Participated 7 times
Between 1969 and 1975
José Catieau, 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 3 on July 3rd. 1973
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After stage 3:    José Catieau  
  Roubaix → Reims | Dist: 226.00km. | Winner: Cyrille Guimard

Podium
4  Côte de Laon Cyrille Guimardafter154.00 km.

4  Côte de Montbarault Gustaaf Van Roosbroeckafter165.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  38,491 km./hr.

1
 Cyrille Guimard  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

2
 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

3
 Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

4  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

5  Juan Zurano  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

6  Willy De Geest  Rokado05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

7  Leif Mortensen  Bic05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

8  Luis Ocaña  Bic05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

9  José Catieau  Bic05h 41' 54"=39,661  km/h

10  Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Maes05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

11  Roland Berland  Bic05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

12  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

13  Herman Van Springel  Rokado05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

14  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

15  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

16  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

17  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

18  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

19  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

20  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

21  Johny Schleck  Bic05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

22  Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

23  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

24  Claude Tollet  Sonolor05h 44' 28"+  00:02:34 =39,365  km/h

25  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

26  Andre Doyen  Watney-Maes05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

27  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

28  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

29  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

30  Alain Santy  Bic05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

31  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

32  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

33  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

34  Ludo Van Staeyen  Watney-Maes05h 47' 11"+  00:05:17 =39,057  km/h

35  Felix Gonzalez  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 49' 08"+  00:07:14 =38,839  km/h

36  Matthijs de Koning  Canada Dry-Gazelle05h 49' 08"+  00:07:14 =38,839  km/h

37  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

38  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

39  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

40  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

41  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

42  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

43  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

44  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

45  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

46  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

47  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

48  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

49  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

50  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

51  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

52  Andrès Gandarias  De Kova-Lejeune05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

53  Gilbert Bellone  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

54  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

55  Michel Roques  Sonolor05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

56  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

57  Yves Hézard  Sonolor05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

58  Georges Pintens  Rokado05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

59  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

60  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

61  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

62  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

63  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

64  Guy Santy  Bic05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

65  Walter Planckaert  Watney-Maes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

66  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

67  Joël Millard  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

68  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

69  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

70  Gustaaf Van Cauter  Watney-Maes05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

71  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

72  Lucien De Brauwere  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 49' 11"+  00:07:17 =38,833  km/h

73  Eddy Verstraeten  Watney-Maes05h 49' 18"+  00:07:24 =38,820  km/h

74  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol05h 49' 18"+  00:07:24 =38,820  km/h

75  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 51' 02"+  00:09:08 =38,629  km/h

76  Gonzalo Aja  Kas-Kaskol05h 51' 11"+  00:09:17 =38,612  km/h

77  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

78  Wim Schepers  Rokado05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

79  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

80  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

81  Willy Abbeloos  Watney-Maes05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

82  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

83  Tino Tabak  Sonolor05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

84  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

85  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

86  Englebert Opdebeeck  Watney-Maes05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

87  Paul Aerts  Watney-Maes05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

88  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

89  Roger Gilson  Rokado05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

90  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

91  Wilfried Peffgen  Rokado05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

92  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

93  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

94  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

95  Jean-Pierre Parenteau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

96  Marcel Boishardy  De Kova-Lejeune05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

97  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

98  Richard Podesta  De Kova-Lejeune05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

99  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

100  Bernard Labourdette  Bic05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

101  Emile Bodart  Watney-Maes05h 58' 16"+  00:16:22 =37,849  km/h

102  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

103  Alfred Gaida  Rokado06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

104  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

105  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

106  Agustín Tamames  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

107  Joseph Carletti  De Kova-Lejeune06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

108  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

109  Mathieu Pustjens  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

110  Jo Vrancken  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

111  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

112  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

113  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

114  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

115  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

116  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

117  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

118  Ben Janbroers  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

119  Wim Kelleners  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

120  Michel Coulon  Watney-Maes06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

121  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle06h 00' 29"+  00:18:35 =37,616  km/h

122  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin06h 01' 15"+  00:19:21 =37,536  km/h

123  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune06h 05' 38"+  00:23:44 =37,086  km/h

124  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune06h 05' 38"+  00:23:44 =37,086  km/h

125  José-Luis Viejo  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes06h 05' 38"+  00:23:44 =37,086  km/h

126  Ludo Delcroix  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria06h 05' 38"+  00:23:44 =37,086  km/h

127  José Gómez Lucas  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes06h 05' 38"+  00:23:44 =37,086  km/h


Withdrawls: 3
 RiderTeamReason
33   Ronny Vanmarcke Carpenter-Shimano-FlandriaDid not finish
122   José Abilleira La Casera-Peña BahamontesDid not finish
94   Ludovic Noels Canada Dry-GazelleExceeded time limit
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