1924 Tour de France
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| Final Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Ottavio Bottecchia | 226h 18' 21" |
| Second | Nicolas Frantz | +35' 36" |
| Third | Lucien Buysse | +1h 32' 13" |
The 1924 Tour de France was the 18th editon of the Tour de France and was won by Ottavio Bottecchia (Automoto). Bottecchia was the first Italian cyclist to win the Tour and the first rider to hold the yellow jersey the entire event. The race was held over 5425 km with an average speed of 23.972 km/h (14.896 mph). Only 60 riders finished the race from the original 157 cyclists.
Entrants of the 1924 Tour included several past and future winners including defending champion Henri Pélissier (1923), Philippe Thys (1913, 1914, 1920), Lucien Buysse (1926) and Nicolas Frantz (1927).
The event saw the the increase of the time bonus for stage wins move from 2 minutes to 3 minutes. In addition, it was the final year of the 15-stage format that had started in 1910.
[edit] Stage winners
[edit] General classification
- 1. Ottavio Bottecchia Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Automoto): 226 hours 18 minutes 21 seconds
- 2. Nicolas Frantz Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (Alcyon) + 35' 53"
- 3. Lucien Buysse Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Automoto) + 1 hr 32' 13"
- 4. Bartolomeo Aimo (Legnano) + 1 hr 32' 47"
- 5. Théophile Beeckman (Griffon) + 2 hr 11' 12"
- 6. Joseph Muller, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium + 2h 35' 53"
- 7. Arsène Alancourt, Image:Flag of France.svg France + 2h 41' 31"
- 8. Romain Bellenger, Image:Flag of France.svg France + 2h 51' 08"
- 9. Omer Huyse, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium + 2h 58' 13"
- 10. Hector Tiberghien, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium + 3h 05' 04"
- 11. Philippe Thys, Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium + 3h 15' 24"
- 12. Georges Cuvelier, Image:Flag of France.svg France + 3h 21' 45"
- ...
- DNF. Henri Pélissier Image:Flag of France.svg France abandon Stage 3 (defending champion)
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