Participated 3 times
Between 1967 and 1969
André Bayssiere, France
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After stage 21 - 2025:
 16451 starters.
  5464 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2398 stages.
  470 restdays.
  466506.50 km.
  5925 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1981
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Stage 1b on June 26th. 1981
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After stage 1b:    Gerrie Knetemann  
  Nice → Nice | Dist: 40.00km. | Winner: Benjamin Mounier

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Average speed for all riders in stage:  50,071 km./hr.

1
 Joop Zoetemelk  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

2
 Urs Freuler  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

3
 Frank Hoste  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

4  Gerrie Knetemann  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

5  Henk Lubberding  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

6  Ludo Peeters  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

7  Cees Priem  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

8  Aad van den Hoek  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

9  Johan van de Velde  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

10  Ad Wijnands  Ti-Raleigh-Creda00h 46' 20"=51,799  km/h

11  Daniel Willems  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

12  Ronny Claes  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

13  Ludo Delcroix  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

14  Theo De Rooy  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

15  Jos Jacobs  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

16  Rudy Pevenage  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

17  Eric Van de Wiele  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

18  Dirk Wayenberg  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

19  Jostein Wilmann  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

20  Peter Winnen  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo00h 46' 49"+  00:00:29 =51,264  km/h

21  Raymond Martin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

22  Kim Andersen  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

23  Régis Clère  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

24  Patrick Friou  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

25  Joël Gallopin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

26  Jean-Louis Gauthier  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

27  Didier Lebaud  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

28  Christian Levavasseur  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

29  Hubert Mathis  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

30  Christian Seznec  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel00h 47' 00"+  00:00:40 =51,064  km/h

31  Bernard Hinault  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

32  Hubert Arbes  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

33  Bernard Becaas  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

34  Charly Berard  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

35  Yvon Bertin  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

36  Jonathan Boyer  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

37  Lucien Didier  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

38  Maurice Le Guilloux  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

39  Jean-François Rodriguez  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

40  Alain Vigneron  Renault-Elf-Gitane00h 47' 03"+  00:00:43 =51,010  km/h

41  Géry Verlinden  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

42  Alain De Roo  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

43  Ronald De Witte  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

44  Freddy Maertens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

45  Frits Pirard  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

46  Eric Vandeperre  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

47  Jan van Houwelingen  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

48  Paul Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

49  Leo Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

50  Johan Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago00h 47' 10"+  00:00:50 =50,883  km/h

51  Hennie Kuiper  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

52  Luc Colijn  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

53  Marc Dierickx  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

54  Hendrik Devos  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

55  Marcel Laurens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

56  René Martens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

57  Guy Nulens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

58  Eddy Schepers  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

59  Hennie Stamsnijder  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

60  William Tackaert  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle00h 47' 11"+  00:00:51 =50,865  km/h

61  Jean-René Bernaudeau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

62  Phil Anderson  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

63  Jacques Bossis  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

64  Bernard Bourreau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

65  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

66  Graham Jones  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

67  Michel Laurent  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

68  Roger Legeay  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

69  Hubert Linard  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

70  Patrick Perret  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin00h 47' 13"+  00:00:53 =50,830  km/h

71  Johan De Muynck  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

72  Johnny Broers  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

73  Rudy Colman  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

74  Claude Criquielion  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

75  Sean Kelly  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

76  Sven-Åke Nilsson  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

77  Eddy Planckaert  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

78  Walter Planckaert  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

79  Eugène Urbany  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

80  Guido Van Calster  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor00h 47' 30"+  00:01:10 =50,526  km/h

81  Joaquim Agostinho  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

82  Serge Beucherie  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

83  Patrick Clerc  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

84  Jean-Paul Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

85  Patrick Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

86  Fernando Mendes  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

87  Jacques Michaud  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

88  Patrick Moerlen  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

89  Albert Zweifel  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

90  Marcel Tinazzi  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo00h 48' 15"+  00:01:55 =49,741  km/h

91  Alfons De Wolf  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

92  Herman Beyssens  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

93  Jan Bogaert  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

94  Franky De Gendt  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

95  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

96  Roland Liboton  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

97  Louis Luyten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

98  Michel Pollentier  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

99  Adrie van Houwelingen  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

100  Eddy Verstraeten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios00h 48' 24"+  00:02:04 =49,587  km/h

101  Robert Alban  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

102  Pierre Bazzo  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

103  Marc Durant  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

104  Mariano Martinez  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

105  Jean-François Pescheux  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

106  William Sherwen  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

107  Bernard Vallet  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

108  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

109  Ferdi Van den Haute  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

110  Didier Vanoverschelde  La Redoute-Motobecane00h 48' 28"+  00:02:08 =49,519  km/h

111  Bernard Thevenet  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

112  Dominique Arnaud  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

113  Jean Chassang  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

114  Alain De Carvalho  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

115  Yves Hézard  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

116  Jacques Osmont  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

117  Régis Ovion  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

118  Gerhard Schönbacher  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

119  Klaus-Peter Thaler  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

120  Claude Vincendeau  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo00h 48' 46"+  00:02:26 =49,214  km/h

121  Juan Fernandez  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

122  Francisco Albelda  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

123  Vicente Belda  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

124  Jorge Fortia Marti  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

125  Jesus Guzman  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

126  Rafael Ladron De Guevara  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

127  Imanol Murga  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

128  Avelino Perea Diez  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

129  Jésus Suárez Cueva  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

130  Jaime Vilamajo  Kelme00h 49' 09"+  00:02:49 =48,830  km/h

131  Lucien Van Impe  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

132  Roger De Cnijf  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

133  Luc De Grauwe  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

134  Marc Goossens  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

135  Jan Jonkers  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

136  Alain Meslet  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

137  Jan Nevens  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

138  Philippe Tesniere  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

139  Willy Teirlinck  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

140  Benjamin Vermeulen  Boston-Mavic00h 49' 18"+  00:02:58 =48,682  km/h

141  Marino Lejarreta  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

142  Bernardo Alfonsel  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

143  Faustino Cueli  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

144  Noël Dejonckheere  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

145  Alberto Fernandez  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

146  Eulalio García  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

147  Ismael Lejarreta  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

148  Paulino Martinez  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

149  José Mayoz  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h

150  Jorge Ruiz Cabestany  Teka00h 50' 23"+  00:04:03 =47,635  km/h


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