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	Overview of the year 1961  back to list  wikipedia information 1961  see overall standings in 1961 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1961 | June 25 - July 16 Rouen - Paris total distance: 4397.0 km number of stages: 21 money for winner: 20 000 F money total: 500 000 F Jacques Anquetil | France | France | age: 27 time: 122hr 1min 33sec | average speed: 36.033 km/h 2nd place: Guido Carlesi (+ 12min 14sec) 3rd place: Charly Gaul (+ 12min 16sec) winning team: France number of participants: 132 finished: 72 not finished: 60 Jerseys winners:  Jacques Anquetil  Andre Darrigade  Imerio Massignan Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  4 397 / 5 745   76,5% Stages number of stages in this year*: 22 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1a Rouen - Versailles   136.5 km     André DARRIGADE   3:15:16   41.9 km/h 1b Versailles - Versailles   28.5 km     Jacques ANQUETIL   0:39:43   43.1 km/h 2 Pontoise - Roubaix   230.5 km     André DARRIGADE   5:31:26   41.7 km/h 3 Roubaix - Charleroi   197.5 km     Emile DAEMS   5:00:51   39.4 km/h 4 Charleroi - Metz   237.5 km     Anatole NOVAK   6:23:31   37.2 km/h 5 Metz - Strasbourg   221.0 km     Louis BERGAUD   5:48:05   38.1 km/h 6 Strasbourg - Belfort   180.5 km     Jo PLANCKAERT   4:35:39   39.3 km/h 7 Belfort - Chalon-sur-Saône   214.5 km     Jean STABLINSKI   5:21:11   40.1 km/h 8 Chalon-sur-Saône - Saint-Étienne   240.5 km     Jean FORESTIER   7:05:10   33.9 km/h 9 Saint-Étienne - Grenoble   230.0 km     Charly GAUL   7:05:04   32.5 km/h 10 Grenoble - Torino   250.5 km     Guy IGNOLIN   7:30:59   33.3 km/h 11 Torino - Antibes   225.0 km     Guido CARLESI   6:42:01   33.6 km/h 12 Antibes - Aix-en-Provence   199.0 km     Michel VAN AERDE   5:43:08   34.8 km/h 13 Aix-en-Provence - Montpellier   177.5 km     André DARRIGADE   4:38:37   38.2 km/h 14 Montpellier - Perpignan   174.0 km     Eddy PAUWELS   4:21:42   39.9 km/h 15 Perpignan - Toulouse   206.0 km     Guido CARLESI   5:33:58   37.0 km/h 16 Toulouse - Superbagnères   208.0 km     Imerio MASSIGNAN   6:58:17   29.8 km/h 17 Luchon - Pau   197.0 km     Eddy PAUWELS   6:29:57   30.3 km/h 18 Pau - Bordeaux   207.0 km     Martin VAN GENEUGDEN   5:37:18   36.8 km/h 19 Bergerac - Périgueux   74.5 km     Jacques ANQUETIL   1:42:32   43.6 km/h 20 Périgueux - Tours   309.5 km     André DARRIGADE   8:35:59   36.0 km/h 21 Tours - Paris   252.5 km     Robert CAZALA   6:31:17   38.7 km/h Winners of stages in 1961 by nations (4):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   12   54,55%   BEL   6   27,27%   ITA   3   13,64%   LUX   1   4,55%  Winners of stages in 1961 by cyclists (16):  name   No.wins  share (%)  André DARRIGADE   4   18,18%   Eddy PAUWELS   2   9,09%   Guido CARLESI   2   9,09%   Jacques ANQUETIL   2   9,09%   Emile DAEMS   1   4,55%   Jean FORESTIER   1   4,55%   Jo PLANCKAERT   1   4,55%   Robert CAZALA   1   4,55%   Anatole NOVAK   1   4,55%   Charly GAUL   1   4,55%   Imerio MASSIGNAN   1   4,55%   Jean STABLINSKI   1   4,55%   Michel VAN AERDE   1   4,55%   Louis BERGAUD   1   4,55%   Guy IGNOLIN   1   4,55%   Martin VAN GENEUGDEN   1   4,55%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 19 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [8] Col de Braus (1002 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Col de Brouis (880 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Col de Porte (1326 m):     Charly GAUL Col de Tende (1869 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Croix de Fer (2067 m):     Guy IGNOLIN Cucheron (1139 m):     Charly GAUL Granier (1134 m):     Charly GAUL Mont-Cenis (2083 m):     Emmanuel BUSTO THE PYRENEES [6] Aspin (1490 m):     Marcel QUEHEILLE Aubisque (1709 m):     Eddy PAUWELS Peyresourde (1569 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Portillon (1298 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Superbagnères (1804 m):     Imerio MASSIGNAN Tourmalet (2115 m):     Marcel QUEHEILLE Other mountains [5] Ballon d’Alsace (1178 m):     Jo PLANCKAERT Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Guy IGNOLIN Col de la Schlucht (1139 m):     Jo PLANCKAERT Donon (727 m):     Louis BERGAUD Struthof (788 m):     Stéphan LACH Winners of ascents in 1961 by nations (4):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   8   42,11%   ITA   5   26,32%   LUX   3   15,79%   BEL   3   15,79%  Winners of ascents in 1961 by cyclists (9):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Imerio MASSIGNAN   6   31,58%   Charly GAUL   3   15,79%   Marcel QUEHEILLE   2   10,53%   Jo PLANCKAERT   2   10,53%   Guy IGNOLIN   2   10,53%   Emmanuel BUSTO   1   5,26%   Stéphan LACH   1   5,26%   Eddy PAUWELS   1   5,26%   Louis BERGAUD   1   5,26%  Video highlights No video available
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