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1920 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Overall Philippe Thys 228h 36' 13"
Second Hector Heusghem +57' 21"
Third Firmin Lambot +1h 39' 35"

The 1920 Tour de France was the 14th Tour de France, taking place from June 27 to July 27, 1920. It consisted of 15 stages over 5,503 km, ridden at an average speed of 24.072 km/h. It was won by Belgian Philippe Thys, making him the first cyclist to win the Tour de France three times. The Belgians dominated this Tour: 12 of the 15 stages were won by Belgians, and the first eight cyclists in the final classification were Belgian. The best team was La Sportive.

Results

Stages

Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
1 Paris - Le Havre 388 Louis Mottiat Belgium Louis Mottiat Belgium
2 Le Havre - Cherbourg 364 Philippe Thys Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
3 Cherbourg - Brest 405 Henri Pélissier France Philippe Thys Belgium
4 Brest - Les Sables d'Olonne 412 Henri Pélissier France Philippe Thys Belgium
5 Les Sables d'Olonne - Bayonne 482 Firmin Lambot Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
6 Bayonne - Luchon 326 Firmin Lambot Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
7 Luchon - Perpignan 323 Jean Rossius Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
8 Perpignan - Aix-en-Provence 325 Hector Heusghem Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
9 Aix-en-Provence - Nice 356 Philippe Thys Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
10 Nice - Grenoble 333 Hector Heusghem Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
11 Grenoble - Gex 362 Léon Scieur Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
12 Gex - Strassbourg 354 Philippe Thys Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
13 Strassbourg - Metz 300 Philippe Thys Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium
14 Metz - Dunkerque 433 Félix Goethals France Philippe Thys Belgium
15 Dunkerque - Paris 340 Jean Rossius Belgium Philippe Thys Belgium

Overall standings

Rank Name Country Time
1 Philippe Thys  Belgium 228h 36' 13"
2 Hector Heusghem  Belgium 57' 21"
3 Firmin Lambot  Belgium 1hr 39' 35"
4 Leon Scieur  Belgium 1h 44' 58"
5 Emile Masson  Belgium 2h 56' 52"
6 Louis Heusghem  Belgium 3h 40' 47"
7 Jean Rossius  Belgium 3h 49' 55"
8 Honore Barthelemy  France 5h 35' 19"
9 Felix Goethals  France 9h 23' 07"
10 Joseph Vandaele  Belgium 10h 45' 41"

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