Tour de France 1923
| 17th Tour de France 1923 - final result | ||
| Route length | 15 stages, 5396 km | |
| Tour winner | Henri Pélissier | 222: 15: 30 h (24.278 km / h) |
| Second | Ottavio Bottecchia | + 30:41 min |
| Third | Romain Bellenger | + 1:04:43 h |
| Fourth | Hector Tiberghien | + 1:29:16 h |
| fifth | Arsène Alancourt | + 2:06:40 h |
| Sixth | Henry Collé | + 2:28:43 h |
| seventh | Léon Despontin | + 2:39:49 h |
| Eighth | Lucien Buysse | + 2:40:11 h |
| Ninth | Eugène Dhers | + 2:59:09 h |
| Tenth | Marcel Huot | + 3:16:56 h |
The 17th Tour de France took place from June 24th to July 22nd, 1923.
The 15 stages led the riders after the start in Paris , first in Brittany , and then over the Pyrenees to Toulon and Nice on the French Mediterranean coast. From there it went over the Alps back to Paris, where after 5386 km the destination was the Parc des Princes . 48 of the 139 participants were classified. For the first time, bonuses were given to the stage winners. The exchange of parts on the racing bike is also permitted.
Race course
After his victory on the second stage, the Italian Ottavio Bottecchia slipped into the yellow jersey and was able to defend his lead in the overall standings as far as the Alps. There he lost half an hour at Col d'Allos to Henri Pélissier , who won both Alpine stages to Briançon and Geneva . With the newly introduced time bonus of two minutes for the stage winner, he was able to further expand his lead.
With Pélissier, a Frenchman won the Tour de France for the first time since 1911 . His average speed was 24.233 km / h. By the end of the tour, he had earned 17,636 French francs .
Stages
| Stages | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | Paris - Le Havre | 381 | Robert Jacquinot | Robert Jacquinot |
| 2nd stage | Le Havre - Cherbourg | 371 | Ottavio Bottecchia | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 3rd stage | Cherbourg - Brest | 405 | Henri Pélissier | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 4th stage | Brest - Les Sables-d'Olonne | 412 | Albert Dejonghe | Romain Bellenger |
| 5th stage | Les Sables-d'Olonne - Bayonne | 482 | Robert Jacquinot | Romain Bellenger |
| 6th stage | Bayonne - Luchon | 326 | Jean Alavoine | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 7th stage | Luchon - Perpignan | 323 | Jean Alavoine | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 8th stage | Perpignan - Toulon | 427 | Lucien Buysse | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 9th stage | Toulon - Nice | 281 | Jean Alavoine | Ottavio Bottecchia |
| 10th stage | Nice - Briançon | 275 | Henri Pélissier | Henri Pélissier |
| 11th stage | Briançon - Geneva | 260 | Henri Pélissier | Henri Pélissier |
| 12th stage | Geneva - Strasbourg | 377 | Joseph Muller | Henri Pélissier |
| 13th stage | Strasbourg - Metz | 300 | Romain Bellenger | Henri Pélissier |
| 14th stage | Metz - Dunkerque | 433 | Félix Goethals | Henri Pélissier |
| 15th stage | Dunkerque - Paris | 343 | Félix Goethals | Henri Pélissier |
Web links
- Tour de France 1923 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- radsport-seite.de for the 1923 tour