Participated 2 times
Between 1974 and 1975
Bernard Croyet, France
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 16451 starters.
  5464 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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Stage 5b on July 6th. 1972
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After stage 5b:    Cyrille Guimard  
  Bordeaux → Circuit-du-Lac | Dist: 12.70km. | Winner: Eddy Merckx

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  42,896 km./hr.

1
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni00h 16' 05"=47,378  km/h

2
 Roger Swerts  Molteni00h 16' 07"+  00:00:02 =47,280  km/h

3
 Luis Ocaña  Bic00h 16' 20"+  00:00:15 =46,653  km/h

4  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 16' 25"+  00:00:20 =46,416  km/h

5  Yves Hézard  Sonolor00h 16' 28"+  00:00:23 =46,275  km/h

6  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 16' 29"+  00:00:24 =46,229  km/h

7  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 16' 29"+  00:00:24 =46,229  km/h

8  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 16' 37"+  00:00:32 =45,858  km/h

9  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 16' 45"+  00:00:40 =45,493  km/h

10  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani00h 16' 46"+  00:00:41 =45,447  km/h

11  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia00h 16' 48"+  00:00:43 =45,357  km/h

12  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 16' 54"+  00:00:49 =45,089  km/h

13  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia00h 16' 57"+  00:00:52 =44,956  km/h

14  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni00h 16' 59"+  00:00:54 =44,868  km/h

15  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 16' 59"+  00:00:54 =44,868  km/h

16  Désiré Letort  Bic00h 17' 04"+  00:00:59 =44,648  km/h

17  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani00h 17' 04"+  00:00:59 =44,648  km/h

18  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 07"+  00:01:02 =44,518  km/h

19  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 08"+  00:01:03 =44,475  km/h

20  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado00h 17' 09"+  00:01:04 =44,431  km/h

21  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 09"+  00:01:04 =44,431  km/h

22  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 10"+  00:01:05 =44,388  km/h

23  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 17' 10"+  00:01:05 =44,388  km/h

24  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani00h 17' 10"+  00:01:05 =44,388  km/h

25  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 14"+  00:01:09 =44,217  km/h

26  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 14"+  00:01:09 =44,217  km/h

27  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 14"+  00:01:09 =44,217  km/h

28  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 15"+  00:01:10 =44,174  km/h

29  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 15"+  00:01:10 =44,174  km/h

30  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 15"+  00:01:10 =44,174  km/h

31  Wim Schepers  Rokado00h 17' 19"+  00:01:14 =44,004  km/h

32  Willy Van Malderghem  Watney-Avia00h 17' 19"+  00:01:14 =44,004  km/h

33  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor00h 17' 19"+  00:01:14 =44,004  km/h

34  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 17' 19"+  00:01:14 =44,004  km/h

35  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani00h 17' 20"+  00:01:15 =43,962  km/h

36  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 21"+  00:01:16 =43,919  km/h

37  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic00h 17' 23"+  00:01:18 =43,835  km/h

38  Bernard Labourdette  Bic00h 17' 25"+  00:01:20 =43,751  km/h

39  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 17' 25"+  00:01:20 =43,751  km/h

40  Alain Santy  Bic00h 17' 26"+  00:01:21 =43,709  km/h

41  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado00h 17' 26"+  00:01:21 =43,709  km/h

42  Joseph Spruyt  Molteni00h 17' 26"+  00:01:21 =43,709  km/h

43  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 17' 28"+  00:01:23 =43,626  km/h

44  Lucien Aimar  Rokado00h 17' 29"+  00:01:24 =43,584  km/h

45  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 30"+  00:01:25 =43,543  km/h

46  Georges Chappe  Gitane00h 17' 31"+  00:01:26 =43,501  km/h

47  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 31"+  00:01:26 =43,501  km/h

48  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 31"+  00:01:26 =43,501  km/h

49  Michel Coulon  Watney-Avia00h 17' 33"+  00:01:28 =43,419  km/h

50  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor00h 17' 34"+  00:01:29 =43,378  km/h

51  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 34"+  00:01:29 =43,378  km/h

52  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 35"+  00:01:30 =43,336  km/h

53  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni00h 17' 35"+  00:01:30 =43,336  km/h

54  André Dierickx  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 17' 36"+  00:01:31 =43,295  km/h

55  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 36"+  00:01:31 =43,295  km/h

56  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni00h 17' 37"+  00:01:32 =43,254  km/h

57  Leo Duyndam  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 37"+  00:01:32 =43,254  km/h

58  Guy Santy  Bic00h 17' 38"+  00:01:33 =43,214  km/h

59  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 39"+  00:01:34 =43,173  km/h

60  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 17' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,132  km/h

61  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 40"+  00:01:35 =43,132  km/h

62  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia00h 17' 41"+  00:01:36 =43,091  km/h

63  Hans Junkermann  Rokado00h 17' 43"+  00:01:38 =43,010  km/h

64  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia00h 17' 43"+  00:01:38 =43,010  km/h

