1920 Tour de France
Appearance
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 | Louis Mottiat |
2 | Le Havre - Cherbourg | 364 | Philippe Thys | Philippe Thys |
3 | Cherbourg - Brest | 405 | Henri Pélissier | Philippe Thys |
4 | Brest - Les Sables d'Olonne | 412 | Henri Pélissier | Philippe Thys |
5 | Les Sables d'Olonne - Bayonne | 482 | Firmin Lambot | Philippe Thys |
6 | Bayonne - Luchon | 326 | Firmin Lambot | Philippe Thys |
7 | Luchon - Perpignan | 323 | Jean Rossius | Philippe Thys |
8 | Perpignan - Aix-en-Provence | 325 | Hector Heusghem | Philippe Thys |
9 | Aix-en-Provence - Nice | 356 | Philippe Thys | Philippe Thys |
10 | Nice - Grenoble | 333 | Hector Heusghem | Philippe Thys |
11 | Grenoble - Gex | 362 | Léon Scieur | Philippe Thys |
12 | Gex - Strassbourg | 354 | Philippe Thys | Philippe Thys |
13 | Strassbourg - Metz | 300 | Philippe Thys | Philippe Thys |
14 | Metz - Dunkerque | 433 | Félix Goethals | Philippe Thys |
15 | Dunkerque - Paris | 340 | Jean Rossius | Philippe Thys |
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" |
External links
- Torelli.com, 1920 Tour de France results
- Memoire-du-Cyclisme.net, 1920 Tour de France results and nationalities
- KeepAndShare.com, Decade-by-decade history of Tour de France