Participated 7 times
Between 1932 and 1938
Georges Speicher, 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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 Facts from Tour de France 1973
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Stage 1a on July 1st. 1973
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After stage 1a:    Willy Teirlinck  
  Scheveningen → Rotterdam | Dist: 84.00km. | Winner: Willy Teirlinck

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  46,463 km./hr.

1
 Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

2
 Willy De Geest  Rokado01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

3
 Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

4  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

5  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

6  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

7  Leif Mortensen  Bic01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

8  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

9  Ludo Delcroix  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

10  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

11  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

12  Gustaaf Van Cauter  Watney-Maes01h 47' 44"=46,782  km/h

13  Tino Tabak  Sonolor01h 47' 48"+  00:00:04 =46,753  km/h

14  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

15  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

16  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

17  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

18  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

19  Willy Abbeloos  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

20  Alfred Gaida  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

21  Roger Gilson  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

22  Matthijs de Koning  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

23  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

24  Pieter Nassen  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

25  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

26  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

27  Yves Hézard  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

28  Richard Podesta  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

29  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

30  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

31  Juan Zurano  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

32  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

33  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

34  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

35  Claude Tollet  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

36  Michel Roques  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

37  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

38  Ludo Van Staeyen  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

39  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

40  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

41  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

42  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

43  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

44  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

45  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

46  Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

47  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

48  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

49  José-Luis Viejo  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

50  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

51  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

52  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

53  Johny Schleck  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

54  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

55  Luis Ocaña  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

56  Felix Gonzalez  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

57  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

58  Paul Aerts  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

59  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

60  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

61  Gilbert Bellone  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

62  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

63  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

64  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

65  Jo Vrancken  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

66  Lucien De Brauwere  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

67  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

68  Wim Prinsen  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

69  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

70  José Gómez Lucas  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

71  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

72  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

73  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

74  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

75  Agustín Tamames  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

76  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

77  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

78  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

79  Wim Schepers  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

80  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

81  Joël Millard  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

82  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

83  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

84  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

85  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

86  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

87  Georges Pintens  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

88  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

89  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

90  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

91  Gonzalo Aja  Kas-Kaskol01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

92  Andrès Gandarias  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

93  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

94  Wim Kelleners  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

95  Michel Coulon  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

96  Marcel Boishardy  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

97  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

98  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

99  Ben Janbroers  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

100  Guy Santy  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

101  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

102  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

103  Mathieu Pustjens  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

104  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

105  José Catieau  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

106  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

107  Andre Doyen  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

108  Ludovic Noels  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

109  Roland Berland  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

110  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

111  Ronny Vanmarcke  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

112  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

113  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

114  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

115  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

116  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

117  Alain Santy  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

118  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

119  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

120  José Abilleira  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

121  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

122  Herman Van Springel  Rokado01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

123  Emile Bodart  Watney-Maes01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

124  Joseph Carletti  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

125  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

126  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

127  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

128  Bernard Labourdette  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

129  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

130  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune01h 48' 32"+  00:00:48 =46,437  km/h

131  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune01h 49' 41"+  00:01:57 =45,950  km/h

132  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune01h 49' 42"+  00:01:58 =45,943  km/h


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1913 • Hans Martin
1938 • Franco Magnani
1945 • Attilio Rota
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1984 • Michal Golas
1991 • Carlos Barbero
1994 • Antwan Tolhoek
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