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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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The Grand Galibier
The monster climbs of the Pyrenees Mountains were a huge success in 1910. Always looking for a harder Tour de France (TdF), race director Henri Desgranges turns to the monster climbs of the Alps . The next legendary climb of the TdF is named the Col du Galibier . It was the race director's favorite mountain. In an effort to glorify his new addition to the Tour, Henri Desgranges wrote in an editorial about his alpine-giant, the Galibier, “O, col Bayard, O, Tourmalet... next to Galibier you are worthless.”
Pre-race favorite Gustave Garrigou won stage 1 in Dunkerque and stubbornly answered all challenges through 15 stages to take the victory.
Emile Georget supplied the drama of stage 5 when he won the first ascent of the Col du Galibier.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Stage 1 Paris-Dunkerque, 351 km |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 2 Dunkerque-Longwy, 388 km |
Jules Masselis (Bel) |
Jules Masselis (Bel) |
Stage 3 Longwy-Belfort, 336 km |
Francois Faber (Lux) |
Francois Faber (Lux) |
Stage 4 Belfort-Chamonix, 344 km |
Charles Crupelandt (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 5 Chamonix-Grenoble, 366 km |
Emile Georget (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 6 Grenoble-Nice, 345 km |
Francois Faber (Lux) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 7 Nice-Marseille, 331 km |
Charles Crupelandt (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 8 Marseille-Perpignan, 335 km |
Paul Duboc (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 9 Perpignan-Luchon, 289 km |
Paul Duboc (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 10 Luchon-Bayonne, 326 km |
Maurice Brocco (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 11 Bayonne-La Rochelle, 379 km |
Paul Duboc (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 12 La Rochelle-Brest, 470 km |
Marcel Godivier (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 13 Brest-Cherbourg, 405 km |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 14 Cherbourg-Le Havre, 361 km |
Paul Duboc (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
Stage 15 Le Havre-Paris/Parc des Princes, 317 km |
Marcel Godivier (Fra) |
Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
| TdF July 2-30, 1911 |
| 5,343 Km |
1. Gustave GARRIGOU (Fra) 43 pts |
2. Paul Duboc (Fra) 61 pts |
3. Emile Georget (Fra) 84 pts |
| Starters: 84 |
| Finishers: 28 |
| Average Speed: 27.322 km/h |
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