1968 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1968 Tour de France Route of the 1968 Tour de France.png Route of the 1968 Tour de France 360px 27 June – 21 July 1968 22, including four split stages 4492 km 133h 49' 42" Jan Janssen NED Netherlands yellow Herman Van Springel BEL Belgium A Ferdinand Bracke BEL Belgium B Franco Bitossi ITA Italy red Aurelio González ESP 1945 Spain Georges Vandenberghe BEL Belgium B Franco Bitossi ITA Italy Spain Roger Pingeon FRA France A 1967 1969 The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 27 June and 21 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4492 km 0 on. Eleven national teams of 10 riders competed, with three French teams, two Belgian teams and one from Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgish team. The 1968 Tour marked the first time the race would end at the Vélodrome de Vincennes, replacing the now-defunct Parc des Princes Velodrome which served as the final stop from 1904 to 1967. The general classification was won by Jan Janssen, who overtook Herman Van Springel in the final time trial. Innovations and changes After the death of Tom Simpson, doping controls had become mandatory.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 To further protect the cyclists, it was now allowed to get water during the race, and two rest days were added.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 To get more sponsor income, a new classification was added, the combination classification, calculated from the positions in the general, points and mountains classification.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 The jersey of the points classification, which has been green in all other years, was red in 1968 for sponsorship reasons.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1968 Tour de France The 1968 Tour started with 110 cyclists, divided into 11 teams of 10 cyclists.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1968 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403104355/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/partants.html dead The teams entering the race were: 20em France A France B France C Germany Belgium A Belgium B Spain Great Britain Italy Netherlands Switzerland/Luxembourg Route and stages The route for the Tour de France was announced in December 1967. At that time, the last stage was not finalised yet, because the old finish place (the Parc des Princes) was no longer available, and a new one had to be found.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010814407:mpeg21:a0211 Finish van Tour de France probleem voor organisatie Finish of Tour de France problem for organisation nl 13 December 1967 Trouw Delpher 10 May 2018 11 The 1968 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had two rest days, in Royan and Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.Augendre 2016 59 The highest point of elevation in the race was 2408 m ft on at the summit of the Port d'Envalira mountain pass on stage 13.Augendre 2016 185Tour de France 1968 https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010833697:mpeg21:p015 Het Parool 27 June 1968 15 nl Delpher + Stage characteristics and winnersAugendre 2016 59http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1968 Tour de France GC top ten Arian Zwegers CVCC 17 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071832/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html 16 May 2008 dead The history of the Tour de France – Year 1968 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403003034/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1a27 June Vittel 6.1 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Charly Grosskost FRA 1b28 June Vittel to Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 189 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Charly Grosskost FRA 229 June Arlon (Belgium) to Forest (Belgium) 210.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Erik de Vlaeminck BEL 3a30 June Forest (Belgium) 22 km on alt=|link=Team time trial|20px Team time trial BEL Belgium A 3b Forest (Belgium) to Roubaix 112 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Walter Godefroot BEL 41 July Roubaix to Rouen 238 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Georges Chappe FRA 5a2 July Rouen to Bagnoles-de-l'Orne 165 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage André Desvages FRA 5b Bagnoles-de-l'Orne to Dinard 154.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jean Dumont FRA 63 July Dinard to Lorient 188 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Aurelio González Puente ESP 1945 74 July Lorient to Nantes 190 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA 85 July Nantes to Royan 223 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Daniel Van Ryckeghem BEL 6 July Royan Rest day 97 July Royan to Bordeaux 137.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Walter Godefroot BEL 108 July Bordeaux to Bayonne 202.