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Here is information about the Tour de France of 1952. I also have information about the previous edition (1951). I also have information about the next edition (1953).

Stage prizes

Date	Nr.	From	To	Distance (km)		Winner	Age (yearday)	Nat	Combativity	Age (yearday)	Nat	Bad luck	Age (yearday)	Nat	Cold-blooded	Age (yearday)	Nat
25 Jun 1952	1	Brest	Rennes		246	R. Van Steenbergen	27290	BEL	P. Pardoen	21322	FRA	A. Zaaf	35149	ALG	R. Vanderstockt	2846	BEL
26 Jun 1952	2	Rennes	Le Mans		181	A. Rosseel	27215	BEL	J. Malléjac	22343	FRA	J. Beasley	21349	AUS	A. Close	30212	BEL
27 Jun 1952	3	Le Mans	Rouen		189	N. Lauredi	27265	FRA	N. Lauredi	27265	FRA	E. Fachleitner	31123	FRA	B. Gauthier	27279	FRA
28 Jun 1952	4	Rouen	Roubaix		232	P. Molinéris	3239	FRA	N. Lauredi	27266	FRA	L. Caput	29156	FRA	B. Gauthier	27280	FRA
29 Jun 1952	5	Roubaix	Namen		197	J. Diederich	30129	LUX	J. Diederich	30129	LUX	R. Vanderstockt	2850	BEL	J. Vivier	21263	FRA
30 Jun 1952	6	Namen	Metz		228	F. Magni	31205	ITA	F. Magni	31205	ITA	A. Kebaïli	27129	ALG	G. Weilenmann	3294	SUI
01 Jul 1952	7	Metz	Nancy		60	F. Coppi	32291	ITA	A. Papazian	23352	FRA	F. Coppi	32291	ITA	F. Coppi	32291	ITA
02 Jul 1952	8	Nancy	Mulhouse		252	R. Géminiani	2721	FRA	R. Géminiani	2721	FRA	M. Dussault	2650	FRA	N. Lauredi	27270	FRA
03 Jul 1952	9	Mulhouse	Lausanne		238	W. Diggelmann	36327	SUI	J. Nolten	22164	NED	G. Bartali	37350	ITA	J. Nolten	22164	NED
04 Jul 1952	10	Lausanne	L'Alpe d'Huez		266	F. Coppi	32294	ITA	F. Coppi	32294	ITA	J. Vivier	21268	FRA	A. Martini	31136	ITA
06 Jul 1952	11	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	Sestrieres		182	F. Coppi	32296	ITA	J. Le Guilly	20161	FRA	R. Bonnaventure	31333	FRA	A. Close	30222	BEL
07 Jul 1952	12	Sestrieres	Monaco		251	J. Nolten	22168	NED	J. Nolten	22168	NED	J. Bertaina	2489	FRA	P. Giguet	3773	FRA
08 Jul 1952	13	Monaco	Aix-en-Provence		214	R. Remy	32257	FRA	J. Dotto	24103	FRA	H. Spuhler	26201	SUI	R. Rossinelli	24334	FRA
09 Jul 1952	14	Aix-en-Provence	Avignon		178	J. Robic	3130	FRA	J. Robic	3130	FRA	J. Le Guilly	20164	FRA	V. Vitetta	26282	FRA
10 Jul 1952	15	Avignon	Perpignan		275	G. Decaux	2288	FRA	G. Decaux	2288	FRA	G. Corrieri	32154	ITA	A. Kebaïli	27139	ALG
11 Jul 1952	16	Perpignan	Toulouse		200	A. Rosseel	27230	BEL	W. van Est	29108	NED	?			?
13 Jul 1952	17	Toulouse	Bagnères-de-Bigorre		204	R. Géminiani	2732	FRA	R. Géminiani	2732	FRA	P. Molinéris	3254	FRA	G. Bartali	37360	ITA
14 Jul 1952	18	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Pau		149	F. Coppi	32304	ITA	F. Coppi	32304	ITA	?			N. Lauredi	27282	FRA
15 Jul 1952	19	Pau	Bordeaux		195	H. Dekkers	2430	NED	H. Dekkers	2430	NED	J. Serra	28205	ESP	P. Pardoen	21342	FRA
16 Jul 1952	20	Bordeaux	Limoges		228	J. Vivier	21280	FRA	G. Decaux	2294	FRA	V. Soler	2340	ALG	P. Giguet	3782	FRA
17 Jul 1952	21	Limoges	Puy de Dôme		245	F. Coppi	32307	ITA	N/A			?			?
18 Jul 1952	22	Clermont Ferrand	Vichy		63	F. Magni	31223	ITA	N/A			?			?
19 Jul 1952	23	Vichy	Paris		354	A. Rolland	27320	FRA	J. Robic	3140	FRA	J. Vivier	21283	FRA	R. Remy	32268	FRA

