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    The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted of 21 stages over 4,922 km...
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    record of three, set by Gino Bartali in 1948.) After the doping controversies in the 1998 Tour de France, the Tour organisation banned some riders from the...
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    The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and...
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    The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most...
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  • This is a list of records and statistics in the Tour de France, road cycling's premier competitive event. One rider has been King of the Mountains, won...
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    The 2000 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 1 to 23 July, and the 87th edition of the Tour de France. There was no overall winner...
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    The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 5 to 31 July. It was composed of 21 stages over 4,694 km (2,917 mi)...
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    two categories in 1948, in 1949 the third category was added. As was the custom since the 1930 Tour de France, the 1949 Tour de France was contested by...
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  • As was the custom since 1930, the 1948 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. After there had not been an official Italian team...
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    The mountains classification is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1933. It is given to the rider that gains the most points...
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  • The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the most well-known and...
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    The 1956 Tour de France was the 43rd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 5 to 28 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 4,498 km (2,795 mi)...
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  • Minister of France. 7 October – Citroën 2CV economy car introduced at the Paris Motor Show. 30 June – Tour de France begins. 25 July – Tour de France ends,...
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    The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4...
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    professional women's cycle stage races across France have been held as an equivalent to the Tour de France for women, with the first of these races staged...
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    road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped...
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    Louison Bobet (category Tour de France winners)
    a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in...
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    Maurice Quentin de La Tour (5 September 1704 – 17 February 1788) was a French painter who worked primarily with pastels in the Rococo style. Among his...
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    The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed...
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    The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the...
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    Gino Bartali (category Tour de France winners)
    and the Tour de France in 1938. After the war, he added one more victory in each event: the Giro d'Italia in 1946 and the Tour de France in 1948. His second...
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  • Gino Sciardis (category French Tour de France stage winners)
    1917 – 9 January 1968) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He rode in the 1948, 1949, and 1950 Tour de France. He finished in fifth place in...
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  • Andy de la Tour (born 1948) is an English actor and screenwriter. He is the brother of actress Frances de la Tour and partner of actress Susan Wooldridge...
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    Arendonk (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
    Steenbergen, thrice World Cycling Champion René Mertens, cyclist in the 1948 Tour de France Karel Meulemans, one of the best pigeonfanciers worldwide Janssen...
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  • Alphonse De Vreese (5 January 1922 – 18 March 2011) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 and 1948 Tour de France. "34ème Tour de France 1947"...
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  • considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calendar approximately two weeks after the end of the Tour de Suisse. Since 2011 the event...
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  • Cor Bakker (cyclist) (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
    2011) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1948 Tour de France. "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original...
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    Jean de Gribaldy (18 July 1922 – 2 January 1987) was a French road cyclist and directeur sportif. He rode in the Tour de France in 1947 and 1948. Born...
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    Since the first Tour de France in 1903, there have been 2,205 stages, up to and including the final stage of the 2021 Tour de France. Since 1919, the race...
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    de Ruyter (11 November 1918 – 21 November 1995) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1948 and 1949 Tour de France. "35ème Tour de France 1948"...
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