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Gilbert Bellone FRA 119 July Bayonne to Pau 183.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Daniel Van Ryckeghem BEL 1210 July Pau to Saint-Gaudens 226.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Georges Pintens BEL 1311 July Saint-Gaudens to La Seu d'Urgell (Spain) 208.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Herman Van Springel BEL 1412 July La Seu d'Urgell to Perpignan 231.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jan Janssen NED 13 July Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via Rest day 1514 July Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via to Albi 250.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Roger Pingeon FRA 1615 July Albi to Aurillac 199 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA 1716 July Aurillac to Saint-Étienne 236.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jean-Pierre Genet FRA 1817 July Saint-Étienne to Grenoble 235 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Roger Pingeon FRA 1918 July Grenoble to Sallanches 200 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Barry Hoban GBR 2019 July Sallanches to Besançon 242.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jozef Huysmans BEL 2120 July Besançon to Auxerre 242 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Eric Leman BEL 22a21 July Auxerre to Melun 136 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Maurice Izier FRA 22b Melun to Paris 55.2 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Jan Janssen NED Total 4492 km 0 onAugendre 2016 109 Race overview The initial time trial was won by Charly Grosskost, with most favourites shortly behind him. Grosskost also won the next stage, and thus kept the lead.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 In the first part of the third stage, a team time trial, the Belgian A team won, and because of the time bonuses Herman Vanspringel took over the lead.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 The next stages were all flat, and the favourites were unable to gain time on each other. In the fourth stage, a group without favourites escaped and won the stage with a margin of a few minutes; Jean-Pierre Genet was the best-placed cyclist of that group, and became the new leader. A similar thing happened in the first part of the fifth stage; Georges Vandenberghe was the only cyclist who had been present in both escape groups, and he became the new leader of the general classification. Vandenberghe was now a few minutes ahead in the general classification, and kept that lead until the start of the Pyrenees after stage eleven.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 Vandenberghe was expected to lose the lead in the twelfth stage, because he was not known to be a good climber. But he surprised, and stayed with some of the favourites, keeping the lead. In that stage, the Dutch team was reduced to four cyclists, and the leader Jan Janssen did not look strong. On the other hand, the leader of the French team Raymond Poulidor had gained time, and seemed to be the best-placed favourite, in fifth place in the general classification.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 In the thirteenth stage, Vandenberghe again was able to stay at the front. In the last day in the Pyrenees during stage fourteen, Janssen won the stage, but won little time by that, as almost all cyclists were in the group just behind him.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 thumb|upright|Jan Janssen (pictured in 1967), winner of the general classification In the fifteenth stage, Raymond Poulidor was hit by a motor, but was able to remount and reach the finish, although he lost more than a minute on his direct competitors.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 In the sixteenth stage, French internal rivalry was dominating; while Roger Pingeon of the France A team was slowing down to drink, Lucien Aimar of the France B team attacked, and took a group of favourites with him. Although Aimar was later dropped from that group, Godefroot, Janssen, Vanspringel, Bracke and Gandarias stayed at the front, while Pingeon, Poulidor and Vandenberghe lost more than nine minutes, and were out of contention. The new leader was now Rolf Wolfshohl, with San Miguel in second place and Franco Bitossi in third place.