1903 Tour de France - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L'Équipe. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 km (1,509 mi), and was won by Maurice Garin. [1]
The Birth of the Tour de France - HISTORY
WEBJun 28, 2013 · The first stage of the epic race was particularly dastardly. The route from Paris to Lyon stretched nearly 300 miles. No doubt several of the riders who wheeled away from Paris worried not about...
Tour de France - Wikipedia
WEBThe first Tour de France was staged in 1903. The plan was a five-stage race from 31 May to 5 July, starting in Paris and stopping in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Nantes before returning to Paris. Toulouse was added later to break the long haul across southern France from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
1st July 1903: First Tour de France cycling race begins ... - YouTube
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The first Tour de France was organised as a promotional tool to boost circulation of the French newspaper L’Auto. It was greeted by a disappointing number of entrants, which led to the race...
Finish of the First Tour de France - History Today
WEBMaurice Garin won the first Tour de France, on July 19th, 1903, by a margin of almost three hours.
The First Race 1903 - Tour de France - YouTube
WEBJul 17, 2012 · Participants had to finish a tour of 2 428 km in only 6 stages linking the main cities of france : paris, lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux and nantes. The Frenchman Maurice garin covered...
History of the Tour de France by numbers | Cyclingnews
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The world’s most famous road race - the Tour de France - has a rich history, and its fabled past is synonymous with the greatest names in the sport. But who are the figures that have written...
Vintage photos from the First Tour de France, 1903
WEBJun 15, 2022 · A publicity stunt dreamed up by newspapermen, the first Tour de France saw a rag-tag bunch of cyclists waved off from outside a bar on the outskirts of Paris in 1903.
Tour de France | History, Winners, Distance, & Facts
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Tour de France, the world’s most prestigious and most difficult bicycle race. Of the three foremost races (the others being the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España), the Tour de France attracts the world’s best riders. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour.
Tour de France primer: the first Tour | EF Education-EasyPost
WEBJul 20, 2023 · They would invite the most famous road racers of the time and anyone brave enough to take on the first Tour de France. Sixty riders took to the start at the Café au Reveil Matin on the outskirts of Paris that first morning.