 Route of the 1950 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting and finishing in Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 13 July – 7 August 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,773 km (2,966 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 145h 36' 56" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Tour de France was the 37th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 13 July to 7 August. It consisted of 22 stages over 4,773 km (2,966 mi).
Gino Bartali, captain of the Italian team, threatened and assaulted on the Col d'Aspin by some French supporters accusing him to have caused Jean Robic's fall, retired after winning the 12th stage from Pau to Saint-Gaudens and left the race together with all the other Italian riders (including Fiorenzo Magni, who was wearing the yellow jersey).[1] The lead transferred to Swiss cyclist Ferdinand Kübler, who was able to keep the lead until the end of the race. Kübler became the first Swiss winner of the Tour de France.
The mountains classification was won by Louison Bobet, while the Belgian team won the team classification.
Algerian-French cyclist Abdel-Kader Zaaf became famous in this Tour de France by being so disoriented that he rode in the wrong direction.
- ^ Augendre 2016, p. 41.