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7 July 1949 Fausto Coppi’s First TDF- Stage Victory

Fausto Coppi 1949 Tourmalet

It was a 92 km long individual time trial between Les Sables-d’Olonne and La Rochelle.

It took Coppi 2hr 18min 10sec to finish it. He won the race ahead of Ferdy Kübler with 1 min and 32 sec.

(Lead pic: Fausto Coppi on the Tourmalet on the 11th stage of Tour de France 1949)