5 little facts about Tour de France 1920

Tour de France 1920 winner Philippe Thys became the first cyclist to win the race three times (his previous victories were dated back before First World War, in 1913 and 1914).

The weather was so hot, that after 4 stages 65 of 113 cyclists had quit the race already.

Belgian cyclists dominated the race. Besides the overall winner Thys, there were seven other Belgians in the top 10 of the general classification. Also, 12 of 15 stages were won by cyclists from this nation.

Although it was introduced to the Tour de France in 1919, the yellow jersey was not awarded to the leader of the general classification during the first 8 stages of the race.

Tour de France 1920 was considered a boring event. In the early phase of the race, there were multiple riders with the same time on the top of the general classification. Henri Desgrange was so annoyed by the lack of real competition, he wanted to stop the race after 10 stages, but was convinced no to do so.