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From [[1930 Tour de France|1930]] to [[1961 Tour de France|1961]], the Tour de France was contested by national [[Cycling team|teams]], but in 1962, the trade teams returned.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|2003|p=218}}{{refn|The Tour's director, founder of the race [[Henri Desgrange]], who had always wanted the race to be won on individual strength, changed it to the national format after he believed the teams from Belgium had helped {{ct|Alcyon|1929}} rider [[Maurice De Waele]] win the [[1929 Tour de France|1929 race]], although he was unwell.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|pp=253–259}}|group=n|name=national-teams}} From the late-1950s to 1962, the Tour had seen the absence of top riders who had bowed to pressure from their team's ''extra-sportif'' (non-cycling industry) sponsors to ride other races that better suited their brands.{{sfn|Dauncey|2012|pp=111–112}}{{sfn|Reed|2015|p=66}} This, and a demand for wider advertising from a declining [[bicycle industry]] led to the reintroduction of the trade team format.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=5}}{{sfn|Hanold|2012|p=13}}
From [[1930 Tour de France|1930]] to [[1961 Tour de France|1961]], the Tour de France was contested by national [[Cycling team|teams]], but in 1962, the trade teams returned.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|2003|p=218}}{{refn|The Tour's director, founder of the race [[Henri Desgrange]], who had always wanted the race to be won on individual strength, changed it to the national format after he believed the teams from Belgium had helped {{ct|Alcyon|1929}} rider [[Maurice De Waele]] win the [[1929 Tour de France|1929 race]], although he was unwell.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|pp=253–259}}|group=n|name=national-teams}} From the late-1950s to 1962, the Tour had seen the absence of top riders who had bowed to pressure from their team's ''extra-sportif'' (non-cycling industry) sponsors to ride other races that better suited their brands.{{sfn|Dauncey|2012|pp=111–112}}{{sfn|Reed|2015|p=66}} This, and a demand for wider advertising from a declining [[bicycle industry]] led to the reintroduction of the trade team format.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=5}}{{sfn|Hanold|2012|p=13}}


In the beginning of February 1962, 22 teams submitted applications for the race,<ref>{{cite news|title=Niet minder dan 22 ploegen|trans-title=No less than 22 teams|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011028060:mpeg21:p011|accessdate=25 April 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=2 February 1962|page=11}}</ref> with the final list of 15 announced at the end of the month. The Spanish-based {{ct|KAS|1962}} was the first choice reserve team.<ref>{{cite news|title=De organisatoren van de Tour|trans-title=The organisers of the Tour|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011028041:mpeg21:p015|accessdate=25 April 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=24 February 1962|page=15}}</ref> Each of the 15 teams consisted of 10 cyclists (150 total),<ref name="letour-teams">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1962 – The starters|url=http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/partants.html|access-date=2 October 2016|work=[[Tour de France]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902063444/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/partants.html|archive-date=2 September 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="md-teams">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/24/MD19620624-007.pdf|title=La lista de los 150 participantes|language=Spanish|trans-title=The list of the 150 participants|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=7|date=24 June 1962|accessdate=20 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510174314/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/24/MD19620624-007.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> an increase from the 1961 Tour, which had 11 teams of 12 cyclists (132 total).<ref name="61-preview">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/24/MD19610624-008.pdf|title=Los datos funamentales del 48 "Tour"|language=Spanish|trans-title=The fundamental data of the 48th "Tour"|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=8|date=24 June 1961|accessdate=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510183516/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/24/MD19610624-008.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Each team was required to have a dominant nationality; at least six cyclists should have the same nationality, or only two nationalities should be present.{{sfn|Nelsson|2012|p=78}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/10/06/MD19611006-006.pdf|title=El Tour 1962 se disputará por equipos de nueve o diez corredores de marcas comerciales|language=Spanish|trans-title=The 1962 Tour will be contested by trade teams of nine or ten riders|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=6|date=6 October 1961|author=R. Torres|accessdate=20 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510170939/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/10/06/MD19611006-006.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> For the first time, the French cyclists were outnumbered; there were 52 Italian cyclists and 50 French cyclists, the largest amounts from a nation, including Belgium with 28. Riders represented a further six nations, all from Europe.<ref name="md-teams" />
In the beginning of February 1962, 22 teams submitted applications for the race,<ref>{{cite news|title=Niet minder dan 22 ploegen|trans-title=No less than 22 teams|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011028060:mpeg21:p011|accessdate=25 April 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=2 February 1962|page=11}}</ref> with the final list of 15 announced at the end of the month. The Spanish-based {{ct|KAS|1962}} was the first choice reserve team.<ref>{{cite news|title=De organisatoren van de Tour|trans-title=The organisers of the Tour|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011028041:mpeg21:p015|accessdate=25 April 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=24 February 1962|page=15}}</ref> Each of the 15 teams consisted of 10 cyclists (150 total),<ref name="letour-teams">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1962 – The starters |url=http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/partants.html |access-date=2 October 2016 |work=[[Tour de France]] |publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902063444/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/partants.html |archive-date=2 September 2016 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="md-teams">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/24/MD19620624-007.pdf|title=La lista de los 150 participantes|language=Spanish|trans-title=The list of the 150 participants|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=7|date=24 June 1962|accessdate=20 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510174314/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/24/MD19620624-007.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> an increase from the 1961 Tour, which had 11 teams of 12 cyclists (132 total).<ref name="61-preview">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/24/MD19610624-008.pdf|title=Los datos funamentales del 48 "Tour"|language=Spanish|trans-title=The fundamental data of the 48th "Tour"|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=8|date=24 June 1961|accessdate=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510183516/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/06/24/MD19610624-008.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Each team was required to have a dominant nationality; at least six cyclists should have the same nationality, or only two nationalities should be present.{{sfn|Nelsson|2012|p=78}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/10/06/MD19611006-006.pdf|title=El Tour 1962 se disputará por equipos de nueve o diez corredores de marcas comerciales|language=Spanish|trans-title=The 1962 Tour will be contested by trade teams of nine or ten riders|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=6|date=6 October 1961|author=R. Torres|accessdate=20 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510170939/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1961/10/06/MD19611006-006.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> For the first time, the French cyclists were outnumbered; there were 52 Italian cyclists and 50 French cyclists, the largest amounts from a nation, including Belgium with 28. Riders represented a further six nations, all from Europe.<ref name="md-teams" />


