International Opel Tour of Germany 1931

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Final result after the 16th stage
winner Erich Metze 138: 25: 06 h
(29.230 km / h)
Second Oskar Thierbach + 1:12 min
Third Nicolas Frantz + 4:15 min
Fourth Joseph Mauclair + 5:53 min
fifth Pierre Magne + 5:53 min
Sixth Ludwig Geyer + 6:39 min
seventh Kurt Stöpel + 6:59 min
Eighth Hermann Buse + 11:40 min
Ninth Max Bulla + 20:31 min
Tenth Armand Van Bruane + 25:08 min
Team evaluation Team Germany 415: 23: 13 h
Second Team France + 31:15 min
Third Team mixed + 42:59 min

The International Opel Germany Tour , a predecessor of today's Germany Tour , was held from May 4 to 24, 1931 . It led from Rüsselsheim over 3,971.8 kilometers back to Rüsselsheim, the headquarters of the host Opel . There were five rest days in 16 stages.

36 drivers from six national teams started. They came from Germany , Belgium , Italy , France , Switzerland and a mixed team from Luxembourg , the Netherlands and Austria . 25 starters reached the finish line, with the winner covering the distance with an hourly average of 29.230 km / h.

For the first time since the introduction of the tour, it had an international effect. With the two-time Luxembourg Tour de France winner Nicolas Frantz , sponsor Opel, under the direction of organizer Herrmann Schwartz, had signed a real top-class. After the seventh stage, there was already some dissatisfaction in the press, after there had been only one German stage winner until then. In the second part of the tour, the German drivers then showed their skills. With Erich Metze and Oskar Thierbach , two Germans were at the top of the podium in the end. In addition, the German team confidently secured the team classification, which was introduced for the first time, ahead of the French team.

Stages

Stages Day Start finish km Stage winner Overall first
1st stage May 4th Rüsselsheim - Freiburg 284 Joseph Wauters Jef Wauters
2nd stage May Freiburg - Ulm 269 Nicolas Frantz Erich Metze
3rd stage May Ulm - Munich 205 Joseph Wauters Hermann Buse
4th stage May Munich - Schweinfurt 296.3 Joseph Mauclair Kurt Stöpel
5th stage May Schweinfurt - Erfurt 221.1 Nicolas Frantz ?
6th stage May Erfurt - Dresden 231.2 Albert Barthélémy ?
7th stage May Dresden - Wroclaw 282 Albert Barthélémy ?
8th stage May Wroclaw - Liegnitz 228.1 Hermann Buse ?
9th stage May Liegnitz - Berlin 337 Erich Metze ?
10th stage May Berlin - Magdeburg 268.6 Albert Barthélémy ?
11th stage May Magdeburg - Hamburg 254.4 Albert Barthélémy ?
12th stage May Hamburg - Bremen 269.2 Kurt Stöpel ?
13th stage May Hanover - Dortmund 215.3 Kamiel Degraeve ?
14th stage May Dortmund - Cologne 272 Kamiel Degraeve ?
15th stage May Cologne - Trier 230.4 Max Bulla ?
16th stage May 24th Trier - Rüsselsheim 182.3 Erich Metze Erich Metze

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