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Nicolas Portal, France
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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5463 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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Prologue on June 30th. 1973
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Prologue on June 30th. 1973
   Joop Zoetemelk  
  Scheveningen → Scheveningen | Dist: 7.10km. | Winner: Joop Zoetemelk

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  40,507 km./hr.

1
 Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 09' 58"=42,742  km/h

2
 Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 09' 59"+  00:00:01 =42,671  km/h

3
 Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 09' 59"+  00:00:01 =42,671  km/h

4  Herman Van Springel  Rokado00h 09' 59"+  00:00:01 =42,671  km/h

5  Luis Ocaña  Bic00h 10' 00"+  00:00:02 =42,600  km/h

6  Georges Pintens  Rokado00h 10' 00"+  00:00:02 =42,600  km/h

7  Yves Hézard  Sonolor00h 10' 02"+  00:00:04 =42,458  km/h

8  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 03"+  00:00:05 =42,388  km/h

9  José-Luis Viejo  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 03"+  00:00:05 =42,388  km/h

10  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 05"+  00:00:07 =42,248  km/h

11  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 05"+  00:00:07 =42,248  km/h

12  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 10' 06"+  00:00:08 =42,178  km/h

13  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 08"+  00:00:10 =42,039  km/h

14  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 09"+  00:00:11 =41,970  km/h

15  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic00h 10' 09"+  00:00:11 =41,970  km/h

16  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 11"+  00:00:13 =41,833  km/h

17  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 13"+  00:00:15 =41,697  km/h

18  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 13"+  00:00:15 =41,697  km/h

19  Gilbert Bellone  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 13"+  00:00:15 =41,697  km/h

20  Alain Santy  Bic00h 10' 15"+  00:00:17 =41,561  km/h

21  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 15"+  00:00:17 =41,561  km/h

22  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 15"+  00:00:17 =41,561  km/h

23  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 16"+  00:00:18 =41,494  km/h

24  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 17"+  00:00:19 =41,426  km/h

25  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado00h 10' 17"+  00:00:19 =41,426  km/h

26  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Maes00h 10' 18"+  00:00:20 =41,359  km/h

27  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 18"+  00:00:20 =41,359  km/h

28  Willy De Geest  Rokado00h 10' 18"+  00:00:20 =41,359  km/h

29  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 18"+  00:00:20 =41,359  km/h

30  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 19"+  00:00:21 =41,292  km/h

31  Alfred Gaida  Rokado00h 10' 19"+  00:00:21 =41,292  km/h

32  Ronny Vanmarcke  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 20"+  00:00:22 =41,226  km/h

33  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 20"+  00:00:22 =41,226  km/h

34  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 21"+  00:00:23 =41,159  km/h

35  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 21"+  00:00:23 =41,159  km/h

36  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 21"+  00:00:23 =41,159  km/h

37  Tino Tabak  Sonolor00h 10' 21"+  00:00:23 =41,159  km/h

38  Wim Kelleners  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 22"+  00:00:24 =41,093  km/h

39  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 22"+  00:00:24 =41,093  km/h

40  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Maes00h 10' 23"+  00:00:25 =41,027  km/h

41  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 10' 23"+  00:00:25 =41,027  km/h

42  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 23"+  00:00:25 =41,027  km/h

43  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 23"+  00:00:25 =41,027  km/h

44  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor00h 10' 23"+  00:00:25 =41,027  km/h

45  Andre Doyen  Watney-Maes00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

46  Matthijs de Koning  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

47  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Maes00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

48  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

49  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

50  Gustaaf Van Cauter  Watney-Maes00h 10' 24"+  00:00:26 =40,962  km/h

51  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 25"+  00:00:27 =40,896  km/h

52  Guy Santy  Bic00h 10' 25"+  00:00:27 =40,896  km/h

53  Agustín Tamames  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 25"+  00:00:27 =40,896  km/h

54  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 25"+  00:00:27 =40,896  km/h

55  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor00h 10' 26"+  00:00:28 =40,831  km/h

56  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 27"+  00:00:29 =40,766  km/h

57  Ludo Delcroix  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 27"+  00:00:29 =40,766  km/h

58  Michel Coulon  Watney-Maes00h 10' 27"+  00:00:29 =40,766  km/h

59  Juan Zurano  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 28"+  00:00:30 =40,701  km/h

60  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 28"+  00:00:30 =40,701  km/h

61  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 28"+  00:00:30 =40,701  km/h

62  Willy Abbeloos  Watney-Maes00h 10' 28"+  00:00:30 =40,701  km/h

63  Roger Gilson  Rokado00h 10' 29"+  00:00:31 =40,636  km/h

64  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 29"+  00:00:31 =40,636  km/h