Of start list of 150,{{refn|The leader of the {{ct|Legnano|1962}} team, [[Graziano Battistini]], was listed on the start list,<ref name="md-teams" /> but he withdrew from the Tour before stage one and was not replaced. Although he was cleared to race by the Tour's doctor, [[Pierre Dumas]], Battistini thought he was suffering from [[azotemia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Varale|first=Vittorio|title=Battistini deciso a non correre il Tour malgrado il parere favorevole del medico|trans_title=Battistini decides not to run the Tour despite the doctor's favourable opinion|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,0086_01_1962_0146_0011_16961482/|accessdate=25 April 2017|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=25 June 1962|page=11|language=Italian}}</ref> His team manager, [[Eberardo Pavesi]], allowed him to make his own decision.<ref name="stampa-25-06-62">{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=La Leganano nei pasticci Graziano Battistini "maiala immaginarie"?|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,1567_02_1962_0147_0021_23719757/|accessdate=25 April 2017|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=25 June 1962|page=7|language=Italian}}</ref>|group=n|name=battistini}} 66 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debutants|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-debutants|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044757/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-debutants|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The total number of riders that finished the race was 94,<ref name="letour-22">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1962 – Stage 22 Nevers > Paris|url=http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/2200/etape.html|access-date=2 October 2016|work=[[Tour de France]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902161532/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/2200/etape.html|archive-date=2 September 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> a new record.{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=168}} The average age of riders in the race was 27.5 years,<ref name="average-age">{{cite web|title=Average age|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?c=3&stat_id=150&id=120625|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106202922/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?c=3&stat_id=150&id=120625|archive-date=6 November 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> ranging from the 21-year-old Tiziano Galvanin ({{ct|Legnano|1962}}) to the 40-year-old [[Pino Cerami]] ({{ct|Peugeot|1962}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Youngest riders|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-youngest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044018/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-youngest-competitors|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oldest riders|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-oldest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044049/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-oldest-competitors|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The {{ct|Legnano|1962|nolink=yes}} cyclists had the youngest average age while {{ct|Margnat|1962}} cyclists had the oldest.<ref name="average-age" /> The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place outside the [[:fr:Place de la Carrière|Place de la Carrière]] in [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] before the start of the opening stage held in the city.<ref name="waarheid-stage-1">{{cite news|title=Rudi Altig won eerste etappe Tour de France|trans-title=Rudi Altig won the first stage Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371730:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=25 June 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>
Of start list of 150,{{refn|The leader of the {{ct|Legnano|1962}} team, [[Graziano Battistini]], was listed on the start list,<ref name="md-teams" /> but he withdrew from the Tour before stage one and was not replaced. Although he was cleared to race by the Tour's doctor, [[Pierre Dumas]], Battistini thought he was suffering from [[azotemia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Varale|first=Vittorio|title=Battistini deciso a non correre il Tour malgrado il parere favorevole del medico|trans_title=Battistini decides not to run the Tour despite the doctor's favourable opinion|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,11/articleid,0086_01_1962_0146_0011_16961482/|accessdate=25 April 2017|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=25 June 1962|page=11|language=Italian}}</ref> His team manager, [[Eberardo Pavesi]], allowed him to make his own decision.<ref name="stampa-25-06-62">{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=La Leganano nei pasticci Graziano Battistini "maiala immaginarie"?|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,1567_02_1962_0147_0021_23719757/|accessdate=25 April 2017|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=25 June 1962|page=7|language=Italian}}</ref>|group=n|name=battistini}} 66 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debutants|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-debutants|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044757/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-debutants|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The total number of riders that finished the race was 94,<ref name="letour-22">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1962 – Stage 22 Nevers > Paris|url=http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/2200/etape.html|access-date=2 October 2016|work=[[Tour de France]]|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902161532/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1962/2200/etape.html|archive-date=2 September 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> a new record.{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=168}} The average age of riders in the race was 27.5 years,<ref name="average-age">{{cite web|title=Average age|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?c=3&stat_id=150&id=120625|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106202922/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?c=3&stat_id=150&id=120625|archive-date=6 November 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> ranging from the 21-year-old Tiziano Galvanin ({{ct|Legnano|1962}}) to the 40-year-old [[Pino Cerami]] ({{ct|Peugeot|1962}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Youngest riders|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-youngest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044018/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-youngest-competitors|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oldest riders|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-oldest-competitors|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511044049/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=120625&c=3&code=startlist-oldest-competitors|archive-date=11 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The {{ct|Legnano|1962|nolink=yes}} cyclists had the youngest average age while {{ct|Margnat|1962}} cyclists had the oldest.<ref name="average-age" /> The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place outside the [[:fr:Place de la Carrière|Place de la Carrière]] in [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] before the start of the opening stage held in the city.<ref name="waarheid-stage-1">{{cite news|title=Rudi Altig won eerste etappe Tour de France|trans-title=Rudi Altig won the first stage Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371730:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=25 June 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>
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The leading contender for the overall [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] before the Tour was the defending champion [[Jacques Anquetil]] of {{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}.{{sfn|Bauer|2011|p=106}}{{sfn|McKay|2014|p=334}}{{sfn|Woodland|2007|p=105}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=Prende ill via da Nancy un «Tour» massacrante|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,1567_02_1962_0146_0007_23719583/|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[La Stampa]]|date=22 June 1962|language=Italian}}</ref> His closest rivals were thought to be [[Rik Van Looy]] ({{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}) and [[Raymond Poulidor]] ({{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Howard|2008|pp=156–157}}{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=113}}<ref name="limburgs-candidates">{{cite news|title=Kandidaten|trans-title=Candidates|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418724:mpeg21:p011|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=20 June 1962|page=11|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bij nieuwe formule van fabrieksploegen Rik van Looy en Jacques Anquetil grootste kanshebbers in de Tour|trans-title=With new formula of factory teams Rik van Looy and Jacques Anquetil biggest contenders in the Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010689097:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=Friese Koerier|agency=[[Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau|ANP]]|date=22 June 1962|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> The riders considered outsiders for the general classification were [[Rudi Altig]] ({{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Charly Gaul]] ({{ct|Gazzola|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Federico Bahamontes]] ({{ct|Margnat|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Gastone Nencini]] ({{ct|Ignis|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Henry Anglade]] ({{ct|Liberia|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Guido Carlesi]] ({{ct|Philco|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Tom Simpson]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Ercole Baldini]] ({{ct|Ignis|1962|nolink=yes}}) and [[Hans Junkermann]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Fotheringham|2012|p=207}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=255}}<ref name="limburgs-candidates" /><ref name="telegraaf-duel">{{cite news|last=de Deugd|first=Rinus|title=Duel Anquetil-Van Looy kan interessant zijn|trans-title=Anquetil-Van Looy duel may be interesting|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204323:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=20 June 1962|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="tijd">{{cite news|title=Nederlands als paladinen in de Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011233038:mpeg21:p007|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=De Tijd-Maasbode|date=22 June 1962|pages=7|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Schilperoort|first1=B. M.|title=Tout du Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000035915:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=30 May 2017|work=[[Algemeen Handelsblad]]|date=22 June 1962|page=13|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="csc-early">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title=Early pattern from Aimens to Bordeux|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=15–19}}</ref> Of these, three were former winners of the Tour: Gaul ([[1958 Tour de France|1958]]), Bahamontes ([[1959 Tour de France|1959]]) and Nencini ([[1960 Tour de France|1960]]).{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}}
The leading contender for the overall [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] before the Tour was the defending champion [[Jacques Anquetil]] of {{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}.{{sfn|Bauer|2011|p=106}}{{sfn|McKay|2014|p=334}}{{sfn|Woodland|2007|p=105}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=Prende ill via da Nancy un «Tour» massacrante|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,1567_02_1962_0146_0007_23719583/|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[La Stampa]]|date=22 June 1962|language=Italian}}</ref> His closest rivals were thought to be [[Rik Van Looy]] ({{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}) and [[Raymond Poulidor]] ({{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Howard|2008|pp=156–157}}{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=113}}<ref name="limburgs-candidates">{{cite news|title=Kandidaten|trans-title=Candidates|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418724:mpeg21:p011|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=20 June 1962|page=11|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bij nieuwe formule van fabrieksploegen Rik van Looy en Jacques Anquetil grootste kanshebbers in de Tour|trans-title=With new formula of factory teams Rik van Looy and Jacques Anquetil biggest contenders in the Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010689097:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=Friese Koerier|agency=[[Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau|ANP]]|date=22 June 1962|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> The riders considered outsiders for the general classification were [[Rudi Altig]] ({{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Charly Gaul]] ({{ct|Gazzola|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Federico Bahamontes]] ({{ct|Margnat|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Gastone Nencini]] ({{ct|Ignis|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Henry Anglade]] ({{ct|Liberia|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Guido Carlesi]] ({{ct|Philco|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Tom Simpson]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}), [[Ercole Baldini]] ({{ct|Ignis|1962|nolink=yes}}) and [[Hans Junkermann]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}).{{sfn|Fotheringham|2012|p=207}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=255}}<ref name="limburgs-candidates" /><ref name="telegraaf-duel">{{cite news|last=de Deugd|first=Rinus|title=Duel Anquetil-Van Looy kan interessant zijn|trans-title=Anquetil-Van Looy duel may be interesting|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204323:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=23 May 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=20 June 1962|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="tijd">{{cite news|title=Nederlands als paladinen in de Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011233038:mpeg21:p007|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=De Tijd-Maasbode|date=22 June 1962|pages=7|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Schilperoort|first1=B. M.|title=Tout du Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000035915:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=30 May 2017|work=[[Algemeen Handelsblad]]|date=22 June 1962|page=13|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="csc-early">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title=Early pattern from Aimens to Bordeux|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=15–19}}</ref> Of these, three were former winners of the Tour: Gaul ([[1958 Tour de France|1958]]), Bahamontes ([[1959 Tour de France|1959]]) and Nencini ([[1960 Tour de France|1960]]).{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}}


