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1903 Tour de France

• This is the first Tour de France event ever held.

• It was held over 2,428 kilometres, and split into six stages.

• The average speed of the riders was 25.29 kilometres per hour.

• Out of the 60 starters, 21 finished and the race.

• The race was lead from start to finish by 32 year old Frenchman Maurice Garin, riding for the team La Française.

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