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Chris Peers, Belgium
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After stage 21 - 2026:
 16451 starters.
  5513 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2419 stages.
  470 restdays.
  469752.50 km.
  5946 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1981
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Stage 20 on July 17th. 1981
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After stage 20:    Bernard Hinault  
  Saint-Priest → Auxerre | Dist: 46.40km. | Winner: Bernard Hinault

Podium
3  Côte de Marennes Régis Clèreafter32.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  40,931 km./hr.

1
 Bernard Hinault  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 01' 16"=45,441  km/h

2
 Daniel Willems  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 01' 53"+  00:00:37 =44,988  km/h

3
 Gerrie Knetemann  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 02' 19"+  00:01:03 =44,675  km/h

4  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 03' 08"+  00:01:52 =44,097  km/h

5  Lucien Van Impe  Boston-Mavic01h 03' 18"+  00:02:02 =43,981  km/h

6  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 03' 49"+  00:02:33 =43,625  km/h

7  Régis Clère  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 03' 51"+  00:02:35 =43,602  km/h

8  Marcel Tinazzi  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 04' 02"+  00:02:46 =43,477  km/h

9  Joop Zoetemelk  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 04' 16"+  00:03:00 =43,320  km/h

10  Freddy Maertens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 04' 24"+  00:03:08 =43,230  km/h

11  Robert Alban  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 04' 30"+  00:03:14 =43,163  km/h

12  Alfons De Wolf  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 04' 33"+  00:03:17 =43,129  km/h

13  Jacques Bossis  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 04' 40"+  00:03:24 =43,052  km/h

14  Géry Verlinden  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 04' 41"+  00:03:25 =43,040  km/h

15  Phil Anderson  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 04' 42"+  00:03:26 =43,029  km/h

16  Claude Criquielion  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 04' 45"+  00:03:29 =42,996  km/h

17  Mariano Martinez  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 04' 58"+  00:03:42 =42,853  km/h

18  Alberto Fernandez  Teka01h 05' 03"+  00:03:47 =42,798  km/h

19  Peter Winnen  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 05' 09"+  00:03:53 =42,732  km/h

20  Jean-René Bernaudeau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 05' 19"+  00:04:03 =42,623  km/h

21  Eddy Schepers  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 05' 22"+  00:04:06 =42,591  km/h

22  Alain Vigneron  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 05' 23"+  00:04:07 =42,580  km/h

23  Johan De Muynck  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 05' 32"+  00:04:16 =42,482  km/h

24  Charly Berard  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 05' 46"+  00:04:30 =42,331  km/h

25  Michel Laurent  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 05' 49"+  00:04:33 =42,299  km/h

26  Bernard Vallet  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 05' 51"+  00:04:35 =42,278  km/h

27  Graham Jones  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 06' 00"+  00:04:44 =42,182  km/h

28  Frits Pirard  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 06' 05"+  00:04:49 =42,129  km/h

29  Dominique Arnaud  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 06' 06"+  00:04:50 =42,118  km/h

30  Jacques Michaud  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 06' 10"+  00:04:54 =42,076  km/h

31  Sven-Åke Nilsson  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 06' 12"+  00:04:56 =42,054  km/h

32  Paul Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 06' 17"+  00:05:01 =42,002  km/h

33  Jostein Wilmann  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 06' 22"+  00:05:06 =41,949  km/h

34  Eddy Verstraeten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 06' 23"+  00:05:07 =41,938  km/h

