1968 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Overall Jan Janssen 133h 49' 42"
Second Herman Van Springel +38"
Third Ferdinand Bracke +3' 03"
Points Franco Bitossi 241 points
Second Walter Godefroot 219 points
Third Jan Janssen 200 points
Climber Aurelio Gonzalez 96 points
Second Franco Bitossi 84 points
Third Julio Jimenez 72 points
Teams Spain
Second
Third

The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. It was comprised of 22 stages over 4684.8 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.894 km/h. Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French teams, two Belgian teams and one from Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgian team.

[edit] Results

[edit] Overall standings

Rank Name Country Time
1 Jan Janssen Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 133h 49' 42"
2 Herman Van Springel Flag of Belgium Belgium 38"
3 Ferdinand Bracke Flag of Belgium Belgium 3' 03"
4 Gregorio San Miguel Spain 3' 17"
5 Roger Pingeon Flag of France France 3' 29"
6 Rolf Wolfshohl Flag of Germany Germany 3' 46"
7 Lucien Aimar Flag of France France 4' 44"
8 Franco Bitossi Flag of Italy Italy 4' 59"
9 Andres Gandarias Spain 5' 05"
10 Ugo Colombo Flag of Italy Italy 7' 55"

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