1959 Tour de France
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The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France
, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h.
The race was won by Spanish cyclist Federico Bahamontes, who also won the mountains classification. The points classification was won by French sprinter André Darrigade. The Belgian team became the winner of the team classification.
Although the French national team had the favourites, the race was contested between Anglade, in a French regional team, and Bahamontes, in the Spanish national team. After the French national team refused to help Anglade, Bahamontes won the race. It was the first win by a Spanish cyclist.
, Louison Bobet
, Raphael Géminiani
and Roger Riviere
, who were all considered possible Tour winners. This also posed a problem, as they did all want to be team captain, and refused to work for each other.
The Spanish team was headed by Federico Bahamontes
, who in previous years did not care for flat stages and time trials, and only tried to win the mountains classification. In the 1959 season, Bahamontes had Fausto Coppi
as manager, and Coppi convinced Bahamontes to focus on the general classification.
The defending champion Charly Gaul
was again placed in a mixed team of Luxembourgian and Dutch cyclists, and expected little support.
The Italian team did not include Vito Favero
and Gastone Nencini
, who had performed well in the 1958 Tour. Their team captain was Ercole Baldini
, winner of the 1958 Giro d'Italia
, but he was not expected to be able to compete against Gaul, Bahamontes and Anquetil.
Of the cyclists in the French regional teams, Henri Anglade was the most notable. He was included in the Centre-Midi team,
The cyclists were represented by agents, who negotiated for the prices in post-tour criteriums. There were two major agents: Daniel Dousset, who represented Anquetil, Rivière and Bahamontes, and Piel Poulidor, who represented Anglade. This made it more important for Anquetil to help Bahamontes than Anglade.
, addressed to one of the teams, was intercepted by the Tour doctor.
Like in the previous years, Darrigade won the first stage.
In the third stage, a group of 13 cyclists escaped, none of them considered favourites for the overall victory. The favourites let them escape, knowing that they would win enough time back in the mountains, and the group won more than 10 minutes on the rest. Robert Cazala
from the French national team became the new leader.
Anglade was riding well in the first stages. Because of an escape in stage 7, he gained a few minutes on the top favourites.
In the ninth stage, the Belgian cyclists broke away, and the French team followed them. Cazala was not able to follow them, and he lost the lead. Eddy Pauwels
became the new leader
Pauwels lost the lead in the tenth stage, and regional Michel Vermeulin
became the new leader.
After stage 12, Anglade was in fifth place in the general classification, the first of the favourites for the overall victory. In the thirteenth stage, Anglade attacked and won the stage. He jumped to second place in the general classification.
The French team director then concentrated the strategy on beating Anglade, because he though Anglade was the main threat.
The fifteenth stage was an individual mountain time trial, won by Spaniard Bahamontes. Bahamontes climbed to the second place in the general classification, only 4 seconds behind Jos Hoevenaers
, the last man from the escaped group in stage 3 to stay high in the general classification. Eddy Pauwels
was in third place, while Anglade was still in fourth place, only 43 seconds behind Hoevenaers.
In the sixteenth stage, Pauwels was in the escaped group, and won enough time to take over the lead in the general classification.
In the seventeenth stage, Bahamontes and Gaul escaped. Gaul won the stage, but Bahamontes took the leading position.
The eighteenth stage would determine the outcome of the race. Bahamontes was leading, but his team mates had used a lot of energy the day before. The French national team was expected to attack.
In the eighteenth stage, Gaul was the first one to attack, and reached the top of the Galibier first, but later the other riders got back to him. On the way down from the Iseran, Bahamontes and Gaul were left behind, and Anquetil and Rivière were expected to increase their efforts, such that Bahamontes and Gaul would not be able to get back to them. Anquetil and Rivière did not want to assist each other and did nothing, so Bahamontes and Gaul were able to get back. Anquetil and Rivière then were left behind. On the last climb, Anglade attacked. Baldini and Gaul could follow, but Bahamontes could not, and at some moment was five minutes behind. This made Anglade the virtual race leader, which was against the wishes of the national team. Anquetil and Rivière then reached Bahamontes, and helped him to get back to Anglade.
