1914 Tour de France
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| Final Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length | 15 stages, 5405 km | |
| Overall | Philippe Thys | 200h 28' 48" |
| Second | Henri Pélissier | +1' 50" |
| Third | Jean Alavoine | +36' 53" |
The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. The total distance was 5405 km (3359 miles) and the average speed of the riders was 26.835 km/h[1].
The day the Tour began, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, marking the start of World War I. On August 3rd, Germany invaded Belgium and declared war on France, making this Tour the last for five years, until 1919. The three men who won the Tour between 1907 and 1910 would die in the war.[2]
[edit] Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Length (km) | Winner | Race leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 28 | Paris - Le Havre | 388 | Philippe Thys | Philippe Thys |
| 2 | June 30 | Le Havre - Cherbourg | 364 | Jean Rossius | Philippe Thys |
| 3 | July 2 | Cherbourg - Brest | 405 | Emile Engel | Philippe Thys |
| 4 | July 4 | Brest - La Rochelle | 470 | Oscar Egg | Jean Alavoine |
| 5 | July 6 | La Rochelle - Bayonne | 376 | Oscar Egg | Oscar Egg |
| 6 | July 8 | Bayonne - Luchon | 326 | Firmin Lambot | Philippe Thys |
| 7 | July 10 | Luchon - Bordeaux | 323 | Jean Alavoine | Jean Alavoine |
| 8 | July 12 | Bordeaux - Perpignan | 370 | Octave Lapize | Jean Alavoine |
| 9 | July 14 | Perpignan - Marseille | 338 | Jean Rossius | Jean Alavoine |
| 10 | July 16 | Marseille - Nice | 323 | Henri Pélissier | Philippe Thys |
| 11 | July 18 | Nice - Grenoble | 325 | Gustave Garrigou | Philippe Thys |
| 12 | July 20 | Grenoble - Genève | 325 | Henri Pélissier | Philippe Thys |
| 13 | July 22 | Belfort - Longwy | 325 | François Faber | Philippe Thys |
| 14 | July 24 | Longwy - Dunkerque | 390 | François Faber | Philippe Thys |
| 15 | July 26 | Dunkerque - Paris | 340 | Henri Pélissier | Philippe Thys |
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Official 1914 Tour de France results
- ^ Wheatcroft, Geoffrey. Le Tour: a history of the Tour de France, 1903-2003, p. 59. London: Pocket Books, 2003.
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