35  Patrick Moerlen  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 06' 40"+  00:05:24 =41,760  km/h

36  Jean-François Rodriguez  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 06' 41"+  00:05:25 =41,750  km/h

37  Jonathan Boyer  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 06' 50"+  00:05:34 =41,656  km/h

38  Hennie Stamsnijder  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 06' 52"+  00:05:36 =41,635  km/h

39  Johan van de Velde  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 06' 54"+  00:05:38 =41,614  km/h

40  Bernardo Alfonsel  Teka01h 06' 54"+  00:05:38 =41,614  km/h

41  Raymond Martin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 07' 02"+  00:05:46 =41,532  km/h

42  Lucien Didier  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 07' 04"+  00:05:48 =41,511  km/h

43  Patrick Perret  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 07' 08"+  00:05:52 =41,470  km/h

44  Bernard Thevenet  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 07' 15"+  00:05:59 =41,398  km/h

45  Didier Vanoverschelde  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 07' 23"+  00:06:07 =41,316  km/h

46  Theo De Rooy  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 07' 26"+  00:06:10 =41,285  km/h

47  Patrick Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 07' 26"+  00:06:10 =41,285  km/h

48  Marcel Laurens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 07' 27"+  00:06:11 =41,275  km/h

49  Roger Legeay  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 07' 27"+  00:06:11 =41,275  km/h

50  Ludo Peeters  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 07' 29"+  00:06:13 =41,255  km/h

51  Ferdi Van den Haute  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 07' 35"+  00:06:19 =41,194  km/h

52  Jean-Louis Gauthier  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 07' 39"+  00:06:23 =41,153  km/h

53  Franky De Gendt  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 07' 40"+  00:06:24 =41,143  km/h

54  Régis Ovion  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 07' 42"+  00:06:26 =41,123  km/h

55  Rudy Pevenage  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 07' 45"+  00:06:29 =41,092  km/h

56  Rudy Colman  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 07' 47"+  00:06:31 =41,072  km/h

57  Serge Beucherie  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 07' 54"+  00:06:38 =41,001  km/h

58  Alain De Carvalho  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 07' 56"+  00:06:40 =40,981  km/h

59  Adrie van Houwelingen  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 08' 00"+  00:06:44 =40,941  km/h

60  Jean-François Pescheux  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 08' 01"+  00:06:45 =40,931  km/h

61  Hubert Arbes  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 08' 06"+  00:06:50 =40,881  km/h

62  Jos De Schoenmaecker  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 08' 08"+  00:06:52 =40,861  km/h

63  Yves Hézard  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 08' 10"+  00:06:54 =40,841  km/h

64  Francisco Albelda  Kelme01h 08' 10"+  00:06:54 =40,841  km/h

65  Alain Meslet  Boston-Mavic01h 08' 20"+  00:07:04 =40,741  km/h

66  Christian Levavasseur  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 08' 23"+  00:07:07 =40,712  km/h

67  Frank Hoste  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 08' 24"+  00:07:08 =40,702  km/h

68  Christian Seznec  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 08' 25"+  00:07:09 =40,692  km/h

69  Hubert Linard  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 08' 36"+  00:07:20 =40,583  km/h

70  Juan Fernandez  Kelme01h 08' 40"+  00:07:24 =40,544  km/h

71  Joël Gallopin  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 08' 43"+  00:07:27 =40,514  km/h

72  Marino Lejarreta  Teka01h 08' 45"+  00:07:29 =40,495  km/h

73  William Tackaert  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 08' 50"+  00:07:34 =40,446  km/h

74  Guy Nulens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 08' 52"+  00:07:36 =40,426  km/h

75  Jaime Vilamajo  Kelme01h 08' 55"+  00:07:39 =40,397  km/h

76  Maurice Le Guilloux  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 08' 58"+  00:07:42 =40,367  km/h

