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After stage 21 - 2026:
 16451 starters.
  5514 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2419 stages.
  470 restdays.
  469752.50 km.
  5946 abandoned riders.

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Stage 6 on July 5th. 1978
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After stage 6:    Gerrie Knetemann  
  Mazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers | Dist: 166.20km. | Winner: Sean Kelly

Podium
4  Côte de Argenton Chateau Dominique Sandersafter63.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  41,065 km./hr.

1
 Sean Kelly  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 24"=41,139  km/h

2
 Gerrie Knetemann  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 24"=41,139  km/h

3
 René Bittinger  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 24"=41,139  km/h

4  Joseph Bruyere  C and A04h 02' 24"=41,139  km/h

5  Sven-Åke Nilsson  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 24"=41,139  km/h

6  Jacques Esclassan  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

7  Walter Planckaert  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

8  Guy Sibille  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

9  Jacques Bossis  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

10  Bernard Bourreau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

11  Gerben Karstens  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

12  Charly Rouxel  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

13  Jean-Louis Gauthier  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

14  Régis Délépine  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

15  Javier Elorriaga  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

16  Maurice Le Guilloux  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

17  André Mollet  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

18  Philippe Durel  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

19  Jésus Suárez Cueva  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

20  Mariano Martinez  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

21  Michel Le Denmat  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

22  Willy Teirlinck  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

23  Bernard Quilfen  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

24  André Chalmel  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

25  Bernard Hinault  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

26  Klaus-Peter Thaler  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

27  Régis Ovion  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

28  Marc Demeyer  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

29  Dominique Sanders  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

30  Michel Laurent  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

31  Jean-René Bernaudeau  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

32  Jacky Hardy  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

33  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

34  Patrick Perret  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

35  Yves Hézard  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

36  Christian Seznec  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

37  Hennie Kuiper  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

38  Henk Lubberding  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

39  Miguel Maria Lasa  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

40  José Martins  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

41  José De Cauwer  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

42  Joaquim Agostinho  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

43  Juan Pujol  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

44  Joël Gallopin  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

45  Antonio Menendez  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

46  Eugène Plet  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

47  Patrick Friou  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

48  Roger Legeay  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

49  Lucien Van Impe  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

50  Ludo Loos  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

51  Didier Van Vlaslaer  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

52  Serge Beucherie  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

53  René Dillen  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

54  Jean-Pierre Biderre  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

55  Francisco Galdos  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

56  Wilfried Wesemael  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

57  Joop Zoetemelk  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

58  Jan Raas  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

59  Pierre Bazzo  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

60  Hubert Mathis  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

61  Lucien Didier  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

62  Raymond Martin  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

63  Jacques Martin  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

64  Gilbert Le Lay  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

65  Bernard Thevenet  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

66  Fedor den Hertog  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

67  Alain Budet  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

68  José Nazábal  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

69  Gilbert Chaumaz  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

70  Jos De Schoenmaecker  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

71  Marcel Laurens  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

72  Andrês Oliva  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

73  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

74  Dino Bertolo  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

75  Enrique Martinez Heredia  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

76  Daniel Gisiger  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

77  Barry Hoban  Miko-Mercier04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

78  Antoine Gutierrez  Lejeune-BP04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

79  Ferdinand Julien  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

80  André Romero  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

81  Michel Pollentier  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

82  René Martens  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

83  Bernardo Alfonsel  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

84  Faustino Fernandez  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

85  Aad van den Hoek  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

86  Jean-François Pescheux  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

87  Dante Cocolo  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

88  Pierre-Raymond Villemiane  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

89  Hervé Inaudi  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

90  Sebastian Pozo  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

91  Philippe Tesniere  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

92  Eduard Janssens  C and A04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

93  Eulalio García  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

94  Alain Patritti  Jobo-Superia04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

95  Pedro Vilardebó  Teka04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

96  Albert Van Vlierberghe  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

97  José Pesarrodona  Kas-Campagnolo04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

98  Paul Wellens  Ti-Raleigh-Creda04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

99  Jean-Jacques Fussien  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

100  Christian Muselet  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

101  Freddy Maertens  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

102  Herman Beyssens  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

103  Marcel Tinazzi  Velda-Lano-Flandria04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

104  Alain De Carvalho  Fiat-La France04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

105  Yvon Bertin  Renault-Elf-Gitane04h 02' 51"+  00:00:27 =41,062  km/h

106  William Sherwen  Fiat-La France04h 03' 28"+  00:01:04 =40,958  km/h


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