1947 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1947 Tour de France Route of the 1947 Tour de France.png Route of the 1947 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting and finishing in Paris 360px 25 June – 20 July 1947 21 4642 km 148h 11' 25" Jean Robic FRA yellow West Édouard Fachleitner FRA France Pierre Brambilla ITA Italy Italy Pierre Brambilla ITA Italy 1939 1948 The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4642 km 0 on. It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour de France-like races had been held during World War II. Because the previous races had been canceled, there was no real favourite for the final victory. When René Vietto, the runner-up of 1939, captured the yellow jersey after his victory on the second stage, many thought he could remain first until the last day. Vietto, a climber, was less optimistic and lost his first place to Italian Pierre Brambilla after the time trial in stage 19. With only two stages to go, many now believed that Brambilla would win the race. On the last stage, there was an unexpected attack, and little-known French cyclist Jean Robic captured the lead. Robic had won the Tour de France without ever wearing the yellow jersey during the race, the first time that happened. (In 1953 Robic would lead the race for one more day). Background Tour de France during World War II After the 1939 Tour de France, the Second World War had made it impossible to organise a big cycling event in France, although some attempts had been taken. The rights on the Tour de France, previously owned by l'Auto, had been transferred to the French government. There were two newspapers interested in taking over these rights, so they both organised cycling events. The event organised by l'Équipe, "La Course du Tour de France", was more successful, and l'Équipe was given the right to organise the 1947 Tour de France. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1947 Tour de France thumb|Dutch riders after stage one The national teams format, which had been in use before the Second World War, was used again in 1947. The German team was not invited, and the Italian team was made up of Franco-Italians living in France, McGann McGann 2006 151–156 as the peace treaty between France and Italy was not yet official, so the countries were technically still at war.Maso 2003 12 The Tour organisers invited ten teams of ten cyclists each. Besides the Italian team, there was also a French team and a Belgian team, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgian team.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1947 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 The plan was to have a joint Dutch-British team, but the Dutch cyclists protested because the British cyclists were too inexperienced, and the British cyclists were replaced by "French strangers".http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_cyclismag_bulletin_tdf1947.php?results=1 Bulletin du Tour 1947 Dominique Turgis Mémoire du cyclisme 23 October 2010 18 July 2011 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183701/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/dossiers/dos_cyclismag_bulletin_tdf1947.php?results=1 2 March 2012 There were also five French regional teams: Île-de-France, West, North-East, Centre/South-West and South-East. Of the 100 cyclists, 53 finished the race.http://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net/ Tour-Giro-Vuelta www.tour-giro-vuelta.net 20 February 2010 Michiel van Lonkhuyzen The teams entering the race were: 20em Belgium Netherlands/Strangers of France Italy Switzerland/Luxembourg France Île-de-France West North-East Centre/South-West South-East Route and stages The 1947 Tour de France started on 25 June, and had five rest days, in Besançon, Briançon, Nice, Luchon and Vannes.Augendre 2016 38 The highest point of elevation in the race was 2556 m ft on at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 8.Augendre 2016 177–178Domain inizia la grande vicenda del Giro di Francia Tomorrow the great story of the Tour of France begins http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=6845 Corriere dello Sport 24 June 1947 1 it https://web.archive.org/web/20200226184211/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=6845 26 February 2020 live + Stage characteristics and winners34ème Tour de France 1947 34th Tour de France 1947 http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1947.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6 April 2020 frAugendre 2016 38http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1947 Tour de France GC top ten Arian Zwegers CVCC 17 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071832/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html 16 May 2008 live The history of the Tour de France – Year 1947 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 3 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200403002804/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 25 June Paris to Lille 236 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Ferdinand Kübler SUI 2 26 June Lille to Brussels (Belgium) 182 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage René Vietto FRA 3 27 June Brussels (Belgium) to Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) 314 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Aldo