NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1903 Tour de France

1. Maurice Garin France	94h33'14"
2. Lucien Pothier France	+2h49'21"
3. Fernand Augereau France	+4h29'24"
4. Rodolphe Muller (Italy)	+4h39'30"
5. Jean Fischer France	+4h58'44"
6. Marcel Kerff Belgium	+5h52'24"
7. Julien Lootens Belgium	+9h31'08"
8. Georges Pasquier France	+10h24'04"
9. François Beaugendre France	+10h52'14"
10. Aloïs Catteau Belgium	+12h44'57"
11. Jean Dargassies France	+13h49'10"
12. Ferdinand Payan France	+19h09'02"
13. Julien Girbe France	+23h16'52"
14. Lechartier France	+24h05'13"
15. Josef Fischer Germany	+25h14'26"
16. A. Foureaux France	+31h50'52"
17. René Salais France	+32h34'43"
18. Emile Moulin France	+49h43'15"
19. Georges Borot France	+51h37'38"
20. Pierre Desvages France	+62h53'54"
21. Arsène Millocheau France	+64h57'08

The 1903 Tour de France was the first Tour de France, set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto. Maurice Garin (March 3, 1871-February 19, 1957) was the first winner of the Tour de France. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_German_Empire. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Tour de France (disambiguation). ... LEquipe logo LÃ‰quipe (French for the team) is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports. ...

This cycling event was inspired by the idea of the Tour in literature, especially by a novel called Tour de France par Deux Enfants where two boys make their way around France. The race was first proposed by journalist Géo Lefèvre to his editor Henri Desgrange and was discussed by them over lunch at the Café de Madrid in Paris on 20 November 1902, with the first public announcement the following January. The newspaper ran the race to promote its circulation, a tactic previously employed by many other newspapers in other fields. GÃ©o LefÃ¨vre (1887 â€“ 1961) was a French sports journalist and the originator of the idea for the Tour de France. ... Henri Desgrange (1865 in Paris, France - 1940 in Beauvallon, France) was a competitive bicycle racer and French sports journalist. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The 1903 Tour began with the stage Montgeron-Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, route de Corbeil on July 1, and ended with the Vile-d'Avray, restaurant du Père stage on July 19. It only had 6 stages, compared to the 20 in modern tours, with a total distance of 2428 kilometres. The stages themselves were surprisingly long, with the longest being run between Nantes and LParis at 471 kilometres, and shortest between Toulouse and Bordeaux at 268 kilometres (compared to the 171 km average stage length of the 2004 Tour de France). 60 riders raced (189 racers in modern 21-team Tours), with only 21 finishing. The winner won 3000 Francs (about 26,500 Euros in today's money). is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 65. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-PyrÃ©nÃ©es Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

As the journal organisateur, L'Auto provided Géo Lefèvre as the director, judge and time-keeper; Henri Desgrange was the Directeur Général.

At this point, there were no cycling teams as all entrants were individuals. They paid a fee of 10 Francs which, according to Geoffrey Wheatcroft, translates into 87.5 Euros today when one takes inflation into account. Geoffrey Wheatcroft (London 1945-) is a British conservative journalist and writer. ...

The stages, at an average of just over 400 kilometres, would often last into the night, or even start in the night and last 24 hours.

Montgeron: this first stage, taking 27 hours and 47 minutes to complete, with the riders riding through the night. Maurice Garin won this first stage of the Tour de France. Emile Pagie was second by a minute, Léon Georget came in third. Hippolyte Aucouturier abandoned the stage but was allowed to continue by train to the next stage.
The next stage went from Lyon to Marseilles.
The third stage began on 8 July and ran from Marseilles to Toulouse. At this point, only 32 of the 60 riders remained in the race; this stage was won by Eugène Brange, Julien Lootens, Maurice Garin and Louis Pothier.
Toulouse to Bordeaux was the relatively short 250 kilometre stage, which featured the first crash of the Tour de France: a dog darted across the road, causing a following-group of 15 cyclists to fall over. At this Hippolyte Aucouturier finally gave up and took the train to Paris.
The fith stage connected Bordeaux to Nantes.
Finally the cyclists biked from Nantes to Paris during the last stage.

Maurice Garin won the race at 94 hours 33 minutes and 14 seconds, Louis Pothier was second at 2 hours 49 minutes and 21 seconds after the leader, Augereau was third at 4 hours 29 minutes and 24 seconds behind the leader. The lanterne rouge (final finisher) was Arsene Millocheau, who was 64 hours, 57 minutes and 8 seconds behind Garin. Montgeron is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Maurice Garin (March 3, 1871-February 19, 1957) was the first winner of the Tour de France. ... This article is about the French city. ... Marseilles redirects here. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-PyrÃ©nÃ©es Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... Julien Lootens was an early twentieth century Belgian cyclist who participated in the 1903 Tour de France in 1903 and finished seventh. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 65. ... Maurice Garin (March 3, 1871-February 19, 1957) was the first winner of the Tour de France. ... Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ...

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	The 1903 Tour de France was the first Tour de France, set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto.
	The 1903 Tour began with the stage Montgeron-Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, route de Corbeil on the 1 July, and ended with the Vile-d'Avray, restaurant du PÃ¨re stage on 19 July.
	The stages themselves were surprisingly long--with the longest being run between Paris and Lyon at 467 kilometres, and shortest between Toulouse and Bordeaux at 268 kilometres (compare this to the 171 km average stage length of the 2004 Tour de France).

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