Classification leaders

Date	Nr.	General	Age (yearday)	Nat	Mountains	Age (yearday)	Nat	Teams
25 Jun 1952	1	R. Van Steenbergen	27290	BEL	N/A			Belgium
26 Jun 1952	2	R. Van Steenbergen	27291	BEL	N/A			Belgium
27 Jun 1952	3	N. Lauredi	27265	FRA	N/A			France
28 Jun 1952	4	N. Lauredi	27266	FRA	N/A			France
29 Jun 1952	5	N. Lauredi	27267	FRA	N/A			France
30 Jun 1952	6	F. Magni	31205	ITA	N/A			France
01 Jul 1952	7	N. Lauredi	27269	FRA	N/A			Italy
02 Jul 1952	8	F. Magni	31207	ITA	R. Géminiani	2721	FRA	France
03 Jul 1952	9	A. Carrea	27324	ITA	R. Géminiani	2722	FRA	Italy
04 Jul 1952	10	F. Coppi	32294	ITA	A. Gelabert	30301	ESP	Italy
06 Jul 1952	11	F. Coppi	32296	ITA	F. Coppi	32296	ITA	Italy
07 Jul 1952	12	F. Coppi	32297	ITA	F. Coppi	32297	ITA	Italy
08 Jul 1952	13	F. Coppi	32298	ITA	F. Coppi	32298	ITA	France
09 Jul 1952	14	F. Coppi	32299	ITA	F. Coppi	32299	ITA	France
10 Jul 1952	15	F. Coppi	32300	ITA	F. Coppi	32300	ITA	Italy
11 Jul 1952	16	F. Coppi	32301	ITA	F. Coppi	32301	ITA	Italy
13 Jul 1952	17	F. Coppi	32303	ITA	F. Coppi	32303	ITA	Italy
14 Jul 1952	18	F. Coppi	32304	ITA	F. Coppi	32304	ITA	Italy
15 Jul 1952	19	F. Coppi	32305	ITA	F. Coppi	32305	ITA	Italy
16 Jul 1952	20	F. Coppi	32306	ITA	F. Coppi	32306	ITA	Italy
17 Jul 1952	21	F. Coppi	32307	ITA	F. Coppi	32307	ITA	Italy
18 Jul 1952	22	F. Coppi	32308	ITA	F. Coppi	32308	ITA	Italy
19 Jul 1952	23	F. Coppi	32309	ITA	F. Coppi	32309	ITA	Italy

Table: classification winners

Classification	Winner	Age (yearday)
General classification	F. Coppi	32309
Mountains classification	F. Coppi	32309
Regionals	M. Zelasco	27338
Team classification	Italy
Most combative rider	J. Robic	3140
Bad luck	W. van Est	29116
Most beloved	A. Rolland	27320

Legend

Winner	Stage split over multiple parts; classification leaders sometimes received jerseys halfway, but they don't count for statistics.
Team	Team time trial or separate start.
Cancelled	Stage cancelled.
Winner	Inital winner later removed.
N/A	Nobody scored points yet for this classification, or the prize was not given.

Graphs

Margin of winner

In the table below, the evolution of the difference between Fausto Coppi (the winner) and Stan Ockers (second) in the general classification is shown.

Final			28:17
Stage	Type	Time gain	Margin of winner
5	Time difference in normal stage	3:27	3:27
5	Bonus on stage finish	0:30	3:57
7	Time trial	3:36	7:33
7	Bonus on stage finish	1:00	8:33
10	Bonus on mountain	0:40	9:13
10	Time difference in normal stage	3:22	12:35
10	Bonus on stage finish	1:00	13:35
11	Bonus on mountain	1:40	15:15
11	Time difference in normal stage	9:23	24:38
11	Bonus on stage finish	1:00	25:38
12	Time difference in normal stage	−0:11	25:27
18	Bonus on mountain	1:00	26:27
18	Time difference in normal stage	0:04	26:31
18	Bonus on stage finish	0:30	27:01
21	Bonus on mountain	0:40	27:41
21	Time difference in normal stage	2:33	30:14
21	Bonus on stage finish	1:00	31:14
22	Time trial	−2:57	28:17

