Английская Википедия:1957 Tour de France

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox cycling race report The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 27 June to 20 July. It was composed of 22 stages over Шаблон:Convert.

The 1957 Tour was the first win for Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times over his career.

The French national team was very successful in the 1957 Tour de France; not only did they provide the winning cyclist, they also won the team classification, and almost every daily team classification. They lost only one cyclist (the previous year's winner Roger Walkowiak), and had the stage winner 12 times. They had Forestier winning the points classification, and Bergaud second in the mountains classification. Only once they did not have the yellow jersey for the leader in the general classification, when Barone took it after the seventh stage.[1]

Innovations and changes

The Tour organisation had a conflict with the French television, and as a results there had almost been no live television coverage of the 1957 Tour de France.[2] At the last moment the organisers and the television agreed on how much the television would pay for the right to cover the Tour, and the race was broadcast.[3] For the other journalist, the conditions improved: a mobile press room with modern communication equipment was installed, so the journalists had the best conditions to report.[4]

The cut-off time, which had been set at 10% of the winner in 1956, was reduced to 8% of the winner in 1957. In the seventh and eighth stage it would be 10% of the winner, while in stages 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 the cut-off time would be 12% of the winner. In each stage, if the number of cyclists removed from the race would be more than 15% of the cyclists that started the stage, the cut-off time would be increased by 2%. The goal of this reduction in cut-off time was to make the race tougher.[5]

For the first time since the introduction of the national team format in 1930, the riders were allowed to have advertising on their jerseys.Шаблон:Sfn

Teams

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The teams entering the race were:[6]

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  • France
  • Belgium
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Luxembourg/Mixed
  • Switzerland
  • West
  • South-East
  • North-East/Centre
  • South-West
  • Île-de-France

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Pre-race favourites

Шаблон:Multiple image The route of the 1957 Tour de France contained many mountains, so mountain specialists Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes were considered favourites.[7] Gaul, had requested to ride in the Dutch team, but this was not allowed.[8]

Louison Bobet and Raphael Géminiani, two important French cyclists, did not race in 1957, so the French team needed new stars. The team was then built around young Jacques Anquetil, who had broken the hour record earlier that year.[9]

The riders who had been favourites in previous years had stopped (Fausto Coppi), had lost their greatness (Hugo Koblet), or had chosen not to participate (Louison Bobet). As a result, there was no outspoken favourite. Roger Walkowiak, who had won the previous edition, had not shown good results since. Charly Gaul had lost the 1957 Giro d'Italia when he was almost sure of winning it, so he was not considered to be in great form. Gastone Nencini, who won the 1957 Giro, was not considered constant enough. The Spanish team was considered the best Spanish team ever, but they were more favourite for the mountain classification than for the general classification. And the Belgian team was focussed around Jan Adriaensens.[10]

Route and stages

The 1957 Tour de France started on 27 June, and had two rest days, in Thonon-les-Bains and Barcelona,Шаблон:Sfn although the second rest day had a short time trial of less than 10 km.[11] The highest point of elevation in the race was Шаблон:Convert at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 10.Шаблон:Sfn[12]

Every stage had a winning cyclist (the cyclist who crossed the finish line first, or in case of a time trial who took the shortest time to complete the course) and a team that wins the daily team classification (the team of which the three best cyclists had the lowest accumulated time). The cyclist who wins the stage therefore is not always part of the team that wins the daily team classification. In 1957, the split stages were numbered differently: the third stage consisted of the team time trial and the stage from Caen to Rouen but they were not called 3a and 3b; the fifteenth stage was only the stage from Perpignan to Barcelona, and the short individual time trial was referred to as the time trial between stage 15 and 16, without number.

Stage characteristics and winners[13]Шаблон:Sfn[14][15]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 27 June Nantes to Granville Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
2 28 June Granville to Caen Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
3a 29 June Circuit de la Prairie, Caen Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Team time trial Шаблон:Noflag
3b Caen to Rouen Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
4 30 June Rouen to Roubaix Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
5 1 July Roubaix to Charleroi Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
6 2 July Charleroi to Metz Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
7 3 July Metz to Colmar Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
8 4 July Colmar to Besançon Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
9 5 July Besançon to Thonon-les-Bains Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
6 July Thonon-les-Bains Rest day
10 7 July Thonon-les-Bains to Briançon Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
11 8 July Briançon to Cannes Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
12 9 July Cannes to Marseille Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
13 10 July Marseille to Alès Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
14 11 July Alès to Perpignan Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
15a 12 July Perpignan to Barcelona (Spain) Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
15b 12 July Montjuïc circuit (Spain) Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
13 July Barcelona Rest day
16 14 July Barcelona (Spain) to Ax-les-Thermes Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
17 15 July Ax-les-Thermes to Saint-Gaudens Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
18 16 July Saint-Gaudens to Pau Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
19 17 July Pau to Bordeaux Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
20 18 July Bordeaux to Libourne Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
21 19 July Libourne to Tours Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
22 20 July Tours to Paris Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
Total Шаблон:ConvertШаблон:Sfn

