 Route of the 1923 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Paris | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 June – 22 July 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 5,386 km (3,347 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 222h 15' 30" | ||||||||||||
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The 1923 Tour de France was the 17th edition of the Tour de France, taking place 24 June to 22 July. It consisted of 15 stages over 5386 km, ridden at an average speed of 24.233 km/h.[1] The race was won by Henri Pélissier with a convincing half-hour lead to his next opponent, Italian Ottavio Bottecchia. In total, 139 cyclists entered the race, of which 48 finished. Pélissier's victory was the first French victory since 1911, as the Tour de France had been dominated by Belgian cyclists since then.
- ^ Augendre 2016, p. 108.