1964 Tour de France
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 22 June–14 July 1964 | ||
| Stages | 22 (25 including split stages) | ||
| Distance | 4,504.2 km (2,799 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 127h 09' 44" (35.420 km/h or 22.009 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Jacques Anquetil (France) |
(Saint Raphael) |
| Second | Raymond Poulidor (France) |
(Mercier) | |
| Third | .svg.png){kind=small} Federico Bahamontes (Spain) |
(Margnat) | |
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Points |  Jan Janssen (Netherlands) |
(Pelforth) |
| Mountains | Federico Bahamontes (Spain) |
(Margnat) | |
| Team | Pelforth | ||
The 1964 Tour de France was the 51st Tour de France, taking place June 22 to July 14, 1964. The total race distance was 22 stages over 4504 km, with riders averaging 35.419 km/h.[1] Stages 3, 10 and 22 were all two part stages with one the first half being a regular stage and the second half being a team or individual time trial. It was the only Tour de France to include a mid-stage climb to the L'Alpe D'Huez ski resort. The race was eventually won by Jacques Anquetil following an epic shoulder to shoulder battle with Raymond Poulidor during Stage 20.
Participants
The 1964 Tour started with 132 cyclists, divided into 12 teams of 11 cyclists:[2]
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The main favourite was defending champion Jacques Anquetil. He had won the 1964 Giro d'Italia earlier that year, and was trying to win a Tour-Giro double, which at that moment had only been done by Fausto Coppi.[2]
Race details
Anquetil, who was looking for his fifth Tour victory, was superior in the time trials, of which he won all three. But Raymond Poulidor dominated in the mountains, and Anquetil was close to losing.
The ninth stage finished in Monaco, where the riders would ride one extra lap, crossing the finish line twice. When the first group, including Poulidor and Anquetil, reached the finish line for the first time, Poulidor had forgotten the extra lap, and sprinted in avail for the victory. When the group reached the finish line for the second time, Anquetil won the sprint, and one minute of bonification time.[3]
In the second part of the tenth stage, the time trial, Anquetil won. Poulidor finished in second place, losing 36 seconds, with a flat tire costing him some time.[3][4]
In the rest day between the thirteenth and the fourteenth stage, Anquetil had joined a lamb barbecue, and in the fourteenth stage he was immediately dropped. His team director gave him a bottle of champagne, which washed away the indigestion, and then Anquetil was able to get back to Poulidor.[4] Poulidor then broke a spoke, the repair cost him some time, even more because a team mechanic, trying to help him gain speed, made him fall.[3]
Poulidor attacked in the fifteenth stage, and stayed away. He won the stage, and in the general classification climbed to third place, nine seconds behind second-placed Anquetil.[3]
Anquetil won the time trial of stage 17, and became the leader; Poulidor was in second place, only 56 seconds behind. In the twentieth stage, Poulidor did not have the right bicycle for the climb, but did not tell it to his team director. Poulidor dropped Anquetil in the climb, but the margin was not big enough for him to take over the lead, and Anquetil remained leader of the race by 14 seconds.[3]
In the final time trial, Anquetil was the favourite, being the specialist. Poulidor rode as fast as he could, and with all other cyclists but Anquetil finished, had the best time. Anquetil was the last rider to ride the time trial, and was five seconds slower at the intermediate time check, which gave Poulidor hope that he could emerge as winner. However, Anquetil was clearly faster in the second part, and won the time trial.[3] Anquetil won the Tour by only 55 seconds,[4] which was at that moment the smallest margin in history.[5]
Stages