Race overview

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General classification winner Jacques Anquetil taking his victory lap at the end of the Tour in the Parc des Princes in Paris

The first stage was won by André Darrigade, who had also won the first stage in the previous edition. The first stages were run in hot weather, and many cyclists had to give up. After six stages, there were only 83 cyclists remaining, from the 120 that started.Шаблон:Sfn

In the second stage, Darrigade's teammate Privat took over the yellow jersey. The Luxembourg favourite, Charly Gaul, abandoned on that stage[9] due to sickness.[13]

In the fifth stage, French cyclist Jacques Anquetil took the lead in the general classification, so in the sixth stage he wore the yellow jersey for the first time in his career.Шаблон:Sfn It was too early in the race to defend that jersey, so two days later he allowed regional cyclist Nicolas Barone to take the yellow jersey. One day later the French national team took back the yellow jersey, when Jean Forestier took the lead by 15 minutes.Шаблон:Sfn

In the ninth stage, Spanish climber Bahamontes abandoned.[13] In stage 10, the first mountain stage, Anquetil took the lead back. Although Gastone Nencini won the stage, Anquetil was only one and a half minute behind, which was enough. In the second mountain stage the riders remained calm, as the French team was superior and dominated the race.Шаблон:Sfn

In the second part of the fifteenth stage, a short time trial of 10 km, Anquetil won his first time trial in the Tour de France.

In the Pyrenées from stage 16 to stage 18, the attack on Anquetil's leading position did not take place. In stage 16, the weather had turned bad, with coldness, rain, hail and fog, which made the course dangerous. Several cyclists fell: Nello Lauredi broke his wrist and abandoned the race, and Stanislas Bober had to abandon due to a shoulder injury.Шаблон:Sfn The main victims of the bad weather were reporter Alex Virot[16] and his motor cyclist René Wagner, who fell from their motor; Virot died on the spot, and the motor cyclist on the way to the hospital. It was the only accident that Wagner ever had in his career.Шаблон:Sfn

Before stage 18, the French team had the first three places in the general classification with Anquetil, Forestier and Mahé.[17] In stage 18, the last mountain stage, Anquetil was in good shape, and he attacked early on. But in the food zone he missed his food bag, and some time later he was out of energy. Several cyclists passed him, but later in the stage Anquetil got help and finished only two and a half minutes after the winner Nencini.Шаблон:Sfn

Marcel Janssens and Adolf Christian were in the leading group, while Forestier and Mahé lost considerable time, so Janssens and Christian took the podium places.Шаблон:Sfn Anquetil was still leading, and nobody doubted that he would win the race, especially because there was still an individual time trial coming up, Anquetil's specialty. And indeed, Anquetil won that time trial with a margin of more than two minutes.Шаблон:Sfn

Classification leadership and minor prizes

The time that each cyclist required to finish each stage was recorded, and these times were added together for the general classification. If a cyclist had received a time bonus, it was subtracted from this total; all time penalties were added to this total. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey.Шаблон:Sfn Of the 120 cyclists that started the 1957 Tour de France, 56 finished the race.

The points classification in 1957 was calculated in the same way as since the introduction in 1953, following the calculation method from the Tours de France from 1905 to 1912. Points were given according to the ranking of the stage: the winner received one points, the next cyclist two points, and so on. These points were added, and the cyclist with the fewest points was the leader of the points classification. In 1957, this was won by Jean Forestier with 301 points.[13] Over 22 stages (including two split stages), this meant that his average stage finish was approximately place 14.

Points for the mountains classification were earned by reaching the mountain tops first.Шаблон:Sfn The system was almost the same as in 1956: there were three types of mountain tops: the hardest ones, in category 1, gave 10 points to the first cyclist, the easier ones, in category 2, gave 6 points to the first cyclist, and the easiest ones, in category 3, gave 3 points. Gastone Nencini won this classification.[13]

The team classification was calculated as the sum of the daily team classifications, and the daily team classification was calculated by adding the times in the stage result of the best three cyclists per team.Шаблон:Sfn It was won by the French team, with a large margin over the Italian team. The Luxembourg/Mixed team finished with only one cyclist, so they were not included in the team classification.

