The 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitute replacement on the Salvarani team, captures the overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor, last year's second place finisher. The 52nd edition of the Grand Boucle was counter-clockwise (Pyrenees first) and consisted of 22 stages and 4177 km (~ 2596 miles) with an average speed of 35.886 km/h (22.3 mph). Felice Gimondi, (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina, just outside Bergamo, Italy) is a former professional cyclist. ... Raymond Poulidor, often nick-named Pou Pou (born April 15, 1936, Masbaraud-Merignat, France), was a professional bicycle racer. ... Gianni Motta is a former Italian bicycle racer who, like many before him, turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... Felice Gimondi, (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina, just outside Bergamo, Italy) is a former professional cyclist. ... The brand name of soft drink produced by PepsiCo. ... Felice Gimondi, (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina, just outside Bergamo, Italy) is a former professional cyclist. ... Raymond Poulidor, often nick-named Pou Pou (born April 15, 1936, Masbaraud-Merignat, France), was a professional bicycle racer. ...

Gimondi would go on to become one of only four riders, the others being five-time Tour winners Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault, to have won all three of the major Tours. Besides Gimondi's first tour and win, it was a first for other reasons: the '65 Tour started in Cologne, Germany (the first time the Tour started in Germany, and only the third time it started outside France), and it was the first time the start ramp was used in time trials. Jacques Anquetil (January 8, 1934 - November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. ... In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar... The article about perfume can be found at Eau de Cologne. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ...

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Jan Janssen defends his jersey and wins the second consecutive points classification; he would go onto win another points title in 1967 and the overall title at the 1968 Tour de France. Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. ... The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. ...

Julio Jiminez wins two stages and his first of three consecutive King of the Mountains classification. Jiminez also won the KoM classification at the 1965 Vuelta a España—becoming one of (now) four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both Tour's mountains competition in the same year. The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. ...

Results

General classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time
1	Felice Gimondi	Italy	Salvarani	116:42:06
2	Raymond Poulidor	France	Mercier-BP	+ 0:02:40
3	Gianni Motta	Italy	Molteni	+ 0:09:18
4	Henry Anglade	France	Pelforth	+ 0:12:43
5	Jean-Claude Lebaube	France	Ford-France	+ 0:12:56
6	José Perez-Frances	Spain		+ 0:13:15
7	Guido De Rosso	Italy		+ 0:14:48
8	Frans Brands	Belgium		+ 0:17:36
9	Jan Janssen	Netherlands		+ 0:17:52
10	Francisco Gabica	Spain		+ 0:19:11

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Stage winners

Stage	Description (From > To)	Stage Winner	Nationality
Stage 1.01	Cologne > Liège	Rik Van Looy	Belgium
Stage 1.02	Liège > Liège	Ford-France-Gitane (team time trial)	France
Stage 2	Liège > Roubaix	Bernard Van De Kerkhove	Belgium
Stage 3	Roubaix > Rouen	Felice Gimondi	Italy
Stage 4	Caen > Saint-Brieuc	Edgard Sorgeloos	Belgium
Stage 5.01	Saint-Brieuc > Châteaulin	Kees Van Espen	Netherlands
Stage 5.02	Châteaulin > Châteaulin	Raymond Poulidor	France
Stage 6	Quimper > La Baule-Pornichet	Guido Reybroeck	Belgium
Stage 7	La Baule-Pornichet > La Rochelle	Edward Sels	Belgium
Stage 8	La Rochelle > Bordeaux	Johan De Roo	Netherlands
Stage 9	Dax > Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Julio Jimenez	Spain
Stage 10	Bagnères-de-Bigorre > Ax-les-Thermes	Guido Reybroeck	Belgium
Stage 11	Ax-les-Thermes > Barcelona	José Perez-Frances	Spain
Stage 12	Barcelona > Perpignan	Jan Janssen	Netherlands
Stage 13	Perpignan > Montpellier	Adriano Durante	Italy
Stage 14	Montpellier > Mont Ventoux	Raymond Poulidor	France
Stage 15	Carpentras > Gap	Giuseppe Fezzardi	Italy
Stage 16	Gap > Briançon	Joaquim Galera	Spain
Stage 17	Briançon > Aix-les-Bains	Julio Jimenez	Spain
Stage 18	Aix-les-Bains > Le Revard	Felice Gimondi	Italy
Stage 19	Aix-les-Bains > Lyon	Rik Van Looy	Belgium
Stage 20	Lyon > Auxerre	Michaël Wright	United Kingdom
Stage 21	Auxerre > Versailles	Gerben Karstens	Netherlands
Stage 22	Versailles > Paris	Felice Gimondi	Italy

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External links

• 1965 Tour de France results

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