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 In the eighteenth stage, Pingeon fought back and escaped early in the stage. He was joined by Bitossi, who was keen on taking over the lead in the general classification. On the last climb, Bitossi was out of energy and lost considerable time. Pingeon won the stage, and San Miguel climbed up to the first place in the general classification. However, the top eight was within two minutes of each other.McGann McGann 2008 32–38 In the nineteenth stage, San Miguel lost a little time on Vanspringel, who became the new leader. The next few stages did not change anything in the top of the general classification. The Tour ended with a time trial, and before the time trial, Herman Van Springel was leading, followed by San Miguel at 12 seconds, Janssen at 16 seconds and Bitossi at 58 seconds. Janssen won the final time trial, with Van Springel in second place, but the margin was large enough for Janssen to win the Tour.http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1968.php Mémoire du cyclisme 55ème Tour de France 1968 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022017/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1968.php 22 March 2012 26 September 2016 dead Doping Doping controls were performed daily on the first three riders to complete the stage and three more riders by random drawing.Geoffrey Nicholson https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37481715/ The Observer 18 June 23, 1968 Who will win the Tour this year? Have the British team a chance? Will drugs be an important factor? October 18, 2019 Newspapers.com Gimondi advised the Tour de France organizers adopt the aforementioned system, which was used at the Giro d'Italia earlier that year, in order for him to agree to participate in the race. In total, 163 doping tests were performed.http://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/doping%20geschorst/coll/ddd/image/ddd:011015342:mpeg21:a0148/page/7/maxperpage/10/sortfield/date/cql/(date%20_gte_%2001-01-1968)/cql/(content%20all%20doping%20and%20geschorst) https://archive.today/20140103151248/http://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/doping%20geschorst/coll/ddd/image/ddd:011015342:mpeg21:a0148/page/7/maxperpage/10/sortfield/date/cql/(date%20_gte_%2001-01-1968)/cql/(content%20all%20doping%20and%20geschorst) dead 3 January 2014 Laatste controles op doping negatief nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 23 July 1968 3 January 2014 Two returned positive: José Samyn, after the sixth stagehttp://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/samyn%20doping/coll/ddd/image/ddd:010565123:mpeg21:a0243/page/1/maxperpage/10 https://archive.today/20140103151324/http://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/samyn%20doping/coll/ddd/image/ddd:010565123:mpeg21:a0243/page/1/maxperpage/10 dead 3 January 2014 Fransman Samyn wegens doping uit de Tour nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek Leeuwarder Courant 6 July 1968 3 January 2014 Jean Stablinski, after the eleventh stage, for amphetamineshttp://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/samyn%20stablinski%20doping/coll/ddd/image/ddd:110611660:mpeg21:a0064/page/1/maxperpage/10 https://archive.today/20140103151334/http://kranten.delpher.nl/nl/view/index/query/samyn%20stablinski%20doping/coll/ddd/image/ddd:110611660:mpeg21:a0064/page/1/maxperpage/10 dead 3 January 2014 Stablinski uit de Tour verbannen nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek De tijd 15 July 1968 3 January 2014 Both were removed from the race, suspended for one month and given a fine. Classification leadership and minor prizes There were several classifications in the 1968 Tour de France, two of them awarding jerseys to their leaders.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–453 Additionally, there was a points classification. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification.Nauright Parrish 2012 453–454 The jersey for the points classification leader was red in 1968, unlike all other years since its introduction in 1953, when it was green.Nauright Parrish 2012 453–454http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/pelotons/sets.php?s=22 Les maillots du Tour de France 1968 30 August 2010 27 August 2007 Mémoire du cyclisme fr https://web.archive.org/web/20101007094918/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/pelotons/sets.php?s=22 7 October 2010 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 lead the classification.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 The leader of the mountains classification, which had been calculated since 1933 but had never had a jersey,Nauright Parrish 2012 454 also became identifiable by a "macaron" on his jersey. A newly introduced classification was the combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications.Nauright Parrish 2012 454–455 The leader was not identified by a jersey, but wore a "macaron" on their jersey. The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but points were only awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1968, this classification had no associated jersey.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 The Switzerland/Luxembourg team finished with only two cyclists. 