1908 Tour de France

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Final Standings
Length	14 stages, 4488 km
Overall	Lucien Petit-Breton	36 points
Second	François Faber	68 points
Third	Georges Passerieu	75 points

The 1908 Tour de France was the 6th Tour de France. Taking place between July 13 and August 9, 1908 the total race distance was 4,488 km (2788 mi). Like many of its predecessors, the entrants and leader board was dominated by the French, however, there were a few Italians and Luxembourgs to place in the top 10.

[edit] Stages

Stage	Date	Route	Length (km)	Winner	Race leader
1	13 July	Paris - Roubaix	272	Georges Passerieu  France	Georges Passerieu  France
2	15 July	Roubaix - Metz	398	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Georges Passerieu  France
3	17 July	Metz - Belfort	259	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
4	19 July	Belfort - Lyon	309	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
5	21 July	Lyon - Grenoble	311	Georges Passerieu  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
6	23 July	Grenoble - Nice	345	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
7	25 July	Nice - Nimes	345	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
8	27 July	Nimes - Toulouse	303	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
9	29 July	Toulouse - Bayonne	299	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
10	31 July	Bayonne - Bordeaux	269	Georges Paulmier  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
11	2 August	Bordeaux - Nantes	391	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
12	4 August	Nantes - Brest	321	François Faber  Luxembourg	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
13	6 August	Brest - Caen	415	Georges Passerieu  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France
14	9 August	Caen - Paris	251	Lucien Petit-Breton  France	Lucien Petit-Breton  France

[edit] Results

Final general standings

1. Lucien Petit-Breton  France 36 points 2. François Faber  Luxembourg 68 points 3. Georges Passerieu  France 75 points 4. Gustave Garrigou  France 91 points 5. Luigi Ganna  Italy 120 points 6. Georges Paulmier  France 125 points 7. Georges Fleury  France 134 points 8. Henri Cornet  France 142 points 9. Marcel Godivier  France 153 points 10. Giovanni Rossignoli  Italy 160 points 110 competitors, 36 finishers

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