The only risk for Bahamontes left was the time trial in stage 21. At the start, Bahamontes was leading by 5'40". In the time trial, Anglade won 1'39" back on Bahamontes, but that was not enough.
When the Tour ended in the Parc des Princes
velodrome in Paris, the French crowd booed the French national team, because they did not allow Anglade the victory.
, and had 2 restdays, in Bayonne
and Saint-Étienne
.
was calculated differently than in the years before. The winner of a stage received 100 points,
down to 1 point for the 25th cyclist.
André Darrigade took the lead by winning the first stage, and remained the leader for the rest of the race.
climb first.
was calculated as the sum of the daily team classifications, and the daily team classification was calculated by adding the times in the stage
result of the best three cyclists per team. It was won by the Belgian team.
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h.
The race was won by Spanish cyclist Federico Bahamontes, who also won the mountains classification. The points classification was won by French sprinter André Darrigade. The Belgian team became the winner of the team classification.
Although the French national team had the favourites, the race was contested between Anglade, in a French regional team, and Bahamontes, in the Spanish national team. After the French national team refused to help Anglade, Bahamontes won the race. It was the first win by a Spanish cyclist.
Differences from the 1958 Tour de France
For the first time, helicopters were used for the television coverage.Participants
The French team included Jacques AnquetilJacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
, Louison Bobet
Louison Bobet
Louis 'Louison' Bobet was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 to 1955...
, Raphael Géminiani
Raphael Geminiani
Raphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy...
and Roger Riviere
Roger Rivière
Roger Rivière was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960....
, who were all considered possible Tour winners. This also posed a problem, as they did all want to be team captain, and refused to work for each other.
The Spanish team was headed by Federico Bahamontes
Federico Bahamontes
Federico Martín Bahamontes is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Biography:Bahamontes was born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla , of Cuban descent. His family was devastated during the Spanish civil war and Bahamontes' father, Julián, took the family to Madrid as refugees...
, who in previous years did not care for flat stages and time trials, and only tried to win the mountains classification. In the 1959 season, Bahamontes had Fausto Coppi
Fausto Coppi
Angelo Fausto Coppi, , was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo, or champion of champions...
as manager, and Coppi convinced Bahamontes to focus on the general classification.
The defending champion Charly Gaul
Charly Gaul
Charly Gaul was a professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and a better climber. His ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories...
was again placed in a mixed team of Luxembourgian and Dutch cyclists, and expected little support.
The Italian team did not include Vito Favero
Vito Favero
Vito Favero is a former Italian road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1956 to 1962. In the 1958 Tour de France, he finished second...
and Gastone Nencini
Gastone Nencini
Gastone Nencini was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia....
, who had performed well in the 1958 Tour. Their team captain was Ercole Baldini
Ercole Baldini
Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì ....
, winner of the 1958 Giro d'Italia
1958 Giro d'Italia
The 1958 Giro d'Italia of cycling was held from 18 May to 8 June 1958, consisting of 20 stages.This 41st edition was won by the Italian Ercole Baldini.- Final classment :- Maglia rosa holders:...
, but he was not expected to be able to compete against Gaul, Bahamontes and Anquetil.
Of the cyclists in the French regional teams, Henri Anglade was the most notable. He was included in the Centre-Midi team,
The cyclists were represented by agents, who negotiated for the prices in post-tour criteriums. There were two major agents: Daniel Dousset, who represented Anquetil, Rivière and Bahamontes, and Piel Poulidor, who represented Anglade. This made it more important for Anquetil to help Bahamontes than Anglade.
Race details
During the Tour, a package of strychnineStrychnine
Strychnine is a highly toxic , colorless crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as birds and rodents. Strychnine causes muscular convulsions and eventually death through asphyxia or sheer exhaustion...
, addressed to one of the teams, was intercepted by the Tour doctor.
Like in the previous years, Darrigade won the first stage.
