1968 Tour de France
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| Race details | |||
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| Dates | June 27–July 21, 1968 | ||
| Stages | 22+Prologue, including three split stages | ||
| Distance | 4,684 km (2,911 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 133h 49' 42" (34.894 km/h or 21.682 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
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Winner |  Jan Janssen (Netherlands) |
(Netherlands) |
| Second |  Herman Van Springel (Belgium) |
(Belgium A) | |
| Third | Ferdinand Bracke (Belgium) |
(Belgium B) | |
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Points |  Franco Bitossi (Italy) |
(Italy) |
| Mountains |  Aurelio Gonzalez (Spain) |
(Spain) | |
| Combination | Franco Bitossi (Italy) |
(Italy) | |
| Team | Spain | ||
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The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It consisted of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h.[1] Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French teams, two Belgian teams and one from Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgian team.
The 1968 Tour marked the first time the race end at the Vélodrome de Vincennes taking over for the now-defunct Parc des Princes Velodrome, which served as the final stop from 1904 to 1967.
The general classification was won by Jan Janssen, who overtook Herman Van Springel in the final time trial.
It was the last edition in which the cyclists participated in national teams; from 1969 on, commercial teams were used.
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[edit] Changes from the 1967 Tour de France
The jersey for the points classification leader was red in 1968, unlike all other years since its introduction in 1953, when it was green. In 1968, the combination classification was introduced. The leader was identified by a "macaron" on his jersey.[2] This was won by Franco Bitossi, who also won the points classification.[3]
The leader of the mountains classification, which had been calculated since 1933 but had never had a jersey, also became identifiable by a "macaron" on his jersey.[2]
[edit] Race details
In the fifteenth stage, Raymond Poulidor was hit by a motor and had to give up. The Tour ended with a time trial, and before the time trial, Herman Van Springel was leading, followed by San Miguel at 12 seconds, Janssen at 16 seconds and Bitossi at 58 seconds. Janssen won the final time trial, with Van Springel in second place, but the margin was large enough for Janssen to win the Tour.[3]
[edit] Stages
The 1968 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had two rest days, in Royan and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.[4]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
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| 1a | 27 June | Vittel |  Individual time trial |
6.1 km (3.8 mi) |  Charly Grosskost (FRA) |
| 1b | 28 June | Vittel – Esch-sur-Alzette |  Plain stage |
189 km (117 mi) | Charly Grosskost (FRA) |
| 2 | 29 June | Arlon – Forest | Plain stage |
210.5 km (130.8 mi) | Eric de Vlaeminck (BEL) |
| 3A | 30 June | Forest | Team time trial |
22 km (14 mi) | Belgium A |
| 3B | Forest – Roubaix | Plain stage |
112 km (70 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
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| 4 | 1 July | Roubaix -– Rouen | Plain stage |
238 km (148 mi) | Georges Chappe (FRA) |
| 5A | 2 July | Rouen – Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | Plain stage |
165 km (103 mi) | André Desvages (FRA) |
| 5B | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne – Dinard | Plain stage |
154.5 km (96.0 mi) | Jean Dumont (FRA) |
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| 6 | 3 July | Dinard – Lorient | Plain stage |
188 km (117 mi) | Aurelio González Puente (ESP) |
| 7 | 4 July | Lorient – Nantes | Plain stage |
190 km (120 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 July | Nantes – Royan | Plain stage |
223 km (139 mi) | Daniel van Ryckeghem (BEL) |
| 9 | 7 July | Royan – Bordeaux | Plain stage |
137.5 km (85.4 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 10 | 8 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage |
202.5 km (125.8 mi) | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) |
| 11 | 9 July | Bayonne – Pau | Plain stage |
183.5 km (114.0 mi) | Daniel van Ryckeghem (BEL) |
| 12 | 10 July | Pau – Saint-Gaudens |  Stage with mountain(s) |
226.5 km (140.7 mi) | Georges Pintens (BEL) |
| 13 | 11 July | Saint-Gaudens – La Seu d'Urgell | Stage with mountain(s) |
208.5 km (129.6 mi) | Herman van Springel (BEL) |
| 14 | 12 July | La Seu d'Urgell – Perpignan | Stage with mountain(s) |
231.5 km (143.8 mi) | Jan Janssen (NED) |
| 15 | 14 July | Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via – Albi | Plain stage |
250.5 km (155.7 mi) | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
| 16 | 15 July | Albi – Aurillac | Plain stage |
199 km (124 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
| 17 | 16 July | Aurillac – Saint-Étienne | Stage with mountain(s) |
236.5 km (147.0 mi) | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) |
