1903 Tour de France, Stage 4 to Stage 6

The 1903 Tour de France was the 1st edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 1 July and Stage 4 occurred on 12 July with a flat stage from Toulouse. The race finished at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 18 July.

Map of France with the route of the 1903 Tour de France
Route of the 1903 Tour de France

Stage 4 edit

12 July 1903 — Toulouse to Bordeaux, 268 km (166.5 mi)[1][2]

Stage 4 result[1]
Rank Rider Time
1   Charles Laeser (SUI) 8h 46' 00"
2   Julien Lootens (BEL) + 4' 03"
3   Rodolfo Muller (ITA) s.t.
4   Léon Georget (FRA) s.t.
5   Maurice Garin (FRA) s.t.
6   Jean Fischer (FRA) s.t.
7   Lucien Pothier (FRA) s.t.
8   Eugène Brange (FRA) + 7' 41"
9   Aloïs Catteau (BEL) s.t.
10   Jean Dargassies (FRA) + 26' 00"
General classification after stage 4[1][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Maurice Garin (FRA) 59h 50' 42"
2   Léon Georget (FRA) + 1h 58' 53"
3   Fernand Augereau (FRA) + 2h 58' 01"
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10

Stage 5 edit

13 July 1903 — Bordeaux to Nantes, 425 km (264.1 mi)

Stage 5 result[1]
Rank Rider Time
1   Maurice Garin (FRA) 16h 26' 31"
2   Georges Pasquier (BEL) s.t.
3   Lucien Pothier (FRA) s.t.
4   Fernand Augereau (FRA) + 10' 35"
5   Ambroise Garin (ITA) + 33' 34"
6   Rodolfo Muller (ITA) + 36' 33"
7   Jean Fischer (FRA) + 1h 04' 03"
8   Marcel Kerff (BEL) s.t.
9   Jean Dargassies (FRA) + 1h 21' 09"
10   Ferdinand Payan (FRA) + 1h 33' 24"
General classification after stage 5[5]
Rank Rider Time
1   Maurice Garin (FRA) 76h 07' 31"
2   Lucien Pothier (FRA) + 2h 58' 01"
3   Fernand Augereau (FRA) + 4h 29' 14"
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9
10

Stage 6 edit

18 July 1903 — Nantes to Paris, 471 km (293 mi)

Stage 6 result[1]
Rank Rider Time
1   Maurice Garin (FRA) 18h 09' 00"
2   Fernand Augereau (FRA) + 10"
3   Julien Lootens (BEL) s.t.
4   Jean Fischer (FRA) + 1' 20"
5   Lucien Pothier (FRA) + 1' 30"
6   Rodolfo Muller (ITA) + 2' 00"
7   Alexandre Foureaux (FRA) + 2' 30"
8   Julien Girbe (FRA) + 2' 35"
9   François Beaugendre (FRA) + 21' 00"
10   Marcel Kerff (BEL) + 53' 00"
General classification after stage 6[6]
Rank Rider Time
1   Maurice Garin (FRA) 94h 33' 14"
2   Lucien Pothier (FRA) + 2h 59' 21"
3   Fernand Augereau (FRA) + 4h 29' 24"
4   Rodolfo Muller (ITA) + 4h 39' 30"
5   Jean Fischer (FRA) + 5h 08' 44"
6   Marcel Kerff (BEL) + 7h 04' 24"
7   Julien Lootens (BEL) + 9h 33' 08"
8   Georges Pasquier (BEL) + 11h 26' 04"
9   François Beaugendre (FRA) + 11h 54' 14"
10   Aloïs Catteau (BEL) + 13h 46' 57"

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "1ère Tour de France 1903". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Réglement du Tour de France 1903". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008.
  3. ^ "1ère Tour de France 1903 - 4ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Stage 4 Toulouse > Bordeaux". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Stage 5 Bordeaux > Nantes". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Stage 6 Nantes > Paris". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

Further reading edit