From: holz@ellis.uchicago.edu (james anthony holzwarth)
Subject: stats on TdF in years past
Reply-To: holz@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 01:31:08 GMT



In 1990, when I was in France, I bought a book called `Le Guide Du Tour
De France`. Unfortunately, I do not read or speak french, but I thought 
it might be interesting to post some of the stats that I did understand.
Especially since this years tour is winding down. BTW, this book has stats
that are only up to 1989, so take all of the fastest stage or longest stage
with a grain of salt.

The people who finished with the yellow and green jersey:

		Merckx (1969, 1971, 1972)
		Hinault (1979)

The people who finished with the yellow and polka dot jersey:

		Bartali (1938, 1948)
		S. Maes (1939)
		Coppi (1949, 1952)
		Bahamontes (1959)
		Merckx (1969, 1970)

The people who won the tour and the other (named) race in the same year:

	Tour-Giro: 	Coppi (1949, 1952), Anquetil (1964), Merckx (1970,
1972, 1974), Hinault (1982, 1985), Roche (1987)
	Tour-Vuelta:	Anquetil (1963), Hinault (1978)
	Tour-World champion: Speicher (1933), Bobet (1954), Merckx (1971,
1974), Roche (1987), Lemond (1989)
	Tou-National champion: Frantz (1927, 1928), Coppi (1949), Kubler
(1950), Merckx (1970), Hinault (1978), Fignon (1984)
	Tour-Tour of switzerland: Merckx (1974)
	Tour-Tour of Belgium: Petit-Breton (1908), Defraye (1912), Merckx
(1970, 1971)
	Tour-Tour of luxembourg: Bobet (1955)
	Tour-Milan San-Remo: Petit-Breton (1907), Garrigou (1911), Coppi
(1949), Merckx (1969, 1971, 1972)
	Tour-Tour of Flanders: Bobet (1955), Merckx (1969)
	Tour-Paris-Roubaix: Lapize (1910), Merckx (1970), Hinault (1981)
	Tour-Fleche Wallone: Merckx (1970, 1972), Hinault (1979)
	Tour-Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Merckx (1969, 1971, 1972)
	Tour-Amstel Gold Race: Hinault (1981)
	Tour-Grand Prix of Francfort: Merckx (1971)
	Tour-Grand Prix of Zurich: Bartali (1948)
	Tour-Paris-Bruxelles: Faber (1909), Frantz (1927)
	Tour-Paris-Tours (Grand prix d`automne): Faber (1909)
	Tour-Tour de Lombardie: Coppi (1949), Merckx (1971, 1972),
Hinault (1979)
	Triple Tour-Giro-World champion: Merckx (1974), Roche (1987)

The number of people who started the tour and the year:

60...............1903-1905-1934    123...........................1921-1951
69.........................1919    126................................1926
79.........................1939    128................................1960
80....................1932-1933    130...........1925-1955-1963-1965--1966
81.........................1931    .........1967-1969-1971-1974-1976--1980
82.........................1906    131................................1912
84.........................1911    132.................1961-1964-1972-1973
88.........................1904    139................................1923
90.........................1936    140......................1913-1975-1983
93....................1907-1935    142................................1927
96.........................1938    145................................1914
98.........................1937    149................................1962
99.........................1947    150.................1909-1970-1979-1981
100...................1930-1977    155................................1929
110.........1910-1954-1968-1978    157................................1924
113........................1920    162................................1928
114........................1908    169................................1982
116........................1950    170................................1984
119........................1953    180................................1985
120.1948-1949-1956-1957-1958-1959  198...........................1988-1989
121........................1922    207................................1987
122........................1952    210................................1986


The number of finishers:

