1965 Tour de France - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi

Felice Gimondi

Felice Gimondi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France , Giro...

, a substitute replacement on the Salvarani team, captures the overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40...

, last year's second place finisher. The 52nd edition of the Grand Boucle was counter-clockwise (Pyrenees first) and consisted of 22 stages and 4177 km (2,595.5 mi) with an average speed of 35.886 km/h (22.3 mph).

Gimondi would go on to become one of only five riders, the others being Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

and five-time Tour winners Jacques Anquetil

Jacques 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...

, Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx

Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...

and Bernard Hinault

Bernard Hinault

Bernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...

, to have won all three of the major Tours. Besides Gimondi's first tour and win, it was a first for other reasons: the 1965 Tour started in Cologne, Germany (the first time the Tour started in Germany, and only the third time it started outside France), and it was the first time the start ramp was used in time trials

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...

Participants

Jacques 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...

, who won the previous four Tours de France (1961–1964), did not participate in this tour; this made Raymond Poulidor

Raymond Poulidor

, who became second in the previous Tour, the main favourite.

Race details

Jan Janssen, who won the 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...

the previous year successfully defended his title; he would go onto win another points title in 1967

1967 Tour de France

The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. It consisted of 22 stages over 4780 km, ridden at 35.018 km/h...

and the overall title at the 1968 Tour de France

1968 Tour de France

The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h...

.

Julio Jiménez

Julio Jimenez

Julio Jiménez Muñoz is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours...

won two stages and his first of three consecutive mountains classification. Jiminez also won the mountains classification at the 1965 Vuelta a España—becoming one of (now) four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both races' mountains competitions in the same year.

Stages

The 1965 Tour de France started on 22 June, and had one rest day in Barcelona.

Stage results
Stage	Date	Route	Terrain	Length	Winner
1A	22 June	Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... – Liège Liège Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....	Plain stage	149 km (92.6 mi)
1B	22 June	Liège – Liège	Team time trial Team time trial A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...	22.5 km (14 mi)	Ford-France-Gitane
2	23 June	Liège – 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:...	Plain stage	200.5 km (124.6 mi)
3	24 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...	Plain stage	240 km (149.1 mi)
4	25 June	Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel.... – Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...	Plain stage	227 km (141.1 mi)
5A	26 June	Saint-Brieuc – Châteaulin Châteaulin Châteaulin is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...	Plain stage	147 km (91.3 mi)
5B	26 June	Châteaulin – Châteaulin	Individual time trial 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...	26.7 km (16.6 mi)
6	27 June	Quimper – La Baule-Pornichet	Plain stage	210.5 km (130.8 mi)
7	28 June	La Baule-Pornichet – 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...	Plain stage	219 km (136.1 mi)
8	29 June	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...	Plain stage	197.5 km (122.7 mi)
9	30 June	Dax Dax, Landes Dax is a commune in Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.It is particularly famous as a spa, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments.... – 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...	Stage with mountain(s)	226.5 km (140.7 mi)
10	1 July	Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Ax-les-Thermes Ax-les-Thermes Ax-les-Thermes is a commune in the Ariège department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.It lies at the confluence of the Ariège River with three tributaries, 26 miles SSE of Foix by rail...	Stage with mountain(s)	222.5 km (138.3 mi)
11	2 July	Ax-les-Thermes – Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	Stage with mountain(s)	240.5 km (149.4 mi)
12	4 July	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... – Perpignan Perpignan -Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...	Plain stage	219 km (136.1 mi)
13	5 July	Perpignan – Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....	Plain stage	164 km (101.9 mi)
14	6 July	Montpellier – Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald...	Stage with mountain(s)	173 km (107.5 mi)
15	7 July	Carpentras Carpentras Carpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon... – Gap	Stage with mountain(s)	167.5 km (104.1 mi)
16	8 July	Gap – Briançon Briançon Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....	Stage with mountain(s)	177 km (110 mi)
17	9 July	Briançon – Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...	Stage with mountain(s)	193.5 km (120.2 mi)
18	10 July	Aix-les-Bains – Le Revard	Individual time trial 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... with mountain(s)	26.9 km (16.7 mi)
19	11 July	Aix-les-Bains – Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....	Stage with mountain(s)	165 km (102.5 mi)
20	12 July	Lyon – Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...	Plain stage	198.5 km (123.3 mi)
21	13 July	Auxerre – Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...	Plain stage	225.5 km (140.1 mi)
22	14 July	Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre... – 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...	Individual time trial 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...	37.8 km (23.5 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:...
1a				Solo
1b
2
3
4
5a				Televizier
5b				Solo
6
7
8
9				Peugeot
10
11
12
13
14				Pelforth
15				Pelforth
16				KAS
17
18
19
20
21
22
Final				KAS

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Time
1	Salvarani	116h 42' 06"
2	Mercier	+2' 40"
3	Molteni	+9' 18"
4	Pelforth	+12' 43"
5	Ford	+12' 56"
6	Ferrys	+13' 15"
7	Molteni	+14' 48"
8	Flandria	+17' 36"
9	Pelforth	+17' 52"
10	KAS	+19' 11"

