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Here is information about the Tour de France of 1955. I also have information about the previous edition (1954). I also have information about the next edition (1956).

Stage prizes

Date Nr. From To Distance
(km)
WinnerAge
(yearday)
NatCombativityAge
(yearday)
NatBad luckAge
(yearday)
NatTeams
(stage)
07 Jul 19551A Le HavreDieppeVlakke etappe102M. Poblet27110ESPÎle-de-France
07 Jul 19551B DieppeDieppeTijdrit12.5NetherlandsC. Le Ber2431FRA?Netherlands
08 Jul 19552 DieppeRoubaixVlakke etappe204A. Rolland30308FRAR. Hassenforder24351FRA?France
09 Jul 19553 RoubaixNamenVlakke etappe210L. Bobet30118FRAL. Bobet30118FRA?France
10 Jul 19554 NamenMetzVlakke etappe225W. Kemp29193LUXF. Alomar26198ESP?France
11 Jul 19555 MetzColmarHalf-bergetappe229R. Hassenforder24354FRAV. Vitetta29283FRA?North-East–Central
12 Jul 19556 ColmarZürichVlakke etappe195A. Darrigade2679FRAF. Kübler35354SUI?Italy
13 Jul 19557 ZürichThonon-les-BainsVlakke etappe267J. Hinsen2490NEDJ. Stablinski2353FRA?Île-de-France
14 Jul 19558 Thonon-les-BainsBriançonBergetappe253C. Gaul22217LUXC. Gaul22217LUX?Luxembourg
15 Jul 19559 BriançonMonacoBergetappe275R. Géminiani3033FRAC. Gaul22218LUX?France
17 Jul 195510 MonacoMarseilleVlakke etappe241L. Lazaridès32199FRAF. Alomar26205ESP?South-East
18 Jul 195511 MarseilleAvignonBergetappe198L. Bobet30127FRAL. Bobet30127FRA?Italy
19 Jul 195512 AvignonMillauHalf-bergetappe236A. Fantini23199ITAN. Lauredi30286FRA?France
20 Jul 195513 MillauAlbiVlakke etappe207D. de Groot2256NEDD. de Groot2256NED?Netherlands
21 Jul 195514 AlbiNarbonneVlakke etappe153L. Caput32179FRAN. Barone24137FRA?Italy
22 Jul 195515 NarbonneAx-les-ThermesVlakke etappe151L. Pezzi34164ITAJ. Nolten25182NED?Italy
24 Jul 195516 Ax-les-ThermesToulouseVlakke etappe123R. Van Steenbergen30318BELP. Ruby22307FRAL. Lazaridès32206FRABelgium
25 Jul 195517 ToulouseSaint-GaudensBergetappe250C. Gaul22228LUXC. Gaul22228LUX?Italy
26 Jul 195518 Saint-GaudensPauBergetappe206J. Brankart2514BELL. Bobet30135FRAW. van Est32123NEDFrance
27 Jul 195519 PauBordeauxVlakke etappe195W. Wagtmans25258NEDH. Sitek2616FRA?Netherlands
28 Jul 195520 BordeauxPoitiersVlakke etappe243J. Forestier24294FRAR. Benedetti26251ITA?Netherlands
29 Jul 195521 ChâtelleraultToursTijdrit67J. Brankart2517BELJ. Brankart2517BEL?Belgium
30 Jul 195522 ToursParisVlakke etappe228M. Poblet27133ESPM. Poblet27133ESP?Spain