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 points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.van den Akker 2018 211–216 Roger Pingeon won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.Augendre 2016 59 The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col des Aravis on stage 19. This prize was won by Barry Hoban.Premierijder Hoban ritzege Premier rider Hoban stage victory https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010373743:mpeg21:p004 De Waarheid 19 July 1968 4 nl Delpher There was also the Souvenir Tom Simpson, given in honour of Tom Simpson, who died during the 1967 Tour. This prize was won by Roger Pingeon on stage 15 in the small town of Mirepoix.Wadley J. B. Jock Wadley The 3000 miles race won in the last twenty minutes International Cycle Sport September 1968 5 3 http://www.internationalcyclesport.com/html/ics_1968-09_p03.html 7 April 2020 Kennedy Brothers Publishing Silsden, UK 0020-6504 https://web.archive.org/web/20200407223144/http://www.internationalcyclesport.com/html/ics_1968-09_p03.html 7 April 2020 InternationalCycleSport.com +Classification leadership by stagehttp://krantenarchief.concentra.be/vw/article.do?code=GVA&date=19680722&id=GVA-19680722-01013008 Dag na dag en rit na rit in de Tour nl Day after day and stage after stage in the Tour Gazet van Antwerpen 22 July 1968 10 May 2018 13van den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1968 Information about the Tour de France from 1968 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1968 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302050935/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1968 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|alt=|link=General classification in the Tour de France Points classification25px|alt=|link=Points classification in the Tour de France Mountains classificationmountains-jersey No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 Combination classification Intermediate sprints classification Team classification Combativity Award Classification 1a Charly Grosskost Charly Grosskost Charly Grosskost no award no award no award France B Charly Grosskost Charly Grosskost 1b Charly Grosskost Eric Leman Italo Zilioli Michael Wright France A 2 Erik De VlaeminckErik De Vlaeminck Herman Van Springel Herman Van Springel 3a Belgium A Herman Van Springel Belgium A Belgium 3b Walter Godefroot Eric Leman/Barry Hoban Jean-Marie Leblanc Barry Hoban 4 Georges Chappe Jean-Pierre Genet Michael Wright France A Jean Stablinski 5a André Desvages Georges Vandenberghe Walter GodefrootGeorges VandenbergheGeorges Vandenberghe André Desvages 5b Jean Dumont Georges Vandenberghe Franco Bitossi 6 Aurelio González Puente Michael Wright Paul Lemeteyer 7 Franco Bitossi Franco BitossiGeorges Vandenberghe Roland Smaniotto 8 Daniel Van Ryckeghem Edy Schütz 9 Walter Godefroot Walter Godefroot Jean-Marie Leblanc 10 Gilbert Bellone Franco Bitossi Arthur Metcalfe Roland Smaniotto 11 Daniel Van Ryckeghem Walter Godefroot Vicente López Carril 12 Georges Pintens Andrés Gandarias Spain Jean-Pierre Ducasse Jean-Pierre Ducasse 13 Herman Van Springel Aurelio González Puente Franco Bitossi Aurelio González Puente 14 Jan JanssenGeorges Vandenberghe Jean Dumont 15 Roger Pingeon Roger Pingeon Roger Pingeon 16 Franco Bitossi Rolf Wolfshohl Franco BitossiFranco Bitossi Rolf Wolfshohl Rolf Wolfshohl 17 Jean-Pierre Genet Aurelio González Puente Willy Spühler 18 Roger Pingeon Gregorio San Miguel Roger Pingeon Roger Pingeon 19 Barry Hoban Herman Van Springel Franco Bitossi Barry Hoban 20 Jos Huysmans Aurelio González Puente 21 Eric Leman Jean Dumont 22a Maurice Izier Maurice Izier 22b Jan Janssen Jan Janssen FinalJan Janssenwhite Franco Bitossi yes Aurelio González Puente Franco Bitossi Georges Vandenberghe Spain Roger Pingeon Final standings General classification + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1968 – Stage 22.02 Melun > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/2202/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402221013/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1968/2202/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Time 1 Jan Janssen NED Netherlands 133h 49' 42" 2 Herman Van Springel BEL Belgium A + 38" 3 Ferdinand Bracke BEL Belgium B + 3' 03" 4 Gregorio San Miguel ESP 1945 Spain + 3' 17" 5 Roger Pingeon FRA France A + 3' 29" 6 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Germany + 3' 46" 7 Lucien Aimar FRA France B + 4' 44" 8 Franco Bitossi ITA Italy + 4' 59" 9 Andrés Gandarias ESP 1945 Spain + 5' 05" 10 Ugo Colombo ITA Italy + 7' 55" Final general classification (11–63) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Antonio Gómez del Moral ESP 1945 Spain + 8' 11" 12 Georges Pintens BEL Belgium A + 10' 26" 13 Aurelio González ESP 1945 Spain + 10' 42" 14 André Poppe BEL Belgium A + 12' 31" 15 Silvano Schiavon ITA Italy + 14' 09" 16 Antoon Houbrechts BEL Belgium B + 17' 23" 17 Charly Grosskost FRA France B + 17' 26" 18 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Belgium B + 18' 02" 19 Flaviano Vicentini ITA Italy + 18' 19" 20 Walter Godefroot BEL Belgium B + 18' 28" 21 Jean Dumont FRA France C + 20' 08" 22 André Bayssière FRA France C + 21' 30" 23 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 Spain + 21' 38" 24 Adriano Passuello ITA Italy + 22' 01" 25 Carlo Chiappano ITA Italy + 23' 42" 26 Arie den Hartog NED Netherlands + 29' 34" 27 Bernard