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Race details
Dates		25 June–20 July 1947
Stages		21
Distance		4,640 km (2,883 mi)
Winning time		148h 11' 25" (31.412 km/h/19.519 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Jean Robic	(West)
	Second	Edouard Fachleitner	(France)
	Third	Pierre Brambilla	(Italy)
	Mountains	Pierre Brambilla	(Italy)
	Team	Italy

The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 20, 1947. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,640 km, ridden at an average speed of 31.412 km/h.^[1] It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour de France-like races had been held during WWII, see Tour de France during the Second World War. The 1947 Tour de France had country teams: Belgium, Dutch/French foreigners, Italy, Switzerland/Luxembourg, France, Ile de France, France-West, France-North-East, France-Centre-South-West and France-South-East. There were 58 French cyclists, 13 Italian, 11 Belgian, 6 Dutch, 6 Swiss, 4 Luxembourg, 1 Polish and 1 Algerian cyclist. Of the 100 cyclists, 53 finished the race.

Because the previous races had been cancelled, there was no real favourite for the final victory. When René Vietto, the runner-up of 1939, captured the yellow jersey after his victory on the second stage, many thought he could remain first until the last day. Vietto, a climber, was less optimistic, and lost his first place to Italian Pierre Brambilla after the time trial in stage 19. With only two stages to go, many now believed that Brambilla would win the race. On the very last stage, there was an unexpected attack, and little-known French cyclist Jean Robic captured the lead. Robic had won the Tour de France without ever wearing the yellow jersey during the race, the first time that happened. (In 1953 Robic would lead the race for one more day.)

Contents 1 Stages 2 Classification leadership 3 Results 3.1 Overall standings 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Stages

Stage results^[2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	25 June	Paris – Lille	236 km (147 mi)		Flat Stage	Ferdi Kübler (SUI)
2	26 June	Lille – Brussels	182 km (113 mi)		Flat Stage	René Vietto (FRA)
3	27 June	Brussels – Luxembourg	314 km (195 mi)		Flat Stage	Aldo Ronconi (ITA)
4	28 June	Luxembourg – Strasbourg	223 km (139 mi)		Flat Stage	Jean Robic (FRA)
5	29 June	Strasbourg – Besançon	248 km (154 mi)		Flat Stage	Ferdi Kübler (SUI)
6	30 June	Besançon – Lyon	257 km (160 mi)		Flat Stage	Lucien Teisseire (FRA)
7	2 July	Lyon – Grenoble	172 km (107 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Jean Robic (FRA)
8	3 July	Grenoble – Briançon	185 km (115 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Fermo Camellini (ITA)
9	5 July	Briançon – Digne	217 km (135 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	René Vietto (FRA)
10	6 July	Digne – Nice	255 km (158 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Fermo Camellini (ITA)
11	7 July	Nice – Marseille	230 km (143 mi)		Flat Stage	Edouard Fachleitner (FRA)
12	8 July	Marseille – Montpellier	165 km (103 mi)		Flat Stage	Henri Massal (FRA)
13	10 July	Montpellier – Carcassonne	172 km (107 mi)		Flat Stage	Lucien Teisseire (FRA)
14	11 July	Carcassonne – Luchon	153 km (95 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Albert Bourlon (FRA)
15	13 July	Luchon – Pau	195 km (121 mi)		Stage with mountain(s)	Jean Robic (FRA)
16	14 July	Pau – Bordeaux	195 km (121 mi)		Flat Stage	Giuseppe Tacca (ITA)
17	15 July	Bordeaux – Les Sables d'Olonne	273 km (170 mi)		Flat Stage	Eloi Tassin (FRA)
18	16 July	Les Sables d'Olonne – Vannes	236 km (147 mi)		Flat Stage	Pietro Tarchini (SUI)
19	17 July	Vannes – St. Brieuc	139 km (86 mi)		Individual Time Trial	Raymond Impanis (BEL)
20	18 July	St. Brieuc – Caen	233 km (145 mi)		Flat Stage	Maurice Diot (FRA)
21	20 July	Caen – Paris	275 km (171 mi)		Flat Stage	Briek Schotte (BEL)

[edit] Classification leadership

Stage	General classification Maillot jaune	Mountains classification Grand prix de la montagne	Team classification Classement par équipe
1	Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)	N/A	France-West
2	René Vietto (FRA)		Belgium
3			Italy
4
5
6
7	Aldo Ronconi (ITA)	?
8		Fermo Camellini (ITA)
9	René Vietto (FRA)	?
10
11
12
13			France
14
15		Pierre Brambilla (ITA)
16			Italy
17
18
19	Pierre Brambilla (ITA)
20
21	Jean Robic (FRA)
Final	Jean Robic (FRA)	Pierre Brambilla (ITA)	Italy