Classification leaders

Date Nr. General Age
(yearday)
Nat Points Age
(yearday)
Nat Mountains Age
(yearday)
NatCombativity
(classification)
Age
(yearday)
NatTeams
07 Jul 19551AM. Poblet27110ESPM. Poblet27110ESPN/AÎle-de-France
07 Jul 19551BW. Wagtmans25238NEDM. Poblet27110ESPN/AC. Le Ber2431FRAItaly
08 Jul 19552W. Wagtmans25239NEDW. Wagtmans25239NEDN/AC. Le Ber2432FRAÎle-de-France
09 Jul 19553W. Wagtmans25240NEDW. Wagtmans25240NEDN/AR. Hassenforder24352FRABelgium
10 Jul 19554A. Rolland30310FRAW. Wagtmans25241NEDN/AR. Hassenforder24353FRAFrance
11 Jul 19555A. Rolland30311FRAW. Wagtmans25242NEDV. Vitetta29283FRAR. Hassenforder24354FRAFrance
12 Jul 19556A. Rolland30312FRAW. Wagtmans25243NEDV. Vitetta29284FRAR. Hassenforder24355FRAFrance
13 Jul 19557W. van Est32110NEDW. Wagtmans25244NEDV. Vitetta29285FRAR. Hassenforder24356FRAFrance
14 Jul 19558A. Rolland30314FRAW. Wagtmans25245NEDC. Gaul22217LUXR. Hassenforder24357FRAFrance
15 Jul 19559A. Rolland30315FRAM. Poblet27118ESPC. Gaul22218LUXC. Gaul22218LUXFrance
17 Jul 195510A. Rolland30317FRAW. Wagtmans25248NEDC. Gaul22220LUXC. Gaul22220LUXFrance
18 Jul 195511A. Rolland30318FRAW. Wagtmans25249NEDC. Gaul22221LUXC. Gaul22221LUXFrance
19 Jul 195512A. Rolland30319FRAW. Wagtmans25250NEDC. Gaul22222LUXC. Gaul22222LUXFrance
20 Jul 195513A. Rolland30320FRAW. van Est32117NEDC. Gaul22223LUXC. Gaul22223LUXFrance
21 Jul 195514A. Rolland30321FRAW. van Est32118NEDC. Gaul22224LUXC. Gaul22224LUXFrance
22 Jul 195515A. Rolland30322FRAS. Ockers35169BELC. Gaul22225LUXC. Gaul22225LUXFrance
24 Jul 195516A. Rolland30324FRAS. Ockers35171BELC. Gaul22227LUXC. Gaul22227LUXFrance
25 Jul 195517L. Bobet30134FRAS. Ockers35172BELC. Gaul22228LUXC. Gaul22228LUXFrance
26 Jul 195518L. Bobet30135FRAS. Ockers35173BELC. Gaul22229LUXC. Gaul22229LUXFrance
27 Jul 195519L. Bobet30136FRAS. Ockers35174BELC. Gaul22230LUXC. Gaul22230LUXFrance
28 Jul 195520L. Bobet30137FRAS. Ockers35175BELC. Gaul22231LUXC. Gaul22231LUXFrance
29 Jul 195521L. Bobet30138FRAS. Ockers35176BELC. Gaul22232LUXC. Gaul22232LUXFrance
30 Jul 195522L. Bobet30139FRAS. Ockers35177BELC. Gaul22233LUXC. Gaul22233LUXFrance

Table: classification winners

ClassificationWinnerAge
(yearday)
General classificationL. Bobet30139
Points classificationS. Ockers35177
Mountains classificationC. Gaul22233
RegionalsM. Quentin3558
Most combative riderC. Gaul22233
Team classificationFrance
Most belovedL. Lazaridès32212
Most elegantAg. Coletto27351

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 Louison Bobet (the winner) and Jean Brankart (second) in the general classification is shown.