Guyot FRA France A + 30' 49" 28 Michael Wright GBR Great Britain + 38' 53" 29 Carlos Echeverría ESP 1945 Spain + 39' 27" 30 Julio Jiménez ESP 1945 Spain + 39' 56" 31 Jean-Pierre Ducasse FRA France B + 39' 58" 32 Jozef Huysmans BEL Belgium A + 42' 28" 33 Barry Hoban GBR Great Britain + 43' 28" 34 Frans Brands BEL Belgium A + 43' 29" 35 Karl Brand SUI Switzerland/Luxembourg + 47' 56" 36 Dieter Puschel FRG Germany + 48' 48" 37 Michel Grain FRA France B + 49' 07" 38 Sebastián Elorza ESP 1945 Spain + 52' 08" 39 Willy Spühler SUI Switzerland/Luxembourg + 58' 18" 40 Gilbert Bellone FRA France B + 1h 04' 56" 41 Jean-Pierre Genet FRA France A + 1h 07' 26" 42 Georges Chappe FRA France B + 1h 08' 00" 43 Maurice Izier FRA France C + 1h 10' 54" 44 Herbert Wilde FRG Germany + 1h 11' 47" 45 Christian Raymond FRA France A + 1h 13' 07" 46 Daniel Van Rijckeghem BEL Belgium A + 1h 13' 31" 47 Jean Monteyne BEL Belgium B + 1h 18' 21" 48 Serge Bolley FRA France B + 1h 19' 15" 49 Marcel Maes BEL Belgium A + 1h 21' 51" 50 Anatole Novak FRA France A + 1h 33' 58" 51 Erik De Vlaeminck BEL Belgium B + 1h 37' 42" 52 Eric Leman BEL Belgium B + 1h 40' 48" 53 Edward Weckx BEL Belgium A + 1h 41' 17" 54 Victor Nuelant BEL Belgium B + 1h 43' 14" 55 Eddy Beugels NED Netherlands + 1h 44' 21" 56 Evert Dolman NED Netherlands + 1h 46' 50" 57 Willy In' t Ven BEL Belgium A + 1h 47' 29" 58 Jean-Marie Leblanc FRA France B + 1h 49' 36" 59 Jean-Louis Bodin FRA France C + 1h 49' 50" 60 Remy Van Vreckom BEL Belgium B + 1h 51' 12" 61 Mino Denti ITA Italy + 1h 56' 47" 62 Vic Denson GBR Great Britain + 2h 23' 29" 63 John Clarey GBR Great Britain + 2h 43' 28" Points classification +Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points1 Franco Bitossi ITA Italy 2412 Walter Godefroot BEL Belgium B 2193 Jan Janssen NED Netherlands 2004 Daniel Van Rijckeghem BEL Belgium A 1675 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Belgium B 1556 Herman Van Springel BEL Belgium A 1197 Barry Hoban GBR Great Britain 1138 Georges Pintens BEL Belgium A 959 Michael Wright GBR Great Britain 9210 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Germany 89 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points1 Aurelio González ESP 1945 Spain 962 Franco Bitossi ITA Italy 843 Julio Jiménez ESP 1945 Spain 724 Roger Pingeon FRA France A 655 Andrés Gandarias ESP 1945 Spain 576 Barry Hoban GBR Great Britain 507 Gregorio San Miguel ESP 1945 Spain 308 Jean-Pierre Ducasse FRA France B 289 Arie den Hartog NED Netherlands 2610 Silvano Schiavon ITA Italy 25 Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–5) Rank Rider Team Points1Franco Bitossi ITA Italy 112Jan Janssen NED Netherlands 18.53 Roger Pingeon FRA France A 204 Herman Van Springel BEL Belgium A 20.55 Gregorio San Miguel ESP 1945 Spain 26 Intermediate sprints classification +Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5) Rank Rider Team Points1 Georges Vandenberghe BEL Belgium B 592 Michael Wright GBR Great Britain 453 Barry Hoban GBR Great Britain 434 Eric Leman BEL Belgium B 275 Serge Bolley FRA France B 20 Team classification +Final team classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1968/07/22/MD19680722-021.pdf Clasificaciones 22 July 1968 21 es Mundo Deportivo https://web.archive.org/web/20191006192123/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1968/07/22/MD19680722-021.pdf 6 October 2019 live Rank Team Time1Spain403h 47' 51"2Belgium A+12' 12"3France B+21' 45"4Italia+25' 01"5Belgium B+25' 16"6France A+44' 27"7France C+46' 39"8Netherlands+49' 11"9Germany+49' 11"10Great Britain+1h 53' 52" Combativity classification +Final combativity award (1–5) Rank Rider Team Points1 Roger Pingeon FRA France A 3072 Aurelio González ESP 1945 Spain 2433 Jean Dumont FRA France C 2194 Barry Hoban GBR Great Britain 2155 Rolf Wolfshohl FRG Germany 168 Aftermath It was the last edition in which the cyclists participated in national teams; from 1969 on, commercial teams were used. Notes References 30em Bibliography Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf Guide historique Historical guide 2016 fr 27 October 2016 Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf 17 August 2016 live McGann Bill McGann Carol The Story of the Tour de France: 1965–2007 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=V8mlwItBhhcC Dog Ear Publishing Indianapolis 2008 978-1-59858-608-4 Nauright John Parrish Charles Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC 2012 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California 978-1-59884-300-2 van den Akker Pieter Tour de France Rules and Statistics: 1903–2018 https://books.google.com/books?id=09sxwQEACAAJ 2018 Self-published 978-1-79398-080-9 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 142–143 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1968 Tour de France 1a 10 11 22b Category:1968 in French sport 1968 Category:1968 in road cycling Category:June 1968 sports events in Europe Category:July 1968 sports events in Europe Category:1968 Super Prestige Pernod