1904 Tour de France

1904 Tour de France
Map of France with the route of the 1904 Tour de France on it, showing that the race started Montgeron (close to Paris), went clockwise through France and ended in Paris after six stages.
Route of the 1904 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Montgeron and ending in Paris
Race details
Dates2–24 July 1904
Stages6
Distance2,428 km (1,509 mi)
Winning time96h 05' 55"
Results
  Winner  Henri Cornet (FRA)
  Second  Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (FRA)
  Third  Aloïs Catteau (BEL)
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The 1904 Tour de France was the second Tour de France, held from 2 to 24 July. With a route similar to its previous edition, 1903 Tour de France winner Maurice Garin seemed to have repeated his win by a small margin over Lucien Pothier, while Hippolyte Aucouturier won four of the six stages. But the race became a victim of its own success, plagued by scandals; cyclists were accused of having taken trains during the race.[1] Twelve cyclists, including the first four of the final classification and all stage winners, were disqualified by the Union Vélocipédique Française (UVF). Henri Cornet, originally the fifth-place finisher, was awarded the victory four months after the race.[2] The problems caused the Tour de France to be provisionally cancelled, and subsequently the 1905 Tour de France was run with different rules from the 1903 and 1904 editions.

  1. ^ "No centenary party for 1904 Tour of shame". Reuters. 8 July 2004. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  2. ^ "The Tour – Year 1904". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.