Final4:53
StageTypeTime gainMargin of winner
1BTeam time trial 0:23 0:23
3Time difference in normal stage 0:44 1:07
3Bonus on stage finish 1:00 2:07
9Time difference in normal stage 2:25 4:32
11Time difference in normal stage 0:49 5:21
11Bonus on stage finish 0:30 5:51
17Time difference in normal stage 1:54 7:45
17Bonus on stage finish 0:30 8:15
18Bonus on stage finish −0:30 7:45
21Time trial −1:52 5:53
21Bonus on stage finish −1:00 4:53
TypeMargin of winner
Team time trial0:23
Time difference in normal stage5:52
Bonus on stage finish0:30
Time trial−1:52

Participants

NumberName NatTeamFinal
1955
Riders
previous Tours
Best result
previous Tours
Stages won
previous Tours
Classifications won
previous Tours
Jerseys worn
previous Tours
1Louison Bobet (30110)
FRAFrance1719Mountains (1x) General classification (2x)  Gele trui(30x)
2Jean Bobet (25128)
FRAFrance140
3André Darrigade (2667)
FRAFrance492371
4Jean Dotto (2795)
FRAFranceAB16441Regional rider (1x) 
5Jean Forestier (24267)
FRAFrance322271
6Bernard Gauthier (30281)
FRAFrance467171 Gele trui(7x)
7Raphaël Géminiani (3018)
FRAFrance6826Mountains (1x) 
8François Mahé (24302)
FRAFrance102101Combativity (1x)  Gele trui(1x)
9Jean Malléjac (25346)
FRAFranceAB11321Regional rider (1x)  Gele trui(5x)
10Antonin Rolland (30300)
FRAFrance5571Most beloved (1x) 
11Jan Adriaensens (2324)
BELBelgium281450
12Jean Brankart (24354)
BELBelgium2190
13Alexandre Close (33216)
BELBelgium9340
14Hilaire Couvreur (30281)
BELBelgiumAB73280
15Fred De Bruyne (24253)
BELBelgium172363
16Raymond Impanis (29254)
BELBelgium13563
17Stan Ockers (35148)
BELBelgium8622
18Edgard Sorgeloos (24199)
BELBelgiumAB80
19Richard Van Genechten (24343)
BELBelgiumAB212220
20Rik Van Steenbergen (30294)
BELBelgium552293 Gele trui(2x)
21Francisco Alomar (26189)
ESPSpainNP111310
22Salvador Botella (2695)
ESPSpainAB101540
23Gabriel Company (2545)
ESPSpain570
24Antonio Gelabert (33296)
ESPSpainAB172100
25Jesús Loroño (29171)
ESPSpain201501Mountains (1x) 
26Francisco Masip (28327)
ESPSpainAB64300
27José Mateo (2745)
ESPSpain650
28Carmelo Morales (24209)
ESPSpainHD100
29Miguel Poblet (27104)
ESPSpain260
30Bernardo Ruíz (30173)
ESPSpain22432
31Dave Bedwell (26306)
GBRGreat BritainAB30
32Tony Hoar (23141)
GBRGreat Britain690
33Stanley Jones (3320)
GBRGreat BritainHD70
34Alfred Krebs (23220)
GBRGreat BritainAB110
35Bob (Robert John) Maitland (3191)
GBRGreat BritainAB90
36Ken Mitchell (24289)
GBRGreat BritainAB110
37Bernard Pusey (24140)
GBRGreat BritainHD20
38Brian Robinson (24240)
GBRGreat Britain290
39Ian Steel (26184)
GBRGreat BritainAB80
40Bevis Wood (25317)
GBRGreat BritainAB30
41Daan de Groot (2236)
NEDNetherlands360
42Piet Haan (24224)
NEDNetherlandsAB90
43Jos Hinsen (2478)
NEDNetherlands410
44Jan Nolten (25161)
NEDNetherlands213142
45Hein van Breenen (2618)
NEDNetherlands273200
46Wies van Dongen (23336)
NEDNetherlandsAB90
47Wim van Est (3298)
NEDNetherlands154133Bad luck (1x)  Gele trui(1x)
48Adrie Voorting (24108)
NEDNetherlandsAB910
49Gerrit Voorting (32164)
NEDNetherlandsAB85171
50Wout Wagtmans (25232)
NEDNetherlands19553Combativity (1x)  Gele trui(7x)Groene trui(2x)
51Giancarlo Astrua (27324)
ITAItaly7130
52Danilo Barozzi (27314)
ITAItaly400
53Rino Benedetti (26224)
ITAItaly420
54Eugenio Bertoglio (2667)
ITAItalyAB60
55Agostino Coletto (27321)
ITAItaly120
56Alessandro Fantini (23181)
ITAItaly250
57Pasquale Fornara (3093)
ITAItaly40
58Pietro Giudici (33344)
ITAItaly300
59Bruno Monti (2518)
ITAItaly230
60Luciano Pezzi (34143)
ITAItaly344350
61Charly Gaul (22204)
LUXLuxembourg–International320