Frenchman Anquetil, who also won the Tour in [[1957 Tour de France|1957]], had dominated the 1961 Tour;{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}} he led from the first day to the end, with a winning margin of over twelve minutes.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|2003|p=190}}{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}} At the [[1962 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] (one of the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]s, along with the Tour de France and the [[Giro d'Italia]]) which ended on 13 May,<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-17">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/14/MD19620514-009.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=9|date=14 May 1962|accessdate=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524051303/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/14/MD19620514-009.pdf|archive-date=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> he withdrew from the race before the final stage suffering with [[viral hepatitis]];{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=153}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}} his position in the general classification after the penultimate stage was 32nd.<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-16">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/13/MD19620513-008.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=8|date=13 May 1962|accessdate=24 May 2017|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170524020526/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/13/MD19620513-008.pdf|archive-date=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> His teammate Altig won the Vuelta and was ahead overall of his teammeate and team leader Anquetil up until quit the race,<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-17" /><ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-16" /> so observers expected some internal team struggle in the Tour.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Altig capitano n. 2|trans-title=Altig captain no. 2|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11496|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=22 June 1962|page=8|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524023221/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11496|archive-date=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> After recovering for ten days, went against his doctors orders and Anquetil rode the week long stage race [[Critérium du Dauphiné]],{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=112}} finishing seventh overall.{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=154}} Anquetil's former bitter rival [[Raphaël Géminiani]] was then selected as the head team manager of Saint-Raphaël for the Tour. Unhappy, Anquetil had asked his sponsors to replace Géminiani; they declined his request.{{sfn|Howard|2008|pp=154–155}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}}
Frenchman Anquetil, who also won the Tour in [[1957 Tour de France|1957]], had dominated the 1961 Tour;{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}} he led from the first day to the end, with a winning margin of over twelve minutes.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|2003|p=190}}{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=112}} At the [[1962 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] (one of the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]s, along with the Tour de France and the [[Giro d'Italia]]) which ended on 13 May,<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-17">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/14/MD19620514-009.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=9|date=14 May 1962|accessdate=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524051303/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/14/MD19620514-009.pdf|archive-date=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> he withdrew from the race before the final stage suffering with [[viral hepatitis]];{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=153}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}} his position in the general classification after the penultimate stage was 32nd.<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-16">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/13/MD19620513-008.pdf |title=Clasificacions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Classifications |newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |page=8 |date=13 May 1962 |accessdate=24 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524020526/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/05/13/MD19620513-008.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2017 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> His teammate Altig won the Vuelta and was ahead overall of his teammeate and team leader Anquetil up until quit the race,<ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-17" /><ref name="mundo-vuelta-stage-16" /> so observers expected some internal team struggle in the Tour.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Altig capitano n. 2|trans-title=Altig captain no. 2|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11496|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=22 June 1962|page=8|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524023221/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11496|archive-date=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> After recovering for ten days, went against his doctors orders and Anquetil rode the week long stage race [[Critérium du Dauphiné]],{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=112}} finishing seventh overall.{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=154}} Anquetil's former bitter rival [[Raphaël Géminiani]] was then selected as the head team manager of Saint-Raphaël for the Tour. Unhappy, Anquetil had asked his sponsors to replace Géminiani; they declined his request.{{sfn|Howard|2008|pp=154–155}}{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=254}}


Double reigning [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|world road race champion]] Van Looy made his Tour debut in 1962;{{sfn|Woodland|2007|pp=390–391}}{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=114}} he had avoided riding the Tour because he thought he did not have the full support of Belgium team, but with Flandria had control over rider selection.{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=165}}<ref name="het-merken">{{cite news|last=Liber|first=Jan|title=Tour der merken|trans-title=Tour of the brands|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010953864:mpeg21:p025|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[Het Vrije Volk]]|date=22 June 1962|page=25|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> He had a successful season leading up to the Tour, winning the [[Classic cycle races|one-day classics]] [[Paris–Roubaix]], the [[Tour of Flanders]] and [[Gent–Wevelgem]], and two stages of the [[1962 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]].{{sfn|Woodland|2007|pp=390–391}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rik Van Looy – 1962 season|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=168687&season=1962|accessdate=24 May 2017|publisher=ProCyclingStats|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524040636/http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=168687&season=1962|archivedate=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> He crashed in training four days before the Tour which caused a muscular stretch in his left thigh.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=Van Looy cade in allenamento alla vigila del Giro di Francia|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,9/articleid,0086_01_1962_0144_0009_16961209/|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[La Stampa]]|date=21 June 1962|language=Italian}}</ref> Although Van Looy was known as a one-day classics specialist, he was considered a threat to Anquetil,{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=156}} who himself named Van Looy as the only rider he was concerned by, fearing the high number of "flat" stage wins that awarded time bonuses could potentially add up to eight minutes.<ref name="csc-yes">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title=Yes, Jacques, you were all right|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=9–10}}</ref> A "duel" between him and Anquetil was billed by the press.<ref name="het-merken" /><ref name="limburgs-candidates" /><ref name="telegraaf-duel" /><ref name="tijd" />
Double reigning [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|world road race champion]] Van Looy made his Tour debut in 1962;{{sfn|Woodland|2007|pp=390–391}}{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=114}} he had avoided riding the Tour because he thought he did not have the full support of Belgium team, but with Flandria had control over rider selection.{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=165}}<ref name="het-merken">{{cite news|last=Liber|first=Jan|title=Tour der merken|trans-title=Tour of the brands|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010953864:mpeg21:p025|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[Het Vrije Volk]]|date=22 June 1962|page=25|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> He had a successful season leading up to the Tour, winning the [[Classic cycle races|one-day classics]] [[Paris–Roubaix]], the [[Tour of Flanders]] and [[Gent–Wevelgem]], and two stages of the [[1962 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]].{{sfn|Woodland|2007|pp=390–391}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rik Van Looy – 1962 season|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=168687&season=1962|accessdate=24 May 2017|publisher=ProCyclingStats|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524040636/http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=168687&season=1962|archivedate=24 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> He crashed in training four days before the Tour which caused a muscular stretch in his left thigh.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pignata|first=Gianna|title=Van Looy cade in allenamento alla vigila del Giro di Francia|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,9/articleid,0086_01_1962_0144_0009_16961209/|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=[[La Stampa]]|date=21 June 1962|language=Italian}}</ref> Although Van Looy was known as a one-day classics specialist, he was considered a threat to Anquetil,{{sfn|Howard|2008|p=156}} who himself named Van Looy as the only rider he was concerned by, fearing the high number of "flat" stage wins that awarded time bonuses could potentially add up to eight minutes.<ref name="csc-yes">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title=Yes, Jacques, you were all right|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=9–10}}</ref> A "duel" between him and Anquetil was billed by the press.<ref name="het-merken" /><ref name="limburgs-candidates" /><ref name="telegraaf-duel" /><ref name="tijd" />
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{{main article|1962 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10|1962 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 22}}
{{main article|1962 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 10|1962 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 22}}
[[File:Tour de France 1962 Spa-Herentals.jpg|thumb|The finish of stage 2a in [[Herentals]], Belgium, won by [[André Darrigade]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}), who took the second [[General classification in the Tour de France|yellow jersey]] as overall leader]]
[[File:Tour de France 1962 Spa-Herentals.jpg|thumb|The finish of stage 2a in [[Herentals]], Belgium, won by [[André Darrigade]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}), who took the second [[General classification in the Tour de France|yellow jersey]] as overall leader]]
In opening stage, a 23-man [[Breakaway (cycling)|breakaway]] group of riders escaped the [[peloton]] (main group) as they passed [[Luxembourg City]] with {{convert|145|km|0|abbr=on}} remaining. They stayed away and came to the finish over six minutes ahead, with Rudi Altig winning the [[sprint finish|sprint]] and taking the first yellow jersey as leader of the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]]. Rik Van Looy, third on the stage, was denied the opportunity to wear the yellow jersey in his own country and into his home town Herentals at the end of the following stage. Pre-race favourites Raymond Poulidor, Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes were not present in the lead group. Altig also took the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]'s green jersey and Jean Selic ({{ct|Liberia|1962|nolink=yes}}) led the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]].<ref name="waarheid-stage-1" />{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|pp=254–255}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/25/MD19620625-007.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=7|date=25 June 1962|accessdate=4 October 2016|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170510185638/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/25/MD19620625-007.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The first half of the second stage ended with a [[bunch sprint]] won by [[André Darrigade]] of {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}. Van Looy escaped close to the end but took a wrong turn; he placed fourth. Darrigade, second previously, took the yellow and green jerseys, with [[Angelino Soler]] taking the led of the mountains classification. The team time trial that took place in Herentals later in the day was won by {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}; their winning margin over second-placed {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}} was 1 min 15 s, and moved four of their riders into the top ten.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418729:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=27 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=26 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Altig took yellow jersey back in stage three's sprint from a breakaway consisting of 41 riders. Gaul and Bahamontes lost further time, finishing in the peloton over five minutes down.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11500|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=27 June 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510034020/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11500|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref>
In opening stage, a 23-man [[Breakaway (cycling)|breakaway]] group of riders escaped the [[peloton]] (main group) as they passed [[Luxembourg City]] with {{convert|145|km|0|abbr=on}} remaining. They stayed away and came to the finish over six minutes ahead, with Rudi Altig winning the [[sprint finish|sprint]] and taking the first yellow jersey as leader of the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]]. Rik Van Looy, third on the stage, was denied the opportunity to wear the yellow jersey in his own country and into his home town Herentals at the end of the following stage. Pre-race favourites Raymond Poulidor, Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes were not present in the lead group. Altig also took the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]'s green jersey and Jean Selic ({{ct|Liberia|1962|nolink=yes}}) led the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]].<ref name="waarheid-stage-1" />{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|pp=254–255}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/25/MD19620625-007.pdf |title=Clasificacions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Classifications |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |page=7 |date=25 June 1962 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510185638/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/06/25/MD19620625-007.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2017 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> The first half of the second stage ended with a [[bunch sprint]] won by [[André Darrigade]] of {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}. Van Looy escaped close to the end but took a wrong turn; he placed fourth. Darrigade, second previously, took the yellow and green jerseys, with [[Angelino Soler]] taking the led of the mountains classification. The team time trial that took place in Herentals later in the day was won by {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}; their winning margin over second-placed {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}} was 1 min 15 s, and moved four of their riders into the top ten.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418729:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=27 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=26 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Altig took yellow jersey back in stage three's sprint from a breakaway consisting of 41 riders. Gaul and Bahamontes lost further time, finishing in the peloton over five minutes down.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11500|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=27 June 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510034020/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11500|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref>