In the third stage, a group of 13 cyclists escaped, none of them considered favourites for the overall victory. The favourites let them escape, knowing that they would win enough time back in the mountains, and the group won more than 10 minutes on the rest. Robert Cazala
Robert Cazala
Robert Cazala is a former French cyclist. He became professional in 1958, and stayed with the same team Mercier-BP-Hutchinson until he retired in 1968. During his career, he had 36 professional victories...
from the French national team became the new leader.
Anglade was riding well in the first stages. Because of an escape in stage 7, he gained a few minutes on the top favourites.
In the ninth stage, the Belgian cyclists broke away, and the French team followed them. Cazala was not able to follow them, and he lost the lead. Eddy Pauwels
Eddy Pauwels
Eddy Pauwels is a former Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France.- Major victories :...
became the new leader
Pauwels lost the lead in the tenth stage, and regional Michel Vermeulin
Michel Vermeulin
Michel Vermeulin is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also claimed the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track...
became the new leader.
After stage 12, Anglade was in fifth place in the general classification, the first of the favourites for the overall victory. In the thirteenth stage, Anglade attacked and won the stage. He jumped to second place in the general classification.
The French team director then concentrated the strategy on beating Anglade, because he though Anglade was the main threat.
The fifteenth stage was an individual mountain time trial, won by Spaniard Bahamontes. Bahamontes climbed to the second place in the general classification, only 4 seconds behind Jos Hoevenaers
Jos Hoevenaers
Jos Hoevenaers was a Belgian cyclist, reputed for his attacking style.In 1960 he wore the pink jersey of leadership for eight days in the Giro d'Italia, but Jacques Anquetil won instead...
, the last man from the escaped group in stage 3 to stay high in the general classification. Eddy Pauwels
Eddy Pauwels
Eddy Pauwels is a former Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France.- Major victories :...
was in third place, while Anglade was still in fourth place, only 43 seconds behind Hoevenaers.
In the sixteenth stage, Pauwels was in the escaped group, and won enough time to take over the lead in the general classification.
In the seventeenth stage, Bahamontes and Gaul escaped. Gaul won the stage, but Bahamontes took the leading position.
The eighteenth stage would determine the outcome of the race. Bahamontes was leading, but his team mates had used a lot of energy the day before. The French national team was expected to attack.
In the eighteenth stage, Gaul was the first one to attack, and reached the top of the Galibier first, but later the other riders got back to him. On the way down from the Iseran, Bahamontes and Gaul were left behind, and Anquetil and Rivière were expected to increase their efforts, such that Bahamontes and Gaul would not be able to get back to them. Anquetil and Rivière did not want to assist each other and did nothing, so Bahamontes and Gaul were able to get back. Anquetil and Rivière then were left behind. On the last climb, Anglade attacked. Baldini and Gaul could follow, but Bahamontes could not, and at some moment was five minutes behind. This made Anglade the virtual race leader, which was against the wishes of the national team. Anquetil and Rivière then reached Bahamontes, and helped him to get back to Anglade.
The only risk for Bahamontes left was the time trial in stage 21. At the start, Bahamontes was leading by 5'40". In the time trial, Anglade won 1'39" back on Bahamontes, but that was not enough.
When the Tour ended in the Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes
The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...
velodrome in Paris, the French crowd booed the French national team, because they did not allow Anglade the victory.
