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Between 1947 and 1948
Victor Joly, Belgium
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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 12a on July 8th. 1981
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After stage 12a:    Bernard Hinault  
  Roubaix → Bruxelles | Dist: 107.30km. | Winner: Freddy Maertens

Podium
4  Muur van Geraardsbergen Lucien Van Impeafter63.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  44,125 km./hr.

1
 Freddy Maertens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

2
 Urs Freuler  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

3
 Alfons De Wolf  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

4  Guido Van Calster  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

5  Daniel Willems  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

6  Sean Kelly  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

7  Noël Dejonckheere  Teka02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

8  Didier Vanoverschelde  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

9  Rudy Pevenage  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

10  Jos Jacobs  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

11  Roger De Cnijf  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

12  Jean-René Bernaudeau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

13  Bernard Hinault  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

14  William Sherwen  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

15  Yvon Bertin  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

16  William Tackaert  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

17  Mariano Martinez  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

18  Jacques Bossis  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

19  Joël Gallopin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

20  Jésus Suárez Cueva  Kelme02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

21  Klaus-Peter Thaler  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

22  Pierre Bazzo  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

23  Philippe Tesniere  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

24  Jean-François Pescheux  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

25  Luc Colijn  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

26  Phil Anderson  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

27  Eddy Schepers  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

28  Sven-Åke Nilsson  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

29  Ludo Peeters  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

30  Johan van de Velde  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 48"=44,156  km/h

31  Hubert Linard  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

32  Marcel Tinazzi  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

33  Patrick Friou  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

34  Joaquim Agostinho  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

35  Willy Teirlinck  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

36  Bernard Bourreau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

37  Christian Seznec  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

38  Maurice Le Guilloux  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

39  Dirk Wayenberg  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

40  Marc Durant  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

41  Jan Jonkers  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

42  Régis Ovion  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

43  Hennie Kuiper  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

44  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

45  Joop Zoetemelk  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

46  Graham Jones  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

47  Cees Priem  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

48  Raymond Martin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

49  Jan Bogaert  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

50  Michel Laurent  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

51  Jean Chassang  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

52  Hubert Arbes  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

53  Paul Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

54  Bernard Vallet  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

55  Jostein Wilmann  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

56  Ad Wijnands  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

57  Bernard Thevenet  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

58  Patrick Perret  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

59  Charly Berard  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

60  Johan De Muynck  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

61  Lucien Didier  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

62  Hubert Mathis  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

63  Serge Beucherie  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

64  Jean-François Rodriguez  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

65  Lucien Van Impe  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

66  Robert Alban  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

67  Eulalio García  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

68  Ludo Delcroix  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

69  Eddy Verstraeten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

70  Walter Planckaert  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

71  Ronny Claes  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

72  Gerhard Schönbacher  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

73  Herman Beyssens  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

74  Jacques Michaud  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

75  Eddy Planckaert  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

76  Adrie van Houwelingen  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

77  Patrick Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

78  Roger Legeay  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

79  Ismael Lejarreta  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

80  Marc Goossens  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

81  Alain Meslet  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

82  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

83  Johan Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

84  Rudy Colman  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

85  Ronald De Witte  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

86  Jorge Fortia Marti  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

87  Bernard Becaas  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

88  René Martens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

89  Luc De Grauwe  Boston-Mavic02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

90  Henk Lubberding  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

91  Claude Criquielion  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

92  Hennie Stamsnijder  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

93  Guy Nulens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

94  Frits Pirard  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

95  Juan Fernandez  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

96  Franky De Gendt  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

97  Aad van den Hoek  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

98  Régis Clère  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

99  Frank Hoste  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

100  Jonathan Boyer  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

101  Jean-Paul Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

102  Eugène Urbany  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

103  Bernardo Alfonsel  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

104  Marc Dierickx  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

105  Gerrie Knetemann  Ti-Raleigh-Creda02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

106  Alain De Carvalho  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

107  Hendrik Devos  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

108  Jesus Guzman  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

109  Géry Verlinden  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

110  Alberto Fernandez  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

111  Dominique Arnaud  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

112  Patrick Moerlen  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

113  Yves Hézard  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

114  Claude Vincendeau  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

115  Jorge Ruiz Cabestany  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

116  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

117  Johnny Broers  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

118  Paulino Martinez  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

119  Peter Winnen  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

120  Jean-Louis Gauthier  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

121  Albert Zweifel  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

122  José Mayoz  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

123  Ferdi Van den Haute  La Redoute-Motobecane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

124  Jaime Vilamajo  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

125  Alain Vigneron  Renault-Elf-Gitane02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

126  Francisco Albelda  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

127  Louis Luyten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

128  Vicente Belda  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

129  Marcel Laurens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

130  Imanol Murga  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

131  Marino Lejarreta  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

132  Faustino Cueli  Teka02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

133  Leo Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

134  Roland Liboton  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

135  Christian Levavasseur  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

136  Theo De Rooy  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

137  Rafael Ladron De Guevara  Kelme02h 25' 53"+  00:00:05 =44,131  km/h

138  Didier Lebaud  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel02h 27' 53"+  00:02:05 =43,534  km/h

139  Alain De Roo  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago02h 29' 14"+  00:03:26 =43,140  km/h


Withdrawls: 5
 RiderTeamReason
87   Jan Nevens Boston-MavicDid not finish
43   Patrick Clerc Sem-France Loire-CampagnoloExceeded time limit
76   Jacques Osmont Puch-Wolber-CampagnoloExceeded time limit
118   Avelino Perea Diez KelmeExceeded time limit
126   Eric Vandeperre Sunair-Sport 80-ColnagoExceeded time limit
Todays birthdays.

1874 • Hippolyte Charpentier
1896 • Laurent Seret
1931 • Michele Gismondi
1953 • Ismael Lejarreta
1955 • Amilcare Sgalbazzi
1957 • Werner Devos
1965 • Marco Vermey
1972 • Mirko Crepaldi
1992 • Julian Alaphilippe

 

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