 Route of the 1931 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 30 June – 26 July 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5,091 km (3,163 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 177h 10' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition of the Tour de France, which took place from 30 June to 26 July. It consisted of 24 stages over 5,091 km (3,163 mi).
The race was won by French cyclist Antonin Magne. The sprinters Charles Pélissier and Rafaele di Paco both won five stages.[1]
The cyclists were separated into national teams and touriste-routiers, who were grouped into regional teams. In some stages (2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 12), the national teams started 10 minutes before the touriste-routiers.[2]
One of these touriste-routiers was Max Bulla. In the second stage, when the touriste-routiers started 10 minutes later than the national teams, Bulla overtook the national teams, won the stage and took the lead, the only time in history that a touriste-routier was leading the Tour de France.[3]
- ^ "The Tour - year 1931". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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