Participated 6 times
Between 1956 and 1961
Aldo Bolzan, Luxembourg
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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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 Facts from Tour de France 1972
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Stage 20a on July 23rd. 1972
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After stage 20a:    Eddy Merckx  
  Versailles → Versailles | Dist: 42.00km. | Winner: Eddy Merckx

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  40,640 km./hr.

1
 Eddy Merckx  Molteni00h 55' 27"=45,446  km/h

2
 Felice Gimondi  Salvarani00h 56' 01"+  00:00:34 =44,987  km/h

3
 Yves Hézard  Sonolor00h 56' 37"+  00:01:10 =44,510  km/h

4  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 56' 58"+  00:01:31 =44,236  km/h

5  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 57' 43"+  00:02:16 =43,662  km/h

6  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni00h 57' 45"+  00:02:18 =43,636  km/h

7  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 58' 07"+  00:02:40 =43,361  km/h

8  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 58' 19"+  00:02:52 =43,212  km/h

9  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 58' 31"+  00:03:04 =43,065  km/h

10  Roger Swerts  Molteni00h 58' 36"+  00:03:09 =43,003  km/h

11  Joaquim Agostinho  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 58' 51"+  00:03:24 =42,821  km/h

12  Jean-Claude Largeau  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter00h 59' 09"+  00:03:42 =42,604  km/h

13  Guy Santy  Bic00h 59' 15"+  00:03:48 =42,532  km/h

14  Joop Zoetemelk  Beaulieu-Flandria00h 59' 19"+  00:03:52 =42,484  km/h

15  Tino Tabak  Goudsmit-Hoff00h 59' 26"+  00:03:59 =42,400  km/h

16  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 59' 32"+  00:04:05 =42,329  km/h

17  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 59' 44"+  00:04:17 =42,188  km/h

18  Rolf Wolfshohl  Rokado00h 59' 56"+  00:04:29 =42,047  km/h

19  Gilbert Bellone  Rokado01h 00' 03"+  00:04:36 =41,965  km/h

20  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 00' 04"+  00:04:37 =41,953  km/h

21  Mariano Martinez  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 00' 05"+  00:04:38 =41,942  km/h

22  Tony Houbrechts  Salvarani01h 00' 10"+  00:04:43 =41,884  km/h

23  Joël Millard  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 00' 16"+  00:04:49 =41,814  km/h

24  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 00' 19"+  00:04:52 =41,779  km/h

25  Walter Ricci  Sonolor01h 00' 20"+  00:04:53 =41,768  km/h

26  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Avia01h 00' 30"+  00:05:03 =41,653  km/h

27  Mathieu Pustjens  Sonolor01h 00' 44"+  00:05:17 =41,493  km/h

28  Ronald De Witte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 00' 45"+  00:05:18 =41,481  km/h

29  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor01h 00' 46"+  00:05:19 =41,470  km/h

30  Lucien Aimar  Rokado01h 01' 07"+  00:05:40 =41,233  km/h

31  Marc Sohet  Watney-Avia01h 01' 09"+  00:05:42 =41,210  km/h

32  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 01' 10"+  00:05:43 =41,199  km/h

33  Pierre Matignon  Gitane01h 01' 14"+  00:05:47 =41,154  km/h

34  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 01' 22"+  00:05:55 =41,065  km/h

35  Eduard Janssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 01' 23"+  00:05:56 =41,053  km/h

36  Primo Mori  Salvarani01h 01' 26"+  00:05:59 =41,020  km/h

37  Karl-Heinz Kunde  Rokado01h 01' 26"+  00:05:59 =41,020  km/h

38  Frans Mintjens  Molteni01h 01' 37"+  00:06:10 =40,898  km/h

39  Georges Chappe  Gitane01h 01' 40"+  00:06:13 =40,865  km/h

40  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Avia01h 01' 40"+  00:06:13 =40,865  km/h

41  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic01h 01' 45"+  00:06:18 =40,810  km/h

42  Johny Schleck  Bic01h 01' 49"+  00:06:22 =40,766  km/h

43  Roland Berland  Bic01h 01' 52"+  00:06:25 =40,733  km/h

44  Willy Van Neste  Beaulieu-Flandria01h 02' 05"+  00:06:38 =40,591  km/h

45  Jos van der Vleuten  Goudsmit-Hoff01h 02' 17"+  00:06:50 =40,460  km/h

46  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni01h 02' 17"+  00:06:50 =40,460  km/h