In the fourth stage, {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}}'s [[Willy Vanden Berghen]] won the sprint finish between a group of six that went clear with around {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}} to go. Altig reclaimed the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nederlanders doen het goed in de Tour|trans-title=Dutch are doing well in the Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371733:mpeg21:p006|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=28 June 1962|page=6|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Stage five ended in a bunch sprint won by [[Emile Daems]] ({{ct|Philco|1962|nolink=yes}}), with {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}'s [[Rolf Wolfshohl]] taking the lead of the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418732:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=29 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> In the sixth stage, a 16-man (15 at the end) group escaped {{convert|23|km|0|abbr=on}} in and held on to the finish at [[Brest, France|Brest]], with [[Robert Cazala]] of {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}} winning the sprint. Altig and Anquetil were not there, but they had sent their teammate [[Albertus Geldermans]] to protect the team's interests. Geldermans was the best-placed man in the break, and their finishing margin of over five minutes was so large that Geldermans became the new overall leader.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=255}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Geldermans de gele trui!|trans-title=Geldermans the yellow jersey!|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371735:mpeg21:p008|accessdate=29 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=30 June 1962|page=8|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> [[Huub Zilverberg]] ({{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}) won stage seven from a two-way sprint with [[Bas Maliepaard]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}); the pair distance a breakaway of twenty riders in the final {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} and finished five seconds ahead at the finish in [[Saint-Nazaire]].<ref name="csc-early" /><ref name="limburgs-2-july">{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011027783:mpeg21:p003|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=2 July 1962|page=3|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> As the chasing breakaway went through a narrow section of the finishing straight, Gastone Nencini hit a [[gendarmerie]] (French police) and fell, also bringing down Darrigade. Like much of the first week, the average speed of the stage unusually high, calculated to be {{convert|44.87|kph|2|abbr=on}}, the fastest recorded stage above a distance of {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="csc-early" />
In the fourth stage, {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}}'s [[Willy Vanden Berghen]] won the sprint finish between a group of six that went clear with around {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}} to go. Altig reclaimed the green jersey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nederlanders doen het goed in de Tour|trans-title=Dutch are doing well in the Tour|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371733:mpeg21:p006|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=28 June 1962|page=6|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Stage five ended in a bunch sprint won by [[Emile Daems]] ({{ct|Philco|1962|nolink=yes}}), with {{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}'s [[Rolf Wolfshohl]] taking the lead of the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010418732:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=29 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> In the sixth stage, a 16-man (15 at the end) group escaped {{convert|23|km|0|abbr=on}} in and held on to the finish at [[Brest, France|Brest]], with [[Robert Cazala]] of {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}} winning the sprint. Altig and Anquetil were not there, but they had sent their teammate [[Albertus Geldermans]] to protect the team's interests. Geldermans was the best-placed man in the break, and their finishing margin of over five minutes was so large that Geldermans became the new overall leader.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=255}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Geldermans de gele trui!|trans-title=Geldermans the yellow jersey!|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371735:mpeg21:p008|accessdate=29 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=30 June 1962|page=8|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> [[Huub Zilverberg]] ({{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}) won stage seven from a two-way sprint with [[Bas Maliepaard]] ({{ct|Alcyon|1962|nolink=yes}}); the pair distance a breakaway of twenty riders in the final {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} and finished five seconds ahead at the finish in [[Saint-Nazaire]].<ref name="csc-early" /><ref name="limburgs-2-july">{{cite news|title=Tour de France|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011027783:mpeg21:p003|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]]|date=2 July 1962|page=3|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> As the chasing breakaway went through a narrow section of the finishing straight, Gastone Nencini hit a [[gendarmerie]] (French police) and fell, also bringing down Darrigade. Like much of the first week, the average speed of the stage unusually high, calculated to be {{convert|44.87|kph|2|abbr=on}}, the fastest recorded stage above a distance of {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="csc-early" />
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In first part of the eighth stage, another large group escaped, which in the the final kilometers had merged with another chasing breakaway and ended with a sprint victory for [[Mario Minieri]] of {{ct|Ghigi|1962|nolink=yes}} in Luçon's [[velodrome]]. Breakaway rider Darrigade became the new general classification leader, his second stint in yellow. The flat {{convert|43|km|0|abbr=on}} individual time trial from Luçon to La Rochelle in second part of the stage was won by Anquetil, with Ercole Baldini second, 22 seconds down.<ref name="csc-early" /><ref name="limburgs-2-july" /> Because of a successful breakaway in the stage nine, Darrigade lost the lead to {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}} rider [[Willy Schroeders]]; [[Antonio Bailetti]] ({{ct|Carpano|1962|nolink=yes}}) won the stage.<ref name="csc-early" /> [[Willy Vannitsen]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}) won tenth stage's bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronde van Frankrijk maakte wandeletappe|trans-title=Tour of France made walking paths|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371738:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=4 July 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> In stage eleven, a crash {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} in involving 22 riders was caused by a motorbike carrying a photographer. Van Looy, whose back was injured by the motorbike's handlebars, was the most notable casualty; he was able to continue for a further {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}}, before he was advised to retire from the race by the Tour's doctor, [[Pierre Dumas]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zege Pauwels schrale troost voor Belgen|trans-title=Zege Pauwels had a slight consolation for Belgians|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204362:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=5 July 1962|page=13|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=167}}<ref name="waarheid-stage-11">{{cite news|title=Etappe Bayonne-Pau niet veel om het lijf|trans-title=Bayonne-Pau stage not much about the body|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371739:mpeg21:p006|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=5 July 1962|page=6|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="csc-looy">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title="I'll be back again" – Van Looy|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=9–10}}</ref> The stage was won by [[Eddy Pauwels]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}), who dropped his fellow breakaway riders and soloed to victory with a four minute advantage at [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]'s motor race street circuit.<ref name="waarheid-stage-11" /><ref name="csc-looy" />
In first part of the eighth stage, another large group escaped, which in the the final kilometers had merged with another chasing breakaway and ended with a sprint victory for [[Mario Minieri]] of {{ct|Ghigi|1962|nolink=yes}} in Luçon's [[velodrome]]. Breakaway rider Darrigade became the new general classification leader, his second stint in yellow. The flat {{convert|43|km|0|abbr=on}} individual time trial from Luçon to La Rochelle in second part of the stage was won by Anquetil, with Ercole Baldini second, 22 seconds down.<ref name="csc-early" /><ref name="limburgs-2-july" /> Because of a successful breakaway in the stage nine, Darrigade lost the lead to {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}} rider [[Willy Schroeders]]; [[Antonio Bailetti]] ({{ct|Carpano|1962|nolink=yes}}) won the stage.<ref name="csc-early" /> [[Willy Vannitsen]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}) won tenth stage's bunch sprint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronde van Frankrijk maakte wandeletappe|trans-title=Tour of France made walking paths|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371738:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=4 July 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> In stage eleven, a crash {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} in involving 22 riders was caused by a motorbike carrying a photographer. Van Looy, whose back was injured by the motorbike's handlebars, was the most notable casualty; he was able to continue for a further {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}}, before he was advised to retire from the race by the Tour's doctor, [[Pierre Dumas]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zege Pauwels schrale troost voor Belgen|trans-title=Zege Pauwels had a slight consolation for Belgians|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204362:mpeg21:p013|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=5 July 1962|page=13|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Clifford|1965|p=167}}<ref name="waarheid-stage-11">{{cite news|title=Etappe Bayonne-Pau niet veel om het lijf|trans-title=Bayonne-Pau stage not much about the body|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371739:mpeg21:p006|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=5 July 1962|page=6|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref><ref name="csc-looy">{{cite magazine|last=Wadley|first=Jock|authorlink=Jock Wadley|date=September 1962|title="I'll be back again" – Van Looy|magazine=[[Sporting Cyclist|Coureur Sporting Cyclist]]|location=London|publisher=Charles Buchan's Publications|volume=6|issue=9|pages=9–10}}</ref> The stage was won by [[Eddy Pauwels]] ({{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}}), who dropped his fellow breakaway riders and soloed to victory with a four minute advantage at [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]'s motor race street circuit.<ref name="waarheid-stage-11" /><ref name="csc-looy" />


