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Route of the 1947 Tour de France. The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 25 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 7 July with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 20 July.
The fastest time-trial is Rohan Dennis's stage 1 of the 2015 Tour de France in Utrecht, won at an average of 55.446 kilometres per hour (34.453 mph). [229] [230] The fastest stage win was by the 2013 Orica GreenEDGE team in a team time-trial. It completed the 25 kilometres (16 mi) in Nice (stage 5) at 57.8 kilometres per hour (35.9 mph). [231 ...
Only seven times, the Tour started without any former Tour de France winner. This happened in 1903, 1927, 1947, 1956, 1966, 1999 and 2006. Only in 1903, apart from the cyclist that won the race, was there no other former or future Tour de France winner. In 1914, a record of seven former Tour de France winners started that year's Tour: [23]
The 2024 Tour de France was the 111th edition of the Tour de France. [1] It started in Florence, Italy, on 29 June, and finished in Nice, France, on 21 July. The race did not finish in (or near) Paris for the first time since its inception, owing to preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [2] [3]
Route of the 1932 Tour de France. The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 6 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 21 July with a mountainous stage to Gap. The race finished in Paris on 31 July.
The first rider off the start ramp was Daniel Teklehaimanot of MTN–Qhubeka, who became the first black African to compete in a Tour de France. [7] Jos van Emden of LottoNL–Jumbo set the first good benchmark time, clocking in at 15' 11". [8] He remained atop the leaderboard until Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing Team took over with a time of 14' 56".
Route of the 1967 Tour de France. The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Angers with an individual time trial on 29 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 11 July with a mountainous stage to Digne. The race finished in Paris on 23 July.
Route of the 1988 Tour de France. The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour officially began in Pontchâteau (stage 1 to Machecoul) on 4 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 13 July with a mountainous stage to Morzine. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July.