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Here is information about the Tour de France of 1951. I also have information about the previous edition (1950). I also have information about the next edition (1952).

Stage prizes

Date Nr. From To Distance
(km)		 WinnerAge
(yearday)		NatBad luckAge
(yearday)		NatSportiveAge
(yearday)		Nat
04 Jul 19511 MetzReimsVlakke etappe185G. Rossi2558SUI??
05 Jul 19512 ReimsGhentVlakke etappe228J. Diederich29134LUXJ. Chateau24206FRA?
06 Jul 19513 GhentLe TréportVlakke etappe219G. Meunier2658FRAM. Quentin3134FRA?
07 Jul 19514 Le TréportParisVlakke etappe188R. Levêque29213FRAA. Zaaf34160ALG?
08 Jul 19515 ParisCaenVlakke etappe215S. Biagioni31118ITAR. Queugnet2842FRA?
09 Jul 19516 CaenRennesVlakke etappe182E. Muller3232FRA??
10 Jul 19517 La GuercheAngersTijdrit85H. Koblet26110SUI??
11 Jul 19518 AngersLimogesVlakke etappe241A. Rosseel26229BEL??
13 Jul 19519 LimogesClermont FerrandHalf-bergetappe236R. Géminiani2631FRA??
14 Jul 195110 Clermont FerrandBriveHalf-bergetappe216B. Ruíz26186ESPM. Diot2931FRA?
15 Jul 195111 BriveAgenVlakke etappe177H. Koblet26115SUIL. Déprez30189FRA?
16 Jul 195112 AgenDaxVlakke etappe185W. van Est28113NEDJ. Mirando2056FRA?
17 Jul 195113 DaxTarbesBergetappe201S. Biagioni31127ITA??
18 Jul 195114 TarbesBagnères-de-LuchonBergetappe142H. Koblet26118SUIP. Brambilla3268ITA?
19 Jul 195115 Bagnères-de-LuchonCarcassonneVlakke etappe213A. Rosseel26237BEL??
20 Jul 195116 CarcassonneMontpellierVlakke etappe192H. Koblet26120SUI??
22 Jul 195117 MontpellierAvignonHalf-bergetappe224L. Bobet26131FRAJ. Delahaye21259FRAA. Labeylie25172FRA
23 Jul 195118 AvignonMarseilleVlakke etappe173F. Magni30227ITAR. Castelin3161FRAG. Meunier2675FRA
24 Jul 195119 MarseilleGapHalf-bergetappe208A. Baeyens2332BELG. Sciardis34176ITAJ. Robic3044FRA
25 Jul 195120 GapBriançonBergetappe165F. Coppi31314ITA?L. Teisseire31226FRA
26 Jul 195121 BriançonAix-les-BainsBergetappe201B. Ruíz26198ESPA. Baeyens2334BELJ. Robic3046FRA
27 Jul 195122 Aix-les-BainsGenèveTijdrit95H. Koblet26127SUI??
28 Jul 195123 GenèveDijonVlakke etappe197G. Derycke21267BEL??
29 Jul 195124 DijonParisVlakke etappe322A. Deledda31307FRA??

