Tour de France 1956
Stage 12 · Jean-Pierre Schmitz
Pau → Luchon
Stage 12 — Jean-Pierre Schmitz wins Pau → Luchon (255 km)
Stage facts
Road raceMountains flat finish255.0 km16 Jul 1956
Pau → Luchon
Stage 11 | Bayonne - Pau
Stage Winner
Jean-Pierre Schmitz
Yellow Jersey
Jean Adriaenssens
Avg Speed
38.6 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Jean-Pierre Schmitz
Race Date
16 Jul 1956
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Distance
255 km
Avg Speed
38.6 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 12
Yellow Jersey
Jean Adriaenssens
Race leadership after stage 12 — Jean Adriaenssens
Route & distance
Distance
255.0 km
Start
Pau
Finish
Luchon
Profile
Mountains flat finish
Date
16 Jul 1956
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
38.6 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage 12 in the 1956 Tour de France
Adjacent stages
9
La Rochelle → Bordeaux
180 km
Roger Hassenforder
10
Bordeaux → Bayonne
219 km
Fred De Bruyne
11
Bayonne → Pau
201 km
Nino Defilippis
13
Luchon → Toulouse
130 km
Nino Defilippis
14
Toulouse → Montpellier
176 km
Roger Hassenforder
15
Montpellier → Aix en Provence
231 km
Joseph Thomin