The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 21 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,329 km (2,690 mi).
Lucien Aimar was a domestique of 5-time Tour winner Jacques Anquetil. Aimar joined a breakaway in the middle of the tour and ended up on the leader board. Anquetil then began helping Aimar win the Tour, to make sure and deny it to his then-enemy Raymond Poulidor. After stage 18 Aimar's victory was certain barring disaster. Anquetil rode hard that day to ensure it and then quit the race.[1]
During the Tour, word spread that there was going to be a dope test, and all the riders but Raymond Poulidor, the darling of French cycling fans, left their hotels. The other riders staged a strike in protest during stage nine dismounting and walking their bicycles. Eventually they started riding again, but only after arguing with officials.
As in the years before, the 1966 Tour de France was run with trade teams; each trade team consisted of 10 cyclists, and at least six of them needed to have the same nationality.[2]
Initially, there would be only two Belgian teams, but one month before the Tour it was decided that three Belgian teams would be fielded, with the Smiths team being the late addition.[3] Shortly after this, a medical test showed Felice Gimondi, winner of the 1965 Tour de France, could not defend his title because he was physically not fit; his Salvarani team then decided not to start at all, so the number of teams was back to thirteen.[4]
The organisers then invited the Italian team Sanson (headed by Italo Zilioli and Franco Balmamion) to replace Salvarani,[5] but at the last moment they refused.[6] Thirteen teams started, for a total of 130 cyclists.[7]
Rudi Altig won the first stage with a small advantage. In the next stages, no big time differences were made, so Altig was able to defend his lead until the mountains.[14]
The first mountains were in the tenth stage. A group including Lucien Aimar and Jan Janssen gained time on pre-race favourites Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor, and Tommaso de Pra won the race and became the new leader. The next stage, Lebaube became the leader, and Kunde took over in the twelfth stage.[14]
In the time trial in the fourteenth stage, Anquetil was defeated by Poulidor. Kunde remained the leader, with Janssen in second place. In the sixteenth stage, Julio Jiménez escaped in the Pyrenées, and he was followed by a group including Janssen, Anquetil and Poulidor, but without Kunde. Jiménez stayed away, but Janssen became the new leader.[14]
Even though the seventeenth stage included two mountain climbs, it was not considered too difficult, because these climbs were located in the first half of the stage. The cyclists made the climbs in one large group, but in the descent, a large group escaped. They were chased by teammates Anquetil and Aimar, and when most of the escapees were caught, Aimar continued on his own, and surprised Janssen by this. Janssen lost time on Aimar, and Aimar became the new leader.[14]
In the eighteenth stage, Janssen wanted to attack, but Aimar and Anquetil stayed close to him. Poulidor, sixth in the general classification, managed to escape, but Anquetil led the chase on him. The next day, Anquetil left the race, sick and no longer able to win himself.[14]
Janssen managed to win back some time on Aimar in the final time trial, but it was not enough, and Aimar became the winner of the Tour.[14] Janssen became the first Dutch cyclist to reach the podium in the general classification in the Tour de France.[1]
Classification leadership and minor prizes
There were several classifications in the 1966 Tour de France, two of them awarding jerseys to their leaders.[15] 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.[16]
Additionally, there was a points classification. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish. The cyclist with the most points led the classification and was identified with a green jersey.[17]
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised 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-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, but was not identified with a jersey.[18]
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 led this classification wore yellow caps.[19]
In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the cyclist considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave "stars". The cyclist with the most "stars" in all stages lead the "star classification".[20] Rudi Altig won this classification.[8] The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given to the first rider to pass the memorial to Tour founder Henri Desgrange near the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 16. This prize was won by Julio Jiménez.[21]
^No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975.[18]
References
^ abcdef"53ème Tour de France 1966" [53rd Tour de France 1966]. Mémoire du cyclisme (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^"Dertien ploegen in Tour de France" [Thirteen teams in the Tour de France]. Het vrije volk (in Dutch). Delpher. 7 June 1966. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^"Drie Belgische ploegen in de Tour de France" [Three Belgian teams in the Tour de France]. De waarheid. Delpher. 13 June 1966. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^"Gimondi en Adorni niet in de Tour de France" [Gimondi and Adorni not in the Tour de France]. Friese koerier (in Dutch). Delpher. 14 June 1966. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^"Nieuwe Italiaanse ploeg voor de Tour de France" [New Italian team for the Tour de France]. Het vrije volk (in Dutch). Delpher. 21 June 1966. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^"Nederlands vuurwerk kan Tour opfleuren" [Dutch firework can animate the Tour]. Het vrije volk (in Dutch). Delpher. 21 June 1966. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^"Pelicula de la etapa" [Stage movie] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 1966. p. 6.
