Tour de France 1905
| Tour de France 1905 | |
| Host country |
 France
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| Competition period | July 9-30, 1905 |
| Stages | 11 |
| overall length | 3021 km |
| winner | |
| Overall rating | 1. Louis Trousselier 109: 55: 39 h 2. Hippolyte Aucouturier 3. Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq
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| ← 1904 | 1906 → |
| 3rd Tour de France 1905 - final result | ||
| Route length | 11 stages, 3,021 km | |
| Tour winner | Louis Trousselier | 35 P. 109: 55: 39 h (27.481 km / h) |
| Second | Hippolyte Aucouturier | 61 P. |
| Third | Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | 64 P. |
| Fourth | Émile Georget | 123 P. |
| fifth | Lucien Petit-Breton | 155 P. |
| Sixth | Augustin Ringeval | 202 P. |
| seventh | Paul Chauvet | 231 P. |
| Eighth | Philippe Pautrat | 248 P. |
| Ninth | Julien Gabory | 255 P. |
| Tenth | Julien Maitron | 304 P. |
The third edition of the Tour de France took place from July 9th to 30th, 1905. Of the 60 riders who started, only 24 made it to the finish in Paris.
Race course
The overall winner was not determined based on the driving time, but according to a point system that seemed complicated. Timekeeping was considered too difficult for each individual driver. First of all, the drivers received points based on their placement on the stage. In addition, there was one penalty point each for a gap of full 5 minutes to the driver immediately in front in the stage classification, but no more than ten penalty points in total. Finally, the penalty points of the drivers placed in front in the stage classification were added as additional penalty points. For example, the following points were awarded to the first seven drivers on stage 1:
Placement overview
| driver | time | Place points | Penalty points | Additional penalties | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Trousselier | 11 h 25 min 00 s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | + 3 min 00 s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| René Pottier | + 4 min 00 s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hippolyte Aucouturier | + 26 min 00 s | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th |
| Henri Cornet | + 26 min 00 s | 5 | 0 | 4th | 9 |
| Augustin Ringeval | + 1 h 40 min 00 s | 6th | 10 | 4th | 20th |
| Émile Georget | + 2 h 40 min 00 s | 7th | 10 | 14th | 31 |
The unofficial winning time of Louis Trousselier was 109: 55: 39 h.
The number of stages has been increased from six to eleven and the number of rest days has been reduced. For the first time the tour led into the mountains. In the second stage, the riders had to overcome the Ballon d'Alsace in the Vosges . In the fourth stage, the western foothills of the Alps were passed (Côte de Laffrey, Col Bayard).
During the tour, all drivers (except for Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq ) were victims of sabotage. In protest against the tour, demonstrators scattered a total of 125 kg of nails on the road, which destroyed the drivers' tires. In contrast to the previous year, however, there were no physical attacks on the drivers.
The stages
| Stages | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Overall first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | July 9 | Paris - Nancy | 340 | Louis Trousselier | Louis Trousselier |
| 2nd stage | July 11th | Nancy - Besançon | 299 | Hippolyte Aucouturier | René Pottier |
| 3rd stage | 15th of July | Besançon - Grenoble | 327 | Louis Trousselier | Louis Trousselier |
| 4th stage | 16th of July | Grenoble - Toulon | 348 | Hippolyte Aucouturier | Louis Trousselier |
| 5th stage | July 18th | Toulon - Nîmes | 192 | Louis Trousselier | Louis Trousselier |
| 6th stage | 20th of July | Nîmes - Toulouse | 307 | Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | Louis Trousselier |
| 7th stage | July 23 | Toulouse - Bordeaux | 268 | Louis Trousselier | Louis Trousselier |
| 8th stage | July 25th | Bordeaux - La Rochelle | 257 | Hippolyte Aucouturier | Louis Trousselier |
| 9th stage | July 27th | La Rochelle - Rennes | 263 | Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | Louis Trousselier |
| 10th stage | 29th of July | Rennes - Caen | 167 | Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | Louis Trousselier |
| 11th stage | 30th July | Caen - Paris | 253 | Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq | Louis Trousselier |
Web links
- Tour de France 1905 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- radsport-seite.de for the 1905 tour