Stage twelve, the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees, saw Cazala take his second win from sprint between an elite group of [[Climbing specialist|climbers]] and overall favourites that finished together after the descent to [[Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne|Saint-Gaudens]].<ref name="corriere-preview" /><ref name="corriere-stage-12">{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11506|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=6 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510035146/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11506|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Schroeders could not keep up with the aforementioned riders, and lost the lead to Tom Simpson, who was in the group;<ref name="corriere-stage-12" /> the British rider became the first non-[[Continental Europe|mainland European]] to wear the yellow jersey.{{sfn|Wilcockson|2007|p=84}} Bahamontes led over the first-category [[Col du Tourmalet]] and the two other lower categorised climbs to take lead in the mountains classification.<ref name="corriere-stage-12" /> The next stage, an {{convert|18.5|km|0|abbr=on}} mountain time trial, was won by Bahamontes. Simpson lost the lead to [[Jef Planckaert]] of {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}, who finished in second place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/07/MD19620707-005.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=5|date=7 July 1962|accessdate=4 October 2016|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170510191043/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/07/MD19620707-005.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> The final Pyrenean stage, the fourteenth, saw [[Jean Stablinski]] ({{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}) attack his 10-strong breakaway with {{convert|25|km|0|abbr=on}} remaining and solo to the finish in [[Carcassonne]] with a margin of twelve seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Planckaert behoudt de gele trui|trans-title=Planckaert maintains the yellow jersey|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371742:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=2 June 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=9 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> The first of the three transitional stages, fifteen, that crossed the France's southern coastline ended in a bunch sprint won by {{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}} rider [[Willy Vannitsen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11507|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=9 July 1962|page=9|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510035419/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11507|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> In stage sixteen, Daems and Bailetti escaped the peloton with {{convert|60|km|0|abbr=on}} to go, with Daems attacking to win with a margin of three minutes;<ref>{{cite news|title=Belg Daems won Tour-rit|trans-title=Belg Daems won a Tour ride|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371743:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=10 July 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> the chasing group of seven came in eight minutes later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour in cijfers|trans-title=Tour in numbers|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204366:mpeg21:p007|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=10 July 1962|page=7|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Altig won the seventeenth stage in a sprint from a four-rider breakaway that finisehed over six minutes ahead of the peloton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/11/MD19620711-003.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=3|date=11 July 1962|accessdate=4 October 2016|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170510191215/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/11/MD19620711-003.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref>
Stage twelve, the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees, saw Cazala take his second win from sprint between an elite group of [[Climbing specialist|climbers]] and overall favourites that finished together after the descent to [[Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne|Saint-Gaudens]].<ref name="corriere-preview" /><ref name="corriere-stage-12">{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11506|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=6 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510035146/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11506|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Schroeders could not keep up with the aforementioned riders, and lost the lead to Tom Simpson, who was in the group;<ref name="corriere-stage-12" /> the British rider became the first non-[[Continental Europe|mainland European]] to wear the yellow jersey.{{sfn|Wilcockson|2007|p=84}} Bahamontes led over the first-category [[Col du Tourmalet]] and the two other lower categorised climbs to take lead in the mountains classification.<ref name="corriere-stage-12" /> The next stage, an {{convert|18.5|km|0|abbr=on}} mountain time trial, was won by Bahamontes. Simpson lost the lead to [[Jef Planckaert]] of {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}}, who finished in second place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/07/MD19620707-005.pdf |title=Clasificacions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Classifications |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |page=5 |date=7 July 1962 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510191043/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/07/MD19620707-005.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2017 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> The final Pyrenean stage, the fourteenth, saw [[Jean Stablinski]] ({{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}}) attack his 10-strong breakaway with {{convert|25|km|0|abbr=on}} remaining and solo to the finish in [[Carcassonne]] with a margin of twelve seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Planckaert behoudt de gele trui|trans-title=Planckaert maintains the yellow jersey|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371742:mpeg21:p005|accessdate=2 June 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=9 June 1962|page=5|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> The first of the three transitional stages, fifteen, that crossed the France's southern coastline ended in a bunch sprint won by {{ct|Groene Leeuw|1962|nolink=yes}} rider [[Willy Vannitsen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11507|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=9 July 1962|page=9|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510035419/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11507|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> In stage sixteen, Daems and Bailetti escaped the peloton with {{convert|60|km|0|abbr=on}} to go, with Daems attacking to win with a margin of three minutes;<ref>{{cite news|title=Belg Daems won Tour-rit|trans-title=Belg Daems won a Tour ride|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010371743:mpeg21:p004|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=[[De Waarheid]]|date=10 July 1962|page=4|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> the chasing group of seven came in eight minutes later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tour in cijfers|trans-title=Tour in numbers|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011204366:mpeg21:p007|accessdate=3 June 2017|work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=10 July 1962|page=7|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Altig won the seventeenth stage in a sprint from a four-rider breakaway that finisehed over six minutes ahead of the peloton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/11/MD19620711-003.pdf |title=Clasificacions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Classifications |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |page=3 |date=11 July 1962 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510191215/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/11/MD19620711-003.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2017 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>


