1930 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Overall André Leducq 172h 12' 16"
Second Learco Guerra 14' 13"
Third Antonin Magne 16' 03"
Teams France

The 1930 Tour de France was the 24th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 27, 1930. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,822 km, ridden at an average speed of 28 km/h.

The 24th tour de France introduced a new format to team racing; teams were organized by country with ten riders per team. This format proved to be a very successful format for the French riders, six of which placed in the top ten. André Leducq was the star of the French team, winning the overall classification, however, Charles Pélissier, who finished ninth overall achieved a stunning eight stage wins.

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Rank Name Country Time
(Avg. speed)
1 André Leducq Flag of France France 172h 12' 16"
(28 km/h)
2 Learco Guerra Flag of Italy Italy 14' 13"
3 Antonin Magne Flag of France France 16' 03"
4 Jef Demuysere Flag of Belgium Belgium 21' 34"
5 Marcel Bidot Flag of France France 41' 18"
6 Pierre Magne Flag of France France 45' 42"
7 Frans Bonduel Flag of Belgium Belgium 56' 19"
8 Benoit Faure Flag of France France 58' 34"
9 Charles Pélissier Flag of France France 1h 04' 37"
10 Adolf Schon Flag of Germany Germany 1h 21' 39"

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