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Herman Van Springel, 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 17 on July 23rd. 1997
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After stage 17:    Jan Ullrich  
  Freiburg-im-Breisgau → Colmar | Dist: 218.50km. | Winner: Neil Stephens

Podium
4  Côte du Fuet Peter Farazijnafter70.00 km.

3  Côte de Dévelier Neil Stephensafter104.50 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  43,949 km./hr.

1
 Neil Stephens  Festina04h 54' 38"=44,496  km/h

11  Massimo Podenzana  Mercatone Uno04h 54' 38"=44,496  km/h

2
 Oscar Camenzind  Mapei-GP04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

3
 Viatcheslav Ekimov  US Postal Service04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

4  Laurent Roux  TVM04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

5  Erik Dekker  Rabobank04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

6  Javier Pascual  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

7  Bobby Julich  Cofidis04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

8  Serguei Utchakov  Polti04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

9  Peter Farazijn  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

10  Christophe Mengin  Francaise Des Jeux04h 54' 41"+  00:00:03 =44,488  km/h

12  Georg Totschnig  Deutsche Telekom04h 54' 43"+  00:00:05 =44,483  km/h

13  Aitor Garmendia  O.N.C.E.04h 54' 44"+  00:00:06 =44,481  km/h

14  Erik Zabel  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

15  Frédéric Moncassin  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

16  Mario Traversoni  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

17  Robbie McEwen  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

18  Adriano Baffi  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

19  Lauri Aus  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

20  Nicola Loda  MG Maglificio-Technogym04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

21  Giovanni Lombardi  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

22  Daniele Sgnaolin  Roslotto-ZG Mobili04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

23  Torsten Schmidt  Roslotto-ZG Mobili04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

24  Paul Van Hyfte  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

25  Matteo Tosatto  MG Maglificio-Technogym04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

26  Frank Vandenbroucke  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

27  Laurent Genty  BigMat-Auber 9304h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

28  Tyler Hamilton  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

29  Abraham Olano  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

30  Christian Henn  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

31  Jan Ullrich  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

32  Jose Luis Arrieta  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

33  Manuel Beltran  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

34  Richard Virenque  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

35  Andrea Tafi  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

36  Marco Pantani  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

37  Marcello Siboni  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

38  Marco Artunghi  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

39  Laurent Brochard  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

40  Gianluca Bortolami  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

41  Pascal Herve  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

42  Christophe Moreau  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

43  Francesco Casagrande  Saeco-Estro04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

44  Jeroen Blijlevens  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

45  Fernando Escartin  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

46  Juan José De Los Angeles  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

47  Thierry Bourguignon  BigMat-Auber 9304h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

48  Marco Zen  Roslotto-ZG Mobili04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

49  Rolf Aldag  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

50  Francisco Cabello  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

51  Stéphane Heulot  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

52  Beat Zberg  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

53  Didier Rous  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

54  Jens Heppner  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

55  Udo Bölts  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

56  Massimiliano Lelli  Saeco-Estro04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

57  Michael Boogerd  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

58  Flavio Vanzella  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

59  Pascal Chanteur  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

60  Bjarne Riis  Deutsche Telekom04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

61  Jean-Cyril Robin  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

62  Erik Breukink  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

63  Iñigo Chaurreau  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

64  Laurent Dufaux  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

65  Roberto Conti  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

66  Orlando Rodrigues  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

67  Pascal Deramé  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

68  Joona Laukka  Festina04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

69  Bart Voskamp  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

70  Roberto Sierra  O.N.C.E.04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

71  José Maria Jimenez  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

72  Rolf Sørensen  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

73  Oscar Pelliccioli  Mercatone Uno04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

74  Daniele Nardello  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

75  Maarten Den Bakker  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

76  Tristan Hoffman  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

77  Marty Jemison  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

78  Bruno Cenghialta  Batik-Del Monte04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

79  Davide Rebellin  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

80  Jon Odriozola  Batik-Del Monte04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

81  Thierry Gouvenou  BigMat-Auber 9304h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

82  Gerrit De Vries  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

83  Marino Alonso  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

84  Maximilian Sciandri  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

85  George Hincapie  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

86  Servais Knaven  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

87  Andrea Peron  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

88  Frankie Andreu  Cofidis04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

89  Marco Saligari  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

90  Dariusz Baranowski  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

91  Peter Meinert Nielsen  US Postal Service04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

92  Jesper Skibby  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

93  Fabrice Gougot  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

94  Dominique Rault  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

95  Stéphane Cueff  La Mutuelle de Seine Et Marne04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

96  Francisco Benitez  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

97  Giuseppe Tartaggia  Batik-Del Monte04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

98  Nicola Minali  Batik-Del Monte04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

99  Miguel Arroyo  BigMat-Auber 9304h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

100  Christophe Rinero  Cofidis04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

101  Gianluca Pierobon  Batik-Del Monte04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

102  Cédric Vasseur  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

103  Giorgio Furlan  Saeco-Estro04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

104  Frédéric Guesdon  Francaise Des Jeux04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

105  Peter Luttenberger  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

106  Francisco Mauleón  O.N.C.E.04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

107  Laurent Jalabert  O.N.C.E.04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

108  Hernán Buenahora  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

109  Wilfried Peeters  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

110  Laurent Madouas  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

111  Benoit Salmon  Lotto-Mobistar-Isoglass04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

112  Stuart O'Grady  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

113  Arnaud Prétot  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

114  Johan Museeuw  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

115  Rossano Brasi  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

116  Carlo Finco  MG Maglificio-Technogym04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

117  Santiago Blanco  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

118  Zenon Jaskuła  Mapei-GP04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

119  Peter Van Petegem  TVM04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

120  Artūras Kasputis  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

121  Philipp Buschor  Saeco-Estro04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

122  Kevin Livingston  Cofidis04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

123  Angel Luis Casero  Banesto04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

124  Alberto Elli  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

125  Ludovic Auger  BigMat-Auber 9304h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

126  José Angel Vidal  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

127  Christophe  Agnolutto  Casino-C´est votre equipe04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

128  François Simon  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

129  Nicolas Jalabert  Cofidis04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

130  Marcelino Garcia  O.N.C.E.04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

131  Giuseppe Guerini  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

132  Iñigo Cuesta  O.N.C.E.04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

133  Hendricus Vogels  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

134  Luca Scinto  MG Maglificio-Technogym04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

135  Eros Poli  Gan04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

136  Mirko Crepaldi  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

137  Gianluca Valoti  Polti04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

138  Patrick Jonker  Rabobank04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

139  Gian Matteo Fagnini  Saeco-Estro04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

142  Gilberto Simoni  MG Maglificio-Technogym04h 58' 36"+  00:03:58 =43,905  km/h

140  Laurent Desbiens  Cofidis04h 59' 06"+  00:04:28 =43,831  km/h

141  José Gonzalez  Kelme-Costa Blanca-Eurosport04h 59' 10"+  00:04:32 =43,822  km/h

143  Philippe Gaumont  Cofidis05h 05' 26"+  00:10:48 =42,923  km/h


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