^"Willy Planckaert 18 dagen in de groene trui" [Willy Planckaert 18 days in the green jersey]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 15 July 1966. p. 27. from the original on 14 February 2019.
^van den Akker, Pieter. "Informatie over de Tour de France van 1966" [Information about the Tour de France from 1966]. TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl (in Dutch). from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ ab"Clasificaciones" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 July 1966. p. 7. (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2016.
^"Clasificaciones" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 July 1966. p. 10. (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2019.
^van den Akker, Pieter. "Sprintdoorkomsten in de Tour de France 1966" [Sprint results in the Tour de France 1966]. TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl (in Dutch). from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^"I conti del Tour" [The accounts of the Tour]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 15 July 1966. p. 10. from the original on 25 September 2019.
Bibliography
Amels, Wim (1984). De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903–1984 (in Dutch). Valkenswaard, Netherlands: Sport-Express. ISBN978-90-70763-05-3.
McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965–2007. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN978-1-59858-608-4.
Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN978-1-59884-300-2.
van den Akker, Pieter (2018). Tour de France Rules and Statistics: 1903–2018. Self-published. ISBN978-1-79398-080-9.
Further reading
"Sporting Cyclist: Tour de France issue" (PDF). Coureur Sporting Cyclist. Vol. 10, no. 9. London: Longacre Press. September 1966. (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2019 – via Veteran-Cycle Club Library.
External links
Media related to 1966 Tour de France at Wikimedia Commons
January 11, 2023
1966, tour, france, 53rd, edition, tour, france, cycling, grand, tours, took, place, between, june, july, with, stages, covering, distance, route, race, detailsdates21, june, july, 1966stages22, including, three, split, stagesdistance4, winning, time117h, resu. The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd edition of the Tour de France one of cycling s Grand Tours It took place between 21 June and 14 July with 22 stages covering a distance of 4 329 km 2 690 mi 1966 Tour de FranceRoute of the 1966 Tour de FranceRace detailsDates21 June 14 July 1966Stages22 including three split stagesDistance4 329 km 2 690 mi Winning time117h 34 21 ResultsWinner Lucien Aimar FRA Ford France Hutchinson Second Jan Janssen NED Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune Third Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson Points Willy Planckaert BEL Romeo Smith s Mountains Julio Jimenez ESP Ford France Hutchinson Sprints Guido Neri ITA Molteni Combativity Rudi Altig FRG Molteni TeamKas Kaskol 19651967 Lucien Aimar was a domestique of 5 time Tour winner Jacques Anquetil Aimar joined a breakaway in the middle of the tour and ended up on the leader board Anquetil then began helping Aimar win the Tour to make sure and deny it to his then enemy Raymond Poulidor After stage 18 Aimar s victory was certain barring disaster Anquetil rode hard that day to ensure it and then quit the race 1 The points classification was won by Willy Planckaert and the mountains classification by Julio Jimenez The team classification was won by Kas Kaskol During the Tour word spread that there was going to be a dope test and all the riders but Raymond Poulidor the darling of French cycling fans left their hotels The other riders staged a strike in protest during stage nine dismounting and walking their bicycles Eventually they started riding again but only after arguing with officials Contents 1 Teams 2 Route and stages 3 Race overview 4 Classification leadership and minor prizes 5 Final standings 5 1 General classification 5 2 Points classification 5 3 