1961 Tour de France
Route and stages
The 1961 Tour de France started on 25 June in Rouen, and had one rest day, in Montpellier. For the first time the finish on top of the Superbagnères was included to the race.

1961 Tour de France

Section Title: Route and stages
Table Section Text: The 1961 Tour de France started on 25 June in Rouen, and had one rest day, in Montpellier. For the first time the finish on top of the Superbagnères was included to the race.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

1a	25 June	Rouen to Versailles	136.5 km (84.8 mi)	Plain stage	André Darrigade (FRA)

1b	Versailles	28.5 km (17.7 mi)	Individual time trial	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)

2	26 June	Pontoise to Roubaix	230.5 km (143.2 mi)	Plain stage	André Darrigade (FRA)

3	27 June	Roubaix to Charleroi (Belgium)	197.5 km (122.7 mi)	Plain stage	Emile Daems (BEL)

4	28 June	Charleroi (Belgium) to Metz	237.5 km (147.6 mi)	Plain stage	Anatole Novak (FRA)

5	29 June	Metz to Strasbourg	221 km (137 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Louis Bergaud (FRA)

6	30 June	Strasbourg to Belfort	180.5 km (112.2 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Jozef Planckaert (BEL)

7	1 July	Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saône	214.5 km (133.3 mi)	Plain stage	Jean Stablinski (FRA)

8	2 July	Chalon-sur-Saône to Saint-Étienne	240.5 km (149.4 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Jean Forestier (FRA)

9	3 July	Saint-Étienne to Grenoble	230 km (140 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Charly Gaul (LUX)

10	4 July	Grenoble to Turin (Italy)	250.5 km (155.7 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Guy Ignolin (FRA)

11	5 July	Turin (Italy) to Antibes	225 km (140 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Guido Carlesi (ITA)

12	6 July	Antibes to Aix-en-Provence	199.0 km (123.7 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Michel Van Aerde (BEL)

13	7 July	Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier	177.5 km (110.3 mi)	Plain stage	André Darrigade (FRA)

8 July	Montpellier	Rest day

14	9 July	Montpellier to Perpignan	174 km (108 mi)	Plain stage	Eddy Pauwels (BEL)

15	10 July	Perpignan to Toulouse	206 km (128 mi)	Plain stage	Guido Carlesi (ITA)

16	11 July	Toulouse to Superbagnères	208 km (129 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Imerio Massignan (ITA)

17	12 July	Luchon to Pau	197 km (122 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Eddy Pauwels (BEL)

18	13 July	Pau to Bordeaux	207 km (129 mi)	Plain stage	Martin Van Geneugden (BEL)

19	14 July	Bergerac to Périgueux	74.5 km (46.3 mi)	Individual time trial	Jacques Anquetil (FRA)

20	15 July	Périgueux to Tours	309.5 km (192.3 mi)	Plain stage	André Darrigade (FRA)

21	16 July	Tours to Paris	252.5 km (156.9 mi)	Plain stage	Robert Cazala (FRA)

Total	4,397 km (2,732 mi)

Sentence(s)

The 1961 Tour de France took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 4,397 km or 2,732 mi.

final_sentence: The 1961 Tour de France took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 4,397 km or 2,732 mi.