' 18"+  00:01:31 =34,127  km/h

17  Rini Wagtmans  Willem II-Gazelle09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

18  Raymond Riotte  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

19  Michele Dancelli  Molteni09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

20  Joseph Spruyt  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

21  Wilfried Peffgen  Salvarani09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

22  Evert Dolman  Willem II-Gazelle09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

23  José Lopez Rodriguez  Fagor09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

24  Jaak De Boever  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

25  Jean-Louis Bodin  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

26  André Poppe  Mann-Grundig09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

27  Nemesio Jiménez  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

28  Joaquim Agostinho  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

29  Stéphane Abrahamian  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

30  Julien Stevens  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

31  Edouard Delberghe  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

32  Jules Van Der Flaas  Willem II-Gazelle09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

33  Victor Van Schil  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

34  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

35  Désiré Letort  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

36  Roger Swerts  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

37  Jan Janssen  Bic09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

38  Michel Coulon  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

39  Andrès Gandarias  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

40  Francisco Gabica  Fagor09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

41  Mario Anni  Molteni09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

42  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

43  Edy Schutz  Molteni09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

44  José Gómez Lucas  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

45  Maurice Izier  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

46  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

47  Jean Dumont  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

48  Raymond Poulidor  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

49  André Zimmermann  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

50  Jean-Claude Lebaube  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

51  Eduardo Castello  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

52  Jean-Pierre Genet  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

53  Roberto Poggiali  Salvarani09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

54  Pierfranco Vianelli  Molteni09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

55  Jean Vidament  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

56  Wilfried David  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

57  Barry Hoban  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

58  Francis Rigon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

59  Bernard Labourdette  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

60  Pietro Scandelli  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

61  Roger Cooreman  Mann-Grundig09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

62  Eddy Merckx  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

63  Frans Mintjens  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

64  Martin Van Den Bossche  Faema09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

65  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

66  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

67  José Catieau  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

68  Gerben Karstens  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

69  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

70  Franco Balmamion  Salvarani09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

71  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

72  Jean-Claude Theilliere  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

73  Michael Wright  Bic09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

74  Marc De Block  Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

75  Paul Gutty  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

76  Derek Harrison  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

77  Eduard Janssens  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

78  Cees Haast  Willem II-Gazelle09h 39' 25"+  00:01:38 =34,121  km/h

79  André Bayssiere  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 41' 17"+  00:03:30 =34,011  km/h

80  Gilbert Bellone  Bic09h 44' 06"+  00:06:19 =33,847  km/h

81  Pierre Matignon  Frimatic-Viva-De Gribaldy09h 44' 06"+  00:06:19 =33,847  km/h

82  André Wilhelm  Sonolor-Lejeune09h 44' 06"+  00:06:19 =33,847  km/h

83  Eddy Beugels  Mercier-BP-Hutchinson09h 51' 16"+  00:13:29 =33,437  km/h

84  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 51' 16"+  00:13:29 =33,437  km/h

85  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 51' 16"+  00:13:29 =33,437  km/h

86  Ferdinand Bracke  Peugeot-BP-Michelin09h 51' 16"+  00:13:29 =33,437  km/h


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1887 • Charles Ponson
1913 • Raymond Lemarie
1928 • Jacques Dupont
1951 • Francesco Moser
1959 • Laurent Biondi
1975 • Bert Grabsch
1987 • Sacha Modolo

 

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