| 18 | 17 July | Saint-Étienne – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) |
235 km (146 mi) | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
| 19 | 18 July | Grenoble – Sallanches | Stage with mountain(s) |
200 km (120 mi) |  Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 20 | 19 July | Sallanches – Besançon | Stage with mountain(s) |
242.5 km (150.7 mi) | Jozef Huysmans (BEL) |
| 21 | 20 July | Besançon – Auxerre | Plain stage |
242 km (150 mi) | Eric Leman (BEL) |
| 22A | 21 July | Auxerre – Melun | Plain stage |
136 km (85 mi) | Maurice Izier (FRA) |
| 22B | Melun – Paris | Individual time trial |
55.2 km (34.3 mi) | Jan Janssen (NED) |
[edit] Classification leadership
| Stage | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification | Combination classification | Team classification |
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| 1a | Charly Grosskost (FRA) |
Charly Grosskost (FRA) |
no award | no award | France B |
| 1b | Eric Leman (BEL) |
Italo Zilioli (ITA) |
France A |
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| 2 | Eric De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
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| 3a | Herman Van Springel (BEL) |
Belgium A |
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| 4 | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) |
France A |
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| 5a | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
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| 5b | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 7 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 9 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
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| 10 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 11 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
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| 12 | Andrés Gandarias (ESP) |
Spain |
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| 13 | Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 14 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
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| 16 |  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 17 | Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
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| 18 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) |
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| 19 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
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| 22b | Jan Janssen (NED) |
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| Final | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Spain |
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Netherlands | 133h 49' 42" |
| 2 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) |
Belgium A | +38" |
| 3 | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) |
Belgium B | +3' 03" |
| 4 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) |
Spain | +3' 17" |
| 5 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
France A | +3' 29" |
| 6 | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) |
Germany | +3' 46" |
| 7 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) |
France B | +4' 44" |
| 8 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Italy | +4' 59" |
| 9 | Andres Gandarias (ESP) |
Spain | +5' 05" |
| 10 | Ugo Colombo (ITA) |
Italy | +7' 55" |
| Final general classification (11–63) | |||||
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| Rank | Name | Team | Time | ||
| 11 | Antonio Gomez del Moral (ESP) |
Spain | +8' 11" | ||
| 12 | Georges Pintens (BEL) |
Belgium A | +10' 26" | ||
| 13 | Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
Spain | +10' 42" | ||
| 14 | André Poppe (BEL) |
Belgium A | +12' 31" | ||
| 15 | Silvano Schiavon (ITA) |
Italy | +14' 09" | ||
| 16 | Antoon Houbrechts (BEL) |
Belgium B | +17' 23" | ||
| 17 | Charly Grosskost (FRA) |
France B | +17' 26" | ||
| 18 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
Belgium B | +18' 02" | ||
| 19 | Flaviano Vicentini (ITA) |
Italy | +18' 19" | ||
| 20 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
Belgium B | +18' 28" | ||
| 21 | {{country data Jean Dumont]] | country flagbio | name = [Jean Dumont (cyclist) | variant = FRA | size = Jean Dumont]]
}}|| France C ||align=right| +20' 08" |
| 22 | André Bayssière (FRA) |
France C | +21' 30" | ||
| 23 | Vicente Lopez-Carril (ESP) |
Spain | +21' 38" | ||
| 24 | Adriano Passuello (ITA) |
Italy | +22' 01" | ||
| 25 | Carlo Chiappano (ITA) |
Italy | +23' 42" | ||
| 26 | Arie Den Hartog (NED) |
Netherlands | +29' 34" | ||
| 27 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) |
France A | +30' 49" | ||
| 28 | Michael Wright (GBR) |
Great Britain | +38' 53" | ||
| 29 | Carlos Echevarria (ESP) |
Spain | +39' 27" | ||
| 30 | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
Spain | +39' 56" | ||
| 31 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse (FRA) |
France B | +39' 58" | ||
| 32 | Jozef Huysmans (BEL) |
Belgium A | +42' 28" | ||
| 33 | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
Great Britain | +43' 28" | ||
| 34 | Frans Brands (BEL) |
