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4,488 km raced at an average speed of 28.74 km/hr.
114 starters and 36 classified finishers. My apologies, but I have not yet found the team affiliations for most of the participants.
Lucien Petit-Breton was by far the best rider on the all-powerful Peugeot team.
Petit-Breton won five stages and in only one stage did he fail to finish in the top four.
Because riders had to perform their own repairs, Petit-Breton's excellent mechanical expertise served him well.
The 1908 Tour's General Classification was calculated using points.
1908 Tour de France Complete Final General Classification:
1908 Tour stage results with running GC:
Stage 1: Monday, July 13, Paris - Roubaix, 272 km
Stage 2: Wednesday, July 15, Roubaix - Metz, 398 km
GC after Stage 2:
Stage 3: Friday, July 17, Metz - Belfort, 259 km
Major ascent: Ballon d'Alsace
GC after Stage 3:
Stage 4: Sunday, July 19, Belfort - Lyon, 309 km
Major ascent: Cerdon
GC after Stage 4:
Stage 5: Tuesday, July 21, Lyon - Grenoble, 311 km
Major ascent: Col de Porte
GC after Stage 5:
Stage 6: Thursday, July 23, Grenoble - Nice, 345 km
Major ascents: Bayard, Laffrey
GC after Stage 6:
Stage 7: Saturday, July 25, Nice - Nîmes, 354 km
GC after Stage 7:
Stage 8: Monday, July 27, Nîmes - Toulouse, 303 km
GC after Stage 8:
Stage 9: Wednesday, July 29, Toulouse - Bayonne, 299 km
GC after Stage 9:
Stage 10: Friday, July 31, Bayonne - Bordeaux, 299 km
GC after Stage 10:
Stage 11: Sunday, August 2, Bordeaux - Nantes, 391 km
GC after Stage 11:
Stage 12: Tuesday, August 4, Nantes - Brest, 321 km
GC after Stage 12:
Stage 13: Thursday, August 6, Brest - Caen, 415 km
GC after Stage 13:
Stage 14 (final stage): Sunday, August 9, Caen - Paris, 251 km
Photos from the1908 Tour de France
The 1908 Tour was the race's 6th edition. The Tour's enormous popularity can be seen in the crowds watching Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq roll through the town of Bellegarde. Dortignacq won stage 6. |
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Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq, Georges Passerieu, Lucien Petit-Breton, Giovanni Gerbi & Maurice Brocco on the Saint Julien Bridge over the Verdon River in the Alps. This is during stage 6 from Grenoble to Nice. The current bridge on this site is not nearly as interesting. |
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Winner of both the 1907 and 1908 Tours, Petit-Breton was a complete rider. |
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Gustave Garrigou repairs his own bike. Note that he is getting no help. Such assistance was forbidden. Note also the early caliper brakes with their huge mud clearance and that the rear wheel has 36 spokes. |
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