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1906 Tour de France
July 4 to July 29

On this page: Race summary and statistics, Individual General Classification, Stage Details

Protesters continued to harrass the Tour, spreading nails on the road. René Pottier proved his climbing superiority with wins in several mountain stages.

 

Statistics

Number of stages 13
Number of riders starting 82
Number of riders finishing 14
Distance 4,545 / 4,637 km
Average speed 24,463 km/hr

Results

Top three finishers   Rene Pottier
Georges Passerieu
Louis Trousselier 
Yellow jerseys  
Best sprinter  
Best climber  
Best team  
   

Individual General Classification

1 Rene Pottier (France) 31 points
2 Georges Passerieu (France) 39 pts
3 Louis Trousselier (France) 59 pts
4 Lucien Petit-Breton (France)  
5 Emile Georget (France)  
Alois Catteau (France)  
7 Edouard Wattelier (France)  
8 Leon Georget  
9 Eugene Christophe  
10   Antoine Wattelier (France)  
11 Georges Fleury (France)  
12 Ferdinand Payan (France)  
     
14 Georges Bronchard (France) 260 points

Stage Details

Stage

City

Winner

1 Paris-Lille Emile Georget
2 (Douai) Nancy Rene Pottier
3 Dijon Rene Pottier
4 Grenoble Rene Pottier
5 Nice Rene Pottier
6 Marseille Geroges Passerieu
7 Toulouse Louise Trousselier
8 Bayonne Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq
9 Bordeaux Louis Trousselier
10 Nantes Louis Trousselier
11 Brest Louis Trousselier
12 Caen Georges Passerieu
13 Paris Rene Pottier