1927 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1927 Tour de France Route of the 1927 Tour de France.png Route of the 1927 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Paris 360px 19 June – 17 July 1927 24 5398 km 198h 16' 42" Nicolas Frantz LUX yellow Alcyon–Dunlop Maurice De Waele BEL Labor–Dunlop Julien Vervaecke BEL Armor–Dunlop 1926 1928 The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 19 June to 17 July. It consisted of 24 stages over 5398 km 0 on. This tour featured the first win by Nicolas Frantz, a cyclist from Luxembourg. Frantz had come in second in the previous tour, and went on to win the tour in 1928 as well. It also showcased the debuts of André Leducq (4th) and Antonin Magne (6th), two French riders who would win the Tour de France in coming years. Because Tour director Henri Desgrange was dissatisfied with the tactics used in the long flat stages in the previous years, the individual team start format was introduced, similar to the later team time trial. In this concept, used in stages 1 to 9, 14 and 18 to 23, teams left fifteen minutes after each other. The concept did not make the race more interesting, so after the 1929 Tour de France, it was removed again. Innovations and changes In 1926 and previous years, in the flat stages without mountains most cyclists finished together, and the winner was determined by a bunch sprint. The Tour organisation did not like this, because they wanted the cyclists to ride individually, and have a more spectacular race. For this reason, most of the flat stages in the 1927 Tour de France were started separately, with 15 minutes in between teams, and the touriste-routiers starting last. The idea was that the stars of the race could not see their rivals, and had no choice but to ride as fast as they could on every stage.http://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1927.php 1927: Alcyon deliver victory Tom James VeloArchive 15 August 2003 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20190423014706/http://veloarchive.com/races/tour/1927.php 23 April 2019 live In 1926, as an experiment the Tour started outside Paris, in the Alps. In 1927, this decision was reverted, and the Tour started again in Paris.McGann McGann 2006 84 The route of the 1927 Tour de France was similar to other Tours before 1926 that started in Paris, only some stages had been split, making the average stage shorter, from 338 km per stage in 1926 to 221 km per stage in 1927.McGann McGann 2006 84 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1927 Tour de France Race overview 1927 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 12 1927 Tour de France, Stage 13 to Stage 24 thumb|Julien Vervaecke and Maurice Geldhof smoking a cigarette during the race In the first stage, the Alcyon-team suffered twenty punctures. The Dilecta-Wolber team won the first stage, led by Francis Pélissier, who was the first leader of the general classification. In the sixth stage, Francis Pélissier abandoned sick. His teammate Ferdinand Le Drogo became the new leader.McGann McGann 2006 84 In the seventh stage, Le Drogo was in the yellow jersey in the region where he was born. His supporters cheered for him, and he got excited and sped away from his teammates. That costed him too much energy,http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/achtergronden%5Ctourverhalen%5C1927--Nicolas-Frantz-legt-in-de-cols-de-basis-voor-zijn-Tourzege-509.html 1927: Nicolas Frantz legt in de cols de basis voor zijn Tourzege Tourdefrance.nl nl 24 September 2009 19 March 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016145235/http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/achtergronden/tourverhalen/1927--Nicolas-Frantz-legt-in-de-cols-de-basis-voor-zijn-Tourzege-509.html 16 October 2012 usurped dmy-all and he lost 20 minutes in that stage to the J.B. Louvet team, so the lead was transferred to Hector Martin, from the J.B. Louvet team.McGann McGann 2006 84 In stage 8, the Dilecta team lost more than one hour, and they saw nothing left to win, and abandoned the race. At the end of stage 9, when the first group of team-time-trials stopped, there were only 57 cyclists left in the race,McGann McGann 2006 84 35 of which were touriste-routiers, and only 22 had sponsors. The first mountain stage was stage eleven. In that stage, touriste-routier Michele Gordini escaped secretly from the peloton.http://www.nieuwsdossier.nl/dossier/1927-07-17/Nicolas+Frantz+wint+Tour+de+France+1927 Niclos Frantz wint Tour de France 1927 nl 24 September 2009 21 January 2008 Nieuwsdossier https://web.archive.org/web/20110722003622/http://www.nieuwsdossier.nl/dossier/1927-07-17/Nicolas+Frantz+wint+Tour+de+France+1927 22 July 2011 live When the peloton found out he was away, he had already built a 45-minute advantage, and was the virtual leader of the race. Then he suffered from mechanical problems, and was passed before the end of the stage.http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/histoire.html