Tour de France 1961

Tour de France 1961 — Jacques Anquetil wins overall after 21 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Jacques Anquetil

France

21

Stages

4,397

Total km

37.2

Avg km/h

54,393

Total Elev. m

2

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

7

Flat

33%

7

Mountain

33%

5

Hilly

24%

2

Time Trial

10%

Stage winners and teams — André Darrigade takes 3 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
FRANCE122h 01' 33''
02
ITALIE122h 13' 47''
03
SUISSE-LUXEMBOURG122h 13' 49''
04
ITALIE122h 17' 32''
05
ALLEMAGNE122h 17' 42''
06
ESPAGNE122h 18' 00''
07
ESPAGNE122h 22' 14''
08
CENTRE-MIDI122h 23' 17''
09
BELGIQUE122h 28' 30''
10
BELGIQUE122h 29' 38''
11
BELGIQUE122h 30' 00''
12
SUISSE-LUXEMBOURG122h 33' 47''
13
BELGIQUE122h 42' 07''
14
OUEST-SUD OUEST122h 42' 59''
15
BELGIQUE122h 43' 26''
16
ITALIE122h 44' 59''
17
BELGIQUE122h 47' 25''
18
FRANCE122h 49' 11''
19
FRANCE122h 54' 52''
20
OUEST-SUD OUEST122h 59' 41''
21
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 00' 15''
22
CENTRE-MIDI123h 00' 15''
23
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 06' 38''
24
PARIS-NORD-EST123h 08' 01''
25
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 08' 18''
26
PARIS-NORD-EST123h 09' 06''
27
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 19' 14''
28
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 20' 48''
29
PARIS-NORD-EST123h 21' 13''
30
OUEST-SUD OUEST123h 22' 31''

Stage winners (16 riders)

André Darrigade

3 stages

Stages 2, 13, 20

Jacques Anquetil

2 stages

Stages 1, 19

Guido Carlesi

2 stages

Stages 11, 15

Eddy Pauwels

2 stages

Stages 14, 17

Emile Daems

1 stage

Stages 3

Anatole Novak

1 stage

Stages 4

Louis Bergaud

1 stage

Stages 5

Joseph Planckaert

1 stage

Stages 6

Jean Stablinski

1 stage

Stages 7

Jean Forestier

1 stage

Stages 8

Charly Gaul

1 stage

Stages 9

Guy Ignolin

1 stage

Stages 10

Michel Van Aerde

1 stage

Stages 12

Imerio Massignan

1 stage

Stages 16

Martin Van Geneugden

1 stage

Stages 18

Robert Cazala

1 stage

Stages 21

Teams at the 1961 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
FRANCE10#1
ITALIE7#2
SUISSE-LUXEMBOURG7#3
ALLEMAGNE2#5
ESPAGNE7#6
CENTRE-MIDI8#8
BELGIQUE8#9
OUEST-SUD OUEST9#14
PARIS-NORD-EST7#24
GRANDE-BRETAGNE3#47
PAYS BAS4#51

Stage profiles in the 1961 edition

7

Flat

6

Hills flat finish

6

Mountains flat finish

1

Hills uphill finish

1

Mountains uphill finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1961 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 125 JunVersailles → Versailles137 kmJacques Anquetil1,638 m41.9 km/h
Stage 225 JunPontoise → Roubaix29 kmAndré Darrigade374 m43.1 km/h
Stage 326 JunRoubaix → Charleroi231 kmEmile Daems1,881 m41.7 km/h
Stage 427 JunCharleroi → Metz198 kmAnatole Novak1,958 m39.4 km/h
Stage 528 JunMetz → Strasbourg238 kmLouis Bergaud2,500 m37.2 km/h
Stage 629 JunStrasbourg → Belfort221 kmJoseph Planckaert2,902 m38.1 km/h
Stage 730 JunBelfort → Chalon-sur-Saône181 kmJean Stablinski2,830 m39.3 km/h
Stage 81 JulChalon-sur-Saône → Saint-Etienne215 kmJean Forestier2,076 m40.1 km/h
Stage 92 JulSaint-Etienne → Grenoble241 kmCharly Gaul4,000 m33.9 km/h
Stage 103 JulGrenoble → Turin230 kmGuy Ignolin4,500 m32.5 km/h
Stage 114 JulTurin → Antibes251 kmGuido Carlesi5,000 m33.3 km/h
Stage 125 JulAntibes → Aix en Provence225 kmMichel Van Aerde3,000 m33.6 km/h
Stage 136 JulAix en Provence → Montpellier199 kmAndré Darrigade3,000 m34.8 km/h
Stage 147 JulMontpellier → Perpignan178 kmEddy Pauwels1,261 m38.2 km/h
Stage 159 JulPerpignan → Toulouse174 kmGuido Carlesi1,271 m39.9 km/h
Stage 1610 JulToulouse → Superbagnères206 kmImerio Massignan1,500 m37.0 km/h
Stage 1711 JulLuchon → Pau208 kmEddy Pauwels4,000 m29.8 km/h
Stage 1812 JulPau → Bordeaux197 kmMartin Van Geneugden5,000 m30.3 km/h
Stage 1913 JulBergerac → Périgueux207 kmJacques Anquetil1,659 m36.8 km/h
Stage 2014 JulPérigueux → Tours75 kmAndré Darrigade1,043 m43.6 km/h
Stage 2115 JulTours → Paris310 kmRobert Cazala3,000 m36.0 km/h