Tour de France 1956
Stage 8 · Miguel Poblet
Angers → La Rochelle
Stage 8 — Miguel Poblet wins Angers → La Rochelle (244 km)
Stage facts
Road raceHills flat finish244.0 km11 Jul 1956
Angers → La Rochelle
Stage 7 | Lorient - Angers
Stage Winner
Miguel Poblet
Yellow Jersey
Roger Walkowiak
Avg Speed
40.7 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Miguel Poblet
Race Date
11 Jul 1956
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
244 km
Avg Speed
40.7 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 8
Yellow Jersey
Roger Walkowiak
Race leadership after stage 8 — Roger Walkowiak
Route & distance
Distance
244.0 km
Start
Angers
Finish
La Rochelle
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
11 Jul 1956
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.7 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,378
Stage 8 in the 1956 Tour de France
Adjacent stages
5
Caen → Saint-Malo
125 km
Joseph Morvan
6
Saint-Malo → Lorient
189 km
Fred De Bruyne
7
Lorient → Angers
192 km
Alessandro Fantini
9
La Rochelle → Bordeaux
180 km
Roger Hassenforder
10
Bordeaux → Bayonne
219 km
Fred De Bruyne
11
Bayonne → Pau
201 km
Nino Defilippis