Mountains classification 5 4 Intermediate sprints classification 5 5 Team classification 5 6 Combativity classification 6 Notes 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 Further reading 10 External linksTeams EditFor a more comprehensive list see List of teams and cyclists in the 1966 Tour de France The Televizier Batavus team during stage three s team time trial in Tournai Belgium which they won As in the years before the 1966 Tour de France was run with trade teams each trade team consisted of 10 cyclists and at least six of them needed to have the same nationality 2 Initially there would be only two Belgian teams but one month before the Tour it was decided that three Belgian teams would be fielded with the Smiths team being the late addition 3 Shortly after this a medical test showed Felice Gimondi winner of the 1965 Tour de France could not defend his title because he was physically not fit his Salvarani team then decided not to start at all so the number of teams was back to thirteen 4 The organisers then invited the Italian team Sanson headed by Italo Zilioli and Franco Balmamion to replace Salvarani 5 but at the last moment they refused 6 Thirteen teams started for a total of 130 cyclists 7 The teams entering the race were 7 Ford France Hutchinson Kamome Dilecta Dunlop Mercier BP Hutchinson Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune Peugeot BP Michelin Fagor Filotex Kas Kaskol Dr Mann Grundig Molteni Romeo Smith s Solo Superia Televizier BatavusRoute and stages EditThe 1966 Tour de France started on 21 June and had two rest days in Luchon and Turin 8 The highest point of elevation in the race was 2 556 m 8 386 ft at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 16 9 10 Stage characteristics and winners 1 8 11 12 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner1 21 June Nancy to Charleville 209 km 130 mi Plain stage Rudi Altig FRG 2 22 June Charleville to Tournai Belgium 198 km 123 mi Plain stage Guido Reybrouck BEL 3a 23 June Tournai Belgium 21 km 13 mi Team time trial Televizier Batavus3b Tournai to Dunkirk 131 km 81 mi Plain stage Gerben Karstens NED 4 24 June Dunkirk to Dieppe 205 km 127 mi Plain stage Willy Planckaert BEL 5 25 June Dieppe to Caen 178 km 111 mi Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA 6 26 June Caen to Angers 217 km 135 mi Plain stage Edward Sels BEL 7 27 June Angers to Royan 252 km 157 mi Plain stage Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL 8 28 June Royan to Bordeaux 138 km 86 mi Plain stage Willy Planckaert BEL 9 29 June Bordeaux to Bayonne 201 km 125 mi Plain stage Gerben Karstens NED 10 30 June Bayonne to Pau 234 km 145 mi Stage with mountain s Tommaso de Pra ITA 11 1 July Pau to Luchon 188 km 117 mi Stage with mountain s Guido Marcello Mugnaini ITA 2 July Luchon Rest day12 3 July Luchon to Revel 219 km 136 mi Stage with mountain s Rudi Altig FRG 13 4 July Revel to Sete 191 km 119 mi Plain stage Georges Vandenberghe BEL 14a 5 July Montpellier to Aubenas 144 km 89 mi Plain stage Jo de Roo NED 14b Vals les Bains 20 km 12 mi Individual time trial Raymond Poulidor FRA 15 6 July Privas to Le Bourg d Oisans 203 km 126 mi Stage with mountain s Luis Otano ESP 16 7 July Le Bourg d Oisans to Briancon 148 km 92 mi Stage with mountain s Julio Jimenez ESP 17 8 July Briancon to Turin Italy 160 km 99 mi Stage with mountain s Franco Bitossi ITA 9 July Turin Italy Rest day18 10 July Ivrea Italy to Chamonix 188 km 117 mi Stage with mountain s Edy Schutz LUX 19 11 July Chamonix to Saint Etienne 265 km 165 mi Stage with mountain s Ferdinand Bracke BEL 20 12 July Saint Etienne to Montlucon 223 km 139 mi Plain stage Henk Nijdam NED 21 13 July Montlucon to Orleans 232 km 144 mi Plain stage Pierre Beuffeuil FRA 22a 14 July Orleans to Rambouillet 111 km 69 mi Plain stage Edward Sels BEL 22b Rambouillet to Paris 51 km 32 mi Individual time trial Rudi Altig FRG Total 4 329 km 2 690 mi 13 Race overview Edit The finish of the stage two in Tournai Belgium won by Guido Reybrouck Rudi Altig won the first stage with a