[Stolen from Usenet in January, 1995, where it was posted by zwegers@eb.ele.tue.nlArian Zwegers. Reformatted to use tables and span multiple files in December, 1995. -Ed.]
[Each of the sections below that covers a time span contains two tables: one that describes the stage results, and one that describes the performance of individual riders. The statistics section contains a table of riders and the number of stages they won in their careers, and a table of "all time leaders." -Ed.]
Introduction
Some Statistics
1903-1910
1911-1920
1921-1930
1931-1939
1947-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-1994
From: zwegers@eb.ele.tue.nl (Arian Zwegers) Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.racing Subject: TdF stages Date: 10 Jan 1995 12:51:37 GMT Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology
Dear friends,
The following post contains all Tour de France stages. I typed it about four years ago, and it was a hell of a job. So, please, do not ask for similar Giro or Vuelta data; I don't have them.
Explanation:
YEAR: self-evident
ETP: stage number
T: stage type
FROM: self-evident
TO: self-evident
KM: distance in kilometers
WINNER: stage winner
NWI: nationality of the stage winner
LEADER: G.C. leader
NLE: nationality of the G.C. leader
Sometimes stages (ETP) are divided in two parts (e.g. 4a and 4b), indicating two different stages at the same day.
The stage type (T) is rather tricky. I made a distinction in four types:
i: ITT
p: TTT
q: indicates two or more leaders
x: indicates two or more stage winners
So, a 'q' indicates two or more leaders, and an 'x' means that two or more cyclists were given first place. This only occurs in the pre-WW II period.
E.g.
| YEAR | ETP | T | FROM | TO | KM | WINNER | NWI | LEADER | NLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 2 | x | Roubaix | Metz | 398 | Georget, Emile | F | Trousselier, Louis | F |
| 1907 | 2 | x | Roubaix | Metz | 398 | Trousselier, Louis | F | Trousselier, Louis | F |
means that both Emile Georget and Louis Trousselier won the stage, and
| YEAR | ETP | T | FROM | TO | KM | WINNER | NWI | LEADER | NLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 3 | q | Metz | Belfort | 259 | Georget, Emile | F | Georget, Emile | F |
| 1907 | 3 | q | Metz | Belfort | 259 | Georget, Emile | F | Trousselier, Louis | F |
means that both Emile Georget and Louis Trousselier were appointed first place in G.C.
Note that from 1905 to 1912 differences in G.C. were represented by points instead of time. See also my last posting.
Both FROM and TO are restricted to 15 characters. This must be enough in most cases. Places outside France are given with country codes between parentheses, e.g. 'Bruxelles (B)'. Almost always, places are written in the language of their countries, except in some occasions where I used Dutch spelling (Who said we are not chauvinistic?)
Distances (KM) are given in kilometers. You can easily check that the longest stage ever was from Les Sables d'Olonne to Bayonne bridging 482 km. This monstrous stage had to be raced from 1919 to 1924 except in 1923.
All time stage winners:
| CYCLIST | NAT | NR |
|---|---|---|
| Merckx, Eddy | B | 35 |
| Hinault, Bernard | F | 28 |
| Leducq, Andri | F | 25 |
| Darrigade, Andri | F | 22 |
| Frantz, Nicolas | LUX | 22 |
| Faber, Frangois | LUX | 18 |
| Alavoine, Jean | F | 17 |
| Pilissier, Charles | F | 17 |
| Anquetil, Jacques | F | 16 |
| Le Greves, Reni | F | 16 |
| Maertens, Freddy | B | 15 |
| Trousselier, Louis | F | 13 |
| Aerts, Jean | B | 12 |
| Bartali, Gino | I | 12 |
| Thys, Philippe | B | 12 |
| Bobet, Louison | F | 11 |
| Di Paco, Raffakle | I | 11 |
| Archambaud, Maurice | F | 10 |
| Gaul, Charly | LUX | 10 |
| Godefroot, Walter | B | 10 |
| Indurain, Miguel | E | 10 |
| Knetemann, Gerrie | NL | 10 |
| Magne, Antonin | F | 10 |
| Pilissier, Henri | F | 10 |
| Raas, Jan | NL | 10 |
| Zoetemelk, Joop | NL | 10 |
and all time 'leaders':
| CYCLIST | NAT | NR |
|---|---|---|
| Merckx, Eddy | B | 110 |
| Hinault, Bernard | F | 79 |
| Anquetil, Jacques | F | 52 |
| Indurain, Miguel | E | 47 |
| Maes, Sylvhre | B | 42 |
| Magne, Antonin | F | 39 |
| Frantz, Nicolas | LUX | 37 |
| Thys, Philippe | B | 37 |
| Bobet, Louison | F | 36 |
| Leducq, Andri | F | 35 |
| Bottecchia, Ottavio | I | 34 |
| Vietto, Reni | F | 31 |
| Maes, Romain | B | 28 |
| Faber, Frangois | LUX | 25 |
| Bartali, Gino | I | 24 |
| Lemond, Greg | USA | 23 |
| Zoetemelk, Joop | NL | 22 |
| Fignon, Laurent | F | 21 |
| Ocana, Luis | E | 21 |
| Altig, Rudi | D | 19 |
| Coppi, Fausto | I | 19 |
| Darrigade, Andri | F | 19 |
| Gimondi, Felice | I | 19 |
| Petit-Breton, Lucien | F | 19 |
| Pingeon, Roger | F | 19 |
| Thurau, Dietrich | D | 19 |
| Dewaele, Maurice | B | 18 |
| Defraye, Odile | B | 17 |
| Thevenet, Bernard | F | 17 |
| Delgado, Pedro | E | 15 |
| Van Impe, Lucien | B | 15 |
Finally, a prediction [made in January, 1995- Ed.]:
Looking at the list of leaders and the number of yellow yerseys they have earned, Miguel Indurain will pass Jacques Anquetil by winning his fifth consecutive Tour this year. By doing so, he will be the number three Tour legend ever, only to be beaten by Merckx and Hinault (you can't beat them all, can you?) [He was right! -Ed.]
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