Stages
The 1959 Tour de France started on 25 June in MulhouseMulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
, and had 2 restdays, in Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
and Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June | Mulhouse – Metz Metz Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place... |
 |
238 km (147.9 mi) | |
| 2 | 26 June | Metz – Namur Namur (city) Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia.... |
|
234 km (145.4 mi) | |
| 3 | 27 June | Namur – Roubaix Roubaix Roubaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located between the cities of Lille and Tourcoing.The Gare de Roubaix railway station offers connections to Lille, Tourcoing, Antwerp, Ostend and Paris.-Culture:... |
|
217 km (134.8 mi) | |
| 4 | 28 June | Roubaix – Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages... |
|
230 km (142.9 mi) | |
| 5 | 29 June | Rouen – Rennes Rennes Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:... |
|
286 km (177.7 mi) | |
| 6 | 30 June | Blain – Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... |
 Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
45 km (28 mi) | |
| 7 | 1 July | Nantes – La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
|
190 km (118.1 mi) | |
| 8 | 2 July | La Rochelle – Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture... |
|
201 km (124.9 mi) | |
| 9 | 3 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne Bayonne Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture... |
|
207 km (128.6 mi) | |
| 10 | 5 July | Bayonne – Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a French commune in the south-western Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Notable people:Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:*Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke... |
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235 km (146 mi) | |
| 11 | 6 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Saint-Gaudens | |
119 km (73.9 mi) | |
| 12 | 7 July | Saint-Gaudens – Albi | |
184 km (114.3 mi) | |
| 13 | 8 July | Albi – Aurillac Aurillac Aurillac is a commune in the Auvergne region in south-central France, capital of the Cantal department.Aurillac's inhabitants are called Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens or Cantalous in Occitan.... |
|
219 km (136.1 mi) | |
| 14 | 9 July | Aurillac – Clermont Ferrand | |
231 km (143.5 mi) | |
| 15 | 10 July | Puy de Dôme – Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (mountain) Puy de Dôme is a large lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in south-central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes, and maars is located far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme is located... |
|
12 km (7.5 mi) | |
| 16 | 11 July | Clermont Ferrand – Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon... |
|
210 km (130.5 mi) | |
| 17 | 13 July | Saint-Étienne – Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... |
|
197 km (122.4 mi) | |
| 18 | 14 July | Le Lautaret – Saint-Vincent Saint-Vincent, Italy Saint-Vincent is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. Saint-Vincent , is a popular summer holiday resort with mineral springs .-Geography:... |
|
243 km (151 mi) | |
| 19 | 15 July | Saint-Vincent – Annecy Annecy Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:... |
|
251 km (156 mi) | |
| 20 | 16 July | Annecy – Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.... |
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202 km (125.5 mi) | |
| 21 | 17 July | Seurre – Dijon Dijon Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area.... |
Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
69 km (42.9 mi) | |
| 22 | 18 July | Dijon – Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
|
331 km (205.7 mi) | |
Classification leadership
| Stage | General classification |
Points classification Points classification in the Tour de France The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...  |
Mountains classification | Team classification Team classification The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:... |
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| Final |
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 123h 46' 45" | |