Type	Margin of winner
Time difference in normal stage	18:38
Bonus on stage finish	5:00
Time trial	0:39
Bonus on mountain	4:00

Participants

Number	Name			Nat	Team	Final 1952	Riders previous Tours	Best result previous Tours	Stages won previous Tours	Classifications won previous Tours	Jerseys worn previous Tours
1	Heinrich (Heiri) Spuhler (26194)		†	SUI	Switzerland	72	—	—	0
2	Walter Diggelmann (36325)		†	SUI	Switzerland	50	—	—	0
3	Marcel Huber (256)		†	SUI	Switzerland	AB8	1	35	0
4	Martin Metzger (26225)		†	SUI	Switzerland	AB11	1	—	0
5	Carlo Lafranchi (27344)		†	SUI	Switzerland	52	—	—	0
6	Gottfried Weilenmann (3294)		†	SUI	Switzerland	12	4	17	0
7	Roger Aeschlimann (28281)		†	SUI	Switzerland	AB5	2	—	0
8	Walter Reiser (28185)		†	SUI	Switzerland	AB4	1	—	0
9	Maurice Blomme (25245)		†	BEL	Belgium	AB6	1	—	1
10	Alexandre Close (30217)		†	BEL	Belgium	7	—	—	0
11	Roger Decock (2572)		†	BEL	Belgium	38	1	17	0
12	Alois De Hertog (24327)		†	BEL	Belgium	13	1	22	0
13	Germain Derycke (22241)		†	BEL	Belgium	AB3	1	43	1
14	Maurice Neyt (23322)		†	BEL	Belgium	29	—	—	0
15	Stan Ockers (32149)		†	BEL	Belgium	2	4	2	1
16	André Rosseel (27220)		†	BEL	Belgium	28	2	25	2
17	Robert Vanderstockt (2851)		†	BEL	Belgium	AB8	—	—	0
18	Eduard Van Ende (25194)		†	BEL	Belgium	14	2	14	0
19	Henri Van Kerckhove (25298)		†	BEL	Belgium	AB8	—	—	0
20	Rik Van Steenbergen (27295)		†	BEL	Belgium	AB6	1	29	2
21	Mario Baroni (25112)		†	ITA	Italy	41	—	—	0
22	Gino Bartali (37348)		†	ITA	Italy	4	6	1	12	General classification (2x) Mountains (2x)	(23x)
23	Giulio Bresci (30214)		†	ITA	Italy	62	1	—	0
24	Andrea Carrea (27321)		†	ITA	Italy	9	1	38	0
25	Fausto Coppi (32290)		†	ITA	Italy	1	2	1	4	General classification (1x) Mountains (1x)	(5x)
26	Giovanni Corrieri (32145)		†	ITA	Italy	46	4	29	3
27	Fiorenzo Crippa (26158)		†	ITA	Italy	58	—	—	0
28	Franco Franchi (28304)		†	ITA	Italy	27	1	29	0
29	Fiorenzo Magni (31206)		†	ITA	Italy	6	3	6	3		(7x)
30	Alfredo Martini (31133)		†	ITA	Italy	56	1	—	0
31	Ettore Milano (26340)		†	ITA	Italy	51	2	51	0
32	Luciano Pezzi (31144)		†	ITA	Italy	35	3	47	0
33	Robert Bonnaventure (31327)		†	FRA	France	64	4	44	0
34	Jean Dotto (2496)		†	FRA	France	8	1	23	0
35	Bernard Gauthier (27282)		†	FRA	France	63	5	17	1		(7x)
36	Raphaël Géminiani (2719)		†	FRA	France	11	5	2	4	Mountains (1x)
37	Nello Lauredi (27269)		†	FRA	France	19	3	11	1
38	Lucien Lazaridès (29183)		†	FRA	France	43	2	3	0
39	Edouard Muller (3323)		†	FRA	France	HD2	4	36	1
40	Maurice Quentin (3229)		†	FRA	France	34	2	—	0
41	Raoul Remy (32250)		†	FRA	France	37	5	23	1
42	Jean Robic (3121)		†	FRA	France	5	5	1	4	General classification (1x) Regional rider (1x)	(1x)
43	Antonin Rolland (27301)			FRA	France	21	2	29	0
44	Lucien Teisseire (32203)		†	FRA	France	59	4	6	3
45	Hans Dekkers (2415)		†	NED	Netherlands	60	1	—	0
46	Henk Faanhof (29306)		†	NED	Netherlands	76	1	—	0
47	Jan Nolten (22162)		†	NED	Netherlands	15	—	—	0
48	Thijs Roks (21213)		†	NED	Netherlands	53	—	—	0
49	Hein van Breenen (2319)		†	NED	Netherlands	69	—	—	0
50	Wim van Est (2998)		†	NED	Netherlands	17	1	—	1		(1x)
51	Gerrit Voorting (29164)		†	NED	Netherlands	22	2	—	0
52	Wout Wagtmans (22233)		†	NED	Netherlands	25	2	—	0
53	Antonio Gelabert (30297)		†	ESP	Spain	10	—	—	0
54	José Gil (23148)		†	ESP	Spain	47	—	—	0
55	Francisco Masip (25327)		†	ESP	Spain	30	1	59	0
56	José Pérez (25156)		†	ESP	Spain	HD18	—	—	0
57	Bernardo Ruíz (27174)		†	ESP	Spain	3	2	9	2
58	José Serra (28191)		†	ESP	Spain	23	2	—	0
59	Andrès Trobat (26209)		†	ESP	Spain	42	—	—	0
60	Hortensio Vidaurreta (24172)		†	ESP	Spain	HD2	—	—	0
61	Robert (Robby) Bintz (22135)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	NP14	1	—	0
62	René Biver (31250)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	NP	3	—	0
63	Jean Diederich (30131)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	HD11	4	12	2		(3x)
