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Jos Van De Poel, 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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Stage 12 on July 18th. 1997
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After stage 12:    Jan Ullrich  
  Saint-Étienne → Saint-Étienne | Dist: 55.50km. | Winner: Jan Ullrich

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2  Croix de Chaubouret Jan Ullrichafter26.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  38,923 km./hr.

1
 Jan Ullrich  Deutsche Telekom01h 16' 24"=43,586  km/h

2
 Richard Virenque  Festina01h 19' 28"+  00:03:04 =41,904  km/h

3
 Bjarne Riis  Deutsche Telekom01h 19' 32"+  00:03:08 =41,869  km/h

4  Abraham Olano  Banesto01h 19' 38"+  00:03:14 =41,817  km/h

5  Marco Pantani  Mercatone Uno01h 20' 06"+  00:03:42 =41,573  km/h

6  Francesco Casagrande  Saeco-Estro01h 20' 20"+  00:03:56 =41,452  km/h

7  Frank Vandenbroucke  Mapei-GP01h 21' 08"+  00:04:44 =41,044  km/h

8  Zenon Jaskuła  Mapei-GP01h 21' 14"+  00:04:50 =40,993  km/h

9  Beat Zberg  Mercatone Uno01h 21' 24"+  00:05:00 =40,909  km/h

10  Michael Boogerd  Rabobank01h 21' 28"+  00:05:04 =40,876  km/h

11  José Maria Jimenez  Banesto01h 21' 43"+  00:05:19 =40,751  km/h

12  Fernando Escartin  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 21' 47"+  00:05:23 =40,717  km/h

13  Laurent Brochard  Festina01h 21' 58"+  00:05:34 =40,626  km/h

14  Javier Pascual  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 21' 59"+  00:05:35 =40,618  km/h

15  Patrick Jonker  Rabobank01h 22' 16"+  00:05:52 =40,478  km/h

16  Erik Dekker  Rabobank01h 22' 17"+  00:05:53 =40,470  km/h

17  Oscar Camenzind  Mapei-GP01h 22' 39"+  00:06:15 =40,290  km/h

18  Thierry Gouvenou  BigMat-Auber 9301h 22' 46"+  00:06:22 =40,234  km/h

19  Laurent Dufaux  Festina01h 22' 50"+  00:06:26 =40,201  km/h

20  Jon Odriozola  Batik-Del Monte01h 22' 59"+  00:06:35 =40,129  km/h

21  Alberto Elli  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 22' 59"+  00:06:35 =40,129  km/h

22  Pascal Lino  BigMat-Auber 9301h 22' 59"+  00:06:35 =40,129  km/h

23  Chris Boardman  Gan01h 23' 09"+  00:06:45 =40,048  km/h

24  Luc Leblanc  Polti01h 23' 10"+  00:06:46 =40,040  km/h

25  Angel Luis Casero  Banesto01h 23' 11"+  00:06:47 =40,032  km/h

26  Udo Bölts  Deutsche Telekom01h 23' 16"+  00:06:52 =39,992  km/h

27  Tyler Hamilton  US Postal Service01h 23' 18"+  00:06:54 =39,976  km/h

28  Marco Fincato  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 23' 23"+  00:06:59 =39,936  km/h

29  Pascal Lance  BigMat-Auber 9301h 23' 29"+  00:07:05 =39,888  km/h

30  Erik Breukink  Rabobank01h 23' 32"+  00:07:08 =39,864  km/h

31  Pascal Chanteur  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 23' 35"+  00:07:11 =39,840  km/h

32  Vjatjeslav Djavanian  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 23' 38"+  00:07:14 =39,817  km/h

33  Viatcheslav Ekimov  US Postal Service01h 23' 40"+  00:07:16 =39,801  km/h

34  Laurent Jalabert  O.N.C.E.01h 23' 46"+  00:07:22 =39,753  km/h

35  Alexander Gontchenkov  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 23' 49"+  00:07:25 =39,730  km/h

36  Artūras Kasputis  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 23' 54"+  00:07:30 =39,690  km/h

37  Daniele Nardello  Mapei-GP01h 23' 56"+  00:07:32 =39,674  km/h

38  Philippe Gaumont  Cofidis01h 23' 58"+  00:07:34 =39,659  km/h

39  Marcello Siboni  Mercatone Uno01h 23' 59"+  00:07:35 =39,651  km/h

