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Statistics About The Average Tour De France Speed
The average speed of the Tour de France winner has consistently increased over the years, reaching around 40 km/h in recent editions.
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"The average speed of the Tour de France between 1903 and 1914 was 25.67 kmph."
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"The average speed of the first Tour de France in 1903 was only 25.7 km/h."
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"The winning cyclist of the tour de france in 1919 had an average speed of 24.1 kmph."
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"During the 1947-1949 period, average Tour de France speed was about 31.4 km/h."
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"In the 1980s, the average speed of the race winners was approximately 37 km/h."
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"Miguel Indurain achieved an average speed of 39.5 km/h in 1994, the first time it exceeded 39 km/h."
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"The fastest average speed over an entire Tour de France was 41.7 kph by Lance Armstrong in 2005."
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"In the 2017 Tour de France race, the average speed of the winner, Chris Froome, was 40.995 kmph."
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"Tour de France 2019 had an average speed of 40.574 km/h, winner was Egan Bernal."
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"The 2020 Tour de France had a slower average speed of 39.54km/h due to its mountainous course."
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"The average speed for the downhill road race stages in Tour De France is approximately 60-80 km/h."
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"On flat terrain a “peloton,” or pack of riders can average a speed of 40 - 50 km/h."
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"In 2003, the average speed in Tour de France's time trials was 46.5 km/h."
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"In 1926, the average speed of the overall winner of Tour de France was only 24.3 km/h."
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"In the 2007 Tour de France, the average speed of the winner, Alberto Contador, was 39.23 km/h."
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"In 2018, Geraint Thomas won Tour de France with an average speed of 40.2 km/h."
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"In 1999, Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France with an average speed of 40.2km/h, marking the first time an American won the event since Greg Lemond in 1990."
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"In 1988, the average speed of the overall winner of Tour de France was over 38.9 km/h."
