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	Overview of the year 1968  back to list  wikipedia information 1968  see overall standings in 1968 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1968 | June 27 - July 21 Vittel - Paris total distance: 4492.0 km number of stages: 22 money for winner: 20 000 F money total: 574 850 F Jan Janssen | Holland | Netherlands | age: 28 time: 133hr 49min 32sec | average speed: 33.556 km/h 2nd place: Herman Van Springel (+ 38sec) 3rd place: Ferdinand Bracke (+ 3min 3sec) winning team: Spain number of participants: 110 finished: 63 not finished: 47 Jerseys winners:  Jan Janssen  Franco Bitossi  Aurelio Gonzalez Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  4 492 / 5 745   78,2% Stages number of stages in this year*: 26 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1a Vittel - Vittel   6.1 km     Charly GROSSKOST   0:08:27   43.3 km/h 1b Vittel - Esch   189.0 km     Charly GROSSKOST   4:34:51   41.3 km/h 2 Arlon - Forest   210.5 km     Eric DE VLAEMINCK   5:31:41   38.1 km/h 3a Forest - Forest   22.0 km     Belgium A   0:29:05   45.4 km/h 3b Forest - Roubaix   112.0 km     Walter GODEFROOT   2:37:52   42.6 km/h 4 Roubaix - Rouen   238.0 km     Georges CHAPPE   6:23:30   37.2 km/h 5a Rouen - Bagnoles-de-l´Orne   165.0 km     André DESVAGES   4:50:07   34.1 km/h 5b Bagnoles-de-l´Orne - Dinard   154.5 km     Jean DUMONT   4:32:21   34.0 km/h 6 Dinard - Lorient   188.0 km     Aurelio GONZALEZ   4:40:34   40.2 km/h 7 Lorient - Nantes   190.0 km     Franco BITOSSI   4:58:20   38.2 km/h 8 Nantes - Royan   223.0 km     Daniel van RYCKEGHEM   5:25:26   41.1 km/h 9 Royan - Bordeaux   137.5 km     Walter GODEFROOT   3:19:16   41.4 km/h 10 Bordeaux - Bayonne   202.5 km     Gilbert BELLONE   5:23:39   37.5 km/h 11 Bayonne - Pau   183.5 km     Daniel van RYCKEGHEM   5:28:47   33.5 km/h 12 Pau - Saint-Gaudens   226.5 km     Georges PINTENS   7:33:34   30.0 km/h 13 Saint-Gaudens - Seo de Urgel   208.5 km     Herman VAN SPRINGEL   6:59:55   29.8 km/h 14 Seo de Urgel - Canet-Plage   231.5 km     Jan JANSSEN   7:28:43   31.0 km/h 15 Font Romeu - Albi   250.5 km     Roger PINGEON   6:20:36   39.5 km/h 16 Albi - Aurillac   199.0 km     Franco BITOSSI   5:39:09   35.2 km/h 17 Aurillac - Saint-Étienne   236.5 km     Jean-Pierre GENET   7:02:33   33.6 km/h 18 Saint-Étienne - Grenoble   235.0 km     Roger PINGEON   7:47:13   30.2 km/h 19 Grenoble - Sallanches-Cordon   200.0 km     Barry HOBAN   7:06:23   28.1 km/h 20 Sallanches-Cordon - Besançon   242.5 km     Joseph HUYSMANS   6:56:02   35.0 km/h 21 Besançon - Auxerre   242.0 km     Eric LEMAN   6:50:42   35.4 km/h 22a Auxerre - Melun   136.0 km     Maurice IZIER   3:43:56   36.4 km/h 22b Melun - Paris   55.2 km     Jan JANSSEN   1:20:09   41.3 km/h Winners of stages in 1968 by nations (6):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   10   38,46%   BEL   10   38,46%   ITA   2   7,69%   NED   2   7,69%   ESP   1   3,85%   GBR   1   3,85%  Winners of stages in 1968 by cyclists (20):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Daniel van RYCKEGHEM   2   7,69%   Roger PINGEON   2   7,69%   Charly GROSSKOST   2   7,69%   Walter GODEFROOT   2   7,69%   Franco BITOSSI   2   7,69%   Jan JANSSEN   2   7,69%   Georges PINTENS   1   3,85%   Barry HOBAN   1   3,85%   Georges CHAPPE   1   3,85%   Maurice IZIER   1   3,85%   Belgium A   1   3,85%   Aurelio GONZALEZ   1   3,85%   Herman VAN SPRINGEL   1   3,85%   Joseph HUYSMANS   1   3,85%   André DESVAGES   1   3,85%   Gilbert BELLONE   1   3,85%   Jean-Pierre GENET   1   3,85%   Eric LEMAN   1   3,85%   Eric DE VLAEMINCK   1   3,85%   Jean DUMONT   1   3,85%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 18 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [7] Aravis (1487 m):     Barry HOBAN Col de la Colombière (1618 m):     Barry HOBAN Col de Porte (1326 m):     Raymond PINGEON Cordon (Sallanches) (975 m):     Barry HOBAN Cucheron (1139 m):     Raymond PINGEON Granier (1134 m):     Raymond PINGEON Le col de l´Epine (987 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ THE PYRENEES [7] Ares (1513 m):     Franco BITOSSI Aubisque (1709 m):     Julio JIMENEZ Col de Port (1249 m):     Andres GANDARIAS Col de Tosas (1865 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ Col des Ares (797 m):     Franco BITOSSI Port d’Envalira (2408 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ Tourmalet (2115 m):     Jean-Pierre DUCASSE Other mountains [4] Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ Épine (987 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ Montsalvy (780 m):     Franco BITOSSI Puy Mary (Pas de Peyrol) (1582 m):     Aurelio GONZALEZ Winners of ascents in 1968 by nations (4):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  ESP   8   44,44%   FRA   4   22,22%   GBR   3   16,67%   ITA   3   16,67%  Winners of ascents in 1968 by cyclists (7):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Aurelio GONZALEZ   6   33,33%   Barry HOBAN   3   16,67%   Franco BITOSSI   3   16,67%   Raymond PINGEON   3   16,67%   Jean-Pierre DUCASSE   1   5,56%   Julio JIMENEZ   1   5,56%   Andres GANDARIAS   1   5,56%  Video highlights No video available
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