 Route of the 1910 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris | ||||||||||
| Race details | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 3–31 July 1910 | |||||||||
| Stages | 15 | |||||||||
| Distance | 4,734 km (2,942 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 63 points | |||||||||
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The 1910 Tour de France was the eighth edition of the Tour de France, taking place 3 to 31 July. It consisted of 15 stages over 4,734 kilometres (2,942 mi), ridden at an average speed of 28.680 km/h.[1] It was the first Tour to enter the Pyrenees mountains. Two main candidates for the victory were 1909 winner François Faber, a sprinter, and Octave Lapize, a climber, both members of the powerful Alcyon team. Because of the points system, their chances for the overall victory were approximately equal. The race was not decided until the final stage, after which Lapize had won by a difference of only four points.
- ^ Augendre 2016, p. 108.