- 1903 Tour de France - Wikipedia
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto, ancestor of the current daily, L'Équipe It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over 2,428 km (1,509 mi), and was won by Maurice Garin
- 18 Photographs of the Very First Tour de France in 1903
The Tour de France was founded in 1903 to promote L’Auto, the ancestor of the current newspaper L’Équipe What is today without a doubt the biggest celebration of cycling in the world was a much, much smaller event back at the beginning of the 20th century
- 1903 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 3 - Wikipedia
The 1903 Tour de France was the 1st edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours The Tour began in Paris on 1 July and Stage 3 occurred on 8 July with a flat stage to Toulouse
- 1903 Tour de France - BikeRaceInfo
Les Woodland's book Dirty Feet: How the great unwashed created the Tour de France is available as an audiobook here 1903 Tour Quick Facts: 2,428 km raced at an average speed of 25 68 km hr 60 starters and 21 classified finishers
- The Birth of the Tour de France - HISTORY
On July 1, 1903, 60 men mounted their bicycles outside the Café au Reveil Matin in the Parisian suburb of Montgeron The five-dozen riders were mostly French, with just a sprinkle of Belgians
- The First Tour de France in 1903 - DannyDutch
The 1903 Tour de France marked the inaugural cycling race organized and sponsored by L'Auto, predecessor of the present-day daily, L'Équipe Spanning from July 1 to 19, it comprised six stages covering a distance of 2,428 km (1,509 mi), with Maurice Garin emerging victorious
- Results of the 1903 Tour de France - Classification - sport-histoire. fr
All results and classification of the 1903 Tour de France Results of each stage
- 1903 Tour de France - Topend Sports
The inaugural Tour de France cycling race took place in 1903, organized by the French newspaper L'Auto to boost its circulation The race spanned six stages covering a total distance of approximately 2,428 kilometers (1,509 miles), starting in Montgeron, near Paris, and passing through major cities including Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux
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