Tour de France atlas

Overview of the year 1968

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

Stages in 1968

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):
FRA » 10 | BEL » 10 | ITA » 2 | NED » 2 | ESP » 1 | GBR » 1 |

Climbs in 1968

number of categorized climbs in this year*: 17 | display climbs on map
*ascents of the second, first and "hors" category

Winners of categorised climbs in 1968 by nations (4):
ESP » 7 | FRA » 4 | GBR » 3 | ITA » 3 |

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 [3]
Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):	Aurelio GONZALEZ
Montsalvy (780 m):	Franco BITOSSI
Puy Mary (Pas de Peyrol) (1582 m):	Aurelio GONZALEZ