| 2 | Centre-Midi | +4' 01" | |
| 3 | France | +5' 05" | |
| 4 | France | +5' 17" | |
| 5 | West-South West | +8' 22" | |
| 6 | Italy | +10' 18" | |
| 6 | Belgium | +10' 18" | |
| 8 | Belgium | +11' 02" | |
| 9 | West-South West | +17' 40" | |
| 10 | Belgium | +20' 38" |
| Final general classification (11–65) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 11 | Belgium | +22' 20" | |
| 12 | Netherland-Luxembourg | +23' 59" | |
| 13 | Centre-Midi | +36' 54" | |
| 14 | Spain | +57' 29" | |
| 15 | Centre-Midi | +1h 00' 04" | |
| 16 | France | +1h 03' 01" | |
| 17 | Belgium | +1h 05' 00" | |
| 18 | Switzerland-Germany | +1h 11' 51" | |
| 19 | Internationals | +1h 12' 11" | |
| 20 | Paris-North East | +1h 16' 10" | |
| 21 | Switzerland-Germany | +1h 19' 32" | |
| 22 | Belgium | +1h 19' 35" | |
| 23 | Belgium | +1h 23' 07" | |
| 24 | West-South West | +1h 33' 34" | |
| 25 | Belgium | +1h 40' 39" | |
| 26 | West-South West | +1h 42' 22" | |
| 27 | Netherland-Luxembourg | +1h 42' 26" | |
| 28 | France | +1h 43' 57" | |
| 29 | Paris-North East | +1h 44' 35" | |
| 30 | Italy | +1h 45' 19" | |
| 31 | Belgium | +1h 48' 50" | |
| 32 | France | +1h 49' 59" | |
| 33 | Netherland-Luxembourg | +1h 50' 33" | |
| 34 | Centre-Midi | +1h 50' 45" | |
| 35 | France | +1h 56' 50" | |
| 36 | Italy | +1h 57' 48" | |
| 37 | Internationals | +1h 58' 34" | |
| 38 | Italy | +1h 59' 31" | |
| 39 | Centre-Midi | +1h 59' 37" | |
| 40 | Spain | +2h 01' 51" | |
| 41 | Internationals | +2h 06' 10" | |
| 42 | Italy | +2h 07' 29" | |
| 43 | Spain | +2h 08' 43" | |
| 44 | West-South West | +2h 11' 49" | |
| 45 | Netherland-Luxembourg | +2h 15' 20" | |
| 46 | West-South West | +2h 17' 06" | |
| 47 | Spain | +2h 19' 21" | |
| 48 | Centre-Midi | +2h 21' 00" | |
| 49 | Switzerland-Germany | +2h 22' 22" | |
| 50 | Netherland-Luxembourg | +2h 24' 38" | |
| 51 | Centre-Midi | +2h 25' 13" | |
| 52 | Italy | +2h 25' 48" | |
| 53 | Belgium | +2h 26' 21" | |
| 54 | Paris-North East | +2h 26' 32" | |
| 55 | Switzerland-Germany | +2h 33' 18" | |
| 56 | West-South West | +2h 33' 36" | |
| 57 | Italy | +2h 35' 07" | |
| 58 | Spain | +2h 35' 09" | |
| 59 | Centre-Midi | +2h 38' 40" | |
| 60 | Italy | +2h 44' 08" | |
| 61 | Belgium | +2h 46' 36" | |
| 62 | West-South West | +2h 53' 15" | |
| 63 | West-South West | +2h 54' 28" | |
| 64 | Italy | +3h 05' 13" | |
| 65 | Centre-Midi | +3h 12' 35" | |
Points classification
The points classificationPoints classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
was calculated differently than in the years before. The winner of a stage received 100 points,
down to 1 point for the 25th cyclist.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
André Darrigade took the lead by winning the first stage, and remained the leader for the rest of the race.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' |
France | 613 |
| 2 | West/South West | 524 | |
| 3 | France | 503 | |
| 4 | Spain | 425 | |
| 4 | Netherlands/Luxembourg | 425 | |
| 6 | Switzerland/Germany | 394 | |
| 7 | France | 390 | |
| 8 | Belgium | 387 | |
| 9 | Centre-Midi | 383 | |
| 10 | Belgium | 366 | |
Mountains classification
The mountains classification was calculated by adding the points given to cyclists for reaching the highest point in aclimb first.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 73 | |
| 2 | Netherlands/Luxembourg | 68 | |
| 3 | West/South West | 65 | |
| 4 | Centre-Midi | 33 | |
| 5 | France | 27 | |
| 6 | Centre-Midi | 24 | |
| 7 | Internationals | 19 | |
| 7 | Italy | 19 | |
| 9 | Centre-Midi | 15 | |
| 10 | West/South West | 14 | |
Team classification
The team classificationTeam classification
The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...
was calculated as the sum of the daily team classifications, and the daily team classification was calculated by adding the times in the stage
result of the best three cyclists per team. It was won by the Belgian team.
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 372h 02' 13" |
| 2 | France | +31' 25" |
| 3 | Centre-Midi | +59' 01" |
| 4 | West/South West | +1h 17' 38" |
| 5 | Spain | +2h 17' 22" |
| 6 | Italy | +3h 11' 27" |
| 7 | Netherlands/Luxembourg | +3h 15' 00" |
| 8 | Switzerland/Germany | +4h 11' 47" |
| 9 | Internationals | +4h 34' 57" |
| 10 | Paris/North East | +4h 45' 19" |