[edit] Results

With his victory, Robic won 500.000 francs. Additionally, future exhibitions and endorsements due to the Tour victory would give him another 3 to 4 million francs.^[4]

[edit] Overall standings

Final general standings (1–10)^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jean Robic (FRA)	West	148h 11' 25"
2	Edouard Fachleitner (FRA)	France	+3' 58"
3	Pierre Brambilla (ITA)	Italy	+10' 07"
4	Aldo Ronconi (ITA)	Italy	+11' 00"
5	René Vietto (FRA)	France	+15' 23"
6	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	Belgium	+18' 14"
7	Fermo Camellini (ITA)	Netherlands/Strangers	+24' 08"
8	Giordano Cottur (ITA)	Italy	+1h 06' 03"
9	Jean-Marie Goasmat (FRA)	West	+1h 16' 03"
10	Apo Lazarides (FRA)	South-East	+1h 18' 44"

Final general standings (11–53)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
11	Lucien Teisseire (FRA)	France	+1h 32' 16"
12	Pierre Cogan (FRA)	West	+1h 44' 55"
13	Briek Schotte (BEL)	Belgium	+1h 56' 45"
14	Giuseppe Tacca (ITA)	Italy	+2h 06' 07"
15	Jean Diederich (LUX)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+2h 10' 43"
16	Daniel Thuayre (FRA)	Ile de France	+2h 13' 04"
17	Gottfried Weilenmann (SUI)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+2h 18' 23"
18	Jean Kirchen (LUX)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+2h 20' 26"
19	Paul Giguet (FRA)	South-East	+2h 26' 25"
20	Jean Goldschmidt (LUX)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+2h 32' 24"
21	Albert Bourlon (FRA)	Center-South-West	+2h 38' 18"
22	Bernard Gauthier (FRA)	South-East	+2h 52' 45"
23	Primo Volpi (ITA)	Italy	+3h 02' 48"
24	Roger Lévêque (FRA)	Center-South-West	+3h 05' 04"
25	Kléber Piot (FRA)	France	+3h 10' 48"
26	Antoine Latorre (FRA)	Center-South-West	+3h 14' 40"
27	Florent Mathieu (BEL)	Belgium	+3h 16' 28"
28	Raoul Rémy (FRA)	South-East	+3h 20' 31"
29	Marius Bonnet (FRA)	South-East	+3h 21' 20"
30	Henri Massal (FRA)	France	+3h 25' 49"
31	Egidio Feruglio (ITA)	Italy	+3h 43' 04"
32	Jefke Janssen (NED)	Netherlands/Strangers	+3h 57' 11"
33	Ange Le Strat (FRA)	West	+4h 06' 23"
34	Edouard Klabinski (POL)	Netherlands/Strangers	+4h 06' 36"
35	Louis Deprez (FRA)	North-East	+4h 09' 29"
36	Edouard Muller (FRA)	Ile de France	+4h 17' 28"
37	Eloi Tassin (FRA)	West	+4h 23' 49"
38	René Oreel (BEL)	Belgium	+4h 29' 06"
39	Pascal Gnazzo (FRA)	South-East	+4h 34' 09"
40	Joseph Neri (FRA)	Center-South-West	+4h 36' 27"
41	René Barret (FRA)	Ile de France	+4h 38' 31"
42	Maurice Mollin (BEL)	Belgium	+4h 42' 27"
43	Roger Gyselinck (BEL)	Belgium	+4h 43' 47"
44	Raymond Lucas (FRA)	Ile de France	+4h 45' 07"
45	Jean Breuer (BEL)	Belgium	+4h 45' 14"
46	Jean de Gribaldy (FRA)	North-East	+4h 51' 44"
47	Victor Joly (BEL)	Netherlands/Strangers	+4h 52' 18"
48	Alexandre Pawlisiak (FRA)	North-East	+5h 04' 06"
49	Maurice Diot (FRA)	Ile de France	+5h 20' 43"
50	Gaston Rousseau (FRA)	East	+5h 34' 01"
51	Gaston Audier (FRA)	North-East	+5h 37' 55"
52	Leo Weilenmann (SUI)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+6h 05' 34"
53	Pietro Tarchini (SUI)	Switzerland/Luxembourg	+7h 48' 18"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 1947 Tour de France results
• Official 1947 Tour de France results^{[dead link]}
• More complete results (Dutch)
• Jersey progression (German)
• Backgrounds of the 1947 Tour^{[dead link]}

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