Gerben Karstens

NLBorn 1942LeidenActive 1965–1977

Gerben Karstens — 5 Grand Tour stage wins, best GC #30

Career numbers at a glance

Best GC

#30

Editions

9

Height

1.78m

Weight

74kg

GC ranking distribution

1

Top 30

8

Beyond 30

Stage wins (5)

YearRaceStageRouteDist.ProfileWin Style
1976Tour de FranceStage 18Lacanau → Bordeaux152 kmFlat
1976Tour de FranceStage 22Paris → Paris71 kmFlat
1966Tour de FranceStage 3Tournai → Dunkerque21 kmFlatTime trial
1966Tour de FranceStage 9Bordeaux → Bayonne138 kmFlat
1965Tour de FranceStage 21Auxerre → Versailles165 kmMountains flat finish

Race-by-race breakdown — best at the Tour de France

Teams (9)

1977

TI-RALEIGH

1 edition

1976

TI-RALEIGH-CAMPAGNOLO

1 edition

1975

GITANE

1 edition

1974

BIC

1 edition

1972

ROKADO

1 edition

1971

GOUDSMIT

1 edition

1969

PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN

1 edition

1967

NEDERLAND

1 edition

1965

TELEVIZIER

1 edition

Rider profile

Nationality

NL

Born

1942

Born in

Leiden

Height

1.78 m

Weight

74 kg

Full career — 9 Grand Tour starts (1965–1977)

Participations by year

00111119651196711969119711197211974119751197611977

Full race results (9 entries)

Year Race GC Rank Team Time
1977 Tour de France 53 TI-RALEIGH 118h 02' 17''
1976 Tour de France 84 TI-RALEIGH-CAMPAGNOLO 119h 06' 50''
1975 Tour de France 50 GITANE 116h 43' 18''
1974 Tour de France 61 BIC 117h 56' 10''
1972 Tour de France 60 ROKADO 110h 29' 55''
1971 Tour de France 63 GOUDSMIT 98h 36' 00''
1969 Tour de France 65 PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN 119h 08' 19''
1967 Tour de France 30 NEDERLAND 137h 34' 36''
1965 Tour de France 59 TELEVIZIER 117h 55' 07''