40  Laurent Madouas  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 24' 03"+  00:07:39 =39,619  km/h

41  Jesper Skibby  TVM01h 24' 04"+  00:07:40 =39,611  km/h

42  Gianluca Pierobon  Batik-Del Monte01h 24' 05"+  00:07:41 =39,604  km/h

43  Georg Totschnig  Deutsche Telekom01h 24' 07"+  00:07:43 =39,588  km/h

44  Peter Luttenberger  Rabobank01h 24' 09"+  00:07:45 =39,572  km/h

45  Orlando Rodrigues  Banesto01h 24' 10"+  00:07:46 =39,564  km/h

46  Benoit Salmon  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 24' 11"+  00:07:47 =39,557  km/h

47  Thierry Bourguignon  BigMat-Auber 9301h 24' 13"+  00:07:49 =39,541  km/h

48  Roberto Sierra  O.N.C.E.01h 24' 17"+  00:07:53 =39,510  km/h

49  Stéphane Heulot  Francaise Des Jeux01h 24' 19"+  00:07:55 =39,494  km/h

50  Jens Heppner  Deutsche Telekom01h 24' 21"+  00:07:57 =39,478  km/h

51  Anthony Morin  BigMat-Auber 9301h 24' 33"+  00:08:09 =39,385  km/h

52  Bobby Julich  Cofidis01h 24' 34"+  00:08:10 =39,377  km/h

53  Hendricus Vogels  Gan01h 24' 36"+  00:08:12 =39,362  km/h

54  Peter Farazijn  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 24' 37"+  00:08:13 =39,354  km/h

55  Laurent Genty  BigMat-Auber 9301h 24' 38"+  00:08:14 =39,346  km/h

56  Pascal Herve  Festina01h 24' 38"+  00:08:14 =39,346  km/h

57  Roberto Conti  Mercatone Uno01h 24' 40"+  00:08:16 =39,331  km/h

58  Christian Henn  Deutsche Telekom01h 24' 42"+  00:08:18 =39,315  km/h

59  Massimo Podenzana  Mercatone Uno01h 24' 43"+  00:08:19 =39,307  km/h

60  Maarten Den Bakker  TVM01h 24' 44"+  00:08:20 =39,300  km/h

61  Torsten Schmidt  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 24' 49"+  00:08:25 =39,261  km/h

62  Aitor Garmendia  O.N.C.E.01h 24' 51"+  00:08:27 =39,246  km/h

63  Rolf Aldag  Deutsche Telekom01h 24' 53"+  00:08:29 =39,230  km/h

64  Didier Rous  Festina01h 24' 54"+  00:08:30 =39,223  km/h

65  Maximilian Sciandri  Francaise Des Jeux01h 24' 55"+  00:08:31 =39,215  km/h

66  Giuseppe Guerini  Polti01h 24' 56"+  00:08:32 =39,207  km/h

67  Cyril Saugrain  Cofidis01h 24' 57"+  00:08:33 =39,200  km/h

68  Erik Zabel  Deutsche Telekom01h 24' 57"+  00:08:33 =39,200  km/h

69  Iñigo Cuesta  O.N.C.E.01h 25' 00"+  00:08:36 =39,176  km/h

70  Francisco Mauleón  O.N.C.E.01h 25' 00"+  00:08:36 =39,176  km/h

71  Jean-Cyril Robin  US Postal Service01h 25' 00"+  00:08:36 =39,176  km/h

72  Gian Matteo Fagnini  Saeco-Estro01h 25' 01"+  00:08:37 =39,169  km/h

73  Marco Artunghi  Mercatone Uno01h 25' 05"+  00:08:41 =39,138  km/h

74  Paul Van Hyfte  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 25' 05"+  00:08:41 =39,138  km/h

75  Marcelino Garcia  O.N.C.E.01h 25' 07"+  00:08:43 =39,123  km/h

76  Peter Meinert Nielsen  US Postal Service01h 25' 11"+  00:08:47 =39,092  km/h

77  François Simon  Gan01h 25' 15"+  00:08:51 =39,062  km/h

78  Marino Alonso  Banesto01h 25' 19"+  00:08:55 =39,031  km/h

79  Claude Lamour  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 25' 20"+  00:08:56 =39,023  km/h

80  Giorgio Furlan  Saeco-Estro01h 25' 20"+  00:08:56 =39,023  km/h

81  Dariusz Baranowski  US Postal Service01h 25' 25"+  00:09:01 =38,985  km/h

82  Frankie Andreu  Cofidis01h 25' 27"+  00:09:03 =38,970  km/h

83  Stuart O'Grady  Gan01h 25' 28"+  00:09:04 =38,963  km/h

84  Jean-Philippe Dojwa  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 25' 31"+  00:09:07 =38,940  km/h

85  David Etxebarria  O.N.C.E.01h 25' 34"+  00:09:10 =38,917  km/h

86  Davide Rebellin  Francaise Des Jeux01h 25' 34"+  00:09:10 =38,917  km/h

87  Andrea Peron  Francaise Des Jeux01h 25' 35"+  00:09:11 =38,909  km/h