62François Gelhausen (2536)
LUXLuxembourg–InternationalAB410
63Willy Kemp (29184)
LUXLuxembourg–International607210
64Nicolas Morn (23128)
LUXLuxembourg–InternationalAB310
65Alfred Kain (27199)
AUTLuxembourg–InternationalAB710
66Kurt Schneider (22302)
AUTLuxembourg–International501680
67Heinz Müller (30287)
GERLuxembourg–InternationalAB40
68Gunther Pankoke (29321)
GERLuxembourg–International370
69John Beasley (24353)
AUSLuxembourg–InternationalAB310
70Russell Mockridge (26347)
AUSLuxembourg–International640
71Jacky Bovay (2290)
SUISwitzerland530
72Carlo Clerici (25300)
SUISwitzerlandAB121120
73Emilio Croci (3385)
SUISwitzerlandAB113430
74Rolf Graf (22315)
SUISwitzerlandAB910
75Hans Hollenstein (2690)
SUISwitzerland4810
76Marcel Huber (286)
SUISwitzerlandAB174320
77Ferdi Kübler (35342)
SUISwitzerlandNP12418General classification (1x) Points (1x)  Gele trui(12x)Groene trui(19x)
78Otto Meili (2677)
SUISwitzerlandAB1310
79Ernst Rudolf (29108)
SUISwitzerland670
80Max Schellenberg (27268)
SUISwitzerland611670
81Nicolas Barone (24117)
FRAÎle-de-France560
82Stanislas Bober (25110)
FRAÎle-de-FranceAB62251
83Louis Caput (32159)
FRAÎle-de-France547491
84Jean Dacquay (27196)
FRAÎle-de-France382550
85Maurice Diot (3317)
FRAÎle-de-FranceHD75491
86Dominique Forlini (30289)
FRAÎle-de-FranceAB104322
87Raymond Hoorelbeke (25178)
FRAÎle-de-France311350
88Francis Siguenza (24213)
FRAÎle-de-France441610
89Eugène Telotte (28230)
FRAÎle-de-FranceAB93480
90Isaac Vitré (2439)
FRAÎle-de-FranceAB80
91Ugo Anzile (24149)
FRANorth-East–Central331200
92Gilbert Bauvin (27331)
FRANorth-East–Central18582Regional rider (1x)  Gele trui(3x)Groene trui(4x)
93Roger Buchonnet (2931)
FRANorth-East–Central513390
94Jean-Marie Cieliczka (27132)
FRANorth-East–Central473460
95Max Cohen (2368)
FRANorth-East–Central630
96Roger Hassenforder (24343)
FRANorth-East–CentralAB820 Gele trui(4x)
97Raymond Reisser (23203)
FRANorth-East–CentralAB110
98Gilbert Scodeller (2421)
FRANorth-East–CentralAB1610
99Jean Stablinski (2340)
DFRANorth-East–Central3510
100Roger Walkowiak (28121)
FRANorth-East–CentralAB112470
101Albert Bouvet (25122)
FRAWest-FranceAB31630
102Bernard Bultel (24230)
FRAWest-FranceAB91700
103Claude Colette (26118)
FRAWest-France241580
104Claude Le Ber (2424)
FRAWest-FranceAB30
105Fernand Picot (2551)
FRAWest-FranceAB90
106Maurice Quentin (3528)
FRAWest-France115281
107Jean Robic (3420)
FRAWest-FranceAB10816General classification (1x) Regional rider (1x) Combativity (1x)  Gele trui(2x)Groene trui(3x)
108Pierre Ruby (22283)
FRAWest-France620
109Henri Sitek (25354)
FRAWest-France680
110Robert Varnajo (2660)
FRAWest-FranceAB81411
111Adolphe Deledda (35278)
FRASouth-EastAB95242
112Armand Di Caro (23344)
FRASouth-East660
113Nello Lauredi (30268)
FRASouth-EastAB15683 Gele trui(4x)
114Jean-Apotre Lazaridès (29257)
FRASouth-East39690
115Lucien Lazaridès (32183)
FRASouth-East58531Combativity (1x) 
116René Genin (23364)
FRASouth-East590
117Pierre Molinéris (3540)
FRASouth-EastAB77361
118Raoul Remy (35249)
FRASouth-EastAB88232
119Lucien Teisseire (35202)
FRASouth-East45764
120Vincent Vitetta (29272)
FRASouth-East16480
121Philippe Agut (25333)
FRASouth-West521670
122Louis Bergaud (26212)
FRASouth-WestAB12170
123Robert Desbats (33141)
FRASouth-WestAB55460
124Jacques Dupont (2711)
FRASouth-WestAB520
125André Dupré (2455)
FRASouth-WestAB110
126Marcel Fernandez (2679)
ALGSouth-WestHD22540
127Georges Gay (29101)
FRASouth-West430
128Valentin Huot (2660)
FRASouth-WestHD210
129Maurice Lampre (251)
FRASouth-WestAB100
130Jacques Vivier (24265)
FRASouth-WestAB53402

