Tour de France 1955
Stage 8 · Charly Gaul
Thonon → Briançon
Stage 8 — Charly Gaul wins Thonon → Briançon (267 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat267.0 km13 Jul 1955
Thonon → Briançon
Stage 7 | Zürich - Thonon-les-Bains
Stage Winner
Charly Gaul
Yellow Jersey
Antonin Rolland
Avg Speed
36.2 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,392
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Charly Gaul
Race Date
13 Jul 1955
Profile
Flat
Distance
267 km
Avg Speed
36.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 8
Yellow Jersey
Antonin Rolland
Race leadership after stage 8 — Antonin Rolland
Route & distance
Distance
267.0 km
Start
Thonon
Finish
Briançon
Profile
Flat
Date
13 Jul 1955
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
36.2 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,392
Stage 8 in the 1955 Tour de France
Adjacent stages
5
Metz → Colmar
225 km
Roger Hassenforder
6
Colmar → Zurich
229 km
André Darrigade
7
Zurich → Thonon
195 km
Jos Hinsen
9
Briançon → Monaco
253 km
Raphaël Geminiani
10
Monaco → Marseille
275 km
Lucien Lazarides
11
Marseille → Avignon
240 km
Louison Bobet