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SportCycling
NameTour de France
SubtitleGreat Breakaways
Number11-10
InfoThe 26-year-old Spaniard Jose-Luis Viejo made history during the 1976 Tour de France with a spectacular breakaway from the rest of the field. Taking advantage of a certain lethargy among the main body of cyclists during the 11th stage (between the Alps and the Pyrenees), he set off on his great adventure. After riding 96 miles on his own and at times leading the rest of the field by as much as 27 minutes, he finished the stage at Manosque 22:50 ahead of the Dutchman Gerben Kastens, and 23:07 ahead of the pack; it was one of the greatest gaps since the Second World War. And the average speed attained by this team-mate of Luis Doane — 23.5 miles p.h. — makes his exploit the more valid when his position overall is considered : he was in 76th place, some 56 minutes behind the leader Lucien Van Impe. This burst of speed by the Spaniard did not affect Albert Bourlon's record of 1947 when he set off on his own at the start of the 14th stage (Carcassonne to Luchon), bravely climbed the Col de Port and the Col du Portet d'Aspet nearly 30 minutes ahead of the field, and was still 16 minutes ahead of the others at the end of the stage, having ridden more than 150 miles alone. TOUR DE FRANCE Important breakaways: 22:501976 Jose-Luis Viejo (SPA) Montgenèvre-Manosque, 224 km 24:48 1957 Pierino Baffi (ITA), Pau-Bordeaux, 194 km 20:31 1955 Jan de Groot (NEL) Millau-Albi, 207 km 20:061959 Brian Robinson (GB) Annecy-Chalon-sur-SaOne, 202 km 16:301947 Albert Bourlon (FRA) Carcassonne-Luchon 253 km 14:011974 Francis Campaner (FRA) Pau-Bordeaux,195.5 km Most spectacular winning breakaways: 253 km 1947 Albert Bourlon (FRA) Carcassonne-Pau, 253 km (16:30) 223 km 1965 Jose Perez-Frances (SPA) Ax-les-Thermes-Barcelona, 240 km (4:23) 214 km 1950 Maurice Blomme (FRA) Saint-Gaudens-Perpignan, 223 km (7:09) 205 km 1966 Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) Montlucon-Orleans, 232.5 km (3:15) 200 km 1950 Marcel Dussault (FRA) Bordeaux-Pau, 202 km (3:46) 193 km 1968 Roger Pirigeon (FRA) Font-Romeu-Albi, 250.5 km (2:58) 180 km 1976 Aldo Parecchini (ITA) Bastogne-Nancy, 209 km (4:29) Data taken from L'Equipe No. 9385, 10-11 July 1976, collected and updated by Mr. B. Guerten, Goussainville, France
Photo InfoIn 1976, Aldo Parecchini won the 6th stage; a lone rider for 112 miles
Copyright© 1977, Editions Rencontre S.A Lausanne Photo Presse-Sports-Explorer Printed in Italy 03 005 11-10
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