 Route of the 1958 Tour de France followed anticlockwise, starting in Brussels and finishing in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 26 June – 19 July 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,319 km (2,684 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 116h 59' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 26 June to 19 July. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km (2,684 mi).
The yellow jersey for the leader in the general classification changed owner a record 11 times, and only at the penultimate stage in the time trial the decision was made, when Gaul created a margin of more than three minutes. In the final sprint, sprinter André Darrigade, who had already won five stages, collided with a stage official, who eleven days later died because of his injuries.