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	Overview of the year 1956  back to list  wikipedia information 1956  see overall standings in 1956 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1956 | July 5 - July 28 Reims - Paris total distance: 4498.0 km number of stages: 22 money for winner: 2 000 000 F money total: 38 000 000 F Roger Walkowiak | Nord-Est-Centre | France | age: 29 time: 124hr 1min 16sec | average speed: 36.268 km/h 2nd place: Gilbert Bauvin (+ 1min 25sec) 3rd place: Jan Andriaenssens (+ 3min 44sec) winning team: Belgium number of participants: 120 finished: 88 not finished: 32 Jerseys winners:  Roger Walkowiak  Stan Ockers  Charly Gaul Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  4 498 / 5 745   78,3% Stages number of stages in this year*: 23 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1 Reims - Liège   223.0 km     André DARRIGADE   5:19:15   41.9 km/h 2 Liège - Lille   217.0 km     Fred DE BRUYNE   6:35:31   32.9 km/h 3 Lille - Rouen   225.0 km     Arigo PADOVAN   6:34:31   34.2 km/h 4a Les Essarts - Les Essarts   15.1 km     Charly GAUL   0:22:19   40.6 km/h 4b Rouen - Caen   125.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   2:56:44   42.4 km/h 5 Caen - Saint-Malo   189.0 km     Joseph MORVAN   4:51:49   38.9 km/h 6 Saint-Malo - Lorient   192.0 km     Fred DE BRUYNE   4:39:19   41.2 km/h 7 Lorient - Angers   244.0 km     Alessandro FANTINI   5:59:20   40.7 km/h 8 Angers - La Rochelle   180.0 km     Miguel POBLET   4:14:56   42.4 km/h 9 La Rochelle - Bordeaux   219.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   5:31:00   39.7 km/h 10 Bordeaux - Bayonne   201.0 km     Fred DE BRUYNE   4:59:39   40.2 km/h 11 Bayonne - Pau   255.0 km     Nino DEFILIPPIS   6:35:57   38.6 km/h 12 Pau - Luchon   130.0 km     Jean-Pierre SCHMITZ   3:54:40   33.2 km/h 13 Luchon - Toulouse   176.0 km     Nino DEFILIPPIS   4:49:46   36.4 km/h 14 Toulouse - Montpellier   231.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   5:26:05   42.5 km/h 15 Montpellier - Aix-en-Provence   204.0 km     Joseph THOMIN   5:01:10   40.6 km/h 16 Aix-en-Provence - Gap   203.0 km     Jean FORESTIER   5:30:15   36.9 km/h 17 Gap - Torino   234.0 km     Nino DEFILIPPIS   6:42:09   34.9 km/h 18 Torino - Grenoble   250.0 km     Charly GAUL   8:14:11   30.4 km/h 19 Grenoble - Saint-Étienne   173.0 km     Stan OCKERS   5:32:08   31.3 km/h 20 Saint-Étienne - Lyon   73.0 km     Miguel BOVER   1:46:57   41.0 km/h 21 Lyon - Montluçon   237.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   7:04:02   33.5 km/h 22 Montluçon - Paris   331.0 km     Gastone NENCINI   9:28:05   35.0 km/h Winners of stages in 1956 by nations (5):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   8   34,78%   ITA   6   26,09%   BEL   4   17,39%   LUX   3   13,04%   ESP   2   8,70%  Winners of stages in 1956 by cyclists (15):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Roger HASSENFORDER   4   17,39%   Nino DEFILIPPIS   3   13,04%   Fred DE BRUYNE   3   13,04%   Charly GAUL   2   8,70%   Jean-Pierre SCHMITZ   1   4,35%   Gastone NENCINI   1   4,35%   Arigo PADOVAN   1   4,35%   Miguel POBLET   1   4,35%   Stan OCKERS   1   4,35%   André DARRIGADE   1   4,35%   Joseph MORVAN   1   4,35%   Joseph THOMIN   1   4,35%   Miguel BOVER   1   4,35%   Alessandro FANTINI   1   4,35%   Jean FORESTIER   1   4,35%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 16 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [8] Col de la Sentinelle (980 m):     Jean FORESTIER Croix de Fer (2067 m):     René MARIGIL Homme Mort (1318 m):     Jean FORESTIER Izoard (2361 m):     Valentin HUOT Luitel (1262 m):     Charly GAUL Mont-Cenis (2083 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Montgenèvre (1850 m):     Valentin HUOT Sestrières (2033 m):     Charly GAUL THE PYRENEES [6] Aspin (1490 m):     Nino DEFILIPPIS Aubisque (1709 m):     Valentin HUOT Col de Latrape (1100 m):     Charly GAUL Peyresourde (1569 m):     Jean-Pierre SCHMITZ Portet d’Aspet (1069 m):     Charly GAUL Soulor (1474 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Other mountains [2] Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Stan OCKERS Crêt de l’Oeillon (1210 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Winners of ascents in 1956 by nations (5):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   6   37,50%   LUX   5   31,25%   ESP   3   18,75%   ITA   1   6,25%   BEL   1   6,25%  Winners of ascents in 1956 by cyclists (8):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Charly GAUL   4   25,00%   Federico BAHAMONTES   3   18,75%   Valentin HUOT   3   18,75%   Jean FORESTIER   2   12,50%   Nino DEFILIPPIS   1   6,25%   René MARIGIL   1   6,25%   Jean-Pierre SCHMITZ   1   6,25%   Stan OCKERS   1   6,25%  Video highlights No video available
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