1961 Tour de France
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Jacques Anquetil ( FRA ) France 122h 01 ' 33
2 Guido Carlesi ( ITA ) Italy +12 ' 14
3 Charly Gaul ( LUX ) Switzerland/Luxembourg +12 ' 16
4 Imerio Massignan ( ITA ) Italy +15 ' 59
5 Hans Junkermann ( FRG ) West Germany +16 ' 09
6 Fernando Manzaneque ( ESP ) Spain +16 ' 27
7 José Pérez Francés ( ESP ) Spain +20 ' 41
8 Jean Dotto ( FRA ) Centre-Midi +21 ' 44
9 Eddy Pauwels ( BEL ) Belgium +26 ' 57
10 Jan Adriaensens ( BEL ) Belgium +28 ' 05
Final standings -- General classification
The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 25 June and 16 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to complete the tour's tough course. Throughout the 1961 Tour de France, two of the French national team's riders, André Darrigade and Jacques Anquetil held the yellow jersey for the entirety 21 stages. There was a great deal of excitement between the second and third places, concluding with Guido Carlesi stealing Charly Gaul's second place position on the last day by two seconds.