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In the first of the two Alpine stages, the eighteenth, attacks were expected. Instead, the riders went at a slow pace; in the first four hours, they had only raced {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}}. Later, some attacks took place, but they failed for punctured tires and the defending tactics of the leading riders. So in the end, Daems, who was a sprinter and not a climber, was able to win this mountain stage.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=257–258}} The nineteenth stage followed the same route as the 21st stage of the 1958 Tour, where Gaul had won the race.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}} Poulidor's injured hand was better now, and his team manager told him that it was the time to attack. Poulidor was placed ninth in the general classification, ten minutes in arrears, so he would would have likely been seen as a threat.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}} Poulidor attacked over the final climbs and soloed to the finish at Aix-les-Bains with an advantage of over three minutes over his rivals,{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}}<ref name="rapha-fife">{{cite web|last=Fife|first=Graeme|authorlink=Graeme Fife|title=Tour de France 1962|url=http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/tour-de-france-1962-6|publisher=[[Rapha (sportswear)|Rapha]]|accessdate=24 May 2017|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150911060048/http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/tour-de-france-1962-6|archivedate=11 September 2015|date=15 April 2013|dead-url=no}}</ref> moving him to the third place overall, with Planckaert still leading and Anquetil second.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11509|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=13 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510040025/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11509|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> In the individual time trial in stage twenty, Planckaert lost over five minutes to the winner, Anquetil, who took the overall lead.<ref name="corriere-stage-20">{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11510|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=14 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510040338/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11510|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Stage 21 ended in a bunch sprint won by [[Dino Bruni]] of {{ct|Gazzola|1962|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/15/MD19620715-005.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=5|date=15 July 1962|accessdate=4 October 2016|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170510191300/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/15/MD19620715-005.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref>
In the first of the two Alpine stages, the eighteenth, attacks were expected. Instead, the riders went at a slow pace; in the first four hours, they had only raced {{convert|100|km|0|abbr=on}}. Later, some attacks took place, but they failed for punctured tires and the defending tactics of the leading riders. So in the end, Daems, who was a sprinter and not a climber, was able to win this mountain stage.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=257–258}} The nineteenth stage followed the same route as the 21st stage of the 1958 Tour, where Gaul had won the race.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}} Poulidor's injured hand was better now, and his team manager told him that it was the time to attack. Poulidor was placed ninth in the general classification, ten minutes in arrears, so he would would have likely been seen as a threat.{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}} Poulidor attacked over the final climbs and soloed to the finish at Aix-les-Bains with an advantage of over three minutes over his rivals,{{sfn|McGann|McGann|2006|p=258}}<ref name="rapha-fife">{{cite web|last=Fife |first=Graeme |authorlink=Graeme Fife |title=Tour de France 1962 |url=http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/tour-de-france-1962-6 |publisher=[[Rapha (sportswear)|Rapha]] |accessdate=24 May 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911060048/http://pages.rapha.cc/stories/tour-de-france-1962-6 |archivedate=11 September 2015 |date=15 April 2013 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> moving him to the third place overall, with Planckaert still leading and Anquetil second.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11509|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=13 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510040025/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11509|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> In the individual time trial in stage twenty, Planckaert lost over five minutes to the winner, Anquetil, who took the overall lead.<ref name="corriere-stage-20">{{cite news|title=Tutte le cifre del Tour|trans-title=All the figures of the Tour|url=http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11510|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=[[Corriere dello Sport]]|date=14 July 1962|page=7|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510040338/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=11510|archive-date=10 May 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> Stage 21 ended in a bunch sprint won by [[Dino Bruni]] of {{ct|Gazzola|1962|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/15/MD19620715-005.pdf |title=Clasificacions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Classifications |work=[[Mundo Deportivo]] |page=5 |date=15 July 1962 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510191300/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/15/MD19620715-005.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2017 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>


In the final stage, Benedetti gained his second victory of the race from a sprint bunch in front of an estimated crowd of 30,000 at Parc des Princes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anquetil onbedreigd eerste in Parijs|trans-title=Anquetil unbeaten first in Paris|url=http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010953884:mpeg21:p009|accessdate=13 June 2017|work=[[Het Vrije Volk]]|date=16 July 1962|page=9|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Anquetil finished the race to claim his third Tour de France, equalling the record number of Tour wins by a rider with Belgian [[Philippe Thys]] and Frenchman [[Louison Bobet]].{{sfn|Augendre|2016|pp=108–109}} It was revealed later that Anquetil had ridden the race with [[Cestoda|tapeworm]].{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=115}} He beat second-placed Planckaert by 4 min 59 s, with Poulidor third, a further 5 min 25 s down. Altig won the points classification with a total of 173, 29 ahead of Daems in second. Bahamontes won the mountains classification with 137 points, 60 ahead of second-placed [[Imerio Massignan]] ({{ct|Legnano|1962|nolink=yes}}).<ref name="mp-22">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/16/MD19620716-007.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=7|date=16 July 1962|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417134811/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/16/MD19620716-007.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> {{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}} won the team classification, which they led from the opening stage, with {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}} coming second and {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}} third.<ref name="mp-22" /> The riders with the most stages wins were Altig and Daems, with three each.<ref name="stage-winners" />
In the final stage, Benedetti gained his second victory of the race from a sprint bunch in front of an estimated crowd of 30,000 at Parc des Princes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anquetil onbedreigd eerste in Parijs|trans-title=Anquetil unbeaten first in Paris|url=http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010953884:mpeg21:p009|accessdate=13 June 2017|work=[[Het Vrije Volk]]|date=16 July 1962|page=9|language=Dutch|via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> Anquetil finished the race to claim his third Tour de France, equalling the record number of Tour wins by a rider with Belgian [[Philippe Thys]] and Frenchman [[Louison Bobet]].{{sfn|Augendre|2016|pp=108–109}} It was revealed later that Anquetil had ridden the race with [[Cestoda|tapeworm]].{{sfn|Yates|2001|p=115}} He beat second-placed Planckaert by 4 min 59 s, with Poulidor third, a further 5 min 25 s down. Altig won the points classification with a total of 173, 29 ahead of Daems in second. Bahamontes won the mountains classification with 137 points, 60 ahead of second-placed [[Imerio Massignan]] ({{ct|Legnano|1962|nolink=yes}}).<ref name="mp-22">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/16/MD19620716-007.pdf|title=Clasificacions|language=Spanish|trans-title=Classifications|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|page=7|date=16 July 1962|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417134811/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1962/07/16/MD19620716-007.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2016|dead-url=no}}</ref> {{ct|Saint-Raphaël|1962|nolink=yes}} won the team classification, which they led from the opening stage, with {{ct|Mercier|1962|nolink=yes}} coming second and {{ct|Flandria|1962|nolink=yes}} third.<ref name="mp-22" /> The riders with the most stages wins were Altig and Daems, with three each.<ref name="stage-winners" />

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1962 Tour de France
Route of the 1962 Tour de France Followed counterclockwise, starting in Nancy and finishing in Paris
Route of the 1962 Tour de France
Followed counterclockwise, starting in Nancy and finishing in Paris
Race details
Dates24 June – 15 July
Stages22, including two split stages
Distance4,274 km (2,656 mi)
Winning time114h 31' 54"
Results
Winner  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)

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  Second  Jef Planckaert (BEL)

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  Third  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)

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Points  Rudi Altig (FRG)

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  Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)

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The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 4,274-kilometre (2,656 mi) race consisted of 22 stages, including two split stages, starting in Nancy on 24 June and finishing at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 15 July. After more than 30 years, the Tour was again contested by trade teams. Jacques Anquetil of the You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.) after stage six. He held it for two stages, before Darrigade took it back for the next two. You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.) became the first rider from outside mainland Europe to wear the yellow jersey. He lost it to Planckaert after stage thirteen's individual time trial to Superbagnères in the Pyrenees. He held the led for seven stages, which included the Alps. Anquetil's victory in the individual time trial of stage twenty put him in the yellow jersey, which he held until the conclusion of the race.