small advantage In the next stages no big time differences were made so Altig was able to defend his lead until the mountains 14 The first mountains were in the tenth stage A group including Lucien Aimar and Jan Janssen gained time on pre race favourites Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor and Tommaso de Pra won the race and became the new leader The next stage Lebaube became the leader and Kunde took over in the twelfth stage 14 In the time trial in the fourteenth stage Anquetil was defeated by Poulidor Kunde remained the leader with Janssen in second place In the sixteenth stage Julio Jimenez escaped in the Pyrenees and he was followed by a group including Janssen Anquetil and Poulidor but without Kunde Jimenez stayed away but Janssen became the new leader 14 Even though the seventeenth stage included two mountain climbs it was not considered too difficult because these climbs were located in the first half of the stage The cyclists made the climbs in one large group but in the descent a large group escaped They were chased by teammates Anquetil and Aimar and when most of the escapees were caught Aimar continued on his own and surprised Janssen by this Janssen lost time on Aimar and Aimar became the new leader 14 In the eighteenth stage Janssen wanted to attack but Aimar and Anquetil stayed close to him Poulidor sixth in the general classification managed to escape but Anquetil led the chase on him The next day Anquetil left the race sick and no longer able to win himself 14 Janssen managed to win back some time on Aimar in the final time trial but it was not enough and Aimar became the winner of the Tour 14 Janssen became the first Dutch cyclist to reach the podium in the general classification in the Tour de France 1 Classification leadership and minor prizes EditThere were several classifications in the 1966 Tour de France two of them awarding jerseys to their leaders 15 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 16 Additionally there was a points classification In the points classification cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish The cyclist with the most points led the classification and was identified with a green jersey 17 There was also a mountains classification The organisation had categorised 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 categorised climbs The cyclist with the most points led the classification but was not identified with a jersey 18 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 led this classification wore yellow caps 19 In addition there was a combativity award given after each stage to the cyclist considered most combative The split stages each had a combined winner The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave stars The cyclist with the most stars in all stages lead the star classification 20 Rudi Altig won this classification 8 The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given to the first rider to pass the memorial to Tour founder Henri Desgrange near the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 16 This prize was won by Julio Jimenez 21 Classification leadership by stage 22 23 Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification a Intermediate sprints classification Team classification Combativity Bad luck awardAward Classification1 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Giacomo Fornoni Guido Neri Molteni Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Henk Nijdam2 Guido Reybrouck Guido Reybrouck Tommaso de Pra Tommaso de Pra Julien Delocht3a Televizier Batavus Romeo Smith s Gerben Karstens Robert Cazala3b Gerben Karstens Willy Planckaert Domingo Perurena Jan Boonen4 Willy Planckaert Tom Simpson Henk Nijdam5 Franco Bitossi Johny Schleck Tom Simpson6 Edward Sels Aurelio Gonzalez Puente Joseph Novales7 Albert Van Vlierberghe Rudi Altig no award8 Willy Planckaert Rik Van Looy Mariano Diaz9 Gerben Karstens Henk Nijdam Rolf Wolfshohl10 Tommaso de Pra Tommaso de Pra Tommaso de Pra Molteni Mariano Diaz Giacomo Fornoni11 Guido