Amaury Sport Organisation 24 September 2009 The Tour - Year 1927 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716154722/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/histoire.html 16 July 2009 dead dmy-all Frantz won the stage, and took the yellow jersey. In stages 12 and 13, Frantz finished in the leading group. Stage 14 was run in the team-time-trial format, and did not cause big changes in the general classification. Frantz then won the fifteenth stage and finished second in the sixteenth stage, and increased his lead to more than one hour. In the seventeenth stage, Frantz lost 15 minutes to second-placed Maurice De Waele, but because this was the last mountain stage, he had practically secured the victory. The rest of the stages did not cause big changes in the general classification. The only exception was the 23rd stage, where De Waele lost more than half an hour, but his margin to the third-placed rider was large enough.McGann McGann 2006 84 Results In stages 1 to 9 and 18 to 23, the cyclists started in teams, each 15 minutes apart; the touriste-routiers started last. The cyclist who reached the finish fastest was the winner of the stage. In stages 10 to 17, all cyclists started together. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added up; the cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey. Stage winners + Stage characteristics and winnershttp://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1927.php Mémoire du cyclisme 21ème Tour de France 1927 fr 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090709115405/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1927.php 9 July 2009 dead Augendre 2016 25http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1927 Tour de France GC top ten Arian Zwegers CVCC 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100822204018/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html 22 August 2010 live The history of the Tour de France – Year 1927 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402234225/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance TypeThere was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages. The flat stages, 1 to 9, 14 and 18 to 23, indicated by the clock icon, were run as team time trials. The other stages, indicated by the other icons, were run individually, and the mountain icon indicates that the stage included one or more mountains. Winner Race leader 1 19 June Paris to Dieppe 180 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Francis Pélissier FRA Francis Pélissier FRA 220 June Dieppe to Le Havre 103 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Maurice Dewaele BEL Francis Pélissier FRA 321 June Le Havre to Caen 225 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Hector Martin BEL Francis Pélissier FRA 422 June Caen to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 140 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Camille van de Casteele BEL Francis Pélissier FRA 523 June Cherbourg to Dinan 199 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Ferdinand Le Drogo FRA Francis Pélissier FRA 624 June Dinan to Brest 206 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial André Leducq FRA Ferdinand Le Drogo FRA 725 June Brest to Vannes 207 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Gustaaf van Slembrouck BEL Hector Martin BEL 826 June Vannes to Les Sables d'Olonne 204 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Raymond Decorte BEL Hector Martin BEL 927 June Les Sables d'Olonne to Bordeaux 285 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Adelin Benoit BEL Hector Martin BEL 1028 June Bordeaux to Bayonne 189 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Pé Verhaegen BEL Hector Martin BEL 1130 June Bayonne to Luchon 326 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Nicolas Frantz LUX Nicolas Frantz LUX 122 July Luchon to Perpignan 323 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Gustaaf van Slembrouck BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 134 July Perpignan to Marseille 360 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Maurice Dewaele BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 145 July Marseille to Toulon 120 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Antonin Magne FRA Nicolas Frantz LUX 156 July Toulon to Nice 220 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Nicolas Frantz LUX Nicolas Frantz LUX 168 July Nice to Briançon 275 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Julien Vervaecke BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 179 July Briançon to Evian 283 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Pé Verhaegen BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 1811 July Evian to Pontarlier 213 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Adelin Benoit BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 1912 July Pontarlier to Belfort 119 