1912 Tour de France

May 2020 May 2019 1912 Tour de France Route of the 1912 Tour de France.png Route of the 1912 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris Map of France with the route of the 1912 Tour de France on it, showing that the race started in Paris, went clockwise through France and ended in Paris after fifteen stages. 360px 30 June – 28 July 1912 15 5289 km 49 points Odile Defraye BEL Alcyon Eugène Christophe FRA Armor Gustave Garrigou FRA Alcyon 1911 1913 The 1912 Tour de France was the tenth running of the Tour de France. It consisted of 15 stages for a total of 5289 km mi. The Tour took place from 30 June to 28 July.Augendre 2016 108 The riders rode at an average speed of 27.763 kph on. After 4 stage wins during the Tour of Belgium, the Alcyon team hired Odile Defraye to help Gustave Garrigou repeat his win of the 1911 Tour de France. However, as the race progressed, it was clear that Defraye was the stronger rider, and he was made team leader. Defraye won the 1912 Tour de France, while Garrigou came in third place.http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/histoire.html The Tour - year 1912 13 June 2011 Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002125/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/histoire.html 5 March 2016 dead Innovations and changes The point system from the 1911 Tour de France was still in use, including the cleaning up of the classification after stages 8 and 14. It was changed in one aspect: if one or more cyclists, excluding the first seven, finished in the same time, they split their points. In stage 8, the first thirteen cyclists finished at the same time. The first seven to cross the line got the normal number of points, but the eighth to thirteenth cyclists all got 10.5 points. Technically, the bicycles were similar to the 1911 bicycles, only Joanny Panel, the founder of the "Le Chemineau" bicycle company, experimented with a derailleur system. This was quickly forbidden afterwards by Tour organiser Henri Desgrange, and only allowed again in 1937.http://www.cycloclub-varangeville.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=20 https://archive.today/20120728164119/http://www.cycloclub-varangeville.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=20 dead 28 July 2012 fr L'origine du vélo Cycloclub Varangeville 6 January 2008 28 April 2009 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1912 Tour de France The 1912 Tour started with 131 cyclists; there were 10 teams of 5 cyclists each; these 50 cyclists included all favourites for the overall victory. The remaining 81 cyclists started in the isolés category.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1912 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 7 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190807084842/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/partants.html dead The Alcyon team had the pre-race favourite, Gustave Garrigou, the winner of the previous Tour de France. To help him, they hired Odile Defraye, who had performed well at the 1912 Tour of Belgium.http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/index.html 1912 - 10th Tour de France ASO 28 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141157/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/index.html 4 March 2016 dead At first, the Alcyon team did not want to select Defraye, but the Belgian representative of Alcyon posed commercial threats, and Defraye was selected.Amels 1984 18–19 Race overview 1912 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8 1912 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15 thumb|left|The peloton during the 1912 Tour de France.|alt=A group of cyclists, with spectators on the left and on the right. In the first stage, the favourites remained calm.Amels 1984 18–19 This first stage was won by Charles Crupelandt. Defraye finished 14th, while Garrigou finished in 21st place.http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_1.php Mémoire du cyclisme 10ème Tour de France – 1ère étape fr 28 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503114749/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_1.php 3 May 2009 dead In the second stage, Defraye and Garrigou were ahead of the rest, and Defraye won the stage. At that point, Defraye was second in the general classification, only one point behind Vincenzo Borgarello,http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_2.