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Between 1995 and 1996
Carmelo Miranda, Spain
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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 9 on July 11th. 1972
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After stage 9:    Eddy Merckx  
  Luchon → Colomiers | Dist: 179.00km. | Winner: Joseph Huysmans

Podium
4  Col des Ares Christian Raymondafter27.00 km.

2  Col de Portet-d'Aspet Christian Raymondafter49.00 km.

3  Côte du Cap Blanc Christian Raymondafter92.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  37,728 km./hr.

1
 Joseph Huysmans  Molteni04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

2
 Michael Wright  Gitane04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

3
 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

4  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

5  Jacques Cadiou  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

6  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

7  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

8  Walter Ricci  Sonolor04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

9  Gerard Harings  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

10  Joseph Spruyt  Molteni04h 43' 01"=37,948  km/h

11  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

12  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

13  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

14  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

15  Guido Reybrouck  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

16  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

17  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

18  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

19  Frans Mintjens  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

20  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

21  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

22  Gerben Karstens  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

23  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

24  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

25  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

26  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

27  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

28  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

29  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

30  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

31  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

32  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

33  Johny Schleck  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

34  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

35  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

36  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

37  Pierre Matignon  Gitane04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

38  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

39  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

40  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

41  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

42  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

43  Marc Lievens  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

44  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

45  René Grenier  Gitane04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

46  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

47  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

48  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

49  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

50  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

51  Luis Ocaña  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

52  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

53  Marino Basso  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

54  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

55  Eddy Merckx  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

56  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

57  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

58  Lucien Aimar  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

59  Yves Hézard  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

60  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

61  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

62  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

63  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

64  Georges Chappe  Gitane04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

65  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

66  Leif Mortensen  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

67  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

68  Roland Berland  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

69  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

70  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

71  José Catieau  Sonolor04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

72  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

73  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

74  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

75  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

76  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

77  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

78  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

79  Roger Swerts  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

80  Bernard Labourdette  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

81  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

82  Hans Junkermann  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

83  Dieter Puschel  Rokado04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

84  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

85  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

86  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

87  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

88  Guy Santy  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

89  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

90  Désiré Letort  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

91  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

92  Michel Coulon  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

93  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

94  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

95  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

96  Willy Van Malderghem  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

97  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

98  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

99  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

100  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

101  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

102  Etienne Antheunis  Watney-Avia04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

103  Primo Mori  Salvarani04h 44' 14"+  00:01:13 =37,786  km/h

104  Serge Bolley  Gitane04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h

105  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h

106  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h

107  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h

108  Gerard Briend  Gitane04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h

109  Alain Bellouis  Gitane04h 54' 08"+  00:11:07 =36,514  km/h


Withdrawls: 6
 RiderTeamReason
30   Jean-Jacques Sanquer SonolorDid not start
41   Roger Pingeon Peugeot-BP-MichelinDid not start
77   Yves Ravaleu Gan-Mercier-HutchinsonDid not finish
117   Loïc Le Bourhis GitaneDid not finish
87   Wim Schepers RokadoExceeded time limit
107   Jan Van Katwijk Goudsmit-HoffExceeded time limit
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1903 • Jean-Gabriel Zenon
1926 • Isidoor De Ryck
1931 • Miguel Pacheco
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