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	Overview of the year 1955  back to list  wikipedia information 1955  see overall standings in 1955 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1955 | July 7 - July 30 Le Havre - Paris total distance: 4495.0 km number of stages: 22 money for winner: 2 000 000 F money total: 36 685 000 F Louison Bobet | France | France | age: 30 time: 130hr 29min 26sec | average speed: 34.446 km/h 2nd place: Jean Brankart (+ 4min 53sec) 3rd place: Charly Gaul (+ 11min 30sec) winning team: France number of participants: 130 finished: 69 not finished: 61 Jerseys winners:  Louison Bobet  Stan Ockers  Charly Gaul Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  4 495 / 5 745   78,2% Stages number of stages in this year*: 23 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1a Le Havre - Dieppe   102.0 km     Miguel POBLET   2:39:31   38.4 km/h 1b Dieppe - Dieppe   12.5 km     Netherlands   0:16:25   45.7 km/h 2 Dieppe - Roubaix   204.0 km     Antonin ROLLAND   5:54:00   34.6 km/h 3 Roubaix - Namur   210.0 km     Louison BOBET   6:37:39   31.7 km/h 4 Namur - Metz   225.0 km     Willy KEMP   6:41:07   33.7 km/h 5 Metz - Colmar   229.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   5:57:54   38.4 km/h 6 Colmar - Zurich   195.0 km     André DARRIGADE   4:32:14   43.0 km/h 7 Zurich - Thonon   267.0 km     Jos HINSEN   7:22:01   36.2 km/h 8 Thonon - Briançon   253.0 km     Charly GAUL   7:42:55   32.8 km/h 9 Briançon - Monaco   275.0 km     Raphaël GÉMINIANI   8:15:50   33.3 km/h 10 Monaco - Marseille   240.0 km     Lucien LAZARIDÈS   6:45:12   35.5 km/h 11 Marseille - Avignon   198.0 km     Louison BOBET   5:42:32   34.7 km/h 12 Avignon - Millau   240.0 km     Alessandro FANTINI   6:53:50   34.8 km/h 13 Millau - Albi   205.0 km     Daan DE GROOT   5:52:41   34.9 km/h 14 Albi - Narbonne   156.0 km     Louis CAPUT   4:12:05   37.1 km/h 15 Narbonne - Ax-les-Thermes   151.0 km     Luciano PEZZI   4:32:53   33.2 km/h 16 Ax-les-Thermes - Toulouse   123.0 km     Rik VAN STEENBERGEN   2:57:09   41.7 km/h 17 Toulouse - Saint-Gaudens   249.0 km     Charly GAUL   7:31:31   33.1 km/h 18 Saint-Gaudens - Pau   206.0 km     Jean BRANKART   6:39:39   30.9 km/h 19 Pau - Bordeaux   195.0 km     Wout WAGTMANS   5:15:38   37.1 km/h 20 Bordeaux - Poitiers   243.0 km     Jean FORESTIER   7:24:12   32.8 km/h 21 Chatellerault - Tours   68.6 km     Jean BRANKART   1:39:31   41.4 km/h 22 Tours - Paris   229.0 km     Miguel POBLET   6:38:25   34.5 km/h Winners of stages in 1955 by nations (6):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   9   39,13%   NED   4   17,39%   LUX   3   13,04%   BEL   3   13,04%   ESP   2   8,70%   ITA   2   8,70%  Winners of stages in 1955 by cyclists (19):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Louison BOBET   2   8,70%   Charly GAUL   2   8,70%   Jean BRANKART   2   8,70%   Miguel POBLET   2   8,70%   Louis CAPUT   1   4,35%   Jean FORESTIER   1   4,35%   Netherlands    1   4,35%   André DARRIGADE   1   4,35%   Alessandro FANTINI   1   4,35%   Willy KEMP   1   4,35%   Raphaël GÉMINIANI   1   4,35%   Luciano PEZZI   1   4,35%   Antonin ROLLAND   1   4,35%   Jos HINSEN   1   4,35%   Daan DE GROOT   1   4,35%   Wout WAGTMANS   1   4,35%   Roger HASSENFORDER   1   4,35%   Lucien LAZARIDÈS   1   4,35%   Rik VAN STEENBERGEN   1   4,35%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 17 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [9] Aravis (1487 m):     Charly GAUL Col de la Cayolle (2326 m):     Charly GAUL Col de Tamié (907 m):     Charly GAUL Col de Vars (2110 m):     Charly GAUL Col du Télégraphe (1566 m):     Charly GAUL Galibier (2645 m):     Charly GAUL La Turbie (491 m):     Raphael GEMINIANI Mont Ventoux (1912 m):     Louison BOBET Vasson/Valberg (1700 m):     Charly GAUL THE PYRENEES [6] Aspin (1490 m):     Charly GAUL Aubisque (1709 m):     Charly GAUL Chioula (1450 m):     Luciano PEZZI Peyresourde (1569 m):     Charly GAUL Soulor (1474 m):     Charly GAUL Tourmalet (2115 m):     Miguel POBLET Other mountains [2] Col de la Fontasse (537 m):     François MAHE Col du Minier (1270 m):     Louis CAPUT Winners of ascents in 1955 by nations (4):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  LUX   11   64,71%   FRA   4   23,53%   ITA   1   5,88%   ESP   1   5,88%  Winners of ascents in 1955 by cyclists (7):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Charly GAUL   11   64,71%   Miguel POBLET   1   5,88%   François MAHE   1   5,88%   Raphael GEMINIANI   1   5,88%   Louis CAPUT   1   5,88%   Louison BOBET   1   5,88%   Luciano PEZZI   1   5,88%  Video highlights No video available
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