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120222104422/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_2.php 22 February 2012 28 October 2016 dead Mémoire du cyclisme 10ème Tour de France – 2ème étape fr the first Italian leader of the general classification ever. When Garrigou punctured because of nails spread by vandals, Defraye waited for him. During the long chase for the rest, it was clear that Defraye was stronger than Garrigou, who encouraged Defraye to continue alone.Amels 1984 18–19 Defraye became a favourite for the overall victory, and his teammates gave him their support. He was the first Belgian who had a serious chance to win the Tour de France, so all Belgians in the race, regardless of their team, were helping him. One remaining competitor was Octave Lapize. In the fifth stage, Defraye had problems with his knees, and was more than fifteen minutes behind Lapize. Defraye came back, and kept Lapize one point behind him in the general classification.Amels 1984 18–19 In the sixth stage, Defraye attacked and only Lapize could follow, as they climbed the major Alp mountains together. Then Defraye punctured,Amels 1984 18–19 and Lapize won the stage,http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_6.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6ème Tour de France – 8ème étape fr 28 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503112827/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_6.php 3 May 2009 dead so Lapize shared the lead with Defraye. In the seventh stage, Defraye punctured again, but he came back and won the stage.Amels 1984 18–19 The eighth stage was a flat stage, and the fight was expected to continue in the ninth stage. Before the ninth stage, Lapize was only 2 points behind.http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_8.php Mémoire du cyclisme 10ème Tour de France – 8ème étape fr 28 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503114230/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912_8.php 3 May 2009 dead During that stage in the Pyrenees, Defraye broke away on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, and Lapize could not follow.Amels 1984 18–19 Later, Lapize stopped in protest because all the Belgians were riding for Defraye. Lapize said: "How can you expect me to challenge in such conditions?" The rest of his team La Française, the two remaining Charles Crupelandt and Marcel Godivier did not start the next stage, also in protest. thumb|right|Eugène Christophe, climbing the Galibier on the way to his third consecutive stage victory.|alt=A man on a bicycle, riding on a mountain road. Eugene Christophe, who dominated in the Alps with three consecutive stage victories, including the longest solo breakaway ever of 315 km mihttp://www.veloarchive.com/races/tour/1912.php 1912: Belgian victory foreshadows problems to come VeloArchive Tom James 14 August 2003 28 April 2009 and had shared the lead after his third stage victory, became the second-placed cyclist after Lapize's retreat. Christophe was not a good sprinter, so he had to break away from Defraye to win back points. With all the Belgians helping Defraye, he could not do this anymore. He could pose no real threat, and Defraye won the overall victory unchallenged. If the Tour de France was decided on time instead of points, Christophe would have led the race until the final stage, where he accepted his loss and allowed a group including Defraye to ride away. Results Stage winners + Stage characteristics and winnershttp://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912.php Mémoire du cyclisme 10ème Tour de France 1912 fr 20 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131133350/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1903_1939/tdf1912.php 31 January 2009 dead Augendre 2016 14http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1912 Tour de France GC top ten Arian Zwegers CVCC https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071832/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html 16 May 2008 live 20 April 2009 The history of the Tour de France – Year 1912 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402233114/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/vainqueurs.html dead Stage Date Course Distance TypeIn 1912, there was no distinction in the rules between plain stages and mountain stages; the icons shown here indicate which stages included mountains. Winner Race leader 1 30 June Paris to Dunkerque 351 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Charles Crupelandt FRA Charles Crupelandt FRA 2 2 July Dunkerque to Longwy 388 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Odile Defraye BEL Vicenzo Borgarello ITA 1861 3 4 July Longwy to Belfort 331 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eugène Christophe FRA Odile Defraye BEL 4 6 July Belfort to Chamonix 344 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eugène Christophe FRA Odile Defraye BEL 5 8 July Chamonix to Grenoble 366 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Eugène Christophe FRA Odile Defraye BELEugène Christophe FRAAfter the fifth stage, Defraye and Christophe had the same number of points. 6 10 July Grenoble to Nice 323 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Octave Lapize FRA Odile Defraye BELOctave Lapize FRAAfter the sixth stage, Defraye and Lapize had the same number of points. 