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Map of the 1914 Tour de France
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5,405 km ridden at an average speed of 27.03 km/hr.
145 starters divided in "groupes", that is, riders on sponsored teams and "isoles" or independent racers. 54 classified finishers.
Philippe Thys took the lead in the first stage and held it to the end.
His only real threat came in the penultimate stage when he was penalized 30 minutes for an unauthorized wheel change, putting Henri Pélissier within two minutes of him.
Even though Pélissier won the final stage, he couldn't close the gap to Thys, who had won the second of his 3 Tours de France.
1914 Tour de France Complete Final General Classification:
This reflects the final calculation of time penalties that were imposed by the race jury but not released until June of 1915, the delay being caused by the outbreak of the First World War. The main result of this recalculation was Georget and Spiessens trading 6th and 7th places because of penalties imposed upon Georget. For this reason the results shown will differ from those of other sites.
1914 Tour stage results with running GC:
Stage 1: Sunday, June 28, Paris - Le Havre, 388 km
Stage 2: Tuesday, June 30, Le Havre - Cherbourg, 364 km
GC after Stage 2:
Stage 3: Thursday, July 2, Cherbourg - Brest, 405 km
Places 5 - 13 given same time and place
GC after Stage 3:
Stage 4: Saturday, July 4, Brest - La Rochelle, 470 km
Places 4 - 13 given same time and place
GC after Stage 4:
Stage 5: Monday, July 6, La Rochelle - Bayonne, 379 km
GC after Stage 5:
Stage 6: Wednesday, July 8, Bayonne - Luchon, 326 km
Major ascents: Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde
GC after Stage 6:
Stage 7: Friday, July 10, Luchon - Perpignan, 323 km
Major ascents: Portet d'Aspet, Puymorens
GC after Stage 7:
Stage 8: Sunday, July 12, Perpignan - Marseille, 370 km
Emile Engel was disqualified and ejected from the race after threatening a judge.
GC after Stage 8:
Stage 9: Tuesday, July 14, Marseille - Nice, 338 km
Major ascents: Braus, Castillon
GC after Stage 9:
Stage 10: Thursday, July 16, Nice - Grenoble, 323 km
Major ascents: Allos, Bayard
GC after Stage 10:
Stage 11: Saturday, July 18, Grenoble - Geneva, 325 km
Major ascents: Lautaret, Galibier, Aravis
GC after Stage 11:
Stage 12: Monday, July 20, Geneva - Belfort, 325 km
Major ascents: Faucille, Ballon d'Alsace
GC after stage 12:
Stage 13: Wednesday, July 22, Belfort - Longwy, 325 km
Major ascents: Ballon d'Alsace, Grosse-Pierre
GC after Stage 13:
Stage 14: Friday, July 24, Longwy - Dunkerque, 390 km
GC after Stage 14:
Stage 15 (final stage): Sunday, July 26, Dunkerque - Paris, 340 km
Pictures from the 1914 Tour de France
The 1914 Tour route. Being an Italian postcard, the cities have their Italian names. Parigi is Paris. Thie rider with the flowers is Philippe Thys. |
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Early in the 2nd stage from Le Havre to Cherbourg the pack goes through the Norman town of Pont-Audemer |
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Crashes at the finish are nothng new. |
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Ihe finish of stage 8 in the velodrome in Marseille. Because the lead group of 24 was deemed too large for the small track, elimination heats were run to determine the stage winner. Here is the final sprint with Maurice Brocco in the lead, ahead of Octave Lapize, Oscar Egg and Emil Engel. Lapize made a dangerous move causing Engel to fall. Lapize caught and passed Brocco to win the stage. Engel protested and after threatening a judge, was tossed from the Tour. Engel died a few months later (Sept 14, 1914) on a battlefield in the First World War. Thank you Ron Couwenhoven for this info! |
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Thys crests the Galibier. Henri Pélissier went over first. |
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Scenes from the mountains. Top: Francois Faber alone on the Valgelaye. Middle: Jean Alavoine climbs the Buret. Bottom: Pelissier and Oscar Egg together on the Tortes. |
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