47  Paul Aerts  Watney-Avia01h 02' 20"+  00:06:53 =40,428  km/h

48  Karl-Heinz Muddemann  Rokado01h 02' 27"+  00:07:00 =40,352  km/h

49  Gerard Vianen  Goudsmit-Hoff01h 02' 32"+  00:07:05 =40,299  km/h

50  Giacinto Santambrogio  Salvarani01h 02' 36"+  00:07:09 =40,256  km/h

51  Pieter Nassen  Watney-Avia01h 02' 40"+  00:07:13 =40,213  km/h

52  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor01h 02' 41"+  00:07:14 =40,202  km/h

53  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 02' 44"+  00:07:17 =40,170  km/h

54  Jan Krekels  Goudsmit-Hoff01h 02' 45"+  00:07:18 =40,159  km/h

55  Willy Abbeloos  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 02' 53"+  00:07:26 =40,074  km/h

56  Wilfried David  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 03' 04"+  00:07:37 =39,958  km/h

57  Rini Wagtmans  Goudsmit-Hoff01h 03' 10"+  00:07:43 =39,894  km/h

58  Walter Godefroot  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 03' 22"+  00:07:55 =39,769  km/h

59  Jésus Aranzabal  Bic01h 03' 25"+  00:07:58 =39,737  km/h

60  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 03' 25"+  00:07:58 =39,737  km/h

61  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 03' 25"+  00:07:58 =39,737  km/h

62  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni01h 03' 47"+  00:08:20 =39,509  km/h

63  Luigi Castelletti  Salvarani01h 03' 48"+  00:08:21 =39,498  km/h

64  Martin Van Den Bossche  Molteni01h 03' 53"+  00:08:26 =39,447  km/h

65  Dieter Puschel  Rokado01h 03' 53"+  00:08:26 =39,447  km/h

66  Marino Basso  Salvarani01h 04' 11"+  00:08:44 =39,263  km/h

67  Michael Wright  Gitane01h 04' 11"+  00:08:44 =39,263  km/h

68  Jean-Claude Daunat  Gitane01h 04' 11"+  00:08:44 =39,263  km/h

69  Bernard Guyot  Sonolor01h 04' 15"+  00:08:48 =39,222  km/h

70  Noël Vanclooster  Watney-Avia01h 04' 16"+  00:08:49 =39,212  km/h

71  Christian Raymond  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 04' 17"+  00:08:50 =39,201  km/h

72  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado01h 04' 23"+  00:08:56 =39,141  km/h

73  Ludo Van Staeyen  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 04' 33"+  00:09:06 =39,040  km/h

74  Pietro Guerra  Salvarani01h 04' 35"+  00:09:08 =39,019  km/h

75  Gerben Karstens  Rokado01h 04' 55"+  00:09:28 =38,819  km/h

76  Marc Lievens  Molteni01h 04' 55"+  00:09:28 =38,819  km/h

77  Gérard David  Beaulieu-Flandria01h 04' 59"+  00:09:32 =38,779  km/h

78  Willy In 't Ven  Molteni01h 04' 59"+  00:09:32 =38,779  km/h

79  Pietro Campagnari  Salvarani01h 05' 16"+  00:09:49 =38,611  km/h

80  Léon-Paul Menard  Gitane01h 05' 18"+  00:09:51 =38,591  km/h

81  Herman Beyssens  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 05' 19"+  00:09:52 =38,581  km/h

82  Wim Prinsen  Goudsmit-Hoff01h 05' 36"+  00:10:09 =38,415  km/h

83  Evert Dolman  Beaulieu-Flandria01h 05' 40"+  00:10:13 =38,376  km/h

84  Rik Van Linden  De Gribaldy-Magniflex-Van Cauter01h 05' 41"+  00:10:14 =38,366  km/h

85  René Grenier  Gitane01h 05' 54"+  00:10:27 =38,240  km/h

86  Alain Bellouis  Gitane01h 05' 55"+  00:10:28 =38,230  km/h

87  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor01h 06' 02"+  00:10:35 =38,163  km/h

88  Ronny Vanmarcke  Beaulieu-Flandria01h 07' 55"+  00:12:28 =37,104  km/h


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