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Map of the 1907 Tour de France from the July 8, 1907 edition of L'Auto
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4,488 km raced at an average speed of 28.470 km/hr
93 starters and 33 classified finishers.
Émile Georget was riding with a substantial lead, but after he made an illegal bicycle change, he was hit with a 45 point penalty, large enough to make it impossible for him to win the Tour.
Lucien Petit-Breton, who was riding extremely well, became the leader and eventually the 1907 Tour's overall winner.
The 1907 Tour used points to calculate the General Classification.
1907 Tour de France Complete Final General Classification:
1907 Tour stage results with running GC:
Stage 1: Monday, July 8, Paris - Roubaix, 272 km
Stage 2: Wednesday, July 10, Roubaix - Metz, 398 km
Georget and Trousselier were awarded a tie for the stage. Mr. Ron Couwenhouven was kind enough to send this explanation:
According to l’Auto (11-7, 12-07 and 13-7-1907) Emile Georget was the winner of the second stage Roubaix – Metz. He rode in a green-black jersey, but judge Weylerd gave the first place to Louis Trousselier, who finished with the same time as Georget. Weylerd was thinking Trousselier was the rider in green-black. So Trousselier was presented to Mr. Zeppelin, governor of Elzas – Loharingen, as the winner.
Two hours after the finish, Weylerd corrected his fault, but Emil Gentil, director of Alcyon, the team sponsor of Trousselier, protested against this decision. Two days later Tour de France boss Henri Desgrange, after hearings with both riders, decided for a dead-heat. Both riders got 1 point for the all-over standings. Thus: Roubaix – Metz got two stage-winners.
The stage results after Degrange's decision:
1. Emile Georget: 13hr 39min 15sec
1. Louis Trousselier s.t.
3. Lucien Petit-Breton s.t.
4. Marcel Cadolle @ 29min 5sec
5. Henri Cornet s.t.
6. Constant Ménager @ 29min 45sec
7. Georges Passerieu @ 40min 45sec
8. Gustave Garrigou s.t.
9. François Faber s.t.
10. François Beugendre @ 54min 55sec
GC after Stage 2:
Stage 3: Friday, July 12, Metz - Belfort, 259 km
Major ascent: Ballon d'Alsace
GC after Stage 3:
Stage 4: Sunday, July 14, Belfort - Lyon, 309 km
Major ascent: Cerdon
GC after Stage 4:
Stage 5: Tuesday, July 16, Lyon - Grenoble, 311 km
Major ascents: Les Echelles, Col de Porte
GC after Stage 5:
Stage 6: Thursday, July 18, Grenoble - Nice, 345 km
Major ascents: Laffrey, Bayard, Esterel
GC after Stage 6:
Stage 7: Saturday, July 20, Nice - Nîmes, 345 km
GC after Stage 7:
Stage 8: Monday, July 22, Nîmes - Toulouse, 303 km
There are all kinds of problems with the results from this stage, The official Tour site (which is rife with errors) has an entirely different top 10 and Trousselier's unchanged GC point total from stage 7 makes no sense since he came in 6th in stage 8. I've thrown up my hands and gone with the results from the Tour Encyclopedie.
GC after stage 8:
Stage 9: Wednesday, July 24, Toulouse - Bayonne, 299 km
GC after Stage 9:
Because Georget had made an illegal bike change, he was penalized 45 points, putting him in third place, which is reflected in the stage 10 standings.
Stage 10: Friday, July 26, Bayonne - Bordeaux, 269 km
GC after Stage 10:
Stage 11: Sunday, July 28, Bordeaux - Nantes, 391 km
GC after Stage 11:
Stage 12: Tuesday, July 30, Nantes - Brest, 321 km
GC after Stage 12:
Stage 13: Thursday, August 1, Brest - Caen, 415 km
GC after Stage 13:
Stage 14 (final stage): Caen - Paris, 251 km
Photos from the 1907 Tour de France
The 1907 Tour de France is set to begin. |
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The pack returns to France in the third stage which went from from Metz in Germany to Belfort in France. |
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Stage 5 finish into Grenoble |
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Émile Georget wins stage 7 into Nîmes. |
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Émile Georget, at a point while he led the Tour, takes a short break. The picture in the circle is of Georget at the Parc des Princes velodrome in Paris. |
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Winner of the 1907 Tour de France, Lucien Petit-Breton. Always well-turned out, the natty Petit-Breton always had every hair in place. |
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