1910 Tour de France
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The 1910 Tour de France was the eighth edition of the Tour de France, taking place 3 to 31 July. It consisted of 15 stages over 4,734 kilometres, ridden at an average speed of 28.680 km/h. It was the
Octave Lapize after winning the Tour at the Parc des Princes in Paris
Octave Lapize, the winner of the 1910 Tour de France, climbing the Tourmalet on foot.
François Lafourcade
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François Lafourcade was a French professional road racing cyclist. He rode seven times the Tour de France and had among others five podium finishes in Bol d'Or and five top-10 achievements in Bordeaux
1910 Tour de France
…without dismounting, and received an extra prize of 100 francs for that. The next climb was the Aubisque. Lapize struggled there, and regional rider François Lafourcade lead the race. The organisers had a car standing in top, and when Lafourcade passed them, they did not recognize him, and when they found out it was…
François Lafourcade at the finish of the 1911 Bordeaux–Paris, where he placed 4th.
Lafourcade with his son in 1911