I'm posting this early since I'll be out of town this
weekend. Yes, at a bike race.
The Tour visits Paris
The Tour has never finished anywhere but Paris. Prior to
1951 it started in Paris too. Stage 1 began to travel in
1951.
Riders that have won the final stage in Paris while leading:
1903 - Maurice Garin
1906 - Rene Pottier
1908 - Lucien Petit-Breton
1924 - Ottavio Bottecchia
1925 - Ottavio Bottecchia
1928 - Nicolas Frantz
1932 - Andre Leducq
1935 - Romain Maes
1964 - Jacques Anquetil (TT)
1965 - Felice Gimondi (TT)
1969 - Eddy Merckx (TT)
1970 - Eddy Merckx (TT)
1971 - Eddy Merckx (TT)
1974 - Eddy Merckx
1979 - Bernard Hinault
1982 - Bernard Hinault
Riders that have taken the lead on the final stage in Paris:
1947 - Jean Robic
1968 - Jan Janssen (TT)
1989 - Greg Lemond (TT)
Leaders from start to finish
1903 - Maurice Garin
1914 - Philippe Thys
1924 - Ottavio Bottecchia
1928 - Nicolas Frantz
1935 - Romain Maes
Mountain and Yellow Jersey
1938 - Gino Bartali
1939 - Sylvere Maes
1948 - Gino Bartali
1949 - Fausto Coppi
1959 - Federico Bahamontes
1969 - Eddy Merckx
1970 - Eddy Merckx
Points and Yellow Jersey
1969 - Eddy Merckx
1971 - Eddy Merckx
1972 - Eddy Merckx
1979 - Bernard Hinault
Bob Schwartz
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