1907 Tour de France

1907 Tour de France
Map of France with the route of the 1907 Tour de France on it, showing that the race started in Paris, went clockwise through France and ended in Paris after fourteen stages.
Route of the 1907 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris
Race details
Dates8 July – 4 August 1907
Stages14
Distance4,488 km (2,789 mi)
Winning time47 points
Results
  Winner  Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)
  Second  Gustave Garrigou (FRA)
  Third  Émile Georget (FRA)
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The 1907 Tour de France was the fifth running of the annual Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. From 8 July to 4 August, the 93 cyclists cycled 4488 km (2,788 mi) in fourteen stages around France. The winner, Lucien Petit-Breton, completed the race at an average speed of 28.47 km/h (17.69 mi/h).[1] For the first time, climbs in the Western Alps were included in the Tour de France. The race was dominated at the start by Émile Georget, who won five of the first eight stages. In the ninth stage, he borrowed a bicycle from a befriended rider after his own broke. This was against the rules; initially he received only a small penalty and his main competitors left the race out of protest. Georget's penalty was then increased and Lucien Petit-Breton became the new leader. Petit-Breton won two of the remaining stages and the overall victory of the Tour.

  1. ^ "1907 Tour de France". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.