64	Johny Goedert (2314)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	57	—	—	0
65	Jean Goldschmit (28132)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	16	4	8	2		(3x)
66	Willy Kemp (26185)		†	LUX	Luxembourg	HD11	4	21	0
67	John Beasley (21353)		†	AUS	Luxembourg	HD2	—	—	0
68	Eddie Smith (25287)		†	AUS	Luxembourg	NP	—	—	0
69	Louis Caput (29159)		†	FRA	Paris	AB4	4	49	1
70	Jean Carle (26267)		†	FRA	Paris	HD2	1	63	0
71	Robert Chapatte (29260)		†	FRA	Paris	AB3	4	16	0
72	Charles Coste (28144)		†	FRA	Paris	AB5	—	—	0
73	Georges Decaux (2278)		†	FRA	Paris	36	—	—	0
74	Jacques Dupont (2412)		†	FRA	Paris	AB6	—	—	0
75	Pierre Gaudot (2490)		†	FRA	Paris	AB4	—	—	0
76	Jacques Marinelli (26198)		†	FRA	Paris	31	4	3	0	Regional rider (1x)	(6x)
77	Armand Papazian (23351)		†	FRA	Paris	AB9	—	—	0
78	Jacques Renaud (28201)		†	FRA	Paris	40	2	—	0
79	Gino Sciardis (35154)		†	ITA	Paris	AB8	4	12	2
80	Eugène Telotte (25230)			FRA	Paris	48	—	—	0
81	Gilbert Bauvin (24332)			FRA	North-East–Central	32	2	8	0	Regional rider (1x)	(1x)
82	Roger Buchonnet (2632)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB5	2	39	0
83	Jean-Marie Cieliczka (24133)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB8	1	—	0
84	Jean De Gribaldy (29348)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	45	2	46	0
85	Adolphe Deledda (32279)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	24	2	32	2
86	Robert Ducard (2033)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB3	—	—	0
87	Marcel Dussault (2648)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB8	2	31	2		(1x)
88	Noel Lajoie (24201)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB11	1	45	0
89	Georges Meunier (2753)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB8	2	9	1
90	Pierre Pardoen (21327)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	55	—	—	0
91	Roger Rossinelli (24326)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	61	—	—	0
92	Alexandre Sowa (2584)		†	FRA	North-East–Central	AB5	—	—	0
93	Jean Bertaina (2483)		†	FRA	South-East	68	—	—	0
94	Siro Bianchi (27312)		†	FRA	South-East	44	—	—	0
95	Dominique Canavese (28238)		†	FRA	South-East	AB8	—	—	0
96	Albert Chaumarat (2514)		†	FRA	South-East	AB4	—	—	0
97	Edouard Fachleitner (31127)		†	FRA	South-East	AB5	3	2	1
98	Paul Giguet (3767)		†	FRA	South-East	66	5	19	0
99	Michel Llorca (24358)		†	FRA	South-East	AB10	—	—	0
100	Joseph Mirando (2140)		†	FRA	South-East	65	1	46	0
101	Pierre Molinéris (3241)		†	FRA	South-East	AB18	4	36	0
102	Adolphe Pezzuli (23362)		†	FRA	South-East	71	—	—	0
103	René Rotta (23247)		†	FRA	South-East	67	—	—	0
104	Vincent Vitetta (26273)		†	FRA	South-East	20	1	33	0
105	Moïse-André Bernard (21306)		†	FRA	West–South-West	75	—	—	0
106	René Berton (27260)		†	FRA	West–South-West	AB6	1	—	0
107	Jean Delahaye (22239)		†	FRA	West–South-West	73	1	—	0
108	Albert Dolhats (31133)		†	FRA	West–South-West	AB6	1	42	0
109	Guy Lapébie (35215)		†	FRA	West–South-West	AB18	2	3	2	Regional rider (1x)
110	Jean Le Guilly (20156)		†	FRA	West–South-West	26	—	—	0
111	Jean Malléjac (22347)		†	FRA	West–South-West	33	—	—	0
112	Alain Moineau (2447)		†	FRA	West–South-West	AB8	1	—	0
113	Andrè Dufraisse (261)		†	FRA	West–South-West	AB3	—	—	0
114	Tino Sabbadini (23314)		†	FRA	West–South-West	70	—	—	0
115	Raymond Scardin (2880)		†	FRA	West–South-West	74	—	—	0
116	Jacques Vivier (21265)		†	FRA	West–South-West	49	—	—	0
117	Mostafa Chareuf (2444)		†	ALG	North Africa	HD1	—	—	0
118	Marcel Fernandez (2380)		†	ALG	North Africa	54	1	—	0
119	Ahmed Kebaïli (27130)		†	ALG	North Africa	39	2	40	0
120	Gerard Guercy (2776)		†	ALG	North Africa	HD11	—	—	0
121	Henri Paret (22215)		†	MOR	North Africa	78	—	—	0
122	Vincent Soler (2324)		†	ALG	North Africa	77	1	—	0
123	Abdel-Kader Zaaf (35155)		†	ALG	North Africa	HD11	3	66	0
124	Marcel Zelasco (27319)		†	ALG	North Africa	18	2	—	0