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Maurice Geldhof BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 2013 July Belfort to Strasbourg 145 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Raymond Decorte BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 2114 July Strasbourg to Metz 165 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Nicolas Frantz LUX Nicolas Frantz LUX 2215 July Metz to Charleville 159 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial Hector Martin BEL Nicolas Frantz LUX 2316 July Charleville to Dunkerque 270 km mi on link=Team time trial|20px|alt= Team time trial André Leducq FRA Nicolas Frantz LUX 2417 July Dunkerque to Paris 344 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage André Leducq FRA Nicolas Frantz LUX Total 5398 km 0 onAugendre 2016 108 "Stages" General classification + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1927 – Stage 24 Dunkerque > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/2400/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402220047/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1927/2400/etape.html dead Rank Rider Sponsor Time1 Nicolas Frantz LUX Alcyon–Dunlop 198h 16' 42"2 Maurice De Waele BEL Labor–Dunlop + 1h 48' 21"3 Julien Vervaecke BEL Armor–Dunlop + 2h 25' 06"4 André Leducq FRA Thomann–Dunlop + 3h 02' 05"5On 20 July 1927 the judges published a correction in general classification.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k46321357/f3.item.r=errare.zoom 3 Errare humanum est fr 20 July 1927 L'Auto No 9713 Antonin Magne FRA Alleluia–Wolber + 4h 38' 23"6 Adelin Benoit BEL Alcyon–Dunlop + 4h 45' 01"7 Pé Verhaegen BEL J.B. Louvet + 6h 18' 36"8 Julien Moineau FRA Alleluia–Wolber + 6h 36' 17"9 Hector Martin BEL J.B. Louvet + 7h 07' 34"10 Maurice Geldhof BEL J.B. Louvet + 7h 16' 02" Final general classification (11–39) Rank Rider Sponsor Time 11 Raymond Decorte BELJ.B. Louvet + 8h 17' 12" 12 Louis Muller BELArmor–Dunlop + 8h 27' 49" 13 Jan Debusschere BELAlcyon–Dunlop + 10h 51' 56" 14 Gustaaf Van Slembrouck BELJ.B. Louvet + 11h 01' 54" 15 Pierre Magne FRAAlleluia–Wolber + 12h 12' 37" 16 Louis Delannoy BELLabor–Dunlop + 13h 28' 02" 17 Jos Hemelsoet BELJ.B. Louvet + 14h 08' 18" 18 Secondo Martinetto ITA 1861Touriste-Routier + 14h 37' 12" 19 Henri Touzard FRATouriste-Routier + 15h 08' 03" 20 José Pelletier FRATouriste-Routier + 15h 52' 28" 21 Maurice Arnoult FRATouriste-Routier + 16h 05' 01" 22 Charles Martinet SUITouriste-Routier + 16h 53' 36" 23 Albert Jordens BELTouriste-Routier + 17h 18' 48" 24 Michele Gordini ITA 1861Touriste-Routier + 17h 21' 11" 25 Giovanni Canova ITA 1861Touriste-Routier + 17h 52' 52" 26 André Devauchelle FRAAlleluia–Wolber + 18h 02' 10" 27 Charles Krier LUXTouriste-Routier + 20h 42' 32" 28 Léon Despontin BELTouriste-Routier + 21h 15' 02" 29 Giuseppe Rivella ITA 1861Touriste-Routier + 22h 14' 26" 30 Marcel Gendrin FRATouriste-Routier + 22h 20' 35" 31 Omer Mahy BELTouriste-Routier + 22h 27' 49" 32 Giovanni Rossignoli ITA 1861Touriste-Routier + 22h 31' 18" 33 Camille Segers BELTouriste-Routier + 22h 52' 35" 34 Edoaurd Teisseire FRATouriste-Routier + 23h 59' 59" 35 Jules Nempon FRATouriste-Routier + 25h 39' 05" 36 Amand Goubert FRATouriste-Routier + 27h 04' 27" 37 André Drobecq FRATouriste-Routier + 27h 10' 20" 38 Pierre Claes BELTouriste-Routier + 29h 12' 19" 39 Jacques Pfister FRATouriste-Routier + 30h 03' 51" Notes Other classifications The organing newspaper, l'Auto named a meilleur grimpeur (best climber), an unofficial precursor to the modern King of the Mountains competition. This award was won by Michele Gordini.http://www.tour-giro-vuelta.net Tour-giro-vuelta 24 September 2009 Aftermath The experiment with the team-time-trial-like stages was not considered successful; the change did not have the effect that cyclists were riding more individually, but the stronger teams became even stronger. For the 1928 Tour de France, the system was used again, but in 1929 it was reduced to a few stages, and it disappeared completely in the 1930 Tour de France. The French cyclists had not been successful in the last Tours de France; they had their last overall victory in 1923, and 1926 did not even see a French stage victory. In 1927, the French cyclists had 5 stage victories, and two cyclists in the top ten: André Leducq and Antonin Magne. Leducq would later win the Tour de France in 1930 and 1932, while Magne would win the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. Notes References 30em Bibliography 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 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 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, IN 2006 978-1-59858-180-5 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 64–65 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1927 Tour de France 1 12 13 24 Category:1927 in French sport 1927 Category:1927 in road cycling Category:June 1927 sports events in Europe Category:July 1927 sports events in Europe