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The peloton of the 1962 Tour prior to the start of the race in Nancy, led by the Tour's race director Jacques Goddet

From 1930 to 1961, the Tour de France was contested by national teams, but in 1962, the trade teams returned.[1][n 1] From the late-1950s to 1962, the Tour had seen the absence of top riders who had bowed to pressure from their team's extra-sportif (non-cycling industry) sponsors to ride other races that better suited their brands.[3][4] This, and a demand for wider advertising from a declining bicycle industry led to the reintroduction of the trade team format.[5][6]

In the beginning of February 1962, 22 teams submitted applications for the race,[7] with the final list of 15 announced at the end of the month. The Spanish-based You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. was the first choice reserve team.[8] Each of the 15 teams consisted of 10 cyclists (150 total),[9][10] an increase from the 1961 Tour, which had 11 teams of 12 cyclists (132 total).[11] Each team was required to have a dominant nationality; at least six cyclists should have the same nationality, or only two nationalities should be present.[12][13] For the first time, the French cyclists were outnumbered; there were 52 Italian cyclists and 50 French cyclists, the largest amounts from a nation, including Belgium with 28. Riders represented a further six nations, all from Europe.[10]

Of start list of 150,[n 2] 66 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.[16] The total number of riders that finished the race was 94,[17] a new record.[18] The average age of riders in the race was 27.5 years,[19] ranging from the 21-year-old Tiziano Galvanin (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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The teams entering the race were:[10][9][23]

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Frenchman Anquetil, who also won the Tour in 1957, had dominated the 1961 Tour;[38] he led from the first day to the end, with a winning margin of over twelve minutes.[39][38] At the Vuelta a España (one of the three Grand Tours, along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia) which ended on 13 May,[40] he withdrew from the race before the final stage suffering with viral hepatitis;[41][42] his position in the general classification after the penultimate stage was 32nd.[43] His teammate Altig won the Vuelta and was ahead overall of his teammeate and team leader Anquetil up until quit the race,[40][43] so observers expected some internal team struggle in the Tour.[42][44] After recovering for ten days, went against his doctors orders and Anquetil rode the week long stage race Critérium du Dauphiné,[45] finishing seventh overall.[46] Anquetil's former bitter rival Raphaël Géminiani was then selected as the head team manager of Saint-Raphaël for the Tour. Unhappy, Anquetil had asked his sponsors to replace Géminiani; they declined his request.[47][42]

Double reigning world road race champion Van Looy made his Tour debut in 1962;[48][49] he had avoided riding the Tour because he thought he did not have the full support of Belgium team, but with Flandria had control over rider selection.[50][51] He had a successful season leading up to the Tour, winning the one-day classics Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders and Gent–Wevelgem, and two stages of the Giro d'Italia.[48][52] He crashed in training four days before the Tour which caused a muscular stretch in his left thigh.[53] Although Van Looy was known as a one-day classics specialist, he was considered a threat to Anquetil,[54] who himself named Van Looy as the only rider he was concerned by, fearing the high number of "flat" stage wins that awarded time bonuses could potentially add up to eight minutes.[55] A "duel" between him and Anquetil was billed by the press.[51][30][34][35]

Poulidor was in his third year as a professional and was more popular in his home country than his compatriot Anquetil. In 1961, he won the national road race championship and Milan–San Remo classic.[56][42] It was his first appearance in the Tour; he did not ride the 1961 race on the advice of his trade team manager, Antonin Magne, who did not want him riding as a domestique for Anquetil and undermine his commercial value.[57][58] Anquetil dismissed the media's prediction that Poulidor was his rival, saying "All Poulidor does is follow. He never takes the initiative."[29] In training in the lead up to the Tour, Poulidor broke his left little finger and began the race with a cast on his forearm.[59][60][29][61]

Route and stages

The 2,802 m (9,193 ft)-high Cime de la Bonette in the Alps was used for the first time in the Tour de France in 1962; it is the highest point of elevation ever reached in the race (as of 2016).

The route for the 1962 edition of the Tour de France was announced on 14 December 1961.[62] Notable features of the route were the absence of rest days and a large amount of time trialling.[63] Speaking of the announcement, Jacques Anquetil said that he did not fear the mountains and that although the time trials favour him, he would not "complain" if they were not included.[62] Gastone Nencini complained about the amount of time trials.[62] Rik Van Looy threatened not to ride, feeling it was too hard and the time trials did not suit him. He said: "Four times, you are crazy. Why not a normal route? I will not start this Tour. I do not intend to play for three weeks."[63][64]

The opening stage (known as the Grand Départ) started in the Nancy, in north-eastern France. The stage ended in the Belgian town of Spa. Belgium hosted stages 2a, 2b, in Herentals, and the beginning of the third in Brussels. The aforementioned stage brought the race into northern France with the finish in Amiens. Stage four headed to the coast, westwards to Le Havre, with following two stages took the Tour along a coastal route to the western tip of the country. Stages seven to ten formed a continuous journey along the west coast to the foot of the Pyrenees at Bayonne. The Pyrenees hosted the next four stages, with the fourteenth finishing in Carcassonne. Stages fifteen to seventeen took the race to the south-east at Antibes. Stage eighteen headed north into the Alps and its finish in Briançon. The nineteenth stage moved the race out of the mountains and down to Aix-les-Bains. The final three stages took a northerly direction back to the north-east to finish at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.[65][66]

There were 22 stages in the race, including two split stages, covering a total distance of 4,274 km (2,656 mi), 123 km (76 mi) shorter than the 1961 Tour.[67] The longest mass-start stage was the 22nd at 271 km (168 mi), and stage 2a was the shortest at 147 km (91 mi).[68] The race featured 49.5 km (31 mi) more time trialling than in the previous Tour, a total of 152.5 km (95 mi); three stages were individual time trial (8b, 13, and 20) events and one a team time trial (2b).[69][70] There was only one summit finish, in stage thirteen's time trial to the Superbagnères ski resort.[71] On stage 18, the climb to the summit of the Cime de la Bonette Alpine mountain,[n 3] including the Col de Restefond and Col de la Bonette passes, respectively, was used for the first time in the Tour in 1962.[72] At an attitude of 2,802 metres (9,193 feet), it is one of the highest paved roads in Europe and the highest point of elevation reached in the history of the Tour (as of 2016).[73][74] The Bonette was among six first-category rated climbs in the race.[71] The Tour included four new start or finish locations: Spa, in stages 1 and 2; Herentals, in stages 2a and 2b; Luçon, in stages 8a and 8b; and Nevers, in stages 21 and 22.[70] In 1962, the final 30 km (19 mi) of each stage of the Tour was broadcast live for the first time.[75]

Stage characteristics and winners[70][65][66][76]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 24 June Nancy to Spa (Belgium) 253 km (157 mi) Plain stage  Rudi Altig (FRG)
2a 25 June Spa (Belgium) to Herentals (Belgium) 147 km (91 mi) Plain stage  André Darrigade (FRA)
2b Herentals (Belgium) 23 km (14 mi) Team time trial  Faema–Flandria–Clement
3 26 June Brussels (Belgium) to Amiens 210 km (130 mi) Plain stage  Rudi Altig (FRG)
4 27 June Amiens to Le Havre 196.5 km (122.1 mi) Plain stage  Willy Vanden Berghen (BEL)
5 28 June Pont l'Evêque to Saint-Malo 215 km (134 mi) Plain stage  Emile Daems (BEL)
6 29 June Dinard to Brest 235.5 km (146.3 mi) Plain stage  Robert Cazala (FRA)
7 30 June Quimper to Saint-Nazaire 201 km (125 mi) Plain stage  Huub Zilverberg (NED)
8a 1 July Saint-Nazaire to Luçon 155 km (96 mi) Plain stage  Mario Minieri (ITA)
8b Luçon to La Rochelle 43 km (27 mi) Individual time trial  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
9 2 July La Rochelle to Bordeaux 214 km (133 mi) Plain stage  Antonio Bailetti (ITA)
10 3 July Bordeaux to Bayonne 184.5 km (114.6 mi) Plain stage  Willy Vannitsen (BEL)
11 4 July Bayonne to Pau 155.5 km (96.6 mi) Plain stage  Eddy Pauwels (BEL)
12 5 July Pau to Saint-Gaudens 207.5 km (128.9 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Robert Cazala (FRA)
13 6 July Luchon to Superbagnères 18.5 km (11.5 mi) Mountain time trial  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
14 7 July Luchon to Carcassonne 215 km (134 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
15 8 July Carcassonne to Montpellier 196.5 km (122.1 mi) Plain stage  Willy Vannitsen (BEL)
16 9 July Montpellier to Aix-en-Provence 185 km (115 mi) Plain stage  Emile Daems (BEL)
17 10 July Aix-en-Provence to Antibes 201 km (125 mi) Plain stage  Rudi Altig (FRG)
18 11 July Antibes to Briançon 241.5 km (150.1 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Emile Daems (BEL)
19 12 July Briançon to Aix-les-Bains 204.5 km (127.1 mi) Stage with mountain(s)  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
20 13 July Bourgoin to Lyon 68 km (42 mi) Individual time trial  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
21 14 July Lyon to Nevers 232 km (144 mi) Plain stage  Dino Bruni (ITA)
22 15 July Nevers to Paris 271 km (168 mi) Plain stage  Rino Benedetti (ITA)
Total 4,274 km (2,656 mi)[67]