Classification leaders

Date Nr. General Age
(yearday)		 Nat Mountains Age
(yearday)		 NatTeams
04 Jul 19511G. Rossi2558SUIN/ASwitzerland
05 Jul 19512J. Diederich29134LUXN/ALuxembourg
06 Jul 19513J. Diederich29135LUXN/ALuxembourg
07 Jul 19514J. Diederich29136LUXN/AFrance
08 Jul 19515S. Biagioni31118ITAN/AItaly
09 Jul 19516R. Levêque29215FRAN/AWest–South-West
10 Jul 19517R. Levêque29216FRAN/AFrance
11 Jul 19518R. Levêque29217FRAN/AFrance
13 Jul 19519R. Levêque29219FRAR. Géminiani2631FRAFrance
14 Jul 195110R. Levêque29220FRAB. Ruíz26186ESPFrance
15 Jul 195111R. Levêque29221FRAR. Géminiani2633FRAFrance
16 Jul 195112W. van Est28113NEDR. Géminiani2634FRAWest–South-West
17 Jul 195113G. Bauvin23348FRAR. Géminiani2635FRAFrance
18 Jul 195114H. Koblet26118SUIR. Géminiani2636FRAFrance
19 Jul 195115H. Koblet26119SUIR. Géminiani2637FRAFrance
20 Jul 195116H. Koblet26120SUIR. Géminiani2638FRAFrance
22 Jul 195117H. Koblet26122SUIR. Géminiani2640FRAFrance
23 Jul 195118H. Koblet26123SUIR. Géminiani2641FRAFrance
24 Jul 195119H. Koblet26124SUIR. Géminiani2642FRAFrance
25 Jul 195120H. Koblet26125SUIR. Géminiani2643FRAFrance
26 Jul 195121H. Koblet26126SUIR. Géminiani2644FRAFrance
27 Jul 195122H. Koblet26127SUIR. Géminiani2645FRAFrance
28 Jul 195123H. Koblet26128SUIR. Géminiani2646FRAFrance
29 Jul 195124H. Koblet26129SUIR. Géminiani2647FRAFrance

Table: classification winners

ClassificationWinnerAge
(yearday)
General classificationH. Koblet26129
Mountains classificationR. Géminiani2647
RegionalsG. Bauvin23360
Team classificationFrance

Legend

WinnerStage split over multiple parts; classification leaders sometimes received jerseys halfway, but they don't count for statistics.
TeamTeam time trial or separate start.
CancelledStage cancelled.
WinnerInital winner later removed.
N/ANobody scored points yet for this classification, or the prize was not given.

Graphs

Distance of final winner in general classification

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Average speed winner of stage (km/h)

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Number of riders in race

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Number of riders that also participated in the Tour in other years

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Margin of winner

In the table below, the evolution of the difference between Hugo Koblet (the winner) and Raphaël Géminiani (second) in the general classification is shown.

Final22:00
StageTypeTime gainMargin of winner
2Time difference in normal stage −0:29 −0:29
7Time trial 5:56 5:27
7Bonus on stage finish 1:00 6:27
8Time difference in normal stage −4:11 2:16
9Bonus on mountain −0:20 1:56
9Time difference in normal stage −1:14 0:42
9Bonus on stage finish −1:00 −0:18
11Time difference in normal stage 2:35 2:17
11Bonus on stage finish 1:00 3:17
13Bonus on mountain −0:40 2:37
13Time difference in normal stage −9:15 −6:38
14Time difference in normal stage 6:10 −0:28
14Bonus on stage finish 1:00 0:32
16Bonus on stage finish 1:00 1:32
20Time difference in normal stage 7:30 9:02
22Time trial 11:58 21:00
22Bonus on stage finish 1:00 22:00
TypeMargin of winner
Time difference in normal stage1:06
Time trial17:54
Bonus on stage finish4:00
Bonus on mountain−1:00

