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Encyclopedia > 1914 Tour de France
12th Tour de France 1914 - final results
Length 15 stages, 5405 km
Tour winner Philippe Thys 200h 28' 48"
Second Henri Pélissier +1' 50"
Third Jean Alavoine +36' 53"

The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. The total distance was 5380 km(3343 mi) and the average speed of the riders was 27.028 km/h. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ...


The day the Tour began, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria was assasinated in Sarajevo, marking the start of World War I. On August 3rd, Germany invaded Belgium and declared war on France, making this Tour the last for five years, until 1919. Franz Ferdinand links to here. ... Sarajevo at night. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ...


Stages

Stage Date Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
1 28 June Paris - Le Havre 388 Philippe Thys Philippe Thys
2 30 June Le Havre - Cherbourg 364 Jean Rossius Philippe Thys
3 02 July Cherbourg - Brest 405 Emile Engel Philippe Thys
4 04 July Brest - La Rochelle 470 Oscar Egg Jean Alavoine
5 06 July La Rochelle - Bayonne 376 Oscar Egg Oscar Egg
6 08 July Bayonne - Luchon 326 Firmin Lambot Philippe Thys
7 10 July Luchon - Bordeaux 323 Jean Alavoine Jean Alavoine
8 12 July Bordeaux - Perpignan 370 Octave Lapize Jean Alavoine
9 14 July Perpignan - Marseille 338 Jean Rossius Jean Alavoine
10 16 July Marseille - Nice 323 Henri Pélissier Philippe Thys
11 18 July Nice - Grenoble 325 Gustave Garrigou Philippe Thys
12 20 July Grenoble - Genève 325 Henri Pélissier Philippe Thys
13 22 July Belfort - Longwy 325 François Faber Philippe Thys
14 24 July Longwy - Dunkerque 390 François Faber Philippe Thys
15 26 July Dunkerque - Paris 340 Henri Pélissier Philippe Thys

(Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Brest is the name of several cities: City in Belarus: Brest, Belarus, formerly in Russia and the Soviet Union and formerly known as Brest-Litovsk. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Brest is the name of several cities: City in Belarus: Brest, Belarus, formerly in Russia and the Soviet Union and formerly known as Brest-Litovsk. ... Location within France La Rochelle is a city or commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 76,584 in 1999). ... Location within France La Rochelle is a city or commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 76,584 in 1999). ... 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External links

  • 1914 Tour de France results
  • Official site of the Tour de France


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This stage crossed from the mainland of France to the Île de Noirmoutier.
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