65  Michael Wright  Gitane00h 17' 43"+  00:01:38 =43,010  km/h

66  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 44"+  00:01:39 =42,970  km/h

67  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic00h 17' 44"+  00:01:39 =42,970  km/h

68  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 17' 44"+  00:01:39 =42,970  km/h

69  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 44"+  00:01:39 =42,970  km/h

70  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia00h 17' 45"+  00:01:40 =42,930  km/h

71  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado00h 17' 45"+  00:01:40 =42,930  km/h

72  Frans Mintjens  Molteni00h 17' 46"+  00:01:41 =42,889  km/h

73  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado00h 17' 48"+  00:01:43 =42,809  km/h

74  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 17' 48"+  00:01:43 =42,809  km/h

75  Walter Ricci  Sonolor00h 17' 48"+  00:01:43 =42,809  km/h

76  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado00h 17' 52"+  00:01:47 =42,649  km/h

77  Gerben Karstens  Rokado00h 17' 55"+  00:01:50 =42,530  km/h

78  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Sonolor00h 17' 56"+  00:01:51 =42,491  km/h

79  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani00h 17' 58"+  00:01:53 =42,412  km/h

80  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 00"+  00:01:55 =42,333  km/h

81  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 01"+  00:01:56 =42,294  km/h

82  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 04"+  00:01:59 =42,177  km/h

83  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 18' 04"+  00:01:59 =42,177  km/h

84  Serge Bolley  Gitane00h 18' 05"+  00:02:00 =42,138  km/h

85  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane00h 18' 06"+  00:02:01 =42,099  km/h

86  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni00h 18' 06"+  00:02:01 =42,099  km/h

87  Jan Van Katwijk  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 18' 07"+  00:02:02 =42,061  km/h

88  André Poppe  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 18' 07"+  00:02:02 =42,061  km/h

89  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 07"+  00:02:02 =42,061  km/h

90  Ercole Gualazzini  Salvarani00h 18' 08"+  00:02:03 =42,022  km/h

91  Marc Lievens  Molteni00h 18' 09"+  00:02:04 =41,983  km/h

92  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni00h 18' 09"+  00:02:04 =41,983  km/h

93  Yves Ravaleu  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 10"+  00:02:05 =41,945  km/h

94  José Catieau  Sonolor00h 18' 10"+  00:02:05 =41,945  km/h

95  Roger Kindt  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 18' 13"+  00:02:08 =41,830  km/h

96  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor00h 18' 14"+  00:02:09 =41,792  km/h

97  Johny Schleck  Bic00h 18' 16"+  00:02:11 =41,715  km/h

98  Gerard Briend  Gitane00h 18' 17"+  00:02:12 =41,677  km/h

99  Dieter Puschel  Rokado00h 18' 19"+  00:02:14 =41,601  km/h

100  Etienne Antheunis  Watney-Avia00h 18' 20"+  00:02:15 =41,564  km/h

101  Roland Berland  Bic00h 18' 22"+  00:02:17 =41,488  km/h

102  Jacques Cadiou  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 27"+  00:02:22 =41,301  km/h

103  Gerard Harings  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 18' 28"+  00:02:23 =41,264  km/h

104  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani00h 18' 28"+  00:02:23 =41,264  km/h

105  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 18' 29"+  00:02:24 =41,226  km/h

106  René Grenier  Gitane00h 18' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,152  km/h

107  Marino Basso  Salvarani00h 18' 31"+  00:02:26 =41,152  km/h

108  Herman Van der Slagmolen  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 18' 33"+  00:02:28 =41,078  km/h

109  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane00h 18' 35"+  00:02:30 =41,004  km/h

110  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 18' 35"+  00:02:30 =41,004  km/h

111  Cees Koeken  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 18' 35"+  00:02:30 =41,004  km/h

112  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia00h 18' 38"+  00:02:33 =40,894  km/h

113  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Avia00h 18' 38"+  00:02:33 =40,894  km/h

114  Alain Bellouis  Gitane00h 18' 40"+  00:02:35 =40,821  km/h

115  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 40"+  00:02:35 =40,821  km/h

116  Daniel Van Ryckeghem  Sonolor00h 18' 43"+  00:02:38 =40,712  km/h

117  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani00h 18' 44"+  00:02:39 =40,676  km/h

118  Bernd Rasing  Rokado00h 18' 45"+  00:02:40 =40,640  km/h

119  Loïc Le Bourhis  Gitane00h 18' 49"+  00:02:44 =40,496  km/h

120  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Avia00h 18' 49"+  00:02:44 =40,496  km/h

121  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 52"+  00:02:47 =40,389  km/h

122  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor00h 18' 53"+  00:02:48 =40,353  km/h

123  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor00h 19' 02"+  00:02:57 =40,035  km/h

124  Pierre Matignon  Gitane00h 19' 04"+  00:02:59 =39,965  km/h

125  Guido Reybrouck  Salvarani00h 19' 08"+  00:03:03 =39,826  km/h

126  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 19' 18"+  00:03:13 =39,482  km/h

127  Primo Mori  Salvarani00h 19' 18"+  00:03:13 =39,482  km/h


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