Ronconi ITA 4 28 June Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) to Strasbourg 223 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jean Robic FRA 5 29 June Strasbourg to Besançon 248 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Ferdinand Kübler SUI 30 June Besançon Rest day 6 1 July Besançon to Lyon 249 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Lucien Teisseire FRA 7 2 July Lyon to Grenoble 172 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jean Robic FRA 8 3 July Grenoble to Briançon 185 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Fermo Camellini ITA 4 July Briançon Rest day 9 5 July Briançon to Digne 217 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) René Vietto FRA 10 6 July Digne to Nice 255 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Fermo Camellini ITA 7 July Nice Rest day 11 8 July Nice to Marseille 230 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Édouard Fachleitner FRA 12 9 July Marseille to Montpellier 165 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Henri Massal FRA 13 10 July Montpellier to Carcassonne 172 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Lucien Teisseire FRA 14 11 July Carcassonne to Luchon 253 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Albert Bourlon FRA 12 July Luchon Rest day 15 13 July Luchon to Pau 195 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Jean Robic FRA 16 14 July Pau to Bordeaux 195 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Giuseppe Tacca ITA 17 15 July Bordeaux to Les Sables-d'Olonne 272 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Éloi Tassin FRA 18 16 July Les Sables-d'Olonne to Vannes 236 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Pietro Tarchini SUI 17 July Vannes Rest day 19 18 July Vannes to Saint-Brieuc 139 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Raymond Impanis BEL 20 19 July Saint-Brieuc to Caen 235 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Maurice Diot FRA 21 20 July Caen to Paris 257 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Briek Schotte BEL Total 4642 km 0 onAugendre 2016 108 Race overview 1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11 1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21 thumb|left|Ferdinand Kübler crossing the finish line in Lille ahead of André Mahé to win the opening stage After Ferdinand Kübler had won the first stage, René Vietto took the lead by winning the second stage. After the third stage only Aldo Ronconi was within 90 seconds of Vietto, and the third man in the general classification was already more than eight minutes behind.http://veloarchive.com/races/tour/1947.php 1947: Robic snatches it at the death Tom James 15 August 2003 22 February 2010 Veloarchive In the seventh stage, when the Alps mountains were climbed, Ronconi took over the lead, but two stages later Vietto took back the lead, helped by Apo Lazaridès.Amels 1984 54 Jean Robic had lost six minutes in that ninth stage, and lost more time in the tenth stage. He was already more than 25 minutes behind, and was no longer considered a favourite, but Robic was convinced that he would win the Tour.Dauncey Hare 2003 54 In the fourteenth stage, Albert Bourlon escaped directly after the start. He stayed away until the end of the stage, 253 km mi on later. This is the longest escape in the Tour de France after the second World War.Augendre 2016 108 In the fifteenth stage, Robic escaped in the Pyrénees, and beat the other by more than ten minutes. Because of the time bonuses for reaching the mountain tops first, he even won back more than fifteen minutes.McGann McGann 2006 151–156 In the general classification, Robic rose to fifth place.http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_15.php Mémoire du cyclisme 34ème Tour de France 1947 - 15ème étape fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183704/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_15.php 2 March 2012 26 September 2016 dead With only three stages to go in the Tour, Vietto was still in the lead, 94 seconds ahead of Pierre Brambilla. The nineteenth stage was an individual time trial, the longest in Tour history. In that stage, Vietto lost considerable time, and Brambilla took over the lead in the general classification. Vietto performed worse than expected; there was speculation about why he performed so badly, and some said it was because of the motorcycle accident of a friend, while others said it was because he drank a bottle of cider during the time trial.http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/histoire.html The Tour - Year 1947 Amaury Sport Organisation Amaury Sport Organisation 20 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100717054428/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/histoire.html 17 July 2010 dead dmy-all +General classification before stage 21http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_20.php Mémoire du cyclisme 34ème Tour de France 1947 - 20éme ètape fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183706/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_20.php 2 March 2012 26 September 2016 dead RankCyclist Team Time1Pierre Brambilla ITA Italy 140h 44' 38"2 Aldo Ronconi ITA Italy + 53"3 Jean Robic FRA West + 2' 58"4 René Vietto FRA France + 5' 16"5 Édouard Fachleitner FRA France + 6' 56" The last stage was flat, which makes