In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the cyclist considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.Шаблон:SfnNicolas Barone won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.Шаблон:Sfn The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass a point by his final residence, the "Villa Mia" in Beauvallon, Grimaud, on the French Riviera on stage 12. This prize was won by Jean Stablinski.[18]Шаблон:Sfn

Classification leadership by stage[19]
Stage Winner General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classificationШаблон:Efn Team classification Combativity Bad luck award
Award Classification
1 André Darrigade André Darrigade André Darrigade no award France Gastone Nencini Gastone Nencini François Mahé
2 René Privat René Privat Joseph Thomin René Privat René Privat Alcide Vaucher
3a France Roger Walkowiak Gianni Ferlenghi
3b Jacques Anquetil
4 Marcel Janssens Stanislas Bober Marcel Janssens Fred De Bruyne
5 Gilbert Bauvin Jacques Anquetil Joseph Thomin Daan de Groot Jacques Anquetil Roger Walkowiak
6 André Trochut André Trochut André Trochut Robert Gibanel
7 Roger Hassenforder Nicolas Barone Louis Bergaud Nicolas Barone Nino Defilippis
8 Pierino Baffi Jean Forestier Mario Bertolo Marcel Rohrbach
9 Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Piet van Est
10 Gastone Nencini Jacques Anquetil Gastone Nencini Marcel Janssens Piet de Jong
11 René Privat Nello Lauredi Arigo Padovan
12 Jean Stablinski Louis Bergaud Henry Anglade Marcel Huot
13 Nino Defilippis Nicolas Barone Nicolas Barone Lothar Friedrich
14 Roger Hassenforder Pierre Ruby Nello Lauredi
15a René Privat Bernardo Ruiz
15b Jacques Anquetil
16 Jean Bourlès Wim van Est Marcel Queheille Joseph Thomin
17 Nino Defilippis Jean Forestier Michel Stolker Gastone Nencini
18 Gastone Nencini Gastone Nencini José Manuel Ribeiro da Silva Mario Bertolo
19 Pierino Baffi Pierino Baffi Mario Baroni
20 Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil Georges Gay
21 André Darrigade Henry Anglade Antonio Ferraz
22 André Darrigade Nicolas Barone Nicolas Barone Fernand Picot
Final Jacques Anquetil Jean Forestier Gastone Nencini France Nicolas Barone Fernand Picot

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 135h 44' 42"
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium + 14' 56"
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Switzerland + 17' 20"
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete France + 18' 02"
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Spain + 20' 17"
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete Italy + 26' 03"
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete Italy + 27' 57"
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete Netherlands + 28' 10"
9 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium + 34' 07"
10 Шаблон:Flagathlete South-East + 36' 31"

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Points classification

Final points classification (1–10[21]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 301
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Netherlands 317
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Switzerland 366
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete West 402
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 405
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete West 418
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium 445
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium 460
9 Шаблон:Flagathlete Italy 533
10 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 573

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Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[21]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete Italy 44
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 43
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium 32
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 24
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Spain 24
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium 20
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete South-East 18
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete South-West 17
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10 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 16
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Team classification

Final team classification[21]
Rank Team Time
1 France 405h 59' 08"
2 Italy + 1h 24' 36"
3 Belgium + 2h 24' 36"
4 Netherlands + 3h 43' 43"
5 West + 3h 51' 49"
6 North-East/Centre + 4h 38' 43"
7 Île-de-France + 4h 44' 40"
8 South-East + 4h 57' 50"
9 South-West + 5h 11' 25"
10 Switzerland + 5h 28' 32"
11 Spain + 5h 59' 00"

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Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–10)[21]
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete Île-de-France 218
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 161
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Belgium 126
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete North-East/Centre 112
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Italy 111
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete South-East 106
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 91
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete South-West 80
9 Шаблон:Flagathlete France 77
10 Шаблон:Flagathlete Netherlands 70

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Aftermath

Jacques Anquetil would later win the Tour de France four more times.

From 1960 to 1967, the "Alex Virot award" was given to the most loyal cyclist, named after the journalist who died during the 1957 Tour de France.[22][23]

Further reading

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

External links

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