Marcello Mugnaini Jean Claude Lebaube Guido Marcello Mugnaini Kas Kaskol Guido Marcello Mugnaini no award12 Rudi Altig Karl Heinz Kunde Julio Jimenez Rudi Altig Aurelio Gonzalez Puente13 Georges Vandenberghe Tom Simpson Rik Van Looy14a Jo de Roo Ferdinand Bracke Victor Van Schil14b Raymond Poulidor15 Luis Otano Joaquim Galera Luis Otano Willy Planckaert16 Julio Jimenez Jan Janssen Julio Jimenez Guido Neri Julio Jimenez Julien Delocht17 Franco Bitossi Lucien Aimar Lucien Aimar Tom Simpson18 Edy Schutz Raymond Poulidor Guido De Rosso19 Ferdinand Bracke Ferdinand Bracke Jean Claude Lebaube20 Henk Nijdam Multiple riders no award21 Pierre Beuffeuil Pierre Beuffeuil no award22a Edward Sels Multiple riders Jacques Anquetil22b Rudi Altig Raymond PoulidorFinal Lucien Aimar Willy Planckaert Julio Jimenez Guido Neri Kas Kaskol Rudi Altig Tom SimpsonFinal standings EditGeneral classification Edit Final general classification 1 10 1 Rank Rider Team Time1 Lucien Aimar FRA Ford France Hutchinson 117h 34 21 2 Jan Janssen NED Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 1 07 3 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 2 02 4 Jose Antonio Momene ESP Kas Kaskol 5 19 5 Marcello Mugnaini ITA Filotex 5 27 6 Herman Van Springel BEL Dr Mann Grundig 5 44 7 Francisco Gabica ESP Kas Kaskol 6 25 8 Roger Pingeon FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 8 22 9 Karl Heinz Kunde FRG Peugeot BP Michelin 9 06 10 Martin Vandenbossche BEL Romeo Smith s 9 57 Final general classification 11 82 Rank Rider Team Time11 Antonio Gomez del Moral ESP Kas Kaskol 10 18 12 Rudi Altig FRG Molteni 11 18 13 Julio Jimenez ESP Ford France Hutchinson 11 18 14 Valentin Uriona ESP Kas Kaskol 11 59 15 Joaquim Galera ESP Kas Kaskol 13 02 16 Joseph Huysmans BEL Dr Mann Grundig 14 39 17 Franco Bitossi ITA Filotex 16 35 18 Domingo Perurena ESP Fagor 17 29 19 Willy Monty BEL Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 18 23 20 Mariano Diaz ESP Fagor 19 58 21 Raymond Delisle FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 22 17 22 Esteban Martin ESP Fagor 22 59 23 Andre Zimmermann FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 24 45 24 Aurelio Gonzalez ESP Kas Kaskol 26 02 25 Carlos Echeverria ESP Kas Kaskol 26 47 26 Luis Otano ESP Fagor 28 31 27 Armand Desmet BEL Solo Superia 28 42 28 Gines Garcia ESP Fagor 30 11 29 Luis Pedro Santamarina ESP Fagor 30 50 30 Georges Groussard FRA Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 31 24 31 Sebastian Elorza ESP Kas Kaskol 32 32 32 Ferdinand Bracke BEL Peugeot BP Michelin 33 54 33 Frans Brands BEL Romeo Smith s 34 35 34 Edy Schutz LUX Romeo Smith s 34 56 35 Johny Schleck LUX Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 35 30 36 Cees Haast NED Televizier Batavus 36 04 37 Gregorio San Miguel ESP Kas Kaskol 38 13 38 Edward Sels BEL Solo Superia 39 50 39 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Mercier BP Hutchinson 41 28 40 Willy Planckaert BEL Romeo Smith s 42 12 41 Jose Manuel Lopez Rodriguez ESP Fagor 42 24 42 Giuseppe Fezzardi ITA Molteni 44 44 43 Andre Foucher FRA Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 48 47 44 Ugo Colombo ITA Filotex 49 35 45 Arie den Hartog NED Ford France Hutchinson 49 43 46 Gerben Karstens NED Televizier Batavus 50 13 47 Louis Rostollan FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 50 17 48 Jesus Aranzabal ESP Fagor 52 32 49 Ramon Mendiburu ESP Fagor 53 03 50 Raymond Mastrotto FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 53 21 51 Henri Duez FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 54 36 52 Andre Messelis BEL Dr Mann Grundig 56 43 53 Guido Reybrouck BEL Romeo Smith s 57 44 54 Christian Raymond FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 59 53 55 Maurice Izier FRA Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 1h 00 00 56 Jose Maria Errandonea ESP Fagor 1h 01 26 57 Desire Letort FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 1h 03 21 58 Edouard Delberghe FRA Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 1h 05 54 59 Maurice