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Between 1974 and 1979
Frans Van Looy, 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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Stage 8 on July 19th. 1998
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After stage 8:    Laurent Desbiens  
  Brive-la-Gaillarde → Montauban | Dist: 190.50km. | Winner: Jacky Durand

Podium
4  Côte de Saint Avit Laurent Desbiensafter157.00 km.

3  Côte de Chavagnac Stefano Zaniniafter12.00 km.

4  Côte de Saint Martial de Nabirat Philippe Gaumontafter66.00 km.

4  Côte de Bourlens Laurent Desbiensafter125.00 km.

4  Côte de Maurets Philippe Gaumontafter135.00 km.

4  Côte de Montaigu de Quercy Philippe Gaumontafter140.00 km.

Average speed for all riders in stage:  39,627 km./hr.

1
 Jacky Durand  Casino-AG2R04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

2
 Andrea Tafi  Mapei-Bricobi04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

3
 Fabio Sacchi  Polti04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

4  Eddy Mazzoleni  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

5  Laurent Desbiens  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

6  Joona Laukka  Lotto-Mobistar04h 40' 55"=40,688  km/h

7  Philippe Gaumont  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 42' 29"+  00:01:34 =40,463  km/h

8  Erik Zabel  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

9  Serguei Ivanov  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

10  Ján Svorada  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

11  Damien Nazon  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

12  Robbie McEwen  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

13  Geert Verheyen  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

14  Paul Van Hyfte  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

15  Stéphane Barthe  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

16  François Simon  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

17  Leonardo Guidi  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

18  Bo Hamburger  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

19  Jens Voigt  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

20  Alessandro Spezialetti  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

21  Abraham Olano  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

22  Emmanuel Magnien  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

23  Franck Bouyer  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

24  Manuel Beltran  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

25  Bobby Julich  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

26  Bjarne Riis  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

27  Dariusz Baranowski  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

28  Jan Ullrich  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

29  Christophe Rinero  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

30  Jaan Kirsipuu  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

31  Fabio Roscioli  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

32  Roland Meier  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

33  Pascal Chanteur  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

34  Bart Leysen  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

35  Stéphane Heulot  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

36  Christophe  Agnolutto  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

37  Fernando Escartin  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

38  Evgueni Berzin  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

39  Viatcheslav Ekimov  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

40  Marcos Serrano  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

41  José Rodriguez  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

42  Francisco Cabello  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

43  Tyler Hamilton  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

44  Michael Boogerd  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

45  Benoit Salmon  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

46  Aart Vierhouten  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

47  Melchor Mauri  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

48  Laurent Jalabert  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

49  Pascal Deramé  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

50  Francesco Casagrande  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

51  José Angel Vidal  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

52  Miguel Angel Peña  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

53  Georg Totschnig  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

54  Carlo Marino Bianchi  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

55  Massimiliano Lelli  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

56  Thierry Bourguignon  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

57  Diego Ferrari  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

58  Herminio Diaz Zabala  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

59  Alexandr Shefer  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

60  Jens Heppner  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

61  Rolf Aldag  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

62  Beat Zberg  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

63  Koos Moerenhout  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

64  Magnus Bäckstedt  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

65  Alexei Sivakov  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

66  Luis Pérez Rodriguez  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

67  Juan José De Los Angeles  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

68  Nicolas Jalabert  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

69  Hernán Buenahora  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

70  Andrei Teteriouk  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

71  Alberto Elli  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

72  Xavier Jan  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

73  Jose Luis Arrieta  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

74  Francesco Frattini  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

75  Lylian Lebreton  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

76  Udo Bölts  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

77  Laurent Madouas  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

78  Marty Jemison  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

79  Vjatjeslav Djavanian  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

80  Frankie Andreu  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

81  Massimo Donati  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

82  Peter Farazijn  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

83  Denis Leproux  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

84  Prudencio Indurain  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

