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The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th edition of the Tour de France, taking place in 15 stages from 28 June to 26 July.The total distance was 5,380 kilometres (3,340 mi) and the average speed of the riders was 26.835 kilometres per hour (16.674 mph). [1]
The yellow jersey (French: maillot jaune) of 1963, worn by general classification leader Gilbert Desmet of Wiel's–Groene Leeuw. After the Second World War, no one dominated the Tour until Louison Bobet, who won three consecutive Tours from 1953 to 1955—he was the first person to achieve this feat. [12]
In 1968 the combination classification was introduced in the Tour de France. From 1969 on, the leader was recognized by a white jersey. The jersey was awarded to the cyclists that did best in all other classifications: General, Points and Mountains.
The bonification system from the 1933 Tour de France was slightly reduced: now the winner of a stage received 90 seconds bonification, and the second cyclist 45 seconds. In addition to this, the winner of the stage received a bonification equal to the difference between him and the second-placed cyclists, with a maximum of two minutes.
The 1932 Tour de France was the 26th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 6 to 31 July.It consisted of 21 stages over 4,479 km (2,783 mi). André Leducq, who also won six stages, won the race, thanks to the bonification system; had the bonification system not existed, the margin between Leducq and Kurt Stöpel would only have been three seconds.
The 1936 Tour de France was the 30th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 7 July to 2 August.It was composed of 21 stages with a total length of 4,442 km (2,760 mi).
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The 1913 Tour de France was the 11th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 29 June and 27 July.The total distance was 5,287 kilometres (3,285 mi) and the average speed of the riders was 26.715 kilometres per hour (16.600 mph). [1]