Final general classification (11–81)
Rank	Name	Team	Time
11		Wiel's	+19' 21"
12		Peugeot	+20' 32"
13		KAS	+24' 34"
14		Peugeot	+25' 07"
15		Molteni	+25' 31"
16		Wiel's	+28' 04"
17		Peugeot	+29' 35"
18		Pelforth	+29' 53"
19		Salvarani	+32' 48"
20		Ford	+34' 51"
21		Flandria	+34' 52"
22		Peugeot	+36' 36"
23		KAS	+36' 45"
24		Wiel's	+40' 11"
25		Ferrys	+40' 38"
26		KAS	+42' 00"
27		Margnat	+43' 23"
28		Margnat	+43' 34"
29		Televizier	+43' 45"
30		Ferrys	+47' 07"
31		Solo	+47' 29"
32		Televizier	+47' 30"
33		Mercier	+47' 49"
34		KAS	+46' 01"
35		Solo	+49' 16"
36		Molteni	+50' 05"
37		KAS	+50' 55"
38		Margnat	+52' 00"
39		Flandria	+52' 54"
40		Mercier	+53' 10"
41		Mercier	+53' 44"
42		Pelforth	+54' 12"
43		Pelforth	+54' 29"
44		Ferrys	+54' 49"
45		Wiel's	+56' 11"
46		KAS	+57' 09"
47		Wiel's	+57' 52"
48		Wiel's	+58' 08"
49		Molteni	+59' 12"
50		Televizier	+1h 02' 02"
51		Televizier	+1h 03' 42"
52		Pelforth	+1h 04' 17"
53		KAS	+1h 04' 19"
54		Flandria	+1h 05' 14"
55		Televizier	+1h 05' 55"
56		Solo	+1h 08' 36"
57		Televizier	+1h 12' 51"
58		Salvarani	+1h 12' 53"
59		Flandria	+1h 12' 58"
60		Solo	+1h 13' 45"
61		Mercier	+1h 15' 10"
62		Margnat	+1h 16' 04"
63		Molteni	+1h 17' 54"
64		Mercier	+1h 20' 18"
65		Ferrys	+1h 20' 51"
66		Ford	+1h 22' 08"
67		Ford	+1h 22' 22"
68		Salvarani	+1h 23' 33"
69		Wiel's	+1h 24' 45"
70		Salvarani	+1h 25' 45"
71		Mercier	+1h 27' 06"
72		Solo	+1h 27' 49"
73		Molteni	+1h 28' 05"
74		Molteni	+1h 28' 11"
75		Mercier	+1h 31' 07"
76		Ferrys	+1h 31' 39"
77		Televizier	+1h 37' 16"
78		Molteni	+1h 37' 26"
79		Salvarani	+1h 40' 43"
80		Flandria	+1h 41' 28"
81		Flandria	+1h 41' 42"
82		Pelforth	+1h 43' 26"
83		Ford	+1h 43' 26"
84		Solo	+1h 43' 51"
85		Ferrys	+1h 45' 30"
86		Salvarani	+1h 46' 32"
87		Ford	+1h 46' 36"
88		Margnat	+1h 48' 48"
89		Molteni	+1h 49' 12"
90		Televizier	+1h 49' 28"
91		Salvarani	+1h 53' 34"
92		Pelforth	+2h 03' 47"
93		Margnat	+2h 14' 18"
94		Margnat	+2h 22' 38"
95		Ferrys	+2h 23' 37"
96		Pelforth	+2h 37' 38"

Points classification

The points classification

Points classification in the Tour de France

was won by Jan Janssen.

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Pelforth	144
2	Flandria	130
3	Salvarani	124
4	Solo	109
5	Wiel's	98
6	Flandria	94
7	Wiel's	85
8	Flandria	84
8	KAS	84
8	Molteni	84

Mountains classification

The Mountains classification was won by Julio Jiménez.

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Points
1	KAS	131
2	Flandria	73
3	KAS	68
4	Salvarani	55
5	Mercier	50
6	Pelforth	47
7	Molteni	44
8	Ferrys	43
9	Solo	30
10	KAS	25

Team classification

The 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:...

was won by KAS.

Final team classification
Rank	Team	Time
1	KAS	349h 29' 19"
2	Pelforth	+16' 08"
3	Molteni	+16' 35"
4	Peugeot	+21' 36"
5	Wiel's	+36' 03"
6	Salvarani	+38' 17"
7	Ferrys	+46' 51"
8	Mercier	+50' 21"
9	Televizier	+54' 51"
10	Ford	+1h 03' 52"
11	Flandria	+1h 10' 43"
12	Solo	+1h 17' 08"
13	Margnat	+1h 31' 09"

Other classifications

The combativity award

Combativity award

The combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...

was given to Felice Gimondi.

Final combativity classification (1–3)
Rank	Team	Points
1	Salvarani	80
2	Pelforth	58
3	Flandria	56

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