Participated 6 times
Between 1963 and 1970
Francisco Gabica, Spain
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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 16b on July 18th. 1973
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After stage 16b:    Luis Ocaña  
  Bordeaux → Bordeaux | Dist: 12.40km. | Winner: Joaquim Agostinho

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  41,499 km./hr.

1
 Joaquim Agostinho  Bic00h 16' 23"=45,412  km/h

2
 Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 16' 24"+  00:00:01 =45,366  km/h

3
 Joop Zoetemelk  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 16' 26"+  00:00:03 =45,274  km/h

4  Luis Ocaña  Bic00h 16' 35"+  00:00:12 =44,864  km/h

5  Jose Antonio González  Kas-Kaskol00h 16' 38"+  00:00:15 =44,729  km/h

6  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 16' 40"+  00:00:17 =44,640  km/h

7  Charly Grosskost  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 16' 43"+  00:00:20 =44,506  km/h

8  Pedro Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 16' 48"+  00:00:25 =44,286  km/h

9  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor00h 16' 48"+  00:00:25 =44,286  km/h

10  Herman Van Springel  Rokado00h 16' 49"+  00:00:26 =44,242  km/h

11  Jan Krekels  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 16' 52"+  00:00:29 =44,111  km/h

12  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 16' 55"+  00:00:32 =43,980  km/h

13  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 16' 59"+  00:00:36 =43,808  km/h

14  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 00"+  00:00:37 =43,765  km/h

15  José Manuel Fuente  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 01"+  00:00:38 =43,722  km/h

16  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 17' 03"+  00:00:40 =43,636  km/h

17  Théo van der Leeuw  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 17' 04"+  00:00:41 =43,594  km/h

18  Tony Houbrechts  Rokado00h 17' 08"+  00:00:45 =43,424  km/h

19  Fernando Mendes  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 17' 09"+  00:00:46 =43,382  km/h

20  Jean-Claude Genty  Bic00h 17' 10"+  00:00:47 =43,340  km/h

21  José Catieau  Bic00h 17' 12"+  00:00:49 =43,256  km/h

22  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 13"+  00:00:50 =43,214  km/h

23  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 13"+  00:00:50 =43,214  km/h

24  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 16"+  00:00:53 =43,089  km/h

25  Gerard Vianen  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 17' 17"+  00:00:54 =43,047  km/h

26  Leif Mortensen  Bic00h 17' 17"+  00:00:54 =43,047  km/h

27  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 25"+  00:01:02 =42,718  km/h

28  Mariano Martinez  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 27"+  00:01:04 =42,636  km/h

29  Joaquim Andrade  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 17' 31"+  00:01:08 =42,474  km/h

30  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor00h 17' 33"+  00:01:10 =42,393  km/h

31  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 17' 33"+  00:01:10 =42,393  km/h

32  Pierre Martellozzo  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 35"+  00:01:12 =42,313  km/h

33  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 37"+  00:01:14 =42,233  km/h

34  Gerard Moneyron  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 17' 38"+  00:01:15 =42,193  km/h

35  Lucien Aimar  De Kova-Lejeune00h 17' 40"+  00:01:17 =42,113  km/h

36  Gérard Besnard  Sonolor00h 17' 41"+  00:01:18 =42,074  km/h

37  Jürgen Tschan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 41"+  00:01:18 =42,074  km/h

38  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 17' 41"+  00:01:18 =42,074  km/h

39  Francis Campaner  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 17' 45"+  00:01:22 =41,915  km/h

40  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 45"+  00:01:22 =41,915  km/h

41  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol00h 17' 47"+  00:01:24 =41,837  km/h

42  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 17' 54"+  00:01:31 =41,564  km/h