88  Christophe Mengin  Francaise Des Jeux01h 25' 36"+  00:09:12 =38,902  km/h

89  Johan Museeuw  Mapei-GP01h 25' 38"+  00:09:14 =38,887  km/h

90  Massimiliano Lelli  Saeco-Estro01h 25' 46"+  00:09:22 =38,826  km/h

91  Gianluca Bortolami  Festina01h 25' 46"+  00:09:22 =38,826  km/h

92  Daniele Sgnaolin  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 25' 48"+  00:09:24 =38,811  km/h

93  Rolf Sørensen  Rabobank01h 25' 50"+  00:09:26 =38,796  km/h

94  Jose Luis Arrieta  Banesto01h 25' 51"+  00:09:27 =38,789  km/h

95  Manuel Beltran  Banesto01h 25' 56"+  00:09:32 =38,751  km/h

96  Lauri Aus  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 26' 00"+  00:09:36 =38,721  km/h

97  Andrea Tafi  Mapei-GP01h 26' 00"+  00:09:36 =38,721  km/h

98  Fabrice Gougot  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 26' 02"+  00:09:38 =38,706  km/h

99  Flavio Vanzella  Francaise Des Jeux01h 26' 05"+  00:09:41 =38,683  km/h

100  José Angel Vidal  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 26' 05"+  00:09:41 =38,683  km/h

101  Servais Knaven  TVM01h 26' 09"+  00:09:45 =38,654  km/h

102  Nicolas Jalabert  Cofidis01h 26' 13"+  00:09:49 =38,624  km/h

103  Gerrit De Vries  Polti01h 26' 17"+  00:09:53 =38,594  km/h

104  Laurent Roux  TVM01h 26' 17"+  00:09:53 =38,594  km/h

105  Marco Saligari  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 26' 19"+  00:09:55 =38,579  km/h

106  Nicola Loda  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 26' 20"+  00:09:56 =38,571  km/h

107  Gilles Maignan  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 26' 21"+  00:09:57 =38,564  km/h

108  Mirko Crepaldi  Polti01h 26' 26"+  00:10:02 =38,527  km/h

109  Carlo Finco  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 26' 29"+  00:10:05 =38,505  km/h

110  Luca Scinto  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 26' 30"+  00:10:06 =38,497  km/h

111  Jo Planckaert  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 26' 30"+  00:10:06 =38,497  km/h

112  Wilfried Peeters  Mapei-GP01h 26' 31"+  00:10:07 =38,490  km/h

113  Ludovic Auger  BigMat-Auber 9301h 26' 34"+  00:10:10 =38,467  km/h

114  Christophe Moreau  Festina01h 26' 36"+  00:10:12 =38,453  km/h

115  Hernán Buenahora  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 26' 40"+  00:10:16 =38,423  km/h

116  Peter Van Petegem  TVM01h 26' 43"+  00:10:19 =38,401  km/h

117  Eros Poli  Gan01h 26' 46"+  00:10:22 =38,379  km/h

118  Tristan Hoffman  TVM01h 26' 46"+  00:10:22 =38,379  km/h

119  Rolf Järmann  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 26' 47"+  00:10:23 =38,371  km/h

120  Giuseppe Tartaggia  Batik-Del Monte01h 26' 49"+  00:10:25 =38,357  km/h

121  Marc Wauters  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 26' 52"+  00:10:28 =38,335  km/h

122  Giovanni Lombardi  Deutsche Telekom01h 26' 53"+  00:10:29 =38,327  km/h

123  Joona Laukka  Festina01h 26' 57"+  00:10:33 =38,298  km/h

124  Christophe  Agnolutto  Casino-C´est votre equipe01h 27' 00"+  00:10:36 =38,276  km/h

125  Dominique Rault  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 27' 02"+  00:10:38 =38,261  km/h

126  Oscar Pelliccioli  Mercatone Uno01h 27' 05"+  00:10:41 =38,239  km/h

127  Bruno Cenghialta  Batik-Del Monte01h 27' 05"+  00:10:41 =38,239  km/h

128  Jeroen Blijlevens  TVM01h 27' 05"+  00:10:41 =38,239  km/h

129  Andrei Tchmil  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass01h 27' 06"+  00:10:42 =38,232  km/h

