Participated 2 times
Between 1959 and 1960
Bent Ole Retvig, Denmark
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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 9 on July 10th. 1973
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After stage 9:    Luis Ocaña  
  Embrun → Nice | Dist: 234.50km. | Winner: Vicente Lopez Carril

Podium
2  Col de la Cayolle Vicente Lopez Carrilafter24.50 km.

2  Col de Valberg Pedro Torresafter70.00 km.

1  Col de Turini Vicente Lopez Carrilafter160.00 km.

3  Col Saint Roch Vicente Lopez Carrilafter187.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  26,978 km./hr.

1
 Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol08h 20' 29"=28,113  km/h

2
 Frans Verbeeck  Watney-Maes08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

3
 Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

4  Herman Van Springel  Rokado08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

5  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

6  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

7  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

8  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,417  km/h

9  Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

10  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

11  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

12  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

13  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

14  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

15  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

16  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

17  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

18  Andrès Gandarias  De Kova-Lejeune08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

19  Luis Ocaña  Bic08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

20  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

21  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

22  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

23  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

24  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

25  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

26  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

27  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

28  Leif Mortensen  Bic08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

29  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

30  Bernard Labourdette  Bic08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

31  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

32  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

33  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

34  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle08h 29' 19"+  00:08:50 =27,625  km/h

39  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol08h 32' 19"+  00:11:50 =27,337  km/h

36  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle08h 32' 44"+  00:12:15 =27,441  km/h

37  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 32' 44"+  00:12:15 =27,441  km/h

38  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

40  Johny Schleck  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

41  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

42  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

43  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

44  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

45  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

47  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

48  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

49  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

50  Guy Santy  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =26,788  km/h

51  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

52  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

53  José Catieau  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

54  Roland Berland  Bic08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

55  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado08h 37' 04"+  00:16:35 =27,211  km/h

56  Michel Roques  Sonolor08h 38' 15"+  00:17:46 =27,149  km/h

57  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 43' 03"+  00:22:34 =26,900  km/h

58  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 49' 25"+  00:28:56 =26,576  km/h

59  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 49' 25"+  00:28:56 =26,576  km/h

60  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

61  Roger Gilson  Rokado08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

62  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

63  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

64  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

65  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

66  Alfred Gaida  Rokado08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

67  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

68  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

69  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

70  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

71  Felix Gonzalez  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

72  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

73  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

74  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

75  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

76  Ludo Van Staeyen  Watney-Maes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

77  Georges Pintens  Rokado08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

78  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

79  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

80  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

81  Willy Abbeloos  Watney-Maes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

82  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

83  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

84  Gustaaf Van Cauter  Watney-Maes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

85  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

86  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

87  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

89  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

90  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

91  Claude Tollet  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

92  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

93  Yves Hézard  Sonolor08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

94  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

95  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes08h 53' 25"+  00:32:56 =26,377  km/h

96  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme08h 53' 59"+  00:33:30 =26,349  km/h

97  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune08h 54' 31"+  00:34:02 =26,323  km/h

98  Richard Podesta  De Kova-Lejeune09h 14' 01"+  00:53:32 =25,396  km/h

99  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune09h 14' 01"+  00:53:32 =25,396  km/h


Withdrawls: 8
 RiderTeamReason
18   Tino Tabak SonolorDid not start
57   Paul Aerts Watney-MaesDid not finish
58   Emile Bodart Watney-MaesDid not finish
59   Michel Coulon Watney-MaesDid not finish
91   Wim Kelleners Canada Dry-GazelleDid not finish
97   Mathieu Pustjens Canada Dry-GazelleDid not finish
128   Agustín Tamames La Casera-Peña BahamontesDid not finish
131   José-Luis Viejo La Casera-Peña BahamontesDid not finish
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