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  5464 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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Stage 11 on July 13th. 1972
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After stage 11:    Eddy Merckx  
  Carnon-Plage → Mont-Ventoux | Dist: 207.00km. | Winner: Bernard Thevenet

Podium
1  Mont Ventoux Bernard Thevenetafter207.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  27,956 km./hr.

1
 Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 13' 45"=28,634  km/h

2
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni07h 14' 19"+  00:00:34 =28,597  km/h

3
 Luis Ocaña  Bic07h 14' 24"+  00:00:39 =28,591  km/h

4  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 14' 36"+  00:00:51 =28,578  km/h

5  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 14' 46"+  00:01:01 =28,567  km/h

6  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 15' 03"+  00:01:18 =28,548  km/h

7  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor07h 15' 10"+  00:01:25 =28,541  km/h

8  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani07h 15' 31"+  00:01:46 =28,518  km/h

9  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 15' 40"+  00:01:55 =28,508  km/h

10  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 15' 43"+  00:01:58 =28,505  km/h

11  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 15' 54"+  00:02:09 =28,493  km/h

12  Bernard Labourdette  Bic07h 16' 58"+  00:03:13 =28,423  km/h

13  Leif Mortensen  Bic07h 17' 20"+  00:03:35 =28,399  km/h

14  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 17' 38"+  00:03:53 =28,380  km/h

15  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni07h 17' 47"+  00:04:02 =28,370  km/h

16  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 17' 51"+  00:04:06 =28,366  km/h

17  Yves Hézard  Sonolor07h 17' 53"+  00:04:08 =28,364  km/h

18  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni07h 17' 54"+  00:04:09 =28,363  km/h

19  Roger Swerts  Molteni07h 18' 12"+  00:04:27 =28,343  km/h

20  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani07h 18' 49"+  00:05:04 =28,303  km/h

21  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 19' 09"+  00:05:24 =28,282  km/h

22  José Catieau  Sonolor07h 19' 14"+  00:05:29 =28,277  km/h

23  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 19' 14"+  00:05:29 =28,277  km/h

24  Lucien Aimar  Rokado07h 19' 14"+  00:05:29 =28,277  km/h

25  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado07h 19' 21"+  00:05:36 =28,269  km/h

26  Georges Chappe  Gitane07h 19' 30"+  00:05:45 =28,259  km/h

27  Dieter Puschel  Rokado07h 19' 39"+  00:05:54 =28,250  km/h

28  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado07h 19' 52"+  00:06:07 =28,236  km/h

29  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 20' 08"+  00:06:23 =28,219  km/h

30  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 20' 11"+  00:06:26 =28,216  km/h

31  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 20' 49"+  00:07:04 =28,175  km/h

32  Primo Mori  Salvarani07h 20' 51"+  00:07:06 =28,173  km/h

33  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 20' 57"+  00:07:12 =28,166  km/h

34  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia07h 21' 19"+  00:07:34 =28,143  km/h

35  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 21' 50"+  00:08:05 =28,110  km/h

36  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 22' 16"+  00:08:31 =28,083  km/h

37  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic07h 22' 29"+  00:08:44 =28,069  km/h

38  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 22' 55"+  00:09:10 =28,041  km/h

39  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado07h 22' 59"+  00:09:14 =28,037  km/h

40  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni07h 23' 14"+  00:09:29 =28,021  km/h

41  Johny Schleck  Bic07h 23' 14"+  00:09:29 =28,021  km/h

42  Walter Ricci  Sonolor07h 23' 14"+  00:09:29 =28,021  km/h

43  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

44  Hans Junkermann  Rokado07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

45  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

46  René Grenier  Gitane07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

47  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

48  Roland Berland  Bic07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

49  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 23' 22"+  00:09:37 =28,013  km/h

50  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 23' 33"+  00:09:48 =28,001  km/h

51  Guy Santy  Bic07h 23' 35"+  00:09:50 =27,999  km/h

52  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado07h 23' 44"+  00:09:59 =27,990  km/h

53  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 23' 47"+  00:10:02 =27,987  km/h

54  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 23' 57"+  00:10:12 =27,976  km/h

