Odile Defraye
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Odile Defraye was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overall best time.
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1913 Tour de France
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The 1913 Tour de France was the 11th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 29 June and 27 July. The total distance was 5,287 kilometres and the average speed of the riders was 26.715 kil
Odile Defraye
…time. He was the first Belgian to win the Tour and was only invited to join Alcyon's all-French team at a late stage for publicity purposes. In the 1913 Tour de France, Defraye held the overall lead after stages 2 through 5 before relinquishing the lead on the Tourmalet to Stage 6 and eventual winner Philippe Thys…
Philippe Thys, winner of the 1913 Tour de France, after finishing the race
Philippe Thys, the winner of the 1913 Tour de France.
Camillo Bertarelli, the winner of the "isolés" category, for cyclists not part of a team