Route of the 1914 Tour de France The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 28 June and Stage 8 occurred on 12 July with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 26 July.
Stage 1 28 June 1914 — Paris to Le Havre, 388 km (241.1 mi) [ 1]
This stage happened on the same day as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria .[ 2]
Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time =1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber 13h 18' 28" =1 Jean Rossius (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 3 Gustave Garrigou (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber s.t. 4 Costante Girardengo (ITA ) Automoto-Continental s.t. 5 Louis Mottiat (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 6 Paul Deman (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 7 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber s.t. 8 Émile Georget (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber s.t. 9 Octave Lapize (FRA ) La Française-Hutchinson s.t. 10 Dieudonné Gauthy (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t.
Stage 2 30 June 1914 — Le Havre to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 364 km (226.2 mi) [ 1]
Stage 2 result [ 1] General classification after stage 2 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time =1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber =1 Jean Rossius (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 3 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 7' 16" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 3 2 July 1914 — Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Brest , 405 km (252 mi) [ 1]
Stage 3 result [ 1] General classification after stage 3 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time =1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber =1 Jean Rossius (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 3 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 7' 16" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 4 4 July 1914 — Brest to La Rochelle , 470 km (290 mi) [ 1]
Stage 4 result [ 1] General classification after stage 4 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time =1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber =1 Jean Rossius (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 3 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 5' 27" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 5 6 July 1914 — La Rochelle to Bayonne , 376 km (234 mi) [ 1]
Stage 5 result [ 1] General classification after stage 5 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time =1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber =1 Jean Rossius (BEL ) Alcyon-Soly s.t. 3 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 5' 27" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 6 7 July 1914 — Bayonne to Luchon , 326 km (203 mi) [ 1]
Stage 6 result [ 3] General classification after stage 6 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber 2 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 34' 27" 3 Jean Alavoine (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 46' 23" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 7 10 July 1914 — Luchon to Perpignan , 323 km (201 mi) [ 1]
Stage 7 result [ 1] General classification after stage 7 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber 2 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 34' 27" 3 Jean Alavoine (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 46' 23" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stage 8 12 July 1914 — Perpignan to Marseille , 370 km (229.9 mi) [ 1]
Stage 8 result [ 1] General classification after stage 8 [ 1] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Philippe Thys (BEL ) Peugeot-Wolber 2 Henri Pélissier (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 34' 27" 3 Jean Alavoine (FRA ) Peugeot-Wolber + 46' 23" 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
References ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "12ème Tour de France 1914". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. ^ Clemitson, Suze (1 July 2014). "Remembering the Tour de France riders who died in the first world war". Guardian . Retrieved 29 August 2017 . ^ "1914 Tour de France". BikeRaceInfo . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .