Ferdinand Moulet and Georges Cuvelier on the Col d'Allos at Tour de France 1927

Col d’Allos at Tour de France

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Col d'Allos was part of the program of Tour de France since the race visited the Alps for the very first time in 1911. Especially during the 1920s and the 1930s was very popular. In the second half of the 20th century it was used muvh more rarely.

1911: François Faber

1912:  Octave Lapize

1913:  Lucien Petit-Breton

1914: Firmin Lambot and Henri Pélissier

1919: Honoré Barthélémy

1920: Firmin Lambot

1921: Hector Heusghem and Honoré Barthélémy

1922: Jean Alavoine

1923:  Henri Pélissier

1924: Nicolas Frantz

1925: Auguste Verdyck

1926: Lucien Buysse

1927: Nicolas Frantz1

928: Nicolas Frantz

1929: Joseph Demuysere

1930: Benoit Faure

1931: Joseph Demuysere

1932: Benoit Faure

1933:  Fernand Fayolle

1934:  René Vietto

1935: Félicien Vervaecke

1936: Julian Berrendero

1937: Mario Vicini

1938: Gino Bartali

1939: Edward Vissers

1947:  René Vietto

1948:  Jean Robic

1949:  Fausto Coppi

1957:  Louis Bergaud

1967: Georges Chappe

1969: Luis Pedro Santamarina

1975: Eddy Merckx

2000: Pascal Hervé

2015: Simon Geschke

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