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Johan Wellens, Belgium
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After stage 21 - 2026:
 16451 starters.
  5513 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2419 stages.
  470 restdays.
  469752.50 km.
  5946 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1972
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Stage 7 on July 9th. 1972
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After stage 7:    Cyrille Guimard  
  Bayonne → Pau | Dist: 220.50km. | Winner: Yves Hézard

Podium
4  Côte d'Hoste Mathieu Pustjensafter6.00 km.

4  Côte de Barcus Wilfried Davidafter82.00 km.

1  Col de l'Aubisque Wilfried Davidafter153.00 km.

4  Côte de Notre-dame-de-Pietat Eddy Merckxafter204.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  34,912 km./hr.

1
 Yves Hézard  Sonolor06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

2
 Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

3
 Felice Gimondi  Salvarani06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

4  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

5  Eddy Merckx  Molteni06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

6  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 02' 19"=36,515  km/h

7  Luis Ocaña  Bic06h 04' 08"+  00:01:49 =36,333  km/h

8  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 05' 28"+  00:03:09 =36,200  km/h

9  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor06h 07' 22"+  00:05:03 =36,013  km/h

10  Roger Pingeon  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 08' 25"+  00:06:06 =35,910  km/h

11  Lucien Aimar  Rokado06h 08' 25"+  00:06:06 =35,910  km/h

12  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 08' 25"+  00:06:06 =35,910  km/h

13  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 08' 25"+  00:06:06 =35,910  km/h

14  Leif Mortensen  Bic06h 08' 40"+  00:06:21 =35,886  km/h

15  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 08' 51"+  00:06:32 =35,868  km/h

16  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 11' 40"+  00:09:21 =35,596  km/h

17  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 12' 01"+  00:09:42 =35,563  km/h

18  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

19  Roger Swerts  Molteni06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

20  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

21  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

22  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

23  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

24  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

25  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

26  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

27  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

28  Bernard Labourdette  Bic06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

29  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 12' 18"+  00:09:59 =35,536  km/h

30  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia06h 12' 33"+  00:10:14 =35,512  km/h

31  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani06h 12' 45"+  00:10:26 =35,493  km/h

32  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 12' 45"+  00:10:26 =35,493  km/h

33  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni06h 12' 45"+  00:10:26 =35,493  km/h

34  Georges Chappe  Gitane06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

35  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

36  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

37  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

38  Joseph Spruyt  Molteni06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

39  Roland Berland  Bic06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

40  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

41  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

42  Frans Mintjens  Molteni06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

43  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

44  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

45  José Catieau  Sonolor06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

46  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni06h 15' 30"+  00:13:11 =35,233  km/h

47  Johny Schleck  Bic06h 17' 03"+  00:14:44 =35,088  km/h

48  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

49  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

50  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

51  Marc Lievens  Molteni06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

52  Guy Santy  Bic06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

53  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Sonolor06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

54  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

55  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

56  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

57  Désiré Letort  Bic06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

58  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

59  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

60  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

61  Hans Junkermann  Rokado06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

62  Dieter Puschel  Rokado06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

63  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

64  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

65  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

66  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

67  Michael Wright  Gitane06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

68  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

69  Primo Mori  Salvarani06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

70  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni06h 18' 45"+  00:16:26 =34,931  km/h

71  Gerben Karstens  Rokado06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

72  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

73  Wim Schepers  Rokado06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

74  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

75  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

76  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

77  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

78  Marino Basso  Salvarani06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

79  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

80  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

81  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

82  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

83  Jan Van Katwijk  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

84  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

85  Serge Bolley  Gitane06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

86  Pierre Matignon  Gitane06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

87  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

88  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 21' 43"+  00:19:24 =34,659  km/h

89  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

90  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

91  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

92  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

93  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

94  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

95  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

96  Walter Ricci  Sonolor06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

97  René Grenier  Gitane06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

98  Yves Ravaleu  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

99  Guido Reybrouck  Salvarani06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

100  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

101  Willy Van Malderghem  Watney-Avia06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

102  Gerard Harings  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

103  Etienne Antheunis  Watney-Avia06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

104  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

105  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 25' 08"+  00:22:49 =34,352  km/h

106  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia06h 25' 36"+  00:23:17 =34,310  km/h

107  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani06h 26' 47"+  00:24:28 =34,205  km/h

108  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 28' 07"+  00:25:48 =34,088  km/h

109  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado06h 29' 06"+  00:26:47 =34,002  km/h

110  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane06h 29' 47"+  00:27:28 =33,942  km/h

111  Gerard Briend  Gitane06h 34' 44"+  00:32:25 =33,516  km/h

112  Michel Coulon  Watney-Avia06h 34' 44"+  00:32:25 =33,516  km/h

113  Alain Bellouis  Gitane06h 38' 52"+  00:36:33 =33,169  km/h

114  André Dierickx  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 38' 56"+  00:36:37 =33,163  km/h

115  Jacques Cadiou  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 38' 56"+  00:36:37 =33,163  km/h

116  Herman Van der Slagmolen  Beaulieu-Flandria06h 38' 56"+  00:36:37 =33,163  km/h

117  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Avia06h 47' 28"+  00:45:09 =32,469  km/h

118  Loïc Le Bourhis  Gitane06h 52' 43"+  00:50:24 =32,056  km/h


Withdrawls: 9
 RiderTeamReason
33   Daniel Van Ryckeghem SonolorDid not finish
63   Alain Santy BicDid not finish
86   Bernd Rasing RokadoDid not finish
93   Ercole Gualazzini SalvaraniDid not finish
100   Leo Duyndam Goudsmit-HoffDid not finish
49   Roger Kindt De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van CauterExceeded time limit
53   André Poppe De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van CauterExceeded time limit
102   Cees Koeken Goudsmit-HoffExceeded time limit
127   Walter Planckaert Watney-AviaExceeded time limit
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