55  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic07h 24' 51"+  00:11:06 =27,920  km/h

56  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia07h 25' 08"+  00:11:23 =27,902  km/h

57  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni07h 25' 13"+  00:11:28 =27,897  km/h

58  Gerben Karstens  Rokado07h 25' 13"+  00:11:28 =27,897  km/h

59  Frans Mintjens  Molteni07h 25' 13"+  00:11:28 =27,897  km/h

60  Marc Lievens  Molteni07h 25' 13"+  00:11:28 =27,897  km/h

61  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor07h 25' 37"+  00:11:52 =27,871  km/h

62  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 25' 42"+  00:11:57 =27,866  km/h

63  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani07h 25' 42"+  00:11:57 =27,866  km/h

64  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 25' 58"+  00:12:13 =27,850  km/h

65  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado07h 26' 02"+  00:12:17 =27,845  km/h

66  Serge Bolley  Gitane07h 26' 12"+  00:12:27 =27,835  km/h

67  Michael Wright  Gitane07h 26' 18"+  00:12:33 =27,829  km/h

68  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 26' 27"+  00:12:42 =27,819  km/h

69  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 26' 40"+  00:12:55 =27,806  km/h

70  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 26' 40"+  00:12:55 =27,806  km/h

71  Michel Coulon  Watney-Avia07h 26' 47"+  00:13:02 =27,799  km/h

72  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia07h 26' 56"+  00:13:11 =27,789  km/h

73  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia07h 26' 59"+  00:13:14 =27,786  km/h

74  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 27' 22"+  00:13:37 =27,762  km/h

75  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 27' 29"+  00:13:44 =27,755  km/h

76  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor07h 28' 11"+  00:14:26 =27,712  km/h

77  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani07h 28' 17"+  00:14:32 =27,706  km/h

78  Marino Basso  Salvarani07h 28' 17"+  00:14:32 =27,706  km/h

79  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni07h 28' 29"+  00:14:44 =27,693  km/h

80  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani07h 28' 29"+  00:14:44 =27,693  km/h

81  Pierre Matignon  Gitane07h 28' 43"+  00:14:58 =27,679  km/h

82  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani07h 28' 56"+  00:15:11 =27,666  km/h

83  Gerard Briend  Gitane07h 29' 06"+  00:15:21 =27,655  km/h

84  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria07h 29' 25"+  00:15:40 =27,636  km/h

85  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor07h 29' 28"+  00:15:43 =27,633  km/h

86  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 29' 28"+  00:15:43 =27,633  km/h

87  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 29' 52"+  00:16:07 =27,608  km/h

88  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 29' 54"+  00:16:09 =27,606  km/h

89  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor07h 30' 03"+  00:16:18 =27,597  km/h

90  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter07h 30' 18"+  00:16:33 =27,582  km/h

91  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 30' 32"+  00:16:47 =27,567  km/h

92  Guido Reybrouck  Salvarani07h 30' 52"+  00:17:07 =27,547  km/h

93  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane07h 31' 16"+  00:17:31 =27,523  km/h

94  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor07h 31' 16"+  00:17:31 =27,523  km/h

95  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia07h 31' 23"+  00:17:38 =27,515  km/h

96  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane07h 31' 32"+  00:17:47 =27,506  km/h

97  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 32' 24"+  00:18:39 =27,454  km/h

98  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic07h 32' 47"+  00:19:02 =27,430  km/h

99  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff07h 33' 42"+  00:19:57 =27,375  km/h

100  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia07h 33' 52"+  00:20:07 =27,365  km/h

101  Jacques Cadiou  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson07h 34' 03"+  00:20:18 =27,354  km/h

102  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani07h 34' 03"+  00:20:18 =27,354  km/h

103  Désiré Letort  Bic07h 34' 09"+  00:20:24 =27,348  km/h

104  Alain Bellouis  Gitane07h 35' 04"+  00:21:19 =27,293  km/h

105  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin07h 38' 16"+  00:24:31 =27,102  km/h


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123   Etienne Antheunis Watney-AviaDid not start
101   Gerard Harings Goudsmit-HoffDid not finish
130   Willy Van Malderghem Watney-AviaDid not finish
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