130  Gilberto Simoni  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 27' 07"+  00:10:43 =38,225  km/h

131  Laurent Desbiens  Cofidis01h 27' 09"+  00:10:45 =38,210  km/h

132  Francisco Cabello  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 27' 17"+  00:10:53 =38,152  km/h

133  Francisco Benitez  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 27' 17"+  00:10:53 =38,152  km/h

134  Marty Jemison  US Postal Service01h 27' 20"+  00:10:56 =38,130  km/h

135  José Gonzalez  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 27' 20"+  00:10:56 =38,130  km/h

136  Matteo Tosatto  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 27' 21"+  00:10:57 =38,122  km/h

137  Iñigo Chaurreau  Polti01h 27' 21"+  00:10:57 =38,122  km/h

138  Adriano Baffi  US Postal Service01h 27' 21"+  00:10:57 =38,122  km/h

139  Cédric Vasseur  Gan01h 27' 23"+  00:10:59 =38,108  km/h

140  Marco Zen  Roslotto-ZG Mobili01h 27' 25"+  00:11:01 =38,093  km/h

141  Fabio Baldato  MG Maglificio-Technogym01h 27' 28"+  00:11:04 =38,072  km/h

142  Santiago Blanco  Banesto01h 27' 31"+  00:11:07 =38,050  km/h

143  Bart Voskamp  TVM01h 27' 36"+  00:11:12 =38,014  km/h

144  Bo Hamburger  TVM01h 27' 36"+  00:11:12 =38,014  km/h

145  Christophe Rinero  Cofidis01h 27' 37"+  00:11:13 =38,006  km/h

146  Neil Stephens  Festina01h 27' 39"+  00:11:15 =37,992  km/h

147  George Hincapie  US Postal Service01h 27' 47"+  00:11:23 =37,934  km/h

148  Frédéric Guesdon  Francaise Des Jeux01h 27' 50"+  00:11:26 =37,913  km/h

149  Kevin Livingston  Cofidis01h 27' 52"+  00:11:28 =37,898  km/h

150  Gérard Rué  Gan01h 27' 53"+  00:11:29 =37,891  km/h

151  Guisvan Piovaccari  Mercatone Uno01h 27' 54"+  00:11:30 =37,884  km/h

152  Serguei Utchakov  Polti01h 27' 54"+  00:11:30 =37,884  km/h

153  Dario Frigo  Saeco-Estro01h 27' 54"+  00:11:30 =37,884  km/h

154  Pascal Deramé  US Postal Service01h 28' 09"+  00:11:45 =37,777  km/h

155  Mikel Zarrabeitia  O.N.C.E.01h 28' 14"+  00:11:50 =37,741  km/h

156  Juan José De Los Angeles  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport01h 28' 15"+  00:11:51 =37,734  km/h

157  Frédéric Moncassin  Gan01h 28' 18"+  00:11:54 =37,712  km/h

158  Miguel Arroyo  BigMat-Auber 9301h 28' 24"+  00:12:00 =37,670  km/h

159  Nicola Minali  Batik-Del Monte01h 28' 24"+  00:12:00 =37,670  km/h

160  David Delrieu  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 28' 34"+  00:12:10 =37,599  km/h

161  Stéphane Cueff  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 28' 35"+  00:12:11 =37,592  km/h

162  Robbie McEwen  Rabobank01h 28' 40"+  00:12:16 =37,556  km/h

163  Gianluca Valoti  Polti01h 28' 41"+  00:12:17 =37,549  km/h

164  Arnaud Prétot  Gan01h 28' 43"+  00:12:19 =37,535  km/h

165  Rossano Brasi  Polti01h 28' 50"+  00:12:26 =37,486  km/h

166  Paolo Fornaciari  Saeco-Estro01h 29' 10"+  00:12:46 =37,346  km/h

167  Luca Colombo  Batik-Del Monte01h 29' 32"+  00:13:08 =37,193  km/h

168  Mauro Gianetti  Francaise Des Jeux01h 29' 32"+  00:13:08 =37,193  km/h

169  Mario Traversoni  Mercatone Uno01h 29' 33"+  00:13:09 =37,186  km/h

170  Francesco Frattini  Batik-Del Monte01h 29' 47"+  00:13:23 =37,089  km/h

171  Laurent Pillon  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne01h 32' 35"+  00:16:11 =35,968  km/h

172  Philipp Buschor  Saeco-Estro01h 40' 25"+  00:24:01 =33,162  km/h


Withdrawls: 3
 RiderTeamReason
127   Danny Nelissen RabobankDid not start
167   Andrei Teteriouk Lotto-Mobistar-IsoglassDid not start
23   Valentino Fois Mapei-GPDid not finish
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