1906 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Length	13 stages, 4545 km
Overall	René Pottier	31 points
Second	Georges Passerieu	39
Third	Louis Trousselier	61

The 1906 Tour de France was the 4th Tour de France, and second to use the point system. Taking place July 4 to July 29, 1906 the total race distance was 4545 km (2824 miles), with riders averaging 24.463 km/h. Like its predecessors, it still had cheating and sabotage taking place. Three players were disqualified for taking trains as a shortcut and spectators still got a good laugh by throwing nails in the road. However, this didn't stop René Pottier from obliterating the competition in the early rounds. Free of tendinitis that plagued his 1905 chances, he dominated the entire race. Unlike the previous year, the entrants were not all French, and a Belgian placed in the top 10.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Date	Route	Length (km)	Winner	Race leader
1	4 July	Paris - Lille	275	Émile Georget	Émile Georget
2	6 July	Douai - Nancy	400	René Pottier	René Pottier
3	8 July	Nancy - Dijon	416	René Pottier	René Pottier
4	10 July	Dijon - Grenoble	311	René Pottier	René Pottier
5	12 July	Grenoble - Nice	345	René Pottier	René Pottier
6	14 July	Nice - Marseille	292	Georges Passerieu	René Pottier
7	16 July	Marseille - Toulouse	480	Louis Trousselier	René Pottier
8	18 July	Toulouse - Bayonne	300	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq	René Pottier
9	20 July	Bayonne - Bordeaux	338	Louis Trousselier	René Pottier
10	22 July	Bordeaux - Nantes	391	Louis Trousselier	René Pottier
11	24 July	Nantes - Brest	321	Louis Trousselier	René Pottier
12	26 July	Brest - Caen	415	Georges Passerieu	René Pottier
13	29 July	Caen - Paris	259	René Pottier	René Pottier

[edit] Results

Final general standings
1. René Pottier France 31 points 2. Georges Passerieu France 39 points 3. Louis Trousselier France 61 points 4. Lucien Petit-Breton France 65 points 5. Émile Georget France 80 points 6. Aloïs Catteau Belgium 129 points 7. Édouard Wattelier France 137 points 8. Léon Georget France 152 points 9. Eugène Christophe France 156 points 10. Anthony Wattelier France 168 points 75 competitors, 14 finishers

[edit] External links

• 1906 Tour de France results

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