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Between 1947 and 1953
Jean Kirchen, Luxembourg
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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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Stage 20 on July 19th. 1974
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After stage 20:    Eddy Merckx  
  Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie → Nantes | Dist: 117.00km. | Winner: Gerard Vianen

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  40,417 km./hr.

1
 Gerard Vianen  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 21"=40,496  km/h

2
 Patrick Sercu  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

3
 Marc Demeyer  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

4  Barry Hoban  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

5  Gerben Karstens  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

6  Dirk Baert  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

7  Eddy Merckx  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

8  Herman Van Springel  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

9  Piet Van Katwijk  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

10  Robert Mintkiewicz  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

11  Charly Rouxel  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

12  Aldo Parecchini  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

13  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

14  Wilfried Wesemael  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

15  Willy Teirlinck  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

16  Jacky Mourioux  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

17  Wim Prinsen  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

18  Régis Délépine  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

19  André Mollet  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

20  Frans Van Looy  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

21  Michael Wright  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

22  Ludo Delcroix  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

23  Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

24  Daniel Ducreux  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

25  Andrês Oliva  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

26  Alain Cigana  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

27  Fernando Plaza  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

28  Domingo Perurena  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

29  Bernard Bourreau  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

30  Noël Vanclooster  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

31  Henk Prinsen  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

32  Jean-Claude Misac  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

33  Mariano Martinez  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

34  Jean-Jacques Sanquer  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

35  Jesus Manzaneque  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

36  Arturo Pecchielan  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

37  Gerrie Knetemann  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

38  Daniel Rebillard  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

39  Donald John Allan  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

40  Alain Vasseur  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

41  Frans Mintjens  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

42  Raymond Riotte  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

43  Valerio Lualdi  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

44  Juan Zurano  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

45  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

46  Gonzalo Aja  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

47  Michel Pollentier  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

48  Miguel Maria Lasa  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

49  Joaquim Agostinho  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

50  Roland Berland  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

51  Vicente Lopez Carril  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

52  Jean-Pierre Guillemot  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

53  Raymond Poulidor  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

54  Marc Lievens  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

55  Fausto Bertoglio  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

56  Willy Van Neste  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

57  Joseph Huysmans  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

58  José Catieau  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

59  Bernard Croyet  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

60  Carlos Melero  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

61  Wladimiro Panizza  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

62  Arthur Van de Vyver  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

63  André Romero  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

64  Christian Blain  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

65  Georges Pintens  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

66  Antonio Martos  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

67  Joseph Spruyt  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

68  Christian Raymond  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

69  Victor Van Schil  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

70  Luis Zubero  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

71  Fedor den Hertog  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

72  Ronny Vanmarcke  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

73  André Dierickx  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

74  Cyrille Guimard  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

75  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

76  Gianni Di Lorenzo  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

77  Francis Campaner  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

78  Joseph Bruyere  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

79  Guy Sibille  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

80  Lorenzo Alaimo  Frisol-Flair Plastics02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

81  Michel Perin  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

82  Sylvain Vasseur  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

83  Ronald De Witte  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

84  José Abilleira  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

85  Claude Magni  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

86  Bernard Labourdette  Bic02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

87  Alain Santy  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

88  Lucien Van Impe  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

89  Damaso Torres  La Casera-Peña Bahamontes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

90  Ferdinand Julien  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

91  Raymond Delisle  Peugeot-BP-Michelin02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

92  Antonio Menendez  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

93  Jacques Botherel  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

94  Giancarlo Bellini  Brooklyn02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

95  Daniel Verplancke  Carpenter Confortluxe-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

96  José Pesarrodona  Kas-Kaskol02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

97  Alain Nogues  Sonolor-Gitanes02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

98  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

99  Jan Van De Wiele  Mic-De Gribaldy-Ludo02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

100  Eduard Janssens  Molteni02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

101  Roger Pingeon  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

102  Michel Coroller  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

103  Joël Millard  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

104  Bernard Masson  Jobo-Lejeune02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

105  Jean-Pierre Genet  Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson02h 53' 41"+  00:00:20 =40,418  km/h

106  Gerard Moneyron  Merlin Plage-Flandria02h 54' 27"+  00:01:06 =40,241  km/h


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