Tour de France 1956
Stage 3 · Charly Gaul
Les Essarts → Les Essarts
Stage 3 — Charly Gaul wins Les Essarts → Les Essarts (225 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat225.0 km7 Jul 1956
Les Essarts → Les Essarts
Stage 3 | Lille - Rouen
Stage Winner
Charly Gaul
Yellow Jersey
Gilbert Desmet
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Charly Gaul
Race Date
7 Jul 1956
Profile
Flat
Distance
225 km
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 3
Yellow Jersey
Gilbert Desmet
Race leadership after stage 3 — Gilbert Desmet
Route & distance
Distance
225.0 km
Start
Les Essarts
Finish
Les Essarts
Profile
Flat
Date
7 Jul 1956
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
34.2 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage 3 in the 1956 Tour de France
Adjacent stages
1
Reims → Liège
223 km
André Darrigade
2
Liège → Lille
217 km
Fred De Bruyne
4
Rouen → Caen
15 km
Roger Hassenforder
5
Caen → Saint-Malo
125 km
Joseph Morvan
6
Saint-Malo → Lorient
189 km
Fred De Bruyne