Participated 6 times
Between 1979 and 1986
Johan van de Velde, Holland
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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 2a on July 2nd. 1973
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After stage 2a:    Herman Van Springel  
  Sint-Nicolas → Sint-Nicolas | Dist: 12.40km. | Winner: Maurice Carrere

Podium

Average speed for all riders in stage:  49,882 km./hr.

1
 Willy Abbeloos  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

2
 Paul Aerts  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

3
 Emile Bodart  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

4  Michel Coulon  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

5  Andre Doyen  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

6  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

7  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

8  Gustaaf Van Cauter  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

9  Ludo Van Staeyen  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

10  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

11  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Maes00h 14' 29"=51,369  km/h

12  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

13  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

14  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

15  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

16  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

17  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

18  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

19  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

20  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

21  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

22  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 14' 38"+  00:00:09 =50,843  km/h

23  Gonzalo Aja  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

24  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

25  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

26  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

27  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

28  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

29  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

30  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

31  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

32  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

33  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

34  Willy De Geest  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

35  Alfred Gaida  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

36  Roger Gilson  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

37  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

38  Pieter Nassen  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

39  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

40  Georges Pintens  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

41  Wim Schepers  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

42  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

43  Herman Van Springel  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

44  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado00h 14' 40"+  00:00:11 =50,727  km/h

45  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

46  Roland Berland  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

47  José Catieau  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

48  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

49  Bernard Labourdette  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

50  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

51  Luis Ocaña  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

52  Alain Santy  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

53  Guy Santy  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

54  Johny Schleck  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

55  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic00h 14' 42"+  00:00:13 =50,612  km/h

56  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

57  Lucien De Brauwere  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

58  Ludo Delcroix  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

59  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

60  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

61  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

62  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

63  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

64  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

65  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

66  Ronny Vanmarcke  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 14' 46"+  00:00:17 =50,384  km/h

67  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

68  Gilbert Bellone  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

69  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

70  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

71  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

72  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

73  Joël Millard  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

74  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

75  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

76  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

77  Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 14' 51"+  00:00:22 =50,101  km/h

78  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

79  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

80  Yves Hézard  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

81  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

82  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

83  Michel Roques  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

84  Tino Tabak  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

85  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

86  Claude Tollet  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

87  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

88  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor00h 14' 52"+  00:00:23 =50,045  km/h

89  José Abilleira  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

90  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

91  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

92  José Gómez Lucas  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

93  Felix Gonzalez  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

94  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

95  Agustín Tamames  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

96  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

97  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

98  José-Luis Viejo  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

99  Juan Zurano  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 15' 01"+  00:00:32 =49,545  km/h

100  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

101  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

102  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

103  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

104  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

105  Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

106  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

107  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

108  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

109  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

110  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 15' 07"+  00:00:38 =49,217  km/h

111  Matthijs de Koning  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

112  Ben Janbroers  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

113  Wim Kelleners  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

114  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

115  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

116  Ludovic Noels  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

117  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

118  Wim Prinsen  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

119  Mathieu Pustjens  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

120  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

121  Jo Vrancken  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 15' 10"+  00:00:41 =49,055  km/h

122  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

123  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

124  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

125  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

126  Marcel Boishardy  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

127  Joseph Carletti  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

128  Andrès Gandarias  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

129  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

130  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

131  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h

132  Richard Podesta  De Kova-Lejeune00h 16' 03"+  00:01:34 =46,355  km/h


Todays birthdays.

1882 • Auguste Dufour
1912 • Raoul Lesueur
1913 • Hans Martin
1938 • Franco Magnani
1945 • Attilio Rota
1964 • Gert Jakobs
1984 • Michal Golas
1991 • Carlos Barbero
1994 • Antwan Tolhoek
1996 • Kobe Goossens
1999 • Sébastien Grignard

 

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