Participated 4 times
Between 1947 and 1950
Giuseppe Tacca, France
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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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Stage 12 on July 14th. 1972
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After stage 12:    Eddy Merckx  
  Carpentras → Orcières-Merlette | Dist: 192.00km. | Winner: Lucien Van Impe

Podium
2  Col de Perty Lucien Van Impeafter73.00 km.

3  Col de Manse Joaquim Agostinhoafter162.50 km.

1  Orciéres Merlette Lucien Van Impeafter192.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  33,038 km./hr.

1
 Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor05h 38' 33"=34,027  km/h

2
 Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 38' 36"+  00:00:03 =34,022  km/h

3
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni05h 38' 50"+  00:00:17 =33,999  km/h

4  Luis Ocaña  Bic05h 38' 51"+  00:00:18 =33,997  km/h

5  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 38' 53"+  00:00:20 =33,994  km/h

6  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 38' 53"+  00:00:20 =33,994  km/h

7  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 38' 53"+  00:00:20 =33,994  km/h

8  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 38' 53"+  00:00:20 =33,994  km/h

9  Yves Hézard  Sonolor05h 38' 53"+  00:00:20 =33,994  km/h

10  Felice Gimondi  Salvarani05h 38' 57"+  00:00:24 =33,987  km/h

11  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado05h 40' 19"+  00:01:46 =33,851  km/h

12  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 40' 28"+  00:01:55 =33,836  km/h

13  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 40' 29"+  00:01:56 =33,834  km/h

14  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia05h 40' 52"+  00:02:19 =33,796  km/h

15  Fernando Mendes  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 41' 02"+  00:02:29 =33,780  km/h

16  Walter Ricci  Sonolor05h 41' 15"+  00:02:42 =33,758  km/h

17  Leif Mortensen  Bic05h 41' 20"+  00:02:47 =33,750  km/h

18  Roger Swerts  Molteni05h 41' 20"+  00:02:47 =33,750  km/h

19  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani05h 41' 35"+  00:03:02 =33,725  km/h

20  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 41' 49"+  00:03:16 =33,702  km/h

21  José Catieau  Sonolor05h 41' 55"+  00:03:22 =33,692  km/h

22  René Grenier  Gitane05h 42' 01"+  00:03:28 =33,683  km/h

23  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 42' 20"+  00:03:47 =33,651  km/h

24  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado05h 42' 28"+  00:03:55 =33,638  km/h

25  Lucien Aimar  Rokado05h 42' 28"+  00:03:55 =33,638  km/h

26  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 42' 44"+  00:04:11 =33,612  km/h

27  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor05h 42' 49"+  00:04:16 =33,604  km/h

28  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni05h 42' 58"+  00:04:25 =33,589  km/h

29  Primo Mori  Salvarani05h 43' 13"+  00:04:40 =33,565  km/h

30  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 43' 28"+  00:04:55 =33,540  km/h

31  Bernard Labourdette  Bic05h 44' 05"+  00:05:32 =33,480  km/h

32  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni05h 46' 16"+  00:07:43 =33,269  km/h

33  Georges Chappe  Gitane05h 46' 34"+  00:08:01 =33,240  km/h

34  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado05h 46' 34"+  00:08:01 =33,240  km/h

35  Hans Junkermann  Rokado05h 46' 34"+  00:08:01 =33,240  km/h

36  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic05h 47' 06"+  00:08:33 =33,189  km/h

37  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 47' 15"+  00:08:42 =33,175  km/h

38  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 47' 34"+  00:09:01 =33,145  km/h

39  Johny Schleck  Bic05h 47' 34"+  00:09:01 =33,145  km/h

40  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 47' 54"+  00:09:21 =33,113  km/h

41  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor05h 48' 06"+  00:09:33 =33,094  km/h

42  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

43  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

44  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

45  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

46  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

47  Marino Basso  Salvarani05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

48  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

49  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

50  Dieter Puschel  Rokado05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

51  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

52  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

53  Gerben Karstens  Rokado05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

54  Jan Van De Wiele  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

55  Roland Berland  Bic05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

56  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

57  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

58  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

59  Frans Mintjens  Molteni05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

60  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

61  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

62  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

63  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

64  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

65  Marc Lievens  Molteni05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

66  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

67  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

68  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

69  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

70  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

71  Pierre Matignon  Gitane05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

72  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

73  Italo Zilioli  Salvarani05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

74  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

75  Michael Wright  Gitane05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

76  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane05h 50' 23"+  00:11:50 =32,878  km/h

77  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani05h 50' 46"+  00:12:13 =32,842  km/h

78  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter05h 51' 01"+  00:12:28 =32,819  km/h

79  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 51' 32"+  00:12:59 =32,771  km/h

80  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic05h 51' 32"+  00:12:59 =32,771  km/h

81  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic05h 52' 00"+  00:13:27 =32,727  km/h

82  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 52' 10"+  00:13:37 =32,712  km/h

83  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia05h 53' 08"+  00:14:35 =32,622  km/h

84  Guy Santy  Bic05h 53' 11"+  00:14:38 =32,618  km/h

85  Serge Bolley  Gitane05h 53' 55"+  00:15:22 =32,550  km/h

86  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani05h 54' 29"+  00:15:56 =32,498  km/h

87  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani05h 54' 29"+  00:15:56 =32,498  km/h

88  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 54' 51"+  00:16:18 =32,464  km/h

89  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria05h 55' 11"+  00:16:38 =32,434  km/h

90  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 56' 46"+  00:18:13 =32,290  km/h

91  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 56' 48"+  00:18:15 =32,287  km/h

92  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 57' 00"+  00:18:27 =32,269  km/h

93  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia05h 59' 36"+  00:21:03 =32,036  km/h

94  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor05h 59' 36"+  00:21:03 =32,036  km/h

95  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor05h 59' 36"+  00:21:03 =32,036  km/h

96  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff05h 59' 36"+  00:21:03 =32,036  km/h

97  Désiré Letort  Bic05h 59' 48"+  00:21:15 =32,018  km/h

98  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia06h 00' 07"+  00:21:34 =31,990  km/h

99  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter06h 00' 13"+  00:21:40 =31,981  km/h

100  Alain Bellouis  Gitane06h 07' 45"+  00:29:12 =31,326  km/h

101  Harrie van Leeuwen  Goudsmit-Hoff06h 08' 16"+  00:29:43 =31,282  km/h


Withdrawls: 4
 RiderTeamReason
67   Jacques Cadiou Gan-Mercier-HutchinsonDid not finish
97   Guido Reybrouck SalvaraniDid not finish
113   Gerard Briend GitaneDid not finish
124   Michel Coulon Watney-AviaDid not finish
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