11.........................1919    60............................1924-1929
14.........................1906    63.................................1968
21.........................1903    65.................................1959
22....................1920-1904    66.................................1951
24.........................1905    69............................1954-1955
25.........................1913    72.................................1961
28.........................1911    76............................1953-1963
33.........................1907    78.......................1952-1958-1978
35.........................1931    81............................1960-1964
36.........................1908    82.................................1966
38....................1921-1922    85.................................1980
39....................1927-1934    86............................1969-1975
40.........................1933    87............................1973-1976
41..........1910-1912-1926-1928    88..................1956-1967-1972-1983
43.........................1936    90.................................1979
44.........................1948    94............................1962-1971
46....................1935-1937    96.................................1965
48.........................1923   100.................................1970
49....................1925-1939   105.................................1974
51.........................1950   121.................................1981
53....................1947-1977   124.................................1984
54.........................1914   125.................................1982
55...............1909-1938-1949   132.................................1986
56.........................1957   135.................................1987
57.........................1932   138.................................1989
59.........................1930   144.................................1985
                                  151.................................1988

The number of victories for different countries (ie citizens of different 
countries):

	France:		36
	Belgium:	18
	Italy:		8
	Luxemburg:	4
	Spain:		3 (4 with 1991, 5 unless indurain Screws up 1992)
	Swiss:		2
	Pays-BAS (?):	2
	USA:		3
	Ireland:	1


The ages of the winners:

	1903  Garin, 32		1952	Coppi, 32
	1904  Cornet, 20	1953 	Bobet, 28
	1905  Trousselier, 24	1954	Bobet, 29
	1906  Pottier, 27	1955 	Bobet, 30
	1907  Petit-Breton, 24	1956	Walkowiak, 29
	1908  Petit-Breton, 25	1957	Anquetil, 23	
	1909  Faber, 22		1958	Gaul, 26
	1910  Lapize, 22	1959	Bahamontes, 31
	1911  Garrigou, 29	1960	Nencini, 30
	1912  Defraye, 24	1961	Anquetil, 27
	1913  Thys, 23		1962 	Anquetil, 28
	1914  Thys, 24		1963 	Anquetil, 29
	1919  Lambot, 33	1964	Anquetil, 30
	1920  Thys, 30		1965	Gimondi, 23
	1921  Scieur, 33	1966	Aimar, 25
	1922  Lambot, 36	1967	Pingeon, 27
	1923  H. Pelissier, 34	1968	Janssen, 28
	1924  Bottecchia, 30	1969	Merckx, 24
	1925  Bottecchia, 31	1970	Merckx, 25
	1926  L. Buysse, 33	1971	Merckx, 26
	1927  Frantz, 28	1972	Merckx, 27
	1928  Frantz, 29	1973	Ocana, 28
	1929  Dewaele, 33	1974	Merckx, 29
	1930  Leducq, 26	1975	Thevenet, 27
	1931  Magne, 27		1976	Van Impe, 29
	1932  Leducq, 28	1977	Thevenet, 29
	1933  Speicher, 26	1978	Hinault, 23
	1934  Magne, 30		1979	Hinault, 24
	1935  R. Maes, 22	1980	Zoetemelk, 33
	1936  S. Maes, 27	1981	Hinault, 26
	1937  R. Lapebie, 26	1982	Hinault, 27
	1938  Bartali, 24	1983	Fignon, 22
	1939  S. Maes, 30	1984	Fignon, 23
	1947  Robic, 26		1985	Hinault, 30
	1948  Bartali, 34	1986	Lemond, 25
	1949  Coppi, 29		1987	Roche, 27
	1950  Kubler, 31	1988	Delgado, 28
	1951  Koblet, 26	1989	Lemond, 28


The fastest stages:

1974	Vouray-Orleans	(112km)		48.352 km/h
1975	Roubaix-Amiens	(121km)		46.349 km/h
1971	Mulhouse-Strasbourg (144km)	45.943 km/h
1971	Orcieres-Marseille (251km)	45.351 km/h


Well, that`s all I have time for now. If there is any interest, I could type
some other stats.  

Happy riding

Jim H