| Final Standings | | Overall | Maurice De Waele | 186h 39' 16" | | Second | Giuseppe Pancera | +44' 23" | | Third | Jef Demuysere | +57' 10" | The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 28, 1929. It was comprised of 22 stages over 5286 km, ridden at an average speed of 28.320 km/h. The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, 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. ...
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. ...
July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ...
1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Nicolas Frantz had won 2 consecutive Tours, in 1927 and 1928, and was looking for a 3rd. In addition the 1926 Tour winner, Lucien Buysse, was looking for another title.
Victor Fontan, overall leader and wearer of the yellow jersey, crashed in the Pyrenees during stage 10, breaking the forks to his bicycle. Unfortunately that year a rule stated that a rider must finish a stage with the bike he started it with. Fontan had to go house to house, looking for a bike to borrow. He eventually found one and rode 145 km to the finish line, with his broken bike strapped to his back. At the end of the day Fontan quit the race in tears. The rule was removed for the 1930 Tour de France. Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey) is the t-shirt worn by the current overall leader of many bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ...
Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ...
Results
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External links - 1929 Tour de France results
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