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This is a list of records and statistics in the Tour de France, road cycling's premier competitive event.
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- ↑ "Tour de France 1965 :De Deelnemers". Netherlands: tourde-france.nl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ↑ "Tour de France 1967 :De Deelnemers". Netherlands: tourde-france.nl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
