tour de france 1961

Of the team of 12 British riders who set off from Rouen, only four remained on Sunday night. If the other teams keep up the battle everyday, Anquetil and his boys will very probably be exhausted before the finish of the Tour. So, in one go, Anquetil lost two good lieutenants and the team was reduced by one sixth. And one more English rider had to retire. one kilometre later the French regional rider Viot got clear and was immediately followed by Adriaensens, Manzaneque, Foucher, Van der Steen, Bihouee, Stablinski, Groussard, Picot and the two English riders Elliott and Denson, This group never managed to build up more than a 25-second lead and were caught after 10km. Thus Carlesi moved to second in the final GC.The top of the climb to Superbagnères. Although we were critical of the policy of sending a full team in view of our present … The Frenchmen lost two riders during that second stage, riders they could ill afford. Three riders, Moore, O'Brien and Simpson retired, and three others, Brittain, Laidlaw and Ryall finished outside the limit.

in the red the international commissaires were benevolent and allowed them to start again from Charleroi. At Giver (42km. At that moment Forestier was yellow jersey of the race although he was actually not leading. From the beginning of the stage the French national team was riding at the head of the group, at high speed to avoid attacks. was another black day again for the English team who lost two more riders: Brittain and Hitchen. Both experienced Tour riders. After coming in second in the Giro, Anquetil predicted he would take the lead in the Tour on the first day and hold it all the way to the end.

The 1961 Tour de France was a complete French romp. He did just that by winning Stage 1B time trial. I am going back immediately to Paris to consult my doctor. 4,397 km ridden at an average speed of 36.03 km/hr. This time Ron Coe went out, suf- ferina from sunstroke. 197km.)

"Stage four, Charleroi - Metz 237 km. With Forestier on his wheel - Marcel Bidot ordered him to remain there - he increased his advantage from 5-15 at 72km., 9-20 at 105km., 9-50 at 115km,, to 10-10 at 120 km. From left to right: Gaul, Anquetil and JunkermannStage 17: Anqueil, standing on the pedals in the center, controls things on the Tourmalet. This was a bad turn of fortune, for these two were certainly Anquetil's best team mates. His morale at zero he decided to retire. " Viot was very strong and he was riding very Well. was disastrous for the English team. His knee had worsened after the previous day's riding on the pave, and in this stage he dropped back once again, just as he had done in the first two stages. If my doctor confirms it I shall have to have an operation and that will be the season finished for me. Editorial - The Two Tours - Two "old faithfuls" and two “new boys" were the only survivors of the 12 starters in the British team in the Tour de France, after the first week of racing during which Jacques Anquetil held his lead in his aim for a second Victory. The riders needed a rest. View full results of Tour de France 1961, won by Jacques Anquetil before Guido Carlesi (2nd) and Charly Gaul (3rd). However, as Brittain and Laidlaw were only 31sec. Some people think that the cartilezis damaged but I want to be quite sure.

Britain has had a poor start. The ten remaining French riders had to struggle against the whole field and that proved very difficult. But that is not exactly true. Half an hour after the start it began to rain and many riders crashed on the slippery roads. ), Viot got clear, followed by the Frenchman Forestier. The German, Jariszewicz, retired after only 26km., the first retirement of the Tour. But the English team had lost four riders, among them Tom Simpson, who was considered one of the most likely to succeed in the Tour.

Robinson was wounded in the knee but he didn't seem to be too bad when he quickly caught up with the bunch again.Stage 3 (Roubaix-Charleroi. Résumé muet de la 1 ère étape du Tour de France 1961 : 1ère partie : Rouen-Versailles, gagnée par André DARRIGADE. When I saw it was impossible for me to finish in a good position I preferred to retire. At the 90km mark there was a bad crash involving twelve riders ; Robinson, Morales, Anglade, Rostollan, Mahe, Privat, Pacheco, Gimmi, Thull, Ruby, Kuckerkorn, and Ryan. 132 starters and 72 classified finishers. Le 48 Tour de France se tient du 25 juin au 16 juillet 1961 sur 21 étapes pour 4 397 km. Credit: Cycling and Mopeds, 5 July 1961. The tactics of Marcel Bidet were very strange and were not well received by other officials.

With his victory in the second half of the first stage following Anquetil's win in the time trial in the morning Darrigade's position in the general classification looked healthy, and the boys of Marcel Bidot seemed to have already established themselves as the complete masters of the Tour with three stage wins, the yellow jersey, and heading the international classification. For the first time from the start at Rouen, the fourth stage was not much enlivened. Many other riders tried to pull away but each time one or two of Anquetil's team mates jumped on their wheels and refused to take the lead. He took the lead on the first day and has held it ever since. But a challenge is expected as the race enters the Alps from Charly Gaul, Luxembourg. The 1961 Tour de France was a complete French romp. AFTER eight days' hectic racing over 1,563 kilometres, Jacques Anquetil still dominates the Tour de France, backed solidly by his self-selected team. For the last time (except for 1967 and 1968), the Tour used national and regional teams. they were riding well and climbing with the best. Roger Privat and Franqois Mahe both crashed badly, the first retiring immediately, the second reaching the finish only to be eliminated for exceeding the time limit. Both riders retired and the doctors said they were completely exhausted.