77  Jorge Fortia Marti  Kelme01h 09' 03"+  00:07:47 =40,319  km/h

78  Pierre Bazzo  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 09' 04"+  00:07:48 =40,309  km/h

79  Jean Chassang  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 09' 05"+  00:07:49 =40,299  km/h

80  Marc Dierickx  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 09' 11"+  00:07:55 =40,241  km/h

81  Willy Teirlinck  Boston-Mavic01h 09' 11"+  00:07:55 =40,241  km/h

82  Yvon Bertin  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 09' 12"+  00:07:56 =40,231  km/h

83  Sean Kelly  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 09' 14"+  00:07:58 =40,212  km/h

84  Ronald De Witte  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 09' 15"+  00:07:59 =40,202  km/h

85  René Martens  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 09' 15"+  00:07:59 =40,202  km/h

86  Louis Luyten  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 09' 18"+  00:08:02 =40,173  km/h

87  Roger De Cnijf  Boston-Mavic01h 09' 25"+  00:08:09 =40,106  km/h

88  Hennie Kuiper  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 09' 29"+  00:08:13 =40,067  km/h

89  Dirk Wayenberg  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 09' 35"+  00:08:19 =40,010  km/h

90  Marc Durant  La Redoute-Motobecane01h 09' 40"+  00:08:24 =39,962  km/h

91  Alain De Roo  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 09' 44"+  00:08:28 =39,924  km/h

92  Jos Jacobs  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 09' 44"+  00:08:28 =39,924  km/h

93  Ludo Delcroix  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 09' 45"+  00:08:29 =39,914  km/h

94  Gerhard Schönbacher  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 09' 48"+  00:08:32 =39,885  km/h

95  Jésus Suárez Cueva  Kelme01h 09' 54"+  00:08:38 =39,828  km/h

96  Klaus-Peter Thaler  Puch-Wolber-Campagnolo01h 10' 04"+  00:08:48 =39,734  km/h

97  Patrick Friou  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 10' 07"+  00:08:51 =39,705  km/h

98  Jesus Guzman  Kelme01h 10' 11"+  00:08:55 =39,668  km/h

99  Jean-Paul Hosotte  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 10' 11"+  00:08:55 =39,668  km/h

100  Hendrik Devos  Daf Trucks-Cote D'or-Gazelle01h 10' 13"+  00:08:57 =39,649  km/h

101  Jan Jonkers  Boston-Mavic01h 10' 16"+  00:09:00 =39,620  km/h

102  Hubert Mathis  Miko-Mercier-Vivagel01h 10' 21"+  00:09:05 =39,574  km/h

103  Bernard Becaas  Renault-Elf-Gitane01h 10' 30"+  00:09:14 =39,489  km/h

104  Ismael Lejarreta  Teka01h 10' 30"+  00:09:14 =39,489  km/h

105  Faustino Cueli  Teka01h 10' 34"+  00:09:18 =39,452  km/h

106  Eulalio García  Teka01h 10' 40"+  00:09:24 =39,396  km/h

107  Jorge Ruiz Cabestany  Teka01h 10' 41"+  00:09:25 =39,387  km/h

108  Leo Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 10' 44"+  00:09:28 =39,359  km/h

109  Eugène Urbany  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 10' 54"+  00:09:38 =39,267  km/h

110  Vicente Belda  Kelme01h 10' 55"+  00:09:39 =39,257  km/h

111  Philippe Tesniere  Boston-Mavic01h 11' 04"+  00:09:48 =39,174  km/h

112  Paulino Martinez  Teka01h 11' 09"+  00:09:53 =39,129  km/h

113  Henk Lubberding  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 11' 12"+  00:09:56 =39,101  km/h

114  Albert Zweifel  Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo01h 11' 13"+  00:09:57 =39,092  km/h

115  Bernard Bourreau  Peugeot-Esso-Michelin01h 11' 24"+  00:10:08 =38,992  km/h

116  Ronny Claes  Capri-Sonne-Campagnolo01h 11' 39"+  00:10:23 =38,856  km/h

117  Herman Beyssens  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 11' 51"+  00:10:35 =38,747  km/h

118  Luc De Grauwe  Boston-Mavic01h 11' 52"+  00:10:36 =38,738  km/h

119  Imanol Murga  Kelme01h 12' 25"+  00:11:09 =38,444  km/h

120  Johan Wellens  Sunair-Sport 80-Colnago01h 12' 33"+  00:11:17 =38,374  km/h

121  Aad van den Hoek  Ti-Raleigh-Creda01h 12' 39"+  00:11:23 =38,321  km/h

122  Johnny Broers  Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor01h 13' 58"+  00:12:42 =37,639  km/h

123  Jan Bogaert  Vermeer-Thijs-Gios01h 15' 02"+  00:13:46 =37,104  km/h


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