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Romain Zingle, 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 1972
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Stage 3b on July 4th. 1972
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After stage 3b:    Eddy Merckx  
  Merlin-Plage → Merlin-Plage | Dist: 16.20km. | Winner:  Goyon

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  48,153 km./hr.

1
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

2
 Joseph Bruyere  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

3
 Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

4  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

5  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

6  Marc Lievens  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

7  Frans Mintjens  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

8  Joseph Spruyt  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

9  Roger Swerts  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

10  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni00h 19' 20"=50,276  km/h

11  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

12  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

13  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

14  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

15  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

16  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

17  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

18  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

19  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

20  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

21  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 19' 40"+  00:00:20 =49,424  km/h

22  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

23  Roland Berland  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

24  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

25  Bernard Labourdette  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

26  Désiré Letort  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

27  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

28  Luis Ocaña  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

29  Alain Santy  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

30  Guy Santy  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

31  Johny Schleck  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

32  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic00h 19' 47"+  00:00:27 =49,132  km/h

33  Jacques Cadiou  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

34  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

35  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

36  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

37  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

38  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

39  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

40  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

41  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

42  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

43  Yves Ravaleu  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 19' 58"+  00:00:38 =48,681  km/h

44  José Catieau  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

45  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

46  Yves Hézard  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

47  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

48  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

49  Walter Ricci  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

50  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

51  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

52  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

53  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

54  Daniel Van Ryckeghem  Sonolor00h 20' 00"+  00:00:40 =48,600  km/h

55  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

56  Etienne Antheunis  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

57  Michel Coulon  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

58  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

59  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

60  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

61  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

62  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

63  Willy Van Malderghem  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

64  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

65  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia00h 20' 17"+  00:00:57 =47,921  km/h

66  Leo Duyndam  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

67  Gerard Harings  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

68  Cees Koeken  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

69  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

70  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

71  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

72  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

73  Jan Van Katwijk  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

74  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

75  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

76  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 20' 19"+  00:00:59 =47,842  km/h

77  Lucien Aimar  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

78  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

79  Hans Junkermann  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

80  Gerben Karstens  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

81  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

82  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

83  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

84  Dieter Puschel  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

85  Bernd Rasing  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

86  Wim Schepers  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

87  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado00h 20' 20"+  00:01:00 =47,803  km/h

88  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

89  Johan De Muynck  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

90  André Dierickx  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

91  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

92  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

93  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

94  Herman Van der Slagmolen  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

95  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

96  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

97  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 20' 21"+  00:01:01 =47,764  km/h

98  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

99  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

100  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

101  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

102  Roger Kindt  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

103  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

104  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

105  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

106  André Poppe  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

107  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

108  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 20' 22"+  00:01:02 =47,725  km/h

109  Marino Basso  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

110  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

111  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

112  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

113  Ercole Gualazzini  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

114  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

115  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

116  Primo Mori  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

117  Guido Reybrouck  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

118  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

119  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani00h 20' 25"+  00:01:05 =47,608  km/h

120  Alain Bellouis  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

121  Serge Bolley  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

122  Gerard Briend  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

123  Georges Chappe  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

124  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

125  René Grenier  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

126  Loïc Le Bourhis  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

127  Pierre Matignon  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

128  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h

129  Michael Wright  Gitane00h 21' 28"+  00:02:08 =45,280  km/h


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