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1904 Tour de France
July 2 to July 24

On this page: Tour statistics, results summary, individual GC, stage details, starting rider roster

The 1904 Tour reminds us that there have been terrible controversies and problems in past Tours, yet it survives to be greater than ever. In addition to protests, road blockages, physical attacks on riders, motivated usually by regional partisanship on behalf of certain riders, the French Cycling Union disqualified the first four riders finishing the Tour. The riders had been accused of various irregularities including using some of the demonstrators to assist them with car rides and harrassing competitors

 

Statistics

Number of stages  
Number of riders starting 88   
Number of riders finishing 27   
Distance 2,428 km   
Average speed 25,265 km/hr   

Results

Top three "official" finishers 1. Henri Cornet, 2. Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq, 2. Alois Catteau 
Yellow jerseys  
Best sprinter  
Best climber  
Best team  
   

Before the disqualification, the top 5 riders were:

1. Maurice Garin (winner of the 1st Tour in 1903). 93h 6m 24s
2. Lucien Pothier
3. Cesar Garin
4. Hyppolite Aucouturier
5. Henri Cornet

Official Final General Classification

1 Henri Cornet (F) At 20, the youngest winner of the Tour.  96h 05m 55s
2 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (F) @ 2h 16m 14s
3 Alois Catteau (F) @ 8-07-20
4 Jean Dargassies (F(  
5 Julien Maitron (F)  
6 Daumain  
7 Louis Colsaet (B)  
8 Colas (F)  
9 Saget (F)  
10 Gustave Drioul (B)  
11 Henri Paret (F)  
12 Gauthier (F)  
     
27 Antoine Deflotriere (F) @ 101h 36m

Stage Details

Stage City Official Winner (disqualified winner in parenthesis)
1 Paris-Lyon Michel Frederick (Maurice Garin)
2 Marseille Rene' Faure (Hyppolite Aucouterier)
3 Toulouse Henri Cornet (Hyppolite Aucouterier)
4 Bordeaux Francois Beaugendre (Lucien Pothier)
5 Nantes Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (Hyppolite Aucouterier)
6 (Ville d'Avray) Paris Jean Baptiste Dortignacq (Hyppolite Aucouterier)

 

Roster of Starting Riders

Joseph Achten (B)
Hyppolite Aucouterier (F)
Francois Beaugendre (F)
Adrien Blanqui (F)
Felix Boyer (F)
H. Boyer (F)
Eugene Brange (F)
Maurice Carrere (F)
Alois Catteau (F)
Chaput (F)
Pierre Chevalier (F)
Cist (F)
Pierre Cnops (B)
Colas (F)
Louis Colsaet (B)
Henri Cornet (F)
Damelincourt (F)
Jean Dargassies (F)
Maurice Dartigue (F)
Daumain (F)
Philippe Deballade (F)
Antoine Deflotriere (F)
Eugene Delhaye (B)
Delmilhac (F)
Pierre Desvages (F)
V. Deveze (F)
Dome (B)
Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (F)
Octave Doury (F)
Gustave Drioul (B)
P. Dufraix (F)
Durant (F)
Antoine Faure (F)
Camille Fily (F)
Georges Fleury
Michel Frederick (Switzerland)
Julien Gabory (F)
Cesar Garin (F)
Maurice Garin (F)
Henri Gauban (F)
Gauthier (F)
Eugene Geay (F)
Giovanni Gerbi (Italy)
Grimenwald (F)
Leon Habets (F)
P. Hibon (F)
Jean-Baptiste Jacquet (F)
Antoine Jaeck (Switzerland)
Dieudonne Jamar (B)
Philippe Jousselin (F)
Charles Laeser (Switzerland)
Lamboef (F)
Lamouline (F)
Lapree (F)
Romain Lardillier (F)
Louis Lecouna (F)
Legaux (B)
Albert Leroy (F)
Lipman (F)
Emile Lombard (B)
Julien Lootens, raced as "Samson" (B)
Maisonneuve (F)
Julien Maitron (F)
Marcastel (F)
Memo (B)
Monin (F)
Emile Moulin (F)
Albert Niepceron (F)
Henri Paret (F) At 50, oldest racer of the Tour
Ferdinand Payan (F)
Edouard Pillon (F)
Lucien Pothier (F)
Emile Poupin (F)
Charles Prevost (F)
Eugene Prevost (F)
Noel Prevost (F)
Reidenbach (F)
Leon Riche (F)
A. Rist (F)
Giovanni Rossignoli (Italy)
Saget (F)
Jules Sales (B)
Sylvain (F)
Tachet (F)
L. Treuvelot (F)
Ange Varalde (F)
Vassela (F)
Eugene Ventresque (F)