Tour de France 1965
Tour de France 1965 — Felice Gimondi wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Felice Gimondi
Salvarani
22
Stages
4,188
Total km
34.7
Avg km/h
49,716
Total Elev. m
3
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
Flat
32%
Mountain
41%
Hilly
14%
Time Trial
14%
Stage winners and teams — Felice Gimondi takes 3 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SALVARANI | 116h 42' 06'' | |
| 02 | MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON | 116h 44' 46'' | |
| 03 | MOLTENI-IGNIS | 116h 51' 24'' | |
| 04 | PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 116h 54' 49'' | |
| 05 | FORD-FRANCE-GITANE-DUNLOP | 116h 55' 02'' | |
| 06 | FERRYS | 116h 55' 21'' | |
| 07 | MOLTENI-IGNIS | 116h 56' 54'' | |
| 08 | FLANDRIA-ROMEO | 116h 59' 42'' | |
| 09 | PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 116h 59' 58'' | |
| 10 | KAS-KASKOL | 117h 01' 17'' | |
| 11 | WIELS-GROENE LEEUW | 117h 01' 27'' | |
| 12 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 117h 02' 38'' | |
| 13 | KAS-KASKOL | 117h 06' 40'' | |
| 14 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 117h 07' 13'' | |
| 15 | MOLTENI-IGNIS | 117h 07' 37'' | |
| 16 | WIELS-GROENE LEEUW | 117h 10' 10'' | |
| 17 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 117h 11' 41'' | |
| 18 | PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 117h 11' 59'' | |
| 19 | SALVARANI | 117h 14' 54'' | |
| 20 | FORD-FRANCE-GITANE-DUNLOP | 117h 16' 57'' | |
| 21 | FLANDRIA-ROMEO | 117h 16' 58'' | |
| 22 | PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 117h 18' 42'' | |
| 23 | KAS-KASKOL | 117h 18' 51'' | |
| 24 | WIELS-GROENE LEEUW | 117h 22' 17'' | |
| 25 | MARGNAT-PALOMA-INURI-DUNLOP | 117h 23' 28'' | |
| 26 | KAS-KASKOL | 117h 24' 06'' | |
| 27 | TELEVIZIER | 117h 24' 17'' | |
| 28 | FERRYS | 117h 24' 50'' | |
| 29 | MARGNAT-PALOMA-INURI-DUNLOP | 117h 25' 23'' | |
| 30 | FERRYS | 117h 29' 13'' |
Stage winners (17 riders)
Felice Gimondi
3 stages
Stages 3, 18, 22
Raymond Poulidor
2 stages
Stages 5, 14
Guido Reybroeck
2 stages
Stages 6, 10
Julio Jimenez
2 stages
Stages 9, 17
Ford-France-Gitane-Dunlop
1 stage
Stages 1
Bernard Van De Kerkhove
1 stage
Stages 2
Edgard Sorgeloos
1 stage
Stages 4
Edward Sels
1 stage
Stages 7
Johan De Roo
1 stage
Stages 8
José Perez Llacer
1 stage
Stages 11
Jan Janssen
1 stage
Stages 12
Adriano Durante
1 stage
Stages 13
Giuseppe Fezzardi
1 stage
Stages 15
Joaquim Galera
1 stage
Stages 16
Rik Van Looy
1 stage
Stages 19
Michaël Wright
1 stage
Stages 20
Gerben Karstens
1 stage
Stages 21
Teams at the 1965 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| SALVARANI | 8 | #1 |
| MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON | 8 | #2 |
| MOLTENI-IGNIS | 10 | #3 |
| PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER | 9 | #4 |
| FORD-FRANCE-GITANE-DUNLOP | 6 | #5 |
| FERRYS | 8 | #6 |
| FLANDRIA-ROMEO | 7 | #8 |
| KAS-KASKOL | 8 | #10 |
| WIELS-GROENE LEEUW | 7 | #11 |
| PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN | 4 | #12 |
| MARGNAT-PALOMA-INURI-DUNLOP | 7 | #25 |
| TELEVIZIER | 8 | #27 |
| SOLO-SUPERIA | 6 | #31 |
Stage profiles in the 1965 edition
7
Flat
6
Hills flat finish
6
Mountains flat finish
3
Mountains uphill finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1965 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
All 22 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 22 Jun | Liège → Liège | 149 km | Ford-France-Gitane-Dunlop | 2,041 m | 36.2 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 22 Jun | Liège → Roubaix | 22 km | Bernard Van De Kerkhove | 171 m | 15.0 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 23 Jun | Roubaix → Rouen | 200 km | Felice Gimondi | 1,573 m | 36.6 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 24 Jun | Caen → Saint-Brieuc | 240 km | Edgard Sorgeloos | 2,129 m | 33.8 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 25 Jun | Chateaulin → Chateaulin | 227 km | Raymond Poulidor | 2,357 m | 35.4 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 26 Jun | Quimper → La Baule | 147 km | Guido Reybroeck | 1,904 m | 40.9 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 26 Jun | La Baule → La Rochelle | 26 km | Edward Sels | 371 m | 41.4 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 27 Jun | La Rochelle → Bordeaux | 210 km | Johan De Roo | 1,864 m | 43.3 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 28 Jun | Dax → Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 219 km | Julio Jimenez | 1,054 m | 43.1 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 29 Jun | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Ax-les-Thermes | 197 km | Guido Reybroeck | 1,289 m | 39.9 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 30 Jun | Ax-les-Thermes → Barcelone | 226 km | José Perez Llacer | 4,500 m | 33.1 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 1 Jul | Barcelone → Perpignan | 222 km | Jan Janssen | 4,000 m | 33.0 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 2 Jul | Perpignan → Montpellier | 240 km | Adriano Durante | 3,000 m | 34.6 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 4 Jul | Montpellier → Mont Ventoux | 219 km | Raymond Poulidor | 2,500 m | 35.7 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 5 Jul | Carpentras → Gap | 164 km | Giuseppe Fezzardi | 932 m | 40.2 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 6 Jul | Gap → Briançon | 173 km | Joaquim Galera | 3,059 m | 29.9 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 7 Jul | Briançon → Aix-les-Bains | 167 km | Julio Jimenez | 2,500 m | 36.1 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 8 Jul | Aix-les-Bains → Mont Revard | 177 km | Felice Gimondi | 4,000 m | 30.7 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 9 Jul | Mont Revard → Lyon | 193 km | Rik Van Looy | 3,500 m | 33.7 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 10 Jul | Lyon → Auxerre | 26 km | Michaël Wright | 1,410 m | 26.1 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 11 Jul | Auxerre → Versailles | 165 km | Gerben Karstens | 2,234 m | 41.0 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 12 Jul | Versailles → Paris | 198 km | Felice Gimondi | 3,328 m | 22.8 km/h |


