Tour de France 1908 - 6th super - great day on the roads of France . Lucien Petit-Breton defended the title and became the first two-time race winner.
 Tour de France 1908 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Route | Tour de France |
| Stages | 14 |
| Dates | July 13 - August 9, 1908 |
| Distance | 4488 kilometers |
| A country | |
| Start place | |
| Finish place | |
| Started racersFinished the riders | |
| Winners | |
| Winner |  Lucien Petit-Breton |
| Second |  Francois Faber |
| Third | Georges Passierier |
 Clockwise race route with start and finish in Paris | |
 Tour de France 1907Tour de France 1909  | |
Content
Route
The race went along the same route as a year earlier; for the first time after the first two rounds.
| Stage | date | Route | Relief | Length, km | Winner | Race leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | July 13 | Paris - Roubaix | Flat | 272 | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) |
| 2 | July 15 | Roubaix - Metz | Flat | 398 | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 3 | July 17th | Metz - Belfort | Mountain | 259 | Francois Faber ( LUX ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| four | July 19 | Belfort - Lyon | Mountain | 309 | Francois Faber ( LUX ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| five | 21 July | Lyon - Grenoble | Mountain | 311 | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 6 | July 23 | Grenoble - Nice | Mountain | 345 | Jean-Baptiste Dortignac ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 7 | July 25th | Nice - Nimes | Flat | 345 | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| eight | July 27th | Nimes - Toulouse | Flat | 303 | Francois Faber ( LUX ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 9 | July 29 | Toulouse - Bayonne | Flat | 299 | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| ten | July 31 | Bayonne - Bordeaux | Flat | 269 | Georges Polmeier ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| eleven | August 2 | Bordeaux - Nantes | Flat | 391 | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 12 | August 4 | Nantes - Brest | Flat | 321 | Francois Faber ( LUX ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 13 | August 6th | Brest - Caen | Flat | 415 | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
| 14 | August 9th | Caen - Paris | Flat | 251 | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) |
Race
At the start of the race 162 riders announced, and 114 came out. The first stage of Paris - Roubaix was replete with punctures and rubble. The first 2 stages of Georges Passierier and Lucien Petit-Breton did not allow anyone above 3rd place. At the 3rd stage, Passierier became only the 30th and lost real chances to win in the overall standings. A day earlier, another favorite, the Luxembourger Francois Faber , finished 49th. The winner of the 5 stages, Petit-Breton confidently brought the race to the final second victory in a row. Faber, the second foreign winner of the Tour stages after the Swiss Charles Leser in the debut race , won 4 stages and climbed to the 2nd position of the final podium. Passierier with three staged victories closed the top three winners. Like a year ago, Gustav Garrigu was recognized as the best miner, although this time he did not win a single stage and as a result became the 4th of 36 finishers.
Final standings
| Racer | Sponsor | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Lucien Petit-Breton ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 36 |
| 2 | Francois Faber ( LUX ) | Peugeot – wolber | 68 |
| 3 | Georges Passierier ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 75 |
| four | Gustav Garrigou ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 91 |
| five | Luigi Ganna ( ITA ) | Alcyon – dunlop | 120 |
| 6 | Georges Polmeier ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 125 |
| 7 | Georges Fleury ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 134 |
| eight | Henri Cornet ( FRA ) | Peugeot – wolber | 142 |
| 9 | Marcel Godivier ( FRA ) | Alcyon – dunlop | 153 |
| ten | Giovanni Rossignoli ( ITA ) | Bianchi | 160 |
Links
- Tour de France 1908 on the official website
- Pages of History: Tour de France-1908 on velolive.com