There are 122 participants out of 122 in my database.

Additionally, 2 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.

Team	Riders	Stages won	StProb	GCProb	Lexico
Italy	12	7	1.00	2.94	0.99
France	12	6	0.98	2.35	0.73
Belgium	12	3	0.68	0.90	0.52
Netherlands	8	2	0.66	1.60	0.48
Luxembourg	6	1	0.48	-1.25	0.35
Switzerland	8	1	0.36	-0.99	0.36
West–South-West	12	1	0.19	-1.41	0.07
South-East	12	1	0.19	-1.42	0.12
Paris	12	1	0.19	-1.90	0.03
Spain	8	0	0.10	1.41	0.78
North Africa	8	0	0.10	-0.78	0.30
North-East–Central	12	0	0.04	-1.57	0.06

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.

Country	Riders	Stages won	StProb	GCProb	Lexico
France	59	9	0.15	-2.16	0.00
Italy	13	7	0.99	2.51	0.99
Belgium	12	3	0.68	0.90	0.52
Switzerland	8	1	0.36	-0.99	0.36
Netherlands	8	2	0.66	1.60	0.48
Spain	8	0	0.10	1.41	0.78
Algeria	7	0	0.12	-0.65	0.34
Luxembourg	5	1	0.55	-0.87	0.45
Australia	1	0	0.41	-1.11	0.00
Morocco	1	0	0.41	-0.47	0.53

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

Rider	Solo
R. Géminiani	173.0–177.0 km
F. Coppi	123.2–145.8 km
J. Diederich	63.0–84.0 km
J. Robic	75.0–75.0 km
F. Magni	48.0–54.0 km
J. Nolten	37.5–44.5 km
M. Zelasco	7.0–43.0 km
H. Dekkers	22.0–33.0 km
J. Le Guilly	23.0–33.0 km
G. Decaux	26.0–31.0 km
G. Bauvin	30.5–30.5 km
J. Dotto	3.0–21.0 km
J. Pérez	20.0–20.0 km
P. Molinéris	17.0–19.0 km
R. Bintz	7.0–16.0 km
J. Vivier	1.0–3.0 km