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The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 17 June to 15 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 5,376 km (3,340 mi). The Tour was won by Nicolas Frantz, his second win. He held the yellow jersey from beginning to end, despite an incident three days before the end of the race. Frantz had a mechanical ...
The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. [1]
He won the Tour de France in 1927 and 1928. Life and Career. Nicolas Frantz was the son of a prosperous farming family. Frantz could have taken over the farm but had ...
André Leducq (pronounced [ɑ̃.dʁe lə.dyk]; 27 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tours de France.He also won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team road race event [1] and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix.
The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd tour and featured the first appearance of an Australian-New Zealand team, indicating the beginning of a more international sporting field. [1] Tour director Henri Desgrange allowed teams to replace exhausted or injured cyclist by new cyclists, to give the weaker teams a fairer chance. However, the effects ...
Maurice De Waele (pronounced [mʌuˈriz də ˈʋaːlə]; 27 December 1896 – 14 February 1952) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. [1] De Waele placed second in the 1927 Tour, an hour and fifty eight minutes behind Nicolas Frantz, and third in 1928, again won by Frantz. However, he is most famous for winning the 1929 Tour de France.
Route of the 1928 Tour de France. The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours.The Tour began in Paris with a team time trial on 17 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 30 June with a flat stage to Marseille.
One stage 1928 Tour de France Marcel Huot ( Épernay , 9 September 1896 — Pantin , 23 April 1954) was a French professional road bicycle racer , who won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France . Major results