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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5463 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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Stage 16 on July 12th. 1970
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After stage 16:    Eddy Merckx  
  Montpellier → Toulouse | Dist: 259.50km. | Winner: Albert Van Vlierberghe

Podium
4  Côte du Roc Mario Anniafter124.50 km.

4  Côte de Vieille Toulouse Attilio Benfattoafter252.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  30,992 km./hr.

1
 Albert Van Vlierberghe  Ferretti08h 21' 12"=31,065  km/h

2
 Attilio Benfatto  Scic08h 21' 12"=31,065  km/h

3
 Mogens Frey  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

4  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

5  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

6  Joseph Huysmans  Faema-Faemino08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

7  Harm Ottenbros  Willem II-Gazelle08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

8  Joseph Bruyere  Faema-Faemino08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

9  Jos van der Vleuten  Willem II-Gazelle08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

10  Aurelio Gonzalez  Kas-Kaskol08h 21' 56"+  00:00:44 =31,020  km/h

11  Walter Godefroot  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

12  Georges Van Den Berghe  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

13  Daniel Van Ryckeghem  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

14  Cyrille Guimard  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

15  Marino Basso  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

16  Rolf Wolfshohl  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

17  Rini Wagtmans  Willem II-Gazelle08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Raymond Poulidor  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Gerard Vianen  Caballero-Laurens08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Luis Ocaña  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Joop Zoetemelk  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Michel Perin  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Joaquim Agostinho  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Ronald De Witte  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jan Janssen  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Roland Berland  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Andrès Gandarias  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Eddy Merckx  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Giacinto Santambrogio  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Bernard Labourdette  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Wladimiro Panizza  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Marc Lievens  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Frans Mintjens  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Joseph Spruyt  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  José Catieau  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Victor Van Schil  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Alain Vasseur  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Willy Van Neste  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Georges Pintens  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  René Grelin  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Johny Schleck  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Michel Coulon  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Pieter Nassen  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Gilbert Bellone  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Lucien Aimar  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Roger Swerts  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Gérard David  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Evert Dolman  Willem II-Gazelle08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Walter Ricci  Sonolor-Lejeune08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Primo Mori  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Italo Zilioli  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Georges Chappe  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Etienne Antheunis  Faema-Faemino08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Edy Schutz  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Mario Anni  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Gösta  Pettersson  Ferretti08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Tomas Pettersson  Ferretti08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Gabriel Mascaró Febrer  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jean Dumont  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Henri Rabaute  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Pierre Ghisellini  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Franco Balmamion  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Harry Steevens  Caballero-Laurens08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Luciano Dalla Bona  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Silvano Schiavon  Salvarani08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Francisco Gabica  Kas-Kaskol08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Franco Mori  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Guerrino Tosello  Molteni08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Pierre Gautier  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Maurice Izier  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Bernard Vifian  Frimatic-De Gribaldy08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jean-Marie Leblanc  Bic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  René De Bie  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Eddy Reyniers  Mann-Grundig08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Eddy Beugels  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Jaak De Boever  Flandria-Mars08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Cees Zoontjens  Caballero-Laurens08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Romano Tumellero  Ferretti08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

18  Giancarlo Polidori  Scic08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

99  Jan Van Katwijk  Willem II-Gazelle08h 22' 15"+  00:01:03 =31,000  km/h

96  Domingo Perurena  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 23' 29"+  00:02:17 =30,925  km/h

97  Adriano Durante  Scic08h 23' 29"+  00:02:17 =30,925  km/h

98  Nemesio Jiménez  Kas-Kaskol08h 23' 29"+  00:02:17 =30,925  km/h

100  Henk Benjamins  Caballero-Laurens08h 24' 26"+  00:03:14 =30,866  km/h

101  Jean-Pierre Genet  Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 24' 26"+  00:03:14 =30,866  km/h

102  Willy In 't Ven  Mann-Grundig08h 24' 44"+  00:03:32 =30,848  km/h

103  André Poppe  Mann-Grundig08h 24' 44"+  00:03:32 =30,848  km/h

104  Cees Rentmeester  Caballero-Laurens08h 24' 44"+  00:03:32 =30,848  km/h

105  Frits Hogerheide  Willem II-Gazelle08h 26' 15"+  00:05:03 =30,756  km/h


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