The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Rouen with a flat stage on 25 June and Stage 11 occurred on 5 July with a mountain stage from Turin in Italy. The race finished in Paris on 16 July.
Stage 11 5 July 1961 - Turin to Antibes,
Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 France s.t. 3 France - West/South-West s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Germany s.t. 6 Belgium s.t. 7 France - Centre s.t. 8 Italy s.t. 9 Germany s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.General classification after stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 5' 37" 3 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 4 Italy + 7' 43" 5 Spain + 8' 14" 6 Germany + 9' 16" 7 Italy + 9' 36" 8 France - Centre + 10' 22" 9 France + 11' 12" 10 France + 15' 59"
Stage 12 6 July 1961 - Antibes to Aix-en-Provence,
Stage 12 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 France s.t. 3 Belgium s.t. 4 France - West/South-West s.t. 5 Italy s.t. 6 France - West/South-West s.t. 7 France - Centre s.t. 8 France - West/South-West s.t. 9 France - Centre s.t. 10 France - Paris/North-East s.t.General classification after stage 12 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 5' 37" 3 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 4 Italy + 7' 43" 5 Spain + 8' 14" 6 Belgium + 9' 07" 7 Germany + 9' 16" 8 Italy + 9' 36" 9 France - Centre + 10' 22" 10 Belgium + 16' 40"
Stage 13 7 July 1961 - Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier,
Stage 13 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Netherlands s.t. 3 Belgium s.t. 4 France - West/South-West s.t. 5 Italy s.t. 6 France s.t. 7 Belgium s.t. 8 France - West/South-West s.t. 9 Belgium s.t. 10 France - Paris/North-East s.t.General classification after stage 13 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 5' 37" 3 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 4 Italy + 7' 43" 5 Spain + 8' 14" 6 Belgium + 9' 07" 7 Germany + 9' 16" 8 Italy + 9' 36" 9 France - Centre + 10' 22" 10 Belgium + 16' 40"
Rest Day 8 July 1961 - Montpellier
Stage 14 9 July 1961 - Montpellier to Perpignan,
Stage 14 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 France - West/South-West s.t. 3 France s.t. 4 France - Paris/North-East s.t. 5 Netherlands + 18" 6 Belgium + 2' 00" 7 Belgium s.t. 8 France - Paris/North-East s.t. 9 Netherlands s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after stage 14 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 5' 37" 3 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 4 Italy + 7' 43" 5 Spain + 8' 14" 6 Belgium + 9' 07" 7 Germany + 9' 25" 8 Italy + 9' 36" 9 France - Centre + 10' 31" 10 Belgium + 16' 49"
Stage 15 10 July 1961 - Perpignan to Toulouse,
Stage 15 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Belgium s.t. 3 France - West/South-West s.t. 4 France - Centre s.t. 5 Belgium + 6" 6 France - West/South-West s.t. 7 Belgium s.t. 8 France - Paris/North-East s.t. 9 Belgium s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after stage 15 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 5' 37" 3 Italy + 6' 07" 4 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 5 Spain + 8' 14" 6 Belgium + 9' 07" 7 Germany + 9' 25" 8 Italy + 9' 36" 9 France - Centre + 10' 31" 10 Belgium + 16' 49"
Stage 16 11 July 1961 - Toulouse to Superbagnères,
Stage 16 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Italy + 8" 3 Germany + 14" 4 France + 16" 5 Belgium s.t. 6 Switzerland/Luxembourg s.t. 7 France - West/South-West s.t. 8 Spain + 22" 9 France - Centre + 29" 10 France - Centre + 39"General classification after stage 16 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Italy + 5' 29" 3 Spain + 5' 43" 4 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 5 Italy + 8' 50" 6 Germany + 9' 23" 7 France - Centre + 10' 44" 8 Spain + 12' 03" 9 Belgium + 17' 54" 10 Belgium + 18' 12"
Stage 17 12 July 1961 - Luchon to Pau,
Stage 17 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 France - West/South-West s.t. 3 France - West/South-West + 5" 4 France + 3' 58" 5 Belgium + 3' 59" 6 Italy + 4' 06" 7 France - West/South-West s.t. 8 Belgium s.t. 9 France - West/South-West s.t. 10 Germany s.t.General classification after stage 17 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Italy + 5' 29" 3 Spain + 5' 43" 4 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 5 Italy + 8' 50" 6 Germany + 9' 23" 7 France - Centre + 10' 44" 8 Spain + 12' 03" 9 Belgium + 17' 54" 10 Belgium + 18' 21"
Stage 18 13 July 1961 - Pau to Bordeaux,
Stage 18 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 France - West/South-West s.t. 3 France s.t. 4 Belgium s.t. 5 France - Paris/North-East s.t. 6 Spain s.t. 7 Switzerland/Luxembourg s.t. 8 Belgium s.t. 9 Italy s.t. 10 France - West/South-West s.t.General classification after stage 18 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Italy + 5' 29" 3 Spain + 5' 43" 4 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6' 33" 5 Italy + 8' 50" 6 Germany + 9' 23" 7 France - Centre + 10' 44" 8 Spain + 12' 03" 9 Belgium + 17' 54" 10 Belgium + 18' 21"
Stage 19 14 July 1961 - Bergerac to Périgueux, (ITT)
Stage 19 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 2' 59" 3 Italy + 3' 37" 4 Germany + 3' 41" 5 France - West/South-West + 3' 47" 6 France + 4' 38" 7 Spain + 5' 19" 8 France - Centre + 5' 25" 9 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 5' 54" 10 Belgium + 5' 59"General classification after stage 19 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 10' 02" 3 Italy + 10' 06" 4 Germany + 14' 04" 5 Spain + 14' 13" 6 Italy + 15' 59" 7 Spain + 18' 22" 8 France - Centre + 19' 35" 9 Belgium + 26' 06" 10 Belgium + 27' 36"
Stage 20 15 July 1961 - Périgueux to Tours,
Stage 20 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 France - Paris/North-East s.t. 3 Italy s.t. 4 France - West/South-West s.t. 5 France - West/South-West s.t. 6 Belgium s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 Spain s.t. 9 Belgium s.t. 10 Netherlands s.t.General classification after stage 20 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 10' 02" 3 Italy + 10' 06" 4 Germany + 14' 04" 5 Spain + 14' 13" 6 Italy + 15' 59" 7 Spain + 18' 22" 8 France - Centre + 19' 35" 9 Belgium + 26' 06" 10 Belgium + 27' 36"
Stage 21 16 July 1961 - Tours to Paris,
The finishing times were recorded at the entrance to the velodrome.
Stage 21 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 France s.t. 3 Belgium s.t. 4 Belgium s.t. 5 Italy s.t. 6 Belgium s.t. 7 France - West/South-West s.t. 8 France - West/South-West + 1' 44" 9 France s.t. 10 Netherlands + 1' 40"General classification after stage 21 Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Italy + 12' 14" 3 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 12' 16" 4 Italy + 15' 59" 5 Germany + 16' 09" 6 Spain + 16' 27" 7 Spain + 20' 41" 8 France - Centre + 21' 44" 9 Belgium + 26' 57" 10 Belgium + 28' 05"
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