1931 Tour de France
Magne wins, and Max Bulla becomes the only touriste-routier ever to lead the Tour.
The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition, held from 30 June to 26 July over 24 stages and 5,091 km, and was won by the Frenchman Antonin Magne. The sprinters Charles Pélissier and Rafaele di Paco won five stages each. National teams rode again, with Belgium, Italy, Germany and France sending eight riders, Australia and Switzerland a combined team and Spain a single rider, while the touriste-routiers were grouped into regional teams and in several stages started ten minutes after the national teams. On the second stage the touriste-routier Max Bulla overtook the national teams, won the stage and took the lead, the only time an individual rider has led the Tour. Rest days were cut to three and the stage-win time bonus returned.
Quick Facts
- Date
- 30 June – 26 July 1931
- Stages
- 24
- Distance
- 5091
- First
- Antonin Magne
- First color
- yellow
- First team
- France
- Second
- Jef Demuysere
- Second team
- Belgium
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