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Final Standings
Overall Jacques Anquetil 127h 09' 44"
Second Raymond Poulidor +55"
Third Federico Bahamontes +4' 44"
Points Jan Janssen 208 points
Second Edward Sels 199 points
Third Rudi Altig 165 points
Climber Federico Bahamontes 173 points
Second Julio Jimenez 167 points
Third Raymond Poulidor 90 points
Teams Pelforth
Second
Third

The 1964 Tour de France was the 51st Tour de France, taking place June 22 to July 14, 1964. The total race distance was 22 stages over 4504 km, with riders averaging 35.419 km/h. Stages 3, 10 and 22 were all two part stages with one the first half being a regular stage and the second half being a team or individual time trial. It was the only Tour de France to include a mid-stage climb to the L'Alpe D'Huez ski resort. The race was eventually won by Jacques Anquetil following an epic shoulder to shoulder battle with Raymond Poulidor during Stage 20.

Results

Stage results
Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
1 Rennes - Lisieux 215 Edward Sels Belgium Edward Sels Belgium
2 Lisieux - Amiens 208 André Darrigade France Edward Sels Belgium
3A Amiens - Forest Belgium 197 Bernard Vandekerkhove Belgium Bernard Vandekerkhove Belgium
3B Forest Belgium - Forest Belgium 212 Kas-Kaskol Bernard Vandekerkhove Belgium
4 Forest Belgium - Metz 292 Rudi Altig Germany Bernard Vandekerkhove Belgium
5 Metz - Freiburg Germany 161 Willy Derboven Belgium Rudi Altig Germany
6 Freiburg Germany - Besançon 200 Henk Nijdam Netherlands Rudi Altig Germany
7 Besançon - Thonon-les-Bains 195 Jan Janssen Netherlands Rudi Altig Germany Featured a climb to L'Alpe D'Huez ski resort
8 Thonon-les-Bains - Briançon 249 Federico Bahamontes Spain Georges Groussard France
9 Briançon - Monaco Monaco 239 Jacques Anquetil France Georges Groussard France
10A Monaco Monaco - Hyères 187 Jan Janssen Netherlands Georges Groussard France
10B Hyères - Toulon 21* Jacques Anquetil France Georges Groussard France
11 Toulon - Montpellier 250 Edward Sels Belgium Georges Groussard France
12 Montpellier - Perpignan 174 Jo de Roo Netherlands Georges Groussard France
13 Perpignan - Andorra Andorra 170 Julio Jimenez Spain Georges Groussard France
14 Andorra Andorra - Toulouse 186 Edward Sels Belgium Georges Groussard France
15 Toulouse - Luchon 203 Jacques Anquetil France Georges Groussard France
16 Luchon - Pau 197 Federico Bahamontes Spain Georges Groussard France
17 Peyrehorade - Bayonne 43* Jacques Anquetil France Jacques Anquetil France
18 Bayonne - Bordeaux 187 André Darrigade France Jacques Anquetil France
19 Bordeaux - Brive 215 Edward Sels Belgium Jacques Anquetil France
20 Brive - Puy du Dôme 217 Julio Jimenez Spain Jacques Anquetil France Featured "the Battle" between Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor
21 Clermont-Ferrand - Orléans 311 Jean Stablinski France Jacques Anquetil France
22A Orléans - Versailles 119 Benoni Beheyt Belgium Jacques Anquetil France
22B Versailles - Paris 27* Jacques Anquetil France Jacques Anquetil France

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with 2 were team time trials.

General classification

Rank Name Country Team Time
1 Jacques Anquetil  France 127h 09' 44"
2 Raymond Poulidor  France 55"
3 Federico Bahamontes  Spain 4' 44"
4 Henry Anglade  France 6' 42"
5 Georges Groussard  France 10' 34"
6 André Foucher  France 10' 36"
7 Julio Jimenez  Spain 12' 13"
8 Gilbert Desmet  Belgium 12' 17"
9 Hans Junkermann  Germany 14' 02"
10 Vittorio Adorni  Italy 14' 19"

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