1954 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Overall Louison Bobet 140h 06' 05"
Second Ferdi Kübler +15' 49"
Third Fritz Schaer +21' 46"
Points Ferdi Kubler 215.5 points
Second Stan Ockers 284.5 points
Third Fritz Schaer 286.5 points
Climber Federico Bahamontes 95 points
Second Louison Bobet 53 points
Third Richard Van Genechten 46 points
Teams Suisse
Second
Third

The 1954 Tour de France was the 41st Tour de France, taking place July 8 to August 1, 1954. The total race distance was 23 stages over 4656 km, with riders averaging 33.229 km/h. For the first time the Tour began in a country other than France. Starting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 100,000 spectators turned out there alone [1]. The Tour was also marked by the absence of an Italian team and hence the Italians.

[edit] Results

[edit] General classification

Rank Name Country Team Time
1 Louison Bobet Flag of France France 140h 06' 05"
2 Ferdi Kübler Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 15' 49"
3 Fritz Schaer Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 21' 46"
4 Jean Dotto Flag of France France 28' 21"
5 Jean Malléjac Flag of France France 31' 38"
6 Stan Ockers Flag of Belgium Belgium 36' 02"
7 Louis Bergaud Flag of France France 37' 55"
8 Vincent Vitetta Flag of France France 41' 14"
9 Jean Brankart Flag of Belgium Belgium 42' 08"
10 Gilbert Bauvin Flag of France France 42' 21"

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