There are 130 participants out of 130 in my database.

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
France10 6 0.99 2.55 0.83
Netherlands10 4 0.93 0.84 0.27
Luxembourg–International10 3 0.81 -0.52 0.43
Belgium10 3 0.81 1.95 0.66
Spain10 2 0.58 -0.31 0.17
Italy10 2 0.58 2.95 0.85
North-East–Central10 1 0.29 0.07 0.22
Île-de-France10 1 0.29 -0.59 0.08
South-East10 1 0.29 -0.24 0.25
South-West10 0 0.07 -2.10 0.02
Great Britain10 0 0.07 -2.12 0.05
Switzerland10 0 0.07 -1.52 0.02
West-France10 0 0.07 -0.96 0.23

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
France59 9 0.22 -0.52 0.01
Belgium10 3 0.81 1.95 0.66
Spain10 2 0.58 -0.31 0.17
United Kingdom10 0 0.07 -2.12 0.05
Netherlands10 3 0.81 0.84 0.27
Italy10 2 0.58 2.95 0.85
Switzerland10 0 0.07 -1.52 0.02
Luxembourg4 3 0.98 -0.01 0.79
Austria2 0 0.34 -0.36 0.54
Germany2 0 0.34 -0.11 0.65
Australia2 0 0.34 -0.62 0.44
Algeria1 0 0.42 -0.92 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
C. Gaul207.0–240.0 km
D. de Groot170.0–170.0 km
H. Sitek160.0–160.0 km
F. Alomar135.0–156.0 km
F. Siguenza74.0–86.0 km
L. Bobet70.0–74.0 km
R. Géminiani33.0–33.0 km
R. Walkowiak3.0–16.0 km
M. Poblet0.0–12.0 km
R. Benedetti11.0–11.0 km
L. Caput0.0–11.0 km
R. Buchonnet0.0–10.0 km
P. Ruby10.0–10.0 km
G. Scodeller0.0–8.0 km
W. Kemp0.0–4.0 km