Route of the 1908 Tour de France followed clockwise, starting in Paris
Race details
Dates
13 July – 9 August 1908
Stages
14
Distance
4,488 km (2,789 mi)
Winning time
36 points
Results
Winner
Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)
Second
François Faber (LUX)
Third
Georges Passerieu (FRA)
← 1907
1909 →
The 1908 Tour de France was the sixth running of the annual Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was organised by the newspaper L'Auto, and took place between 13 July and 9 August. The Tour was split in 14 stages, with a total distance of 4,497 kilometres (2,794 mi).[1]
The pre-race favourite was Lucien Petit-Breton, winner of the previous Tour. Petit-Breton dominated the race; he won the general classification and five of the fourteen stages, and thus became the first cyclist who won the Tour twice. For the first time, the final podium in Paris was not completely French: François Faber from Luxembourg ended as second in the general classification, after winning four stages.
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