The 1964 Tour de France started on 22 June, and had one rest day in Andorra.[6]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June | Rennes – Lisieux |  Plain stage | 215 km (134 mi) | .svg.png){kind=small} Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 2 | 23 June | Lisieux – Amiens | Plain stage | 208 km (129 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 3A | 24 June | Amiens – Forest | Plain stage | 197 km (122 mi) | Bernard Vandekerkhove (BEL) |
| 3B | Forest – Forest |  Team time trial | 21 km (13 mi) | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 4 | 25 June | Forest – Metz | Plain stage | 292 km (181 mi) |  Rudi Altig (GER) |
| 5 | 26 June | Metz – Freiburg | Plain stage | 161 km (100 mi) | Willy Derboven (BEL) |
| 6 | 27 June | Freiburg – Besançon | Plain stage | 200 km (120 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) |
| 7 | 28 June | Besançon – Thonon-les-Bains | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Jan Janssen (NED) |
| 8 | 29 June | Thonon-les-Bains – Briançon |  Stage with mountain(s) | 249 km (155 mi) |  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 9 | 30 June | Briançon – Monaco | Stage with mountain(s) | 239 km (149 mi) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 10A | 1 July | Monaco – Hyères | Plain stage | 187 km (116 mi) | Jan Janssen (NED) |
| 10B | Hyères – Toulon | Individual time trial | 21 km (13 mi) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | |
| 11 | 2 July | Toulon – Montpellier | Plain stage | 250 km (160 mi) | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 12 | 3 July | Montpellier – Perpignan | Plain stage | 174 km (108 mi) | Jo de Roo (NED) |
| 13 | 4 July | Perpignan – Andorra | Stage with mountain(s) | 170 km (110 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 14 | 6 July | Andorra – Toulouse | Stage with mountain(s) | 186 km (116 mi) | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 15 | 7 July | Toulouse – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 203 km (126 mi) | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 16 | 8 July | Luchon – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 197 km (122 mi) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 17 | 9 July | Peyrehorade – Bayonne | Individual time trial | 43 km (27 mi) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 18 | 10 July | Bayonne – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 187 km (116 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 19 | 11 July | Bordeaux – Brive | Plain stage | 215 km (134 mi) | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 20 | 12 July | Brive – Puy de Dôme | Stage with mountain(s) | 217 km (135 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 21 | 13 July | Clermont-Ferrand – Orléans | Plain stage | 311 km (193 mi) | Jean Stablinski (FRA) |
| 22A | 14 July | Orléans – Versailles | Plain stage | 119 km (74 mi) | Benoni Beheyt (BEL) |
| 22B | Versailles – Paris | Individual time trial | 27 km (17 mi) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
Classification leadership
| Stage | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification | Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Sels (BEL) |
Edward Sels (BEL) |
Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
Wiel's |
| 2 | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Robert Poulot (FRA) | ||
| 3a | Bernard Van De Kerckhove (BEL) |
Solo | ||
| 3b | KAS | |||
| 4 | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
Pelforth | |
| 5 | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
Rudi Altig (FRG) | ||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | Jan Janssen (NED) |
Julio Jiménez (ESP) | ||
| 8 | Georges Groussard (FRA) | |||
| 9 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | |||
| 10a | ||||
| 10b | ||||
| 11 | ||||
| 12 | ||||
| 13 | ||||
| 14 | Rudi Altig (FRG) | |||
| 15 | Jan Janssen (NED) | |||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 19 | ||||
| 20 | ||||
| 21 | ||||
| 22a | ||||
| 22b | ||||
| Final | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
Jan Janssen (NED) |
Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
Pelforth |
Results
There were several classifications in the 1964 Tour de France, two of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[8]
Additionally, there was a points classification. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[8]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, but was not identified with a jersey.[8]
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[9]
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint Raphael | 127h 09' 44" |
| 2 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier | +55" |
| 3 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Margnat | +4' 44" |
| 4 | Henry Anglade (FRA) | Pelforth | +6' 42" |
| 5 | Georges Groussard (FRA) | Pelforth | +10' 34" |
| 6 | André Foucher (FRA) | Pelforth | +10' 36" |
| 7 | Julio Jiménez (ESP) | KAS | +12' 13" |
| 8 | Gilbert Desmet 1 (BEL) | Wiel's | +12' 17" |
| 9 | Hans Junkermann (GER) | Wiel's | +14' 02" |
| 10 |  Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | Salvarani | +14' 19" |
| Final general classification (11–81) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Esteban Martin (ESP) | Margnat | +25' 11" |
| 12 | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) | Ferrys | +32' 09" |
| 13 | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | KAS | +41' 47" |
| 14 |  Tom Simpson (GBR) | Peugeot | +41' 50" |
| 15 | Rudi Altig (GER) | Saint Raphael | +42' 08" |
| 16 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (GER) | Wiel's | +42' 16" |
| 17 | Joachin Galera (ESP) | KAS | +43' 47" |
| 18 | Henri Duez (FRA) | Peugeot | +46' 16" |
| 19 | Joseph Novales (FRA) | Margnat | +48' 49" |
| 20 | Eddy Pauwels (BEL) | Margnat | +50' 02" |
| 21 | Arnaldo Pambianco (ITA) | Salvarani | +52' 00" |
| 22 | Louis Rostollan (FRA) | Saint Raphael | +55' 06" |
| 23 | Sebastian Elorza (ESP) | KAS | +55' 14" |
| 24 | Jan Janssen (NED) | Pelforth | +59' 31" |
| 25 | Battista Babini (ITA) | Salvarani | +1h 05' 24" |
| 26 | Rogelio Hernandez (ESP) | Ferrys | +1h 08' 16" |
| 27 | Claude Mattio (FRA) | Margnat | +1h 13' 45" |
| 28 | Raymond Mastrotto (FRA) | Peugeot | +1h 16' 34" |
| 29 | Paul Vermeulen (FRA) | Mercier | +1h 18' 50" |
| 30 | Willy Monty (BEL) | Pelforth | +1h 23' 26" |
| 31 | Jean Gainche (FRA) | Mercier | +1h 28' 20" |
| 32 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Mercier | +1h 30' 13" |
| 33 | Edouard Sels (BEL) | Solo | +1h 31' 35" |
| 34 | Guy Epaud (FRA) | Pelforth | +1h 33' 12" |
| 35 | Jean Stablinski (FRA) | Saint Raphael | +1h 34' 10" |
| 36 | André Zimmerman (FRA) | Saint Raphael | +1h 37' 52" |
| 37 | Hubertus Zilverberg (NED) | Flandria | +1h 41' 30" |
| 38 | Albertus Geldermans (NED) | Saint Raphael | +1h 46' 24" |
| 39 | Cees Haast (NED) | Televizier | +1h 47' 44" |
| 40 | Gilbert Desmet 2 (BEL) | Wiel's | +1h 48' 12" |
| 41 | Juan Uribezubia (ESP) | KAS | +1h 49' 33" |
| 42 | Camille Vyncke (BEL) | Flandria | +2h 00' 17" |
| 43 | Jo De Roo (NED) | Saint Raphael | +2h 00' 23" |
| 44 | Luis Otano (ESP) | Ferrys | +2h 01' 11" |
| 45 | José Segu (ESP) | Margnat | +2h 01' 34" |
| 46 | Antonio Franchi (ITA) | Salvarani | +2h 03' 28" |
| 47 | Robert Poulot (FRA) | Mercier | +2h 06' 26" |
| 48 | Bruno Fantinato (ITA) | Salvarani | +2h 06' 35" |
| 49 | Benoni Beheyt (BEL) | Wiel's | +2h 08' 07" |
| 50 | Italo Mazzacurati (ITA) | Salvarani | +2h 08' 08" |
| 51 | Edouard Delberghe (BEL) | Pelforth | +2h 09' 40" |
| 52 | Martín Piñera (ESP) | KAS | +2h 11' 03" |
| 53 | Guillaume Van Tongerloo (BEL) | Flandria | +2h 15' 34" |
| 54 | Hubert Ferrer (FRA) | Pelforth | +2h 15' 59" |
| 55 | Antonio Bertran (ESP) | Ferrys | +2h 18' 38" |
| 56 | Michael Wright (GBR) | Wiel's | +2h 19' 08" |
| 57 | Bernard Vandekerkhove (BEL) | Solo | +2h 21' 29" |
| 58 | Michel Van Aerde (BEL) | Solo | +2h 21' 57" |
| 59 | Robert Cazala (FRA) | Mercier | +2h 24' 21" |
| 60 | Jo De Haan (NED) | Televizier | +2h 25' 47" |
| 61 | Edgard Sorgeloos (BEL) | Solo | +2h 30' 22" |
| 62 | Mario Minieri (ITA) | Salvarani | +2h 31' 29" |
| 63 | Pierre Everaert (FRA) | Saint Raphael | +2h 32' 09" |
| 64 | Rik Wauters (NED) | Televizier | +2h 34' 06" |
| 65 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | Mercier | +2h 38' 48" |
| 66 | Hank Nijdam (NED) | Televizier | +2h 41' 02" |
| 67 | André Darrigade (FRA) | Margnat | +2h 41' 09" |
| 68 | Willy Derboven (BEL) | Solo | +2h 42' 09" |
| 69 | Camille Le Menn (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 47' 36" |
| 70 | Frans Brands (BEL) | Flandria | +2h 48' 28" |
| 71 | François Hamon (FRA) | Peugeot | +2h 50' 23" |
| 72 | Vic Denson (GBR) | Solo | +2h 57' 23" |
| 73 | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) | KAS | +2h 57' 57" |
| 74 | Joseph Groussard (FRA) | Pelforth | +2h 59' 28" |
| 75 | Frans Aerenhouts (BEL) | Mercier | +3h 03' 06" |
| 76 | Jean Graczyk (FRA) | Margnat | +3h 04' 21" |
| 77 | Jean Milesi (FRA) | Margnat | +3h 07' 07" |
| 78 | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) | Mercier | +3h 12' 55" |
| 79 | Jean-Baptiste Claes (BEL) | Wiel's | +3h 12' 57" |
| 80 | Salvador Honrubia (ESP) | Ferrys | +3h 17' 07" |
| 81 | Anatole Novak (FRA) | Saint Raphael | +3h 19' 02" |
Points classification
The points classification was won by Jan Janssen.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Janssen (NED) | Pelforth | 208 |
| 2 | Ward Sels (BEL) | Solo | 199 |
| 3 | Rudi Altig (FRG) | Saint Raphael | 165 |
| 4 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Wiel's | 147 |
| 5 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier | 133 |
| 6 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint Raphael | 111 |
| 7 | Benoni Beheyt (BEL) | Wiel's | 103 |
| 7 | Henk Nijdam (NED) | Televizier | 103 |
| 9 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | Salvarani | 83 |
| 10 | André Darrigade (FRA) | Margnat | 78 |
Mountains classification
The Mountains classification was won by Federico Bahamontes.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Margnat | 173 |
| 2 | Julio Jiménez (ESP) | KAS | 167 |
| 3 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier | 90 |
| 4 | Hans Junkermann (FRG) | Wiel's | 47 |
| 5 | Henri Anglade (FRA) | Pelforth | 44 |
| 6 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint Raphael | 34 |
| 7 | André Foucher (FRA) | Pelforth | 33 |
| 8 | Karl-Heinz Kunde (FRG) | Wiel's | 27 |
| 9 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) | Salvarani | 26 |
| 10 | Martín Piñera (ESP) | KAS | 23 |
Team classification
The team classification was won by Pelforth.
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelforth | 381h 33' 36" |
| 2 | Wiel's | +30' 24" |
| 3 | Saint Raphaël | +30' 52" |
| 4 | Margnat | +53' 09" |
| 5 | KAS | +1h 07' 34" |
| 6 | Salvarani | +1h 50' 42" |
| 7 | Mercier | +2h 02' 53" |
| 8 | Ferrys | +2h 11' 22" |
| 9 | Peugeot | +2h 27' 35" |
| 10 | Flandria | +4h 32' 17" |
| 11 | Solo | +4h 39' 05" |
| 12 | Televizier | +5h 35' 10" |
Other classifications
The combativity award was given to Henri Anglade.[1]
References
- 1 2 Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 6" (PDF) (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "51ème Tour de France 1964" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boyce, Barry (February 2012). ""Pou-Pou" and the Cruel Tour of 1964". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- 1 2 3 Amaury Sport Organisation. "The Tour - Year 1964". letour.fr. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Contador’s winning margin is fourth smallest in Tour de France history". VeloNews. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ Augendre, Jacques (2009). "Guide Historique, Part 4" (PDF) (in French). Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 Christian, Sarah (2 July 2009). "Tour de France demystified - Evaluating success". RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ Chauner, David; Halstead, Michael (1990). The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling. Villard. ISBN 0679729364. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 Lonkhuyzen, Michiel van. "Tour-Giro-Vuelta". www.tour-giro-vuelta.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links
Media related to 1964 Tour de France at Wikimedia Commons
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