Benet FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 1h 06 26 60 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Romeo Smith s 1h 06 27 61 Jean Stablinski FRA Ford France Hutchinson 1h 09 06 62 Andre Darrigade FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 1h 10 42 63 Roger Swerts BEL Mercier BP Hutchinson 1h 12 02 64 Hubertus Zilverberg NED Televizier Batavus 1h 14 08 65 Herman Vrancken BEL Dr Mann Grundig 1h 14 13 66 Michel Grain FRA Ford France Hutchinson 1h 16 36 67 Jean Monteyne BEL Solo Superia 1h 16 54 68 Rik Wouters NED Televizier Batavus 1h 23 13 69 Albertus Geldermans NED Molteni 1h 25 23 70 Walter Boucquet BEL Dr Mann Grundig 1h 25 31 71 Pierre Beuffeuil FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 1h 25 39 72 Victor Van Schil BEL Mercier BP Hutchinson 1h 27 42 73 Henk Nijdam NED Televizier Batavus 1h 28 20 74 Willy In t Ven BEL Dr Mann Grundig 1h 31 27 75 Jos van der Vleuten NED Televizier Batavus 1h 31 44 76 Henri Dewolf BEL Solo Superia 1h 33 29 77 Guido Neri ITA Molteni 1h 38 10 78 Gilbert Bellone FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 1h 38 28 79 Jean Milesi FRA Ford France Hutchinson 1h 45 43 80 Robert Cazala FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 1h 54 16 81 Yvo Molenaers BEL Romeo Smith s 1h 59 45 82 Paolo Mannucci ITA Filotex 2h 05 26 Points classification Edit Final points classification 1 10 1 24 Rank Rider Team Points1 Willy Planckaert BEL Romeo Smith s 2112 Gerben Karstens NED Televizier Batavus 1893 Edward Sels BEL Solo Superia 1784 Jan Janssen NED Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 1445 Guido Reybrouck BEL Romeo Smith s 1196 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Romeo Smith s 1127 Rudi Altig FRG Molteni 1018 Joseph Huysmans BEL Dr Mann Grundig 1009 Walter Boucquet BEL Dr Mann Grundig 8210 Henk Nijdam NED Televizier Batavus 71Mountains classification Edit Final mountains classification 1 10 1 25 Rank Rider Team Points1 Julio Jimenez ESP Ford France Hutchinson 1232 Joaquim Galera ESP Kas Kaskol 983 Aurelio Gonzalez ESP Kas Kaskol 514 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 495 Franco Bitossi ITA Filotex 486 Edy Schutz LUX Romeo Smith s 477 Martin Vandenbossche BEL Romeo Smith s 348 Gregorio San Miguel ESP Kas Kaskol 349 Roger Pingeon FRA Peugeot BP Michelin 2610 Mariano Diaz ESP Fagor 25 Intermediate sprints classification Edit Final intermediate sprints classification 1 10 26 Rank Rider Team Points1 Guido Neri ITA Molteni 192 Andre Darrigade FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 123 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Romeo Smith s 104 Maurice Benet FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 85 Herman Vrancken BEL Dr Mann Grundig 66 Henri Dewolf BEL Solo Superia 47 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Mercier BP Hutchinson 48 Pierre Beuffeuil FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 39 Robert Cazala FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 310 Aurelio Gonzalez ESP Kas Kaskol 3Team classification Edit Final team classification 24 Rank Team Time1 Kas Kaskol 355h 02 45 2 Ford France Hutchinson 17 32 3 Peugeot BP Michelin 19 04 4 Fagor 26 30 5 Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 37 21 6 Romeo Smith s 55 03 7 Filotex 58 35 8 Dr Mann Grundig 58 54 9 Molteni 1h 01 37 10 Mercier BP Hutchinson 1h 12 09 11 Televizier Batavus 1h 38 37 12 Solo Superia 1h 56 54 13 Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 2h 13 04 Combativity classification Edit Final combativity classification 1 10 27 Rank Rider Team Points1 Rudi Altig FRG Molteni 1242 Raymond Poulidor FRA Mercier BP Hutchinson 683 Jan Janssen NED Pelforth Sauvage Lejeune 554 Julio Jimenez ESP Ford France Hutchinson 555 Aurelio Gonzalez ESP Kas Kaskol 486 Lucien Aimar FRA Ford France Hutchinson 467 Edy Schutz LUX Romeo Smith s 378 Andre Darrigade FRA Kamome Dilecta Dunlop 369 Franco Bitossi ITA Filotex 3510 Ferdinand Bracke BEL Peugeot BP Michelin 35Notes Edit No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975 