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The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 20, 1969. It consisted of 22 stages over 4110 km (2553.83 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.409 km/h (22.002 mph) . The participant teams were no longer national teams, but were once more commercially sponsored.
The 1969 Race is unique in that it is the only time that a single cyclist has won not only the Maillot jaune, but the Maillot vert and Polka dot jersey as well. Eddy Merckx rode on the winning team, FAEMA, won the Combination jersey and the Combativity award, and had the Young Riders' Maillot blanc have existed at the time he was young enough to win that as well.
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