Participants

NumberName NatTeamFinal
1951		Riders
previous Tours		 Best result
previous Tours		 Stages won
previous Tours		 Classifications won
previous Tours		 Jerseys worn
previous Tours
1Georges Aeschlimann (31171)
†SUISwitzerland243190
2Marcel Huber (246)
†SUISwitzerland35——0
3Hugo Koblet (26101)
†SUISwitzerland1——0
4Walter Reiser (27184)
†SUISwitzerlandAB6——0
5Giovanni Rossi (2554)
†SUISwitzerlandHD6——0
6Hans Sommer (2743)
†SUISwitzerland28——0
7Gottfried Weilenmann (3193)
†SUISwitzerland503170
8Leo Weilenmann (28275)
†SUISwitzerland601520
13Gino Bartali (36348)
†ITAItaly45112General classification (2x) Mountains (2x)  Gele trui(23x)
14Serafino Biagioni (31110)
†ITAItaly153170
15Fausto Coppi (31289)
†ITAItaly10113General classification (1x) Mountains (1x)  Gele trui(5x)
16Andrea Carrea (26320)
†ITAItaly38——0
17Franco Franchi (27303)
†ITAItaly29——0
18Attilio Lambertini (3127)
†ITAItalyHD72310
19Fiorenzo Magni (30205)
†ITAItaly7262 Gele trui(7x)
20Ettore Milano (25339)
†ITAItaly521510
21Silvio Pedroni (33156)
†ITAItalyAB132—0
22Luciano Pezzi (30143)
†ITAItaly472500
23Virgilio Salimbeni (2934)
†ITAItaly542—0
24Renzo Zanazzi (2786)
†ITAItalyHD7——0
25Armand Baeyens (238)
†BELBelgium401230
26Hilaire Couvreur (26281)
†BELBelgium421—0
27Roger Decock (2472)
†BELBelgium17——0
28Alois De Hertog (23326)
†BELBelgium22——0
29Marcel De Mulder (2393)
†BELBelgium132160
30Isidoor De Ryck (24299)
†BELBelgiumAB111—0
31Germain Derycke (21240)
†BELBelgium43——0
32Stan Ockers (31148)
†BELBelgium5321
33André Rosseel (26219)
†BELBelgium251—0
34Eduard Van Ende (24194)
†BELBelgium141—0
35Alois Vansteenkiste (2354)
†BELBelgium62——0
36Marcel Verschueren (23143)
†BELBelgium181150
37Jean Baldassari (25194)
†FRAFrance561300
38Pierre Barbotin (251)
†FRAFrance6——0
39Louison Bobet (26110)
†FRAFrance20433Mountains (1x)  Gele trui(9x)
40Bernard Gauthier (26281)
†FRAFrance264171 Gele trui(7x)
41Raphaël Géminiani (2618)
†FRAFrance2443
42Jean Gueguen (2790)
†FRAFrance61——0
43Nello Lauredi (26268)
†FRAFrance112181
44Jean-Apotre Lazaridès (25257)
†FRAFranceHD22490
45Lucien Lazaridès (28183)
†FRAFrance31320
46Edouard Muller (3223)
†FRAFrance413360
47Raoul Remy (31249)
†FRAFranceHD224231
48Lucien Teisseire (31202)
†FRAFrance31363
49Robert (Robby) Bintz (21134)
†LUXLuxembourgAB11——0
50Jean Diederich (29130)
†LUXLuxembourg123151
51René Biver (30249)
†LUXLuxembourgHD72—0
52Jean Goldschmit (27131)
†LUXLuxembourgNP15382 Gele trui(3x)
53Henri Kass (31261)
†LUXLuxembourgNP21——0
54Willy Kemp (25184)
†LUXLuxembourg553210
55Jean Kirchen (31200)
†LUXLuxembourgNP450
56Josy Polfer (2376)
†LUXLuxembourgNP2——0
57Hans Dekkers (2314)
†NEDNetherlandsNP15——0
58Wim Dielissen (2513)
†NEDNetherlandsHD7——0
59Henk Faanhof (28306)
†NEDNetherlandsAB10——0
60Gerrit Peters (30334)
†NEDNetherlandsNP14——0
61Harrie Schoenmakers (35164)
†NEDNetherlandsHD2——0
62Wim van Est (2898)
†NEDNetherlandsAB13——0
63Gerrit Voorting (28164)
†NEDNetherlandsNP151—0
64Wout Wagtmans (21232)
†NEDNetherlandsAB141—0
65Victorio Ruiz (2561)
ESPSpainHD14——0
66Miguel Gual (31198)
†ESPSpainHD18——0
67Dalmácio Langarica (31208)
†ESPSpain581—0
68Francisco Masip (24327)
†ESPSpain59——0
69Emilio Rodríguez (27215)
†ESPSpainHD21—0
70Manuel Rodriguez (24266)
†ESPSpain44——0
71Bernardo Ruíz (26173)
†ESPSpain91—0
72José Serra (27190)
†ESPSpainHD221—0
73Serge Blusson (2354)