65  Bernard Labourdette  Bic00h 10' 29"+  00:00:31 =40,636  km/h

66  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 29"+  00:00:31 =40,636  km/h

67  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 29"+  00:00:31 =40,636  km/h

68  Ludovic Noels  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 30"+  00:00:32 =40,571  km/h

69  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 31"+  00:00:33 =40,507  km/h

70  Pieter Nassen  Rokado00h 10' 32"+  00:00:34 =40,443  km/h

71  Claude Tollet  Sonolor00h 10' 32"+  00:00:34 =40,443  km/h

72  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 32"+  00:00:34 =40,443  km/h

73  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 33"+  00:00:35 =40,379  km/h

74  Wim Schepers  Rokado00h 10' 33"+  00:00:35 =40,379  km/h

75  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 34"+  00:00:36 =40,315  km/h

76  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 34"+  00:00:36 =40,315  km/h

77  Mathieu Pustjens  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 34"+  00:00:36 =40,315  km/h

78  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 34"+  00:00:36 =40,315  km/h

79  José Catieau  Bic00h 10' 35"+  00:00:37 =40,252  km/h

80  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 36"+  00:00:38 =40,189  km/h

81  Ben Janbroers  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 36"+  00:00:38 =40,189  km/h

82  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic00h 10' 36"+  00:00:38 =40,189  km/h

83  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 36"+  00:00:38 =40,189  km/h

84  Roland Berland  Bic00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

85  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

86  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

87  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

88  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

89  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor00h 10' 37"+  00:00:39 =40,126  km/h

90  Gonzalo Aja  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 38"+  00:00:40 =40,063  km/h

91  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 38"+  00:00:40 =40,063  km/h

92  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 39"+  00:00:41 =40,000  km/h

93  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 39"+  00:00:41 =40,000  km/h

94  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 40"+  00:00:42 =39,938  km/h

95  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 41"+  00:00:43 =39,875  km/h

96  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor00h 10' 41"+  00:00:43 =39,875  km/h

97  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 41"+  00:00:43 =39,875  km/h

98  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado00h 10' 42"+  00:00:44 =39,813  km/h

99  José Gómez Lucas  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 43"+  00:00:45 =39,751  km/h

100  Joseph Carletti  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 43"+  00:00:45 =39,751  km/h

101  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 44"+  00:00:46 =39,689  km/h

102  Johny Schleck  Bic00h 10' 45"+  00:00:47 =39,628  km/h

103  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 10' 45"+  00:00:47 =39,628  km/h

104  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol00h 10' 46"+  00:00:48 =39,567  km/h

105  Joël Millard  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 10' 47"+  00:00:49 =39,505  km/h

106  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 47"+  00:00:49 =39,505  km/h

107  Marcel Boishardy  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 47"+  00:00:49 =39,505  km/h

108  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Maes00h 10' 47"+  00:00:49 =39,505  km/h

109  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor00h 10' 47"+  00:00:49 =39,505  km/h

110  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado00h 10' 48"+  00:00:50 =39,444  km/h

111  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 48"+  00:00:50 =39,444  km/h

112  Richard Podesta  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 49"+  00:00:51 =39,384  km/h

113  Paul Aerts  Watney-Maes00h 10' 49"+  00:00:51 =39,384  km/h

114  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 10' 49"+  00:00:51 =39,384  km/h

115  Felix Gonzalez  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 49"+  00:00:51 =39,384  km/h

116  Jo Vrancken  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 10' 51"+  00:00:53 =39,263  km/h

117  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 10' 53"+  00:00:55 =39,142  km/h

118  Lucien De Brauwere  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 10' 53"+  00:00:55 =39,142  km/h

119  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 54"+  00:00:56 =39,083  km/h

120  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 10' 54"+  00:00:56 =39,083  km/h

121  Emile Bodart  Watney-Maes00h 10' 54"+  00:00:56 =39,083  km/h

122  Michel Roques  Sonolor00h 10' 55"+  00:00:57 =39,023  km/h

123  Ludo Van Staeyen  Watney-Maes00h 10' 56"+  00:00:58 =38,963  km/h

124  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune00h 10' 57"+  00:00:59 =38,904  km/h

125  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune00h 11' 00"+  00:01:02 =38,727  km/h

126  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 11' 00"+  00:01:02 =38,727  km/h

127  Wim Prinsen  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 11' 00"+  00:01:02 =38,727  km/h

128  Andrès Gandarias  De Kova-Lejeune00h 11' 01"+  00:01:03 =38,669  km/h

129  José Abilleira  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 11' 02"+  00:01:04 =38,610  km/h

130  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune00h 11' 05"+  00:01:07 =38,436  km/h

131  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune00h 11' 05"+  00:01:07 =38,436  km/h

132  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 11' 10"+  00:01:12 =38,149  km/h


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