 Route of the 1960 Tour de France followed counterlockwise, starting in Lille and finishing in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 26 June – 17 July 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21, including one split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,173 km (2,593 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 112h 08' 42" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 4,173 km (2,593 mi). The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 finished, and was won by the Italian Gastone Nencini.
Because Jacques Anquetil was absent after winning the 1960 Giro d'Italia, Roger Rivière became the main favourite. Halfway the race, Rivière was in second place behind Nencini, and with his specialty the time trial remaining, he was still favourite for the victory. When Rivière had a career-ending crash in the fourteenth stage, this changed, and Nencini won the Tour easily.