1905 Tour de France

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Final general standings
Name Country Points
1. Louis Trousselier Flag of France France 35
2. Hippolyte Aucouturier Flag of France France 61
3. Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Flag of France France 64
4. Emile Georget Flag of France France 123
5. Lucien Petit-Breton Flag of France France 155
6. Augustin Ringeval Flag of France France 202
7. Paul Chauvet Flag of France France 231
8. Philippe Pautrat Flag of France France 248
9. Julien Maitron Flag of France France 255
10. Julien Gabory Flag of France France 304
60 competitors, 24 finishers

The 1905 Tour de France was the third Tour de France, held from July 9th to July 30th, 1905. Because previous year was dominated by cheating, the race was changed in several ways: -The stages were shortened so that no night riding occurred. This made the tour stretch into 11 stages, almost double from the previous year. -The winner was selected on a points system, not on overall time. Despite the changes, there were still protesters among the spectators; in the first stage nearly all cyclists punctured due to nails spread along the route.[1] The distance totaled 2,994 km (1,860 mi) and the average cycler's speed was 27.107 km/h. The first major climb, the Ballon d'Alsace, also made its debut in this year's tour.

The race was won by Frenchman Louis Trousselier, who also won 5 of the stages. René Pottier showed that he was unbeatable in the mountains, but following a crash on the first stage he abandoned on the third stage.


[edit] Stages

Stage Date Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
1 9 July Paris - Nancy 340 Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier
2 10 July Nancy - Besançon 299 Hippolyte Aucouturier René Pottier
3 13 July Besançon - Grenoble 327 Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier
4 16 July Grenoble - Toulon 348 Hippolyte Aucouturier Louis Trousselier
5 18 July Toulon - Nîmes 192 Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier
6 20 July Nîmes - Toulouse 307 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Louis Trousselier
7 22 July Toulouse - Bordeaux 268 Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier
8 24 July Bordeaux - La Rochelle 257 Hippolyte Aucouturier Louis Trousselier
9 26 July La Rochelle - Rennes 263 Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier
10 28 July Rennes - Caen 167 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Louis Trousselier
11 30 July Caen - Paris 253 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq Louis Trousselier

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