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 |
6 |
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| Number of riders starting |
88 |
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| Number of riders finishing |
27 |
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| Distance |
2,428 km |
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| Average speed |
25,265 km/hr |
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Results
| Top three "official" finishers |
1. Henri Cornet, 2. Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq, 2. Alois Catteau |
| Yellow jerseys |
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| Best sprinter |
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| Best climber |
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| Best team |
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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( |
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| 5 |
Julien Maitron (F) |
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| 6 |
Daumain |
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| 7 |
Louis Colsaet (B) |
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| 8 |
Colas (F) |
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| 9 |
Saget (F) |
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| 10 |
Gustave Drioul (B) |
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| 11 |
Henri Paret (F) |
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| 12 |
Gauthier (F) |
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| 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)