7 12 July Nice to Marseille 334 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Odile Defraye BEL Odile Defraye BEL 8 14 July Marseille to Perpignan 335 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Vicenzo Borgarello ITA 1861 Odile Defraye BEL 9 16 July Perpignan to Luchon 289 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Odile Defraye BEL Odile Defraye BEL 10 18 July Luchon to Bayonne 326 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Louis Mottiat BEL Odile Defraye BEL 11 20 July Bayonne to La Rochelle 379 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jean Alavoine FRA Odile Defraye BEL 12 21 July La Rochelle to Brest 470 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Louis Heusghem BEL Odile Defraye BEL 13 24 July Brest to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 405 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jean Alavoine FRA Odile Defraye BEL 14 26 July Cherbourg to Le Havre 361 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Vicenzo Borgarello ITA 1861 Odile Defraye BEL 15 28 July Le Havre to Paris 317 km mi on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jean Alavoine FRA Odile Defraye BEL Total 5289 km 0 onAugendre 2016 108 General classification Of the 131 starting cyclists, 41 finished. The winner received 5000 francs for his victory.http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/statistieken%5CAlle-uitslagen%5C1912--10e-editie-1574.html 1923 - 10e editie Tourdefrance.nl nl 29 December 2003 29 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017142424/http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/statistieken/Alle-uitslagen/1912--10e-editie-1574.html 17 October 2012 usurped + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1912 – Stage 15 Le Havre > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/1500/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402214409/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1912/1500/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Points 1 Odile Defraye BEL Alcyon 49 2 Eugène Christophe FRA Armor 108 3 Gustave Garrigou FRA Alcyon 140 4 Marcel Buysse BEL Peugeot 147 5 Jean Alavoine FRA Armor 148 6 Philippe Thys BEL Peugeot 148 7 Hector Tiberghien BEL Griffon 149 8 Henri Devroye BEL Le Globe 163 9 Félicien Salmon BEL Peugeot 166 10 Alfons Spiessens BEL J.B. Louvet 167 Final general classification (11–41) Rank Rider Sponsor Points 11 Louis Heusghem BEL Alcyon 167 12 René Vandenberghe BEL Thomann 194 13 Vicenzo Borgarello Italy 1861 J.B. Louvet 212 14 François Faber LUX Automoto 229 15 Louis Engel FRA Aiglon 241 16 Charles Deruyter BEL Peugeot 255 17 Jacques Coomans BEL Thomann 260 18 Firmin Lambot BEL Le Globe 265 19 Ottavio Pratesi Italy 1861 – 304 20 Charles Guyot SUI Aiglon 309 21 Jules Deloffre FRA – 320 22 Gabriel Figuet FRA Griffon 335 23 Édouard Léonard FRA J.B. Louvet 346 24 Eugène Dhers FRA Automoto 354 25 Pierre-Joseph Heusghem BEL Le Globe 358 26 Pierre Everaerts BEL – 364 27 Julien Maitron FRA Automoto 366 28 Henri Cornet FRA Le Globe 398 29 François Lafourcade FRA – 398 30 Augustin Ringeval FRA – 408 31 Maurice Leliaert BEL – 487 32 Georges Oudin FRA – 494 33 Fernand Courcelles FRA – 495 34 Raymond Harquet FRA – 512 35 Emile Druz FRA – 544 36 Emile Eigeldinger FRA – 545 37 Charles Dumont SUI – 546 38 Henri Alavoine FRA – 577 39 Emile Caudrelier FRA – 600 40 Gaston Neboux FRA – 608 41 Maurice Lartigue FRA – 612 Other classifications Jules Deloffre, ranked 21 in the general classification, became the winner of the "isolés" category.http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/fr/TDF/1912/histoire.html l'Historique du Tour - Année 1912 fr Amaury Sport Organisation 6 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716170733/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/fr/TDF/1912/histoire.html 16 July 2010 dead The "isolés" classification was calculated in the same way as the general classification, but only with the stage results for the cyclists riding as isolated riders. Therefore, it was possible that Deloffre beat Pratesi with 41 points to 42 points in the isolés category, whereas Pratesi ranked higher in the general classification.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1912/08/01/MD19120801-004.pdf Categoría aislados es 1 August 1912 Mundo Deportivo 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808115023/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1912/08/01/MD19120801-004.pdf 8 August 2012 live The organising newspaper l'Auto named Odile Defraye the meilleur grimpeur. This unofficial title is the precursor to the mountains classification.Cleijne 2014 156 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 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 Cleijne Jan Legends of the Tour https://books.google.com/books?id=3nCNAwAAQBAJ 2014 London Head of Zeus 978-1-78185-998-8 Further reading Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 42–43 9780007543991 872700415 External links 1912 Tour de France 1 8 9 15 Tour de France Category:Tour de France by year Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France