1958 Tour de France

1958 Tour de France
Route of the 1958 Tour de France followed anticlockwise, starting in Brussels and finishing in Paris
Route of the 1958 Tour de France followed anticlockwise, starting in Brussels and finishing in Paris
Race details
Dates26 June – 19 July 1958
Stages24
Distance4,319 km (2,684 mi)
Winning time116h 59' 05"
Results
Winner  Charly Gaul (LUX) (Netherlands/Luxembourg)
  Second  Vito Favero (ITA) (Italy)
  Third  Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) (Centre-Midi)

Points  Jean Graczyk (FRA) (Centre-Midi)
  Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) (Spain)
  Combativity  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) (Spain)
  Team Belgium
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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.