The departure from the Café au Réveil-Matin in Montgeron, 1903 Tour de France.
The inaugural stage of the Tour de France departed from the Cafe au Réveil-Matin, in the south-eastern
Paris suburb of
Montgeron, at 3:16 p.m.[3] The route headed south through
Fontainebleau,
Corbeil,
Melun,
Montargis,
Nevers,
Moulins,
Lapalisse and
Roanne, before arriving in Lyon.[2] The riders had raced through the evening and night, to arrive from about 9 a.m. on the following day.[4]
Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1[1][5]
The departure from the Café au Réveil-Matin in Montgeron, 1903 Tour de France.
The inaugural stage of the Tour de France departed from the Cafe au Réveil-Matin, in the south-eastern
Paris suburb of
Montgeron, at 3:16 p.m.[3] The route headed south through
Fontainebleau,
Corbeil,
Melun,
Montargis,
Nevers,
Moulins,
Lapalisse and
Roanne, before arriving in Lyon.[2] The riders had raced through the evening and night, to arrive from about 9 a.m. on the following day.[4]
Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1[1][5]