it hard for escapers to win time.http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_21.php Mémoire du cyclisme 34ème Tour de France 1947 - 21ème étape fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183707/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947_21.php 2 March 2012 26 September 2016 dead In that last stage, there was a hilltop prime, where money could be won by the first cyclist that passed. Although a group had already passed that hill, Robic was not aware of this, and sprinted for this prime. When he reached the top, Brambilla had been dropped. Robic and Fachleitner, fifth in the general classification, started to work together, and left Brambilla and Ronconi minutes behind. Around 140 km before the finish, they were three minutes ahead of Brambilla, which made Robic the virtual leader of the race. At that point Robic told Fachleitner: "You can not win the Tour, because I will not let you escape. If you ride with me, I will pay you 100.000 Francs." When they reached Paris, they had won 13 minutes on them, enough to make Robic the winner of the Tour de France. Classification leadership and minor prizes The cyclist to reach the finish in the least time was the winner of the stage. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added together. If a cyclist had received a time bonus, it was subtracted from this total; all time penalties were added to this total. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–453 With his victory, Robic won 500.000 francs. Additionally, future exhibitions and endorsements due to the Tour victory would give him another 3 to 4 million francs.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,855841,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120203105427/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,855841,00.html dead 3 February 2012 Time 14 October 2009 4 August 1947 Sport: Derby on Wheels Additionally, there was the mountains classification, which did not have a jersey associated with it in 1947.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 Sixteen mountains were selected by the Tour organisation, divided in two classes. In the first-class mountains, the ten first cyclists received points, with 10 points for the first, 9 for the second, and so forth, to 1 point for the tenth. In the second-class mountains, only the first five cyclists received points, 5 for the first one to 1 for the fifth one. The mountains classification was won by Pierre Brambilla. The team classification was calculated in 1947 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass a point by his final residence, the "Villa Mia" in Beauvallon, Grimaud, on the French Riviera on stage 11. This prize was won by Raymond Impanis.Fachleitner schudde allen van zijn wiel Fachleitner shook everyone's wheel https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010936294:mpeg21:p002 De Volkskrant 9 July 1947 2 nl DelpherSeray Lablaine 2006 84 +Classification leadership by stagevan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1947 Information about the Tour de France from 1947 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1947 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302050025/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1947 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|alt=|link= Mountains classificationmountains-jersey No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 Team classification 1 Ferdinand Kübler Ferdinand Kübler no award France-West 2 René Vietto René Vietto Belgium 3 Aldo Ronconi Italy 4 Jean Robic 5 Ferdinand Kübler 6 Lucien Teisseire 7 Jean Robic Aldo Ronconi Pierre Brambilla 8 Fermo Camellini 9 René Vietto René Vietto 10 Fermo Camellini Apo Lazaridès 11 Édouard Fachleitner 12 Henri Massal 13 Lucien Teisseire 14 Albert Bourlon 15 Jean Robic Pierre Brambilla 16 Giuseppe Tacca 17 Éloi Tassin 18 Pietro Tarchini 19 Raymond Impanis Pierre Brambilla 20 Maurice Diot 21 Briek Schotte Jean Robic FinalJean Robic Pierre Brambilla Italy Final standings General classification + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1947 – Stage 21 Caen > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/2100/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402220253/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1947/2100/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Time1 Jean Robic FRA West 148h 11' 25"2 Édouard Fachleitner FRA France + 3' 58"3 Pierre Brambilla ITA Italy + 10' 07"4 Aldo Ronconi ITA Italy + 11' 00"5 René Vietto FRA France + 15' 23"6 Raymond Impanis BEL Belgium + 18' 14"7 Fermo Camellini ITA Netherlands/Strangers of France + 24' 08"8 Giordano Cottur ITA Italy + 1h 06' 03"9 Jean-Marie Goasmat FRA West + 1h 16' 03"10 Apo Lazaridès FRA South-East + 1h 18' 44" Final general classification (11–53) Rank Rider Team Time11 Lucien Teisseire FRA France + 1h 32' 16"12 Pierre Cogan FRA West + 1h 44' 55"13 Briek Schotte BEL Belgium + 1h 56' 45"14 Giuseppe Tacca ITA Italy + 2h 06' 07"15 Jean Diederich LUX Switzerland/Luxembourg + 2h 10' 43"16 Daniel Thuayre FRA Île-de-France + 2h 13' 04"17 Gottfried Weilenmann Jr. SUI Switzerland/Luxembourg + 2h 18' 23"18 Jean Kirchen LUX Switzerland/Luxembourg + 2h 20' 26"19 Paul Giguet FRA South-East + 2h 26' 25"20 Jean Goldschmidt LUX Switzerland/Luxembourg + 2h 32' 24"21 Albert Bourlon FRA Centre/South-West + 2h 38' 18"22 Bernard