85  Dimitri Konychev  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

86  Leonardo Piepoli  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

87  Roberto Sierra  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

88  Luc Leblanc  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

89  Jean-Cyril Robin  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

90  George Hincapie  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

91  José Maria Jimenez  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

92  Axel Merckx  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

93  Rossano Brasi  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

94  Kurt Van De Wouwer  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

95  Filippo Simeoni  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

96  Rafael Díaz Justo  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

97  Tom Steels  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

98  Wilfried Peeters  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

99  David Garcia  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

100  Francisco Mauleón  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

101  Mario Cipollini  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

102  Thierry Gouvenou  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

103  Christian Henn  Deutsche Telekom04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

104  Laurent Roux  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

105  Cédric Vasseur  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

106  Sergio Barbero  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

107  Marco Pantani  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

108  Bart Voskamp  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

109  Servais Knaven  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

110  Riccardo Forconi  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

111  Steven de Jongh  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

112  Simone  Borgheresi  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

113  Massimo Podenzana  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

114  Daniele Nardello  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

115  Angel Luis Casero  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

116  Lars Michaelsen  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

117  Leon van Bon  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

118  Eddy Seigneur  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

119  Serguei Utchakov  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

120  Stefano Zanini  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

121  Vladislav Bobrik  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

122  Santiago Blanco  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

123  Stuart O'Grady  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

124  Rik Verbrugghe  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

125  Philippe Bordenave  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

126  Franco Ballerini  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

127  Mirko Crepaldi  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

128  José Javier Gómez  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

129  Maarten Den Bakker  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

130  Jörg Jaksche  Polti04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

131  Oscar Pozzi  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

132  Marino Alonso  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

133  Fabiano Fontanelli  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

134  Roberto Conti  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

135  Kevin Livingston  Cofidis Credit Par Telephone04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

136  Orlando Rodrigues  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

137  Carlos Contreras  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

138  José Garcia Acosta  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

139  César Solaun  Banesto04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

140  Francisco Benitez  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

141  Ermanno Brignoli  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

142  Paolo Fornaciari  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

143  Peter Meinert Nielsen  US Postal Service04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

144  Giuseppe Di Grande  Mapei-Bricobi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

145  Massimiliano Mori  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

146  Christophe Mengin  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

147  Roberto Caruso  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

148  Fabio Baldato  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

149  Rodolfo Massi  Casino-AG2R04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

150  Stefano Casagranda  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

151  Mario Scirea  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

152  Mario Traversoni  Mercatone Uno-Bianchi04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

153  Nicola Minali  Riso Scotti-MG Maglificio04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

154  Alain Turicchia  Asics-CGA04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

155  Andrea Ferrigato  Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo Generali04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

156  Patrick Jonker  Rabobank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

157  Johan Bruyneel  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

158  Marcelino Garcia  O.N.C.E.-Deutsche Bank04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

159  Santos González  Kelme-Costa Blanca04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

160  Maximilian Sciandri  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

161  Guiseppe Calcaterra  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

162  Andrei Tchmil  Lotto-Mobistar04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

163  Frédéric Moncassin  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

164  Eros Poli  Gan04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

165  Peter Van Petegem  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

166  Pascal Lino  BigMat-Auber 9304h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

167  Frédéric Guesdon  Francaise Des Jeux04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

168  Jeroen Blijlevens  TVM-Farm Frites04h 48' 40"+  00:07:45 =39,596  km/h

169  Gian Matteo Fagnini  Saeco Macchine Da Caffe-Cannondale04h 49' 08"+  00:08:13 =39,532  km/h

170  Alessio Bongioni  Asics-CGA05h 01' 45"+  00:20:50 =37,879  km/h


Withdrawls: 2
 RiderTeamReason
169   Oliverio Rincón Vitalicio Seguros-Gruppo GeneraliExceeded time limit
198   Roberto Pistore Riso Scotti-MG MaglificioExceeded time limit
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