†FRAParisAB101420
74Robert Bonnaventure (30326)
†FRAParisAB163440
75Louis Caput (28159)
†FRAParis493—1
76Jean Carle (25266)
†FRAParis63——0
77Robert Chapatte (28260)
†FRAParisHD73160
78Jean Chateau (24202)
†FRAParisHD2——0
79Maurice Diot (2917)
†FRAParisAB203491
80Dominique Forlini (26289)
†FRAParisHD142—0
81Marcel Michel (2573)
†FRAParisAB15——0
82Roger Piel (302)
†FRAParisAB9——0
83Jacques Renaud (27200)
†FRAParisHD21—0
84Jean Robic (3020)
†FRAParis27414General classification (1x) Regional rider (1x)  Gele trui(1x)
85José Beyaert (25272)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestHD71470
86Roger Creton (2598)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestAB81390
87Jean Delahaye (21238)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestHD18——0
88Louis Déprez (30175)
†FRAÍle de France–North-West374300
89André Labeylie (25151)
†FRAÍle de France–North-West45——0
90Guy Linthillac (23356)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestAB6——0
91Lucien Maelfait (31336)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestHD71—0
92Jacques Marinelli (25197)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestNP21330Regional rider (1x)  Gele trui(6x)
93Maurice Quentin (3128)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestAB41—0
94Roger Queugnet (2834)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestHD71—0
95Attilio Redolfi (27296)
†FRAÍle de France–North-WestAB102200
96Gino Sciardis (34153)
†ITAÍle de France–North-West513122
97Emile Baffert (26308)
†FRAEast–South-East641481
98Gilbert Bauvin (23331)
FRAEast–South-East81490
99Pierre Brambilla (3250)
†ITAEast–South-East36430Mountains (1x)  Gele trui(2x)
100Roger Buchonnet (2531)
†FRAEast–South-East391—0
101Robert Castelin (3138)
†FRAEast–South-EastAB201190
102Angelo Colinelli (26150)
†FRAEast–South-East53——0
103Adolphe Deledda (31278)
†FRAEast–South-East321—1
104Jean Dotto (2395)
†FRAEast–South-East23——0
105Paul Giguet (3667)
†FRAEast–South-East344190
106Joseph Mirando (2040)
†FRAEast–South-East46——0
107Pierre Molinéris (3140)
†FRAEast–South-EastAB153360
108Vincent Vitetta (25272)
†FRAEast–South-East33——0
109Amand Audaire (26275)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB61—0
110Jean-Marie Cieliczka (23132)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB15——0
111Pierre Cogan (37171)
†FRAWest–South-West19670
112Robert Desbats (29141)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB153460
113Jean-Marie Goasmat (3894)
†FRAWest–South-West21791
114Raymond Guégan (29205)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB152—0
115Roger Levêque (29207)
†FRAWest–South-West303240
116André Mahé (31225)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB163490
117Georges Meunier (2652)
†FRAWest–South-West16190
118Joseph Morvan (26209)
†FRAWest–South-West48——0
119André Ruffet (21293)
†FRAWest–South-WestAB13——0
120Roger Walkowiak (24121)
†FRAWest–South-West57——0
121Abdel-Kader Abbes (37108)
†ALGNorth AfricaHD41420
122Max Charroin (26190)
†MORNorth AfricaAB31—0
123Marcel Fernandez (2279)
†ALGNorth AfricaHD7——0
124Ahmed Kebaïli (26129)
†ALGNorth AfricaHD71400
125Jean Mayen (2196)
†ALGNorth Africa65——0
126Vincent Soler (2223)
†ALGNorth AfricaHD7——0
127Abdel-Kader Zaaf (34154)
†ALGNorth Africa662—0
128Marcel Zelasco (26318)
†ALGNorth AfricaHD71—0