18 References Edit a b c d e f 53eme Tour de France 1966 53rd Tour de France 1966 Memoire du cyclisme in French Retrieved 6 April 2020 Dertien ploegen in Tour de France Thirteen teams in the Tour de France Het vrije volk in Dutch Delpher 7 June 1966 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Drie Belgische ploegen in de Tour de France Three Belgian teams in the Tour de France De waarheid Delpher 13 June 1966 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Gimondi en Adorni niet in de Tour de France Gimondi and Adorni not in the Tour de France Friese koerier in Dutch Delpher 14 June 1966 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Nieuwe Italiaanse ploeg voor de Tour de France New Italian team for the Tour de France Het vrije volk in Dutch Delpher 21 June 1966 Retrieved 27 August 2016 Nederlands vuurwerk kan Tour opfleuren Dutch firework can animate the Tour Het vrije volk in Dutch Delpher 21 June 1966 Retrieved 27 August 2016 a b The history of the Tour de France Year 1966 The starters Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation Retrieved 2 April 2020 a b c Augendre 2016 p 57 Augendre 2016 pp 177 178 De bergen in de Ronde van Frankrijk The mountains in the Tour de France Trouw in Dutch 18 June 1966 p 23 via Delpher Zwegers Arian Tour de France GC top ten CVCC Archived from the original on 16 May 2008 Retrieved 8 June 2010 The history of the Tour de France Year 1966 The stage winners Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation Retrieved 2 April 2020 Augendre 2016 p 109 a b c d e f Amels 1984 pp 100 101 Nauright amp Parrish 2012 pp 452 455 Nauright amp Parrish 2012 pp 452 453 Nauright amp Parrish 2012 pp 453 454 a b Nauright amp Parrish 2012 p 454 Nauright amp Parrish 2012 p 455 van den Akker 2018 pp 211 216 Pelicula de la etapa Stage movie PDF El Mundo Deportivo in Spanish 8 July 1966 p 6 Willy Planckaert 18 dagen in de groene trui Willy Planckaert 18 days in the green jersey Gazet van Antwerpen in Dutch 15 July 1966 p 27 Archived from the original on 14 February 2019 van den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1966 Information about the Tour de France from 1966 TourDeFranceStatistieken nl in Dutch Archived from the original on 2 March 2019 Retrieved 2 March 2019 a b Clasificaciones PDF Mundo Deportivo in Spanish 15 July 1966 p 7 Archived PDF from the original on 16 March 2016 Clasificaciones PDF Mundo Deportivo in Spanish 13 July 1966 p 10 Archived PDF from the original on 6 October 2019 van den Akker Pieter Sprintdoorkomsten in de Tour de France 1966 Sprint results in the Tour de France 1966 TourDeFranceStatistieken nl in Dutch Archived from the original on 25 April 2019 Retrieved 25 April 2019 I conti del Tour The accounts of the Tour Corriere dello Sport in Italian 15 July 1966 p 10 Archived from the original on 25 September 2019 Bibliography EditAmels Wim 1984 De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903 1984 in Dutch Valkenswaard Netherlands Sport Express ISBN 978 90 70763 05 3 Augendre Jacques 2016 Guide historique Historical guide PDF Tour de France in French Paris Amaury Sport Organisation Archived PDF from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 27 October 2016 McGann Bill McGann Carol 2008 The Story of the Tour de France 1965 2007 Vol 2 Indianapolis Dog Ear Publishing ISBN 978 1 59858 608 4 Nauright John Parrish Charles 2012 Sports Around the World History Culture and Practice Vol 2 Santa Barbara California ABC CLIO ISBN 978 1 59884 300 2 van den Akker Pieter 2018 Tour de France Rules and Statistics 1903 2018 Self published ISBN 978 1 79398 080 9 Further reading Edit Sporting Cyclist Tour de France issue PDF Coureur Sporting Cyclist Vol 10 no 9 London Longacre Press September 1966 Archived PDF from the original on 8 March 2019 via Veteran Cycle Club Library External links Edit Media related to 1966 Tour de France at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 Tour de France amp oldid 1129058840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
