Tour de France 1919
| 13th Tour de France 1919 - final score | ||
| Route length | 15 stages, 5560 km | |
| Tour winner | Firmin Lambot | 231: 07: 15 h (24.057 km / h) |
| Second | Jean Alavoine | + 1:42:54 h |
| Third | Eugène Christophe | + 2:26:31 h |
| Fourth | Léon Scieur | + 2:52:15 h |
| fifth | Honoré Barthélémy | + 4:14:22 h |
| Sixth | Jacques Coomans | + 15:21:34 h |
| seventh | Luigi Lucotti | + 16:01:12 h |
| Eighth | Joseph Vandaele | + 18:23:02 h |
| Ninth | Alfred Steux | + 20:29:01 h |
| Tenth | Jules Nempon | + 21:44:12 h |
The 13th Tour de France took place from June 29th to July 27th, 1919. The first tour after a four-year hiatus due to the First World War had 15 stages on which the riders had to cover 5,560 km. This made this tour the second longest in tour history. Of the only 67 participants, only 10 arrived in Paris.
Race course
The tour started in Paris , destination was again the Paris Parc des Princes . For the third time, the tour took place counter-clockwise. The route also included stages in Alsace , which belonged to France again after the end of the World War.
The Belgian Jean Rossius won the first stage, but was not classified as overall leader due to a 30-minute time penalty as he presented Philippe Thys with a water bottle. The race management judged this as prohibited assistance from another driver. The second stage Henri Pélissier took over the overall lead instead. Pélissier was then able to win the second stage. His brother Francis won the third stage. From the tenth stage, the overall leader wore the yellow jersey for the first time . Frenchman Eugène Christophe was the first to wear this jersey, which visibly presented the leaders of the overall standings.
Christophe, already 35 years old, had a solid lead of 28 minutes, which he lost when he lost more than an hour repairing his bike. According to the current regulations, the drivers had to repair their bikes themselves. So Firmin Lambot was able to pull by and win the tour. His average speed during the tour was 24.054 km / h.
The stages
| Stages | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | Paris - Le Havre | 388 | Jean Rossius | Henri Pélissier |
| 2nd stage | Le Havre - Cherbourg | 364 | Henri Pélissier | Henri Pélissier |
| 3rd stage | Cherbourg - Brest | 405 | Francis Pélissier | Henri Pélissier |
| 4th stage | Brest - Les Sables-d'Olonne | 412 | Jean Alavoine | Eugène Christophe |
| 5th stage | Les Sables-d'Olonne - Bayonne | 482 | Jean Alavoine | Eugène Christophe |
| 6th stage | Bayonne - Luchon | 326 | Honoré Barthélémy | Eugène Christophe |
| 7th stage | Luchon - Perpignan | 323 | Jean Alavoine | Eugène Christophe |
| 8th stage | Perpignan - Marseille | 370 | Jean Alavoine | Eugène Christophe |
| 9th stage | Marseille - Nice | 338 | Honoré Barthélémy | Eugène Christophe |
| 10th stage | Nice - Grenoble | 333 | Honoré Barthélémy | Eugène Christophe |
| 11th stage | Grenoble - Geneva ( CH ) | 325 | Honoré Barthélémy | Eugène Christophe |
| 12th stage | Geneva (CH) - Strasbourg | 371 | Luigi Lucotti | Eugène Christophe |
| 13th stage | Strasbourg - Metz | 315 | Luigi Lucotti | Eugène Christophe |
| 14th stage | Metz - Dunkerque | 468 | Firmin Lambot | Firmin Lambot |
| 15th stage | Dunkerque - Paris | 340 | Jean Alavoine | Firmin Lambot |
Web links
- Tour de France 1919 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- radsport-seite.de for the 1919 tour
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ratings of the Tour de France 1919 , accessed on May 25, 2012.