Gauthier FRA South-East + 2h 52' 45"23 Primo Volpi ITA Italy + 3h 02' 48"24 Roger Lévêque FRA Centre/South-West + 3h 05' 04"25 Kléber Piot FRA France + 3h 10' 48"26 Antoine Latorre FRA Centre/South-West + 3h 14' 40"27 Florent Mathieu BEL Belgium + 3h 16' 28"28 Raoul Rémy FRA South-East + 3h 20' 31"29 Marius Bonnet FRA South-East + 3h 21' 20"30 Henri Massal FRA France + 3h 25' 49"31 Egidio Feruglio ITA Italy + 3h 43' 04"32 Jefke Janssen NED Netherlands/Strangers of France + 3h 57' 11"33 Ange Le Strat FRA West + 4h 06' 23"34 Édouard Klabinski POL Netherlands/Strangers of France + 4h 06' 36"35 Louis Déprez FRA North-East + 4h 09' 29"36 Édouard Muller FRA Île-de-France + 4h 17' 28"37 Éloi Tassin FRA West + 4h 23' 49"38 René Oreel BEL Belgium + 4h 29' 06"39 Pascal Gnazzo FRA South-East + 4h 34' 09"40 Joseph Neri FRA Centre/South-West + 4h 36' 27"41 René Barret FRA Île-de-France + 4h 38' 31"42 Maurice Mollin BEL Belgium + 4h 42' 27"43 Roger Gyselinck BEL Belgium + 4h 43' 47"44 Raymond Lucas FRA Île-de-France + 4h 45' 07"45 Jean Breuer BEL Belgium + 4h 45' 14"46 Jean de Gribaldy FRA North-East + 4h 51' 44"47 Victor Joly BEL Netherlands/Strangers of France + 4h 52' 18"48 Alexandre Pawlisiak FRA North-East + 5h 04' 06"49 Maurice Diot FRA Île-de-France + 5h 20' 43"50 Gaston Rousseau FRA East + 5h 34' 01"51 Gaston Audier FRA North-East + 5h 37' 55"52 Leo Weilenmann SUI Switzerland/Luxembourg + 6h 05' 34"53 Pietro Tarchini SUI Switzerland/Luxembourg + 7h 48' 18" Mountains classification + Mountains in the mountains classificationStage RiderHeightMountain rangehttp://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_08.pdf PDF Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre Amaury Sport Organisation 2009 20 February 2010 fr Guide Historique, Part 8 https://web.archive.org/web/20100709024619/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_08.pdf 9 July 2010 dead dmy-allClass Winner 7l'Epine987 m ftAlps2Apo Lazaridès 7Granier1132 m ftAlps1Pierre Brambilla 8Croix de Fer2066 m ftAlps1Fermo Camellini 8Télégraphe1566 m ftAlps1Fermo Camellini 8Galibier2556 m ftAlps1Fermo Camellini 9Izoard2361 m ftAlps1Jean Robic 9Vars2110 m ftAlps1Jean Robic 9Allos2250 m ftAlps1René Vietto 10Braus1002 m ftAlps-Maritimes2Apo Lazaridès 10La Turbie555 m ftAlps-Maritimes2Fermo Camellini 14Port1250 m ftPyrenees2Albert Bourlon 14Portet d'Aspet1069 m ftPyrenees2Albert Bourlon 15Peyresourde1569 m ftPyrenees1Jean Robic 15Aspin1489 m ftPyrenees1Jean Robic 15Tourmalet2115 m ftPyrenees1Jean Robic 15Aubisque1709 m ftPyrenees1Jean Robic + Final mountains classification (1–10)http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/statistieken/Alle-uitslagen/1947--34e-editie-1599.html 1947: 34e editie nl Tourdefrance.nl 20 February 2010 30 December 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323021231/http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/statistieken/Alle-uitslagen/1947--34e-editie-1599.html 23 March 2012 usurped Rank Rider Team Points1 Pierre Brambilla ITA Italy 982 Apo Lazaridès FRA South-East 893 Jean Robic FRA West 704 Fermo Camellini ITA Netherlands/Strangers of France 634 Aldo Ronconi ITA Italy 636 René Vietto FRA France 387 Édouard Fachleitner FRA France 358 Jean-Marie Goasmat FRA West 279 Giordano Cottur ITA Italy 2510 Lucien Teisseire FRA France 19 Team classification + Final team classification (1–6) Rank Team Time1 Italy 446h 01' 25"2 France + 23' 57"3 West + 1h 33' 48"4 Belgium + 4h 04' 17"5 South-East + 5h 10' 44"6 Switzerland/Luxembourg + 5h 22' 22" Aftermath Robic never wore the yellow jersey as leader in the general classification in 1947, because he only became leader in the final stage. Only Jan Janssen has repeated that, in the 1968 Tour de France. Later in his career, Robic wore the yellow jersey for one day in the 1953 Tour de France.Dauncey Hare 2003 54 Notes References 30em Bibliography Amels Wim De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903–1984 Valkenswaard, Netherlands Sport-Express 1984 nl 978-90-70763-05-3 Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf Guide historique Historical guide 2016 fr 27 October 2016 PDF Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf 17 August 2016 live Dauncey Hugh Hare Geoffrey Tour de France 1903-2003 : a century of sporting structures, meanings and values London Frank Cass 2003 Maso Benjo Wij waren allemaal goden https://books.google.com/books?id=nvOBAAAAMAAJ Amsterdam AmstelSport 2003 nl 978-90-482-0003-0 McGann Bill McGann Carol The Story of the Tour de France: 1903–1964 1 https://books.google.com/books?id=jxq20JskqMUC Dog Ear Publishing Indianapolis 2006 978-1-59858-180-5 Nauright John Parrish Charles Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC 2012 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California 978-1-59884-300-2 Seray Jacques Lablaine Jacques :fr:Jacques Seray Henri Desgrange, l'homme qui créa le Tour de France Henri Desgrange, the man who created the Tour de France fr https://books.google.com/books?id=EKgTAQAAIAAJ Editions Cristel Saint-Malo, France 2006 978-2-84421-042-5 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 92–93 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1947 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 1947 Category:1947 in French sport Category:1947 in road cycling Category:June 1947 sports events in Europe Category:July 1947 sports events in Europe