Race overview

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. in Luçon's velodrome. Breakaway rider Darrigade became the new general classification leader, his second stint in yellow. The flat 43 km (27 mi) individual time trial from Luçon to La Rochelle in second part of the stage was won by Anquetil, with Ercole Baldini second, 22 seconds down.[37][84] Because of a successful breakaway in the stage nine, Darrigade lost the lead to You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.) won tenth stage's bunch sprint.[85] In stage eleven, a crash 35 km (22 mi) in involving 22 riders was caused by a motorbike carrying a photographer. Van Looy, whose back was injured by the motorbike's handlebars, was the most notable casualty; he was able to continue for a further 30 km (19 mi), before he was advised to retire from the race by the Tour's doctor, Pierre Dumas.[86][87][88][89] The stage was won by Eddy Pauwels (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Stage twelve, the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees, saw Cazala take his second win from sprint between an elite group of climbers and overall favourites that finished together after the descent to Saint-Gaudens.[71][90] Schroeders could not keep up with the aforementioned riders, and lost the lead to Tom Simpson, who was in the group;[90] the British rider became the first non-mainland European to wear the yellow jersey.[91] Bahamontes led over the first-category Col du Tourmalet and the two other lower categorised climbs to take lead in the mountains classification.[90] The next stage, an 18.5 km (11 mi) mountain time trial, was won by Bahamontes. Simpson lost the lead to Jef Planckaert of You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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In the first of the two Alpine stages, the eighteenth, attacks were expected. Instead, the riders went at a slow pace; in the first four hours, they had only raced 100 km (62 mi). Later, some attacks took place, but they failed for punctured tires and the defending tactics of the leading riders. So in the end, Daems, who was a sprinter and not a climber, was able to win this mountain stage.[98] The nineteenth stage followed the same route as the 21st stage of the 1958 Tour, where Gaul had won the race.[99] Poulidor's injured hand was better now, and his team manager told him that it was the time to attack. Poulidor was placed ninth in the general classification, ten minutes in arrears, so he would would have likely been seen as a threat.[99] Poulidor attacked over the final climbs and soloed to the finish at Aix-les-Bains with an advantage of over three minutes over his rivals,[99][100] moving him to the third place overall, with Planckaert still leading and Anquetil second.[101] In the individual time trial in stage twenty, Planckaert lost over five minutes to the winner, Anquetil, who took the overall lead.[102] Stage 21 ended in a bunch sprint won by Dino Bruni of You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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In the final stage, Benedetti gained his second victory of the race from a sprint bunch in front of an estimated crowd of 30,000 at Parc des Princes.[104] Anquetil finished the race to claim his third Tour de France, equalling the record number of Tour wins by a rider with Belgian Philippe Thys and Frenchman Louison Bobet.[105] It was revealed later that Anquetil had ridden the race with tapeworm.[106] He beat second-placed Planckaert by 4 min 59 s, with Poulidor third, a further 5 min 25 s down. Altig won the points classification with a total of 173, 29 ahead of Daems in second. Bahamontes won the mountains classification with 137 points, 60 ahead of second-placed Imerio Massignan (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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In the night after the thirteenth stage, pre-race favourite Hans Junkermann became ill. He was placed seventh in the general classification, and the following day, stage fourteen, his team requested the start to be delayed, which the organisation allowed. He was dropped by the peloton on the first climb 50 km (31 mi) in, and abandoned the race, saying "bad fish" was the cause.[108] Fourteen riders withdrew from the Tour that day, all blaming food poisoning from rotten fish at the same hotel,[109][110][111] including the former general classification leader Willy Schroeder and another pre-race favourite Gastone Nencini.[112] A communiqué released by the Pierre Dumas warned that if riders did not stop "certain forms of preparation", there would be daily post-stage hotel room inspections.[110][113][114] They threatened to strike, but the journalist Jean Bobet, a former cyclist, was able to talk them into continuing,[108] although Bobet provided the commentary for the documentary film about the 1962 Tour, Vive le Tour by Louis Malle,[115] which ridiculed the riders and their 'bad fish' explanation.[116]

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The Col du Lautaret mountain pass was the Souvenir Henri Desgrange for the 49th running of the Tour de France.

There were three main individual classifications contested in the 1962 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. Two of them awarded jerseys to their leaders.[117] The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.[118] Time bonuses were awarded to the top two positions at the end of every stage, including the individual time trials, but not the team time trial; first place received 1 minute and second place got 30 seconds.[119][102] The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.[120] The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.[117]

The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top positions in a stage finish, with first place getting the most points, and lower placings getting successively fewer points.[121] The classification leader was identified by a green jersey.[117] The third classification was the mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first.[122] The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category, with the more difficult climbs rated lower.[65] The calculation for the mountains classification was changed in 1962, and the fourth category was added.[70][11] The leader of the classification was not identified by a jersey.[117]

The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated by adding together the times of the first three cyclists of a team on each stage; the team with the lowest time on a stage won one point. The overall team classification was calculated by counting the number points across all the stages, with second and third lowest combined times determining placings.[123][124] The spilt stages (two and eight) were each combined.[124] The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow casquettes (English: caps).[125]

After each stage, a jury voted for the most aggressive cyclist of that stage. Those votes were added towards the minor combativity classification,[125][126] which was won by Eddy Pauwels.[68] A total of 583,425 francs was awarded in cash prizes in the race, with the overall winner of the general classification receiving 20,000 francs.[68][127] The winner of the combativity award was given a Renault R8 car.[15][128] There was also a special award with a prize of 3,000 francs, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given to the first rider to pass the summit of the 2,058 m (6,752 ft)-high Col du Lautaret on stage nineteen.[129][130] The second rider was also given a cash prize. Juan Campillo (You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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3 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
4 Willy Vanden Berghen Rudi Altig
5 Emile Daems Rolf Wolfshohl
6 Robert Cazala Albertus Geldermans
7 Huub Zilverberg
8a Mario Minieri André Darrigade
8b Jacques Anquetil
9 Antonio Bailetti Willy Schroeders
10 Willy Vannitsen
11 Eddy Pauwels
12 Robert Cazala Tom Simpson Federico Bahamontes
13 Federico Bahamontes Jef Planckaert
14 Jean Stablinski
15 Willy Vannitsen
16 Emile Daems
17 Rudi Altig
18 Emile Daems
19 Raymond Poulidor
20 Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil
21 Dino Bruni
22 Rino Benedetti
Final Jacques Anquetil Rudi Altig Federico Bahamontes You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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1  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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2  Jef Planckaert (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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3  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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4  Gilbert Desmet (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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5  Albertus Geldermans (NED) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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6  Tom Simpson (GBR) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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7  Imerio Massignan (ITA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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8  Ercole Baldini (ITA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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9  Charly Gaul (LUX) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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10  Eddy Pauwels (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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Final points classification (1–10)[128][107]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Rudi Altig (FRG) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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2  Emile Daems (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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3  Jean Graczyk (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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4  Rino Benedetti (ITA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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5  André Darrigade (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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6  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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7  Willy Vannitsen (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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8  Jef Planckaert (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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9  Gilbert Desmet (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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10  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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1  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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2  Imerio Massignan (ITA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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3  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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4  Charly Gaul (LUX) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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5  Jef Planckaert (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

Alerting users

  • {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.
  • {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.
  • {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.
  • {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.

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6  Eddy Pauwels (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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7  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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8  Juan Campillo (ESP) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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9  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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10  Emile Daems (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Final team classification (1–10)[123][128]
Rank Team Wins 2nds 3rds
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4 You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–5)[128]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Eddy Pauwels (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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2  Henry Anglade (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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3  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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4  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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5  Rik Van Looy (BEL) You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Footnotes

  1. ^ The Tour's director, founder of the race Henri Desgrange, who had always wanted the race to be won on individual strength, changed it to the national format after he believed the teams from Belgium had helped You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users
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  2. ^ The leader of the You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users
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  3. ^ In the given sources from 1962, the Cime de la Bonette climb in stage 18 is referred to as the Col de Restefond.[65][66][71]

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