1908 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Length	14 stages, 4497 km
Overall	Lucien Petit-Breton	36 points
Second	François Faber	68 points
Third	Georges Passerieu	75 points

The 1908 Tour de France was the 6th Tour de France. Taking place between July 13 and August 9, 1908 the total race distance was 4,497 km (2,789 mi). Like its predecessors, the entrants and leader board was dominated by the French, however, there were two Italians and one Luxembourg to place in the top 10.

After his 1907 victory, Lucien Petit-Breton was considered main favourite. Winning 5 of the 14 stages and the overall classification, he showed that his 1907 victory really was no surprise.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Date	Route	Length (km)	Winner	Race leader
1	13 July	Paris - Roubaix	272	Georges Passerieu  France	Georges Passerieu  France
2	15 July	Roubaix - Metz	398	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Georges Passerieu  France
3	17 July	Metz - Belfort	259	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
4	19 July	Belfort - Lyon	309	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
5	21 July	Lyon - Grenoble	311	Georges Passerieu  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
6	23 July	Grenoble - Nice	345	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
7	25 July	Nice - Nimes	354	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
8	27 July	Nimes - Toulouse	303	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
9	29 July	Toulouse - Bayonne	299	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
10	31 July	Bayonne - Bordeaux	269	Georges Paulmier  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
11	2 August	Bordeaux - Nantes	391	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
12	4 August	Nantes - Brest	321	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
13	6 August	Brest - Caen	415	Georges Passerieu  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
14	9 August	Caen - Paris	251	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France

[edit] Final general standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Points
1	Lucien Petit-Breton	France	36
2	François Faber	Luxembourg	68
3	Georges Passerieu	France	75
4	Gustave Garrigou	France	91
5	Luigi Ganna	Italy	120
6	Georges Paulmier	France	125
7	Georges Fleury	France	134
8	Henri Cornet	France	142
9	Marcel Godivier	France	153
10	Giovanni Rossignoli	Italy	160
110 competitors, 36 finishers

[edit] External links

• 1908 Tour de France history
• 1908 Tour de France Jersey progression (German)

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