There are 123 participants out of 123 in my database.

Additionally, 1 riders were registered but did not start.

Results per team

The "StProb" column indicates the probability that an equally sized team would win the same number of stages, assuming each participating rider had an equal chance of winning a stage. A probability of 0.50 indicates that the team won exactly as expected, a probability close to 0 indicates that the team won fewer stages than expected, and a probability close to 1 indicates that the team won more stages than expected.

The "GCProb" and "Lexico" columns indicate how well the team performed in the overall ranking. For both, a higher number is better; GCProb ranges from minus infinity to plus infinity, with an average of 0; Lexico ranges from 0 to 1, with an average of 0.5.

TeamRidersStages wonStProbGCProbLexico
Switzerland8 6 1.00 1.11 0.82
Belgium12 4 0.84 2.97 0.74
Italy12 4 0.84 1.73 0.57
France12 3 0.67 2.53 0.79
Spain8 2 0.64 -0.55 0.40
West–South-West12 2 0.42 -0.14 0.14
Luxembourg7 1 0.41 -1.18 0.31
Netherlands8 1 0.35 -2.71 0.00
East–South-East12 1 0.18 1.59 0.49
North Africa8 0 0.09 -2.10 0.01
Íle de France–North-West12 0 0.04 -2.08 0.02
Paris12 0 0.04 -2.13 0.03

Results per country

The "StProb" column indicates the probability that a country with this many riders would win the same number of stages, assuming each participating rider had an equal chance of winning a stage. A probability of 0.50 indicates that the country won exactly as expected, a probability close to 0 indicates that the country won fewer stages than expected, and a probability close to 1 indicates that the country won more stages than expected.

The "GCProb" and "Lexico" columns indicate how well the country performed in the overall ranking. For both, a higher number is better; GCProb ranges from minus infinity to plus infinity, with an average of 0; Lexico ranges from 0 to 1, with an average of 0.5.

CountryRidersStages wonStProbGCProbLexico
France58 6 0.01 -0.33 0.01
Italy14 4 0.77 1.91 0.55
Belgium12 4 0.84 2.97 0.74
Switzerland8 6 1.00 1.11 0.82
Netherlands8 1 0.35 -2.71 0.00
Spain8 2 0.64 -0.55 0.40
Luxembourg7 1 0.41 -1.18 0.31
Algeria7 0 0.12 -1.88 0.02
Morocco1 0 0.41 -0.93 0.00

Solos

From reports of the stages of this Tour, I have calculated the length of the solo rides. A solo is when a rider is riding in front of the race, without any other riders. Time trials don't count for this. There is sometimes uncertainty about when a solo started or ended: the dark green bar indicates the solo length that I am certain of, the light green bar indicates the maximum that it could be.

Combined solos during this Tour
RiderSolo
B. Ruíz137.0–165.0 km
J. Diederich122.0–123.0 km
F. Coppi104.0–122.0 km
H. Koblet112.0–112.0 km
A. Zaaf74.0–76.0 km
R. Géminiani46.0–46.0 km
L. Lazaridès0.0–42.0 km
S. Biagioni41.0–41.0 km
G. Derycke0.0–40.0 km
B. Gauthier17.0–40.0 km
G. Rossi29.0–29.0 km
J. Mirando16.0–16.0 km
H. Couvreur0.0–15.0 km
A. Baeyens10.0–14.0 km
E. Van Ende13.0–13.0 km
A. Rosseel0.0–5.0 km
R. Levêque0.0–5.0 km
L. Bobet3.0–3.0 km
G. Bartali0.0–1.0 km

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