43  Bernard Labourdette  Bic00h 17' 58"+  00:01:35 =41,410  km/h

44  Claude Tollet  Sonolor00h 17' 58"+  00:01:35 =41,410  km/h

45  Luis Balague  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 17' 58"+  00:01:35 =41,410  km/h

46  José Martins  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 18' 01"+  00:01:38 =41,295  km/h

47  Alain Santy  Bic00h 18' 02"+  00:01:39 =41,257  km/h

48  Roland Berland  Bic00h 18' 04"+  00:01:41 =41,181  km/h

49  Walter Godefroot  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 18' 08"+  00:01:45 =41,029  km/h

50  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 08"+  00:01:45 =41,029  km/h

51  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 09"+  00:01:46 =40,992  km/h

52  Daniel Ducreux  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 18' 12"+  00:01:49 =40,879  km/h

53  Marc Demeyer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 18' 13"+  00:01:50 =40,842  km/h

54  Jean-Claude Largeau  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 18' 16"+  00:01:53 =40,730  km/h

55  René Grelin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 17"+  00:01:54 =40,693  km/h

56  José Grande Sanches  Kas-Kaskol00h 18' 18"+  00:01:55 =40,656  km/h

57  Herculano Oliveira  Canada Dry-Gazelle00h 18' 19"+  00:01:56 =40,619  km/h

58  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol00h 18' 20"+  00:01:57 =40,582  km/h

59  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic00h 18' 22"+  00:01:59 =40,508  km/h

60  Raymond Martin  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 18' 24"+  00:02:01 =40,435  km/h

61  Ferdinand Julien  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 18' 26"+  00:02:03 =40,362  km/h

62  Marcel Boishardy  De Kova-Lejeune00h 18' 27"+  00:02:04 =40,325  km/h

63  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor00h 18' 29"+  00:02:06 =40,252  km/h

64  Michael Wright  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 18' 29"+  00:02:06 =40,252  km/h

65  Alain Nogues  Gitane-Frigecreme00h 18' 34"+  00:02:11 =40,072  km/h

66  Michel Roques  Sonolor00h 18' 35"+  00:02:12 =40,036  km/h

67  Santiago Lazcano  Kas-Kaskol00h 18' 36"+  00:02:13 =40,000  km/h

68  Robert Bouloux  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 36"+  00:02:13 =40,000  km/h

69  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Rokado00h 18' 39"+  00:02:16 =39,893  km/h

70  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 18' 40"+  00:02:17 =39,857  km/h

71  Jesus Esperanza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes00h 18' 40"+  00:02:17 =39,857  km/h

72  Régis Délépine  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 18' 40"+  00:02:17 =39,857  km/h

73  Noël Geneste  De Kova-Lejeune00h 18' 41"+  00:02:18 =39,822  km/h

74  Wilfried David  Carpenter-Shimano-Flandria00h 18' 41"+  00:02:18 =39,822  km/h

75  Raymond Riotte  Sonolor00h 18' 45"+  00:02:22 =39,680  km/h

76  Alfred Gaida  Rokado00h 18' 45"+  00:02:22 =39,680  km/h

77  Christian Blain  De Kova-Lejeune00h 18' 46"+  00:02:23 =39,645  km/h

78  Johny Schleck  Bic00h 18' 46"+  00:02:23 =39,645  km/h

79  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin00h 18' 47"+  00:02:24 =39,610  km/h

80  Jean-Claude Blocher  De Kova-Lejeune00h 18' 48"+  00:02:25 =39,574  km/h

81  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor00h 18' 50"+  00:02:27 =39,504  km/h

82  Guy Santy  Bic00h 18' 53"+  00:02:30 =39,400  km/h

83  Charles Genthon  De Kova-Lejeune00h 19' 13"+  00:02:50 =38,716  km/h

84  Jacques-André Hochart  De Kova-Lejeune00h 19' 17"+  00:02:54 =38,583  km/h

85  Jean-Claude Baud  De Kova-Lejeune00h 19' 28"+  00:03:05 =38,219  km/h

86  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Rokado00h 19' 38"+  00:03:15 =37,895  km/h

87  Roger Gilson  Rokado00h 20' 02"+  00:03:39 =37,138  km/h

88  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson00h 20' 07"+  00:03:44 =36,984  km/h


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