Belgium A | +43' 29" | ||
| 35 |  Karl Brand (SUI) |
Switzerland/Luxembourg | +47' 56" | ||
| 36 | Dieter Puschel (FRG) |
Germany | +48' 48" | ||
| 37 | Michel Grain (FRA) |
France B | +49' 07" | ||
| 38 | Sebastian Elorza (ESP) |
Spain | +52' 08" | ||
| 39 | Willy Spuhler (SUI) |
Switzerland/Luxembourg | +58' 18" | ||
| 40 | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) |
France B | +1h 04' 56" | ||
| 41 | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) |
France A | +1h 07' 26" | ||
| 42 | Georges Chappe (FRA) |
France B | +1h 08' 00" | ||
| 43 | Maurice Izier (FRA) |
France C | +1h 10' 54" | ||
| 44 | Herbert Wilde (FRG) |
Germany | +1h 11' 47" | ||
| 45 | Christian Raymond (FRA) |
France A | +1h 13' 07" | ||
| 46 | Daniel Van Rijckeghem (BEL) |
Belgium A | +1h 13' 31" | ||
| 47 | Jean Monteyne (BEL) |
Belgium B | +1h 18' 21" | ||
| 48 | Serge Bolley (FRA) |
France B | +1h 19' 15" | ||
| 49 | Marcel Maes (BEL) |
Belgium A | +1h 21' 51" | ||
| 50 | Anatole Novak (FRA) |
France A | +1h 33' 58" | ||
| 51 | Eric De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
Belgium B | +1h 37' 42" | ||
| 52 | Eric Leman (BEL) |
Belgium B | +1h 40' 48" | ||
| 53 | Edward Weckx (BEL) |
Belgium A | +1h 41' 17" | ||
| 54 | Victor Nuelant (BEL) |
Belgium B | +1h 43' 14" | ||
| 55 | Eddy Beugels (NED) |
Netherlands | +1h 44' 21" | ||
| 56 | Evert Dolman (NED) |
Netherlands | +1h 46' 50" | ||
| 57 | Willy In' t Ven (BEL) |
Belgium A | +1h 47' 29" | ||
| 58 | Jean-Marie Leblanc (FRA) |
France B | +1h 49' 36" | ||
| 59 | Jean-Louis Bodin (FRA) |
France C | +1h 49' 50" | ||
| 60 | Remy Van Vreckom (BEL) |
Belgium B | +1h 51' 12" | ||
| 61 | Mino Denti (ITA) |
Italy | +1h 56' 47" | ||
| 62 | Vic Denson (GBR) |
Great Britain | +2h 23' 29" | ||
| 63 | John Clarey (GBR) |
Great Britain | +2h 43' 28" | ||
[edit] Points classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Italy | 241 |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
Belgium B | 219 |
| 3 | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Netherlands | 200 |
| 4 | Daniel Van Rijckeghem (BEL) |
Belgium A | 167 |
| 5 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
Belgium B | 155 |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) |
Belgium A | 119 |
| 7 | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
Great Britain | 113 |
| 8 | Georges Pintens (BEL) |
Belgium A | 95 |
| 9 | Michael Wright (GBR) |
Great Britain | 92 |
| 10 | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) |
Germany | 89 |
[edit] Mountains classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
Spain | 96 |
| 2 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Italy | 84 |
| 3 | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
Spain | 72 |
| 4 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
France A | 65 |
| 5 | Andres Gandarias (ESP) |
Spain | 57 |
| 6 | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
Great Britain | 50 |
| 7 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) |
Spain | 30 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse (FRA) |
France B | 28 |
| 9 | Arie Den Hartog (NED) |
Netherlands | 26 |
| 10 | Silvano Schiavon (ITA) |
Italy | 25 |
[edit] Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 403h 47' 51" |
| 2 | Belgium A | +12' 12" |
| 3 | France B | +21' 45" |
| 4 | Italia | +25' 01" |
| 5 | Belgium B | +25' 16" |
| 6 | France A | +44' 27" |
| 7 | France C | +46' 39" |
| 8 | Netherlands | +49' 11" |
| 9 | Germany | +49' 11" |
| 10 | England | +1h 53' 52" |
The Switzerland/Luxembourg team finished with only two cyclists.
[edit] Combination classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Bitossi (ITA) |
Italy | 11 |
| 2 | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Netherlands | 18.5 |
| 3 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
France A | 20 |
| 4 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) |
Belgium A | 20.5 |
| 5 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) |
Spain | 26 |
[edit] Other classifications
The combativity award was given to Roger Pingeon.[1]
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
France A | 307 |
| 2 | Aurelio Gonzalez (ESP) |
Spain | 243 |
| 3 | Jean Dumont (FRA) |
France C | 219 |
| 4 | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
Great Britain | 215 |
| 5 | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) |
Germany | 168 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Les maillots du Tour de France 1968" (in French). Memoire du Cyclisme. 27 August 2007. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/pelotons/sets.php?s=22. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "55ème Tour de France 1968" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1968.php. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 4" (in French) (PDF). Amaury Sport Organisation. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_04.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1968. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Clasificaciones" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo: p. 21. 22 July 1968. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1968/07/22/pagina-21/940240/pdf.html. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
