1903 Tour de France
The 1903 event was the first Tour de France event ever conducted, held over 2,428 kilometers, and split into six stages.
image form the 1903 Tour de FranceTrivia
- The average speed of the riders was 25.29 kilometers per hour.
- Out of the 60 starters, only 21 finished and the race.
- The race was led from start to finish by 32 year old Frenchman Maurice Garin, riding for the team La Française.
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