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Here is information about the Tour de France of 1903. I also have information about the next edition (1904).

Stage prizes

Date	Nr.	From	To	Distance (km)		Winner	Age (yearday)	Nat
01 Jul 1903	1	Paris	Lyon		467	M. Garin	32120	FRA
05 Jul 1903	2	Lyon	Marseille		374	H. Aucouturier	26260	FRA
08 Jul 1903	3	Marseille	Toulouse		423	H. Aucouturier	26263	FRA
12 Jul 1903	4	Toulouse	Bordeaux		268	C. Laeser	23303	SUI
13 Jul 1903	5	Bordeaux	Nantes		394	M. Garin	32132	FRA
18 Jul 1903	6	Nantes	Paris		471	M. Garin	32137	FRA

Classification leaders

Date	Nr.	General	Age (yearday)	Nat
01 Jul 1903	1	M. Garin	32120	FRA
05 Jul 1903	2	M. Garin	32124	FRA
08 Jul 1903	3	M. Garin	32127	FRA
12 Jul 1903	4	M. Garin	32131	FRA
13 Jul 1903	5	M. Garin	32132	FRA
18 Jul 1903	6	M. Garin	32137	FRA

Table: classification winners

Classification	Winner	Age (yearday)
General classification	M. Garin	32137

Legend

Winner	Stage split over multiple parts; classification leaders sometimes received jerseys halfway, but they don't count for statistics.
Team	Team time trial or separate start.
Cancelled	Stage cancelled.
Winner	Inital winner later removed.
N/A	Nobody scored points yet for this classification, or the prize was not given.

Graphs

Margin of winner

In the table below, the evolution of the difference between Maurice Garin (the winner) and Lucien Pothier (second) in the general classification is shown.

Final			2:59:31
Stage	Type	Time gain	Margin of winner
1	Time difference in normal stage	2:58:00	2:58:00
2	Time difference in normal stage	0:02	2:58:02
3	Time difference in normal stage	0:00.20	2:58:02.20
4	Time difference in normal stage	0:00	2:58:02.20
5	Time difference in normal stage	0:00.40	2:58:02.60
6	Time difference in normal stage	1:30	2:59:32.60

Type	Margin of winner
Time difference in normal stage	2:59:32.60

Participants

Number	Name			Nat	Final 1903	Riders previous Tours	Best result previous Tours	Stages won previous Tours	Classifications won previous Tours	Jerseys worn previous Tours
1	Maurice Garin (32119)		†	FRA	1	—	—	0
2	Georges Pasquier (25110)		†	FRA	8	—	—	0
3	Lucien Barroy (18245)		†	FRA	HD3ET4ET5	—	—	0
4	Charles Prévost (0)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
5	Alexandre Foureaux (0)		†	FRA	16	—	—	0
6	Jean Gauban (28292)		†	FRA	AB2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
7	Louis Barbrel (2593)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
8	Hippolyte Aucouturier (26255)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
9	Marcel Kerff (3727)		†	BEL	6	—	—	0
10	Léon Georget (23271)		†	FRA	AB5	—	—	0
11	Eugène Brange (31135)		†	FRA	AB5	—	—	0
12	Jean-Baptiste Fischer (3692)		†	FRA	5	—	—	0
13	G. Dorlin (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
14	Isidore Lechartier (0)		†	FRA	14	—	—	0
15	Benjamin Mounier (35214)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
16	Adolphe Dorion (3455)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
17	Émile Pagie (32252)		†	FRA	AB2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
18	Marcel Vallee-Picaud (20155)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
19	Gabriel Baraquin (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
20	Auguste Lapree (22281)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
21	Jean Dargassies (30349)		†	FRA	11	—	—	0
22	Émile Moulin (40180)		†	FRA	18	—	—	0
23	Emile Fichter (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
24	Jules Sales (287)		†	BEL	AB1	—	—	0
25	Paul Emile (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
26	Edouard Wattelier (26199)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
27	Claude Chapperon (25228)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
28	Julien Lootens (26331)		†	BEL	7	—	—	0
29	Gaston-René Salais (28217)		†	FRA	17	—	—	0
30	JULIEN				NP	—	—	0
31	Léon Habets (26179)		†	FRA	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
32	Victor Dupré (2065)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
33	Rodolfo Muller (26321)		†	ITA	4	—	—	0
34	Paul Rosa (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
35	Georges Leblais (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
36	Jean Bedéne (0)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
37	Lucien Pothier (20166)		†	FRA	2	—	—	0
38	Armand Périn (20190)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
39	Fernand Augereau (20219)		†	FRA	3	—	—	0
40	Eugène Geay (24180)		†	FRA	AB1ET5	—	—	0
41	Ernest Pivin (3311)		†	FRA	AB5	—	—	0
42	Paul Mercier (0)		†	SUI	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
43	Pierre Desvages (3673)		†	FRA	20	—	—	0
44	Léon Pernette (18250)		†	FRA	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
45	François Beaugendre (22339)		†	FRA	9	—	—	0
46	Anton Jaeck (21139)		†	SUI	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
47	François Poussel (0)		†	FRA	AB1ET3	—	—	0
48	Josef Fischer (38160)		†	GER	15	—	—	0
49	Ludwig Barthelmann (0)		†	GER	HD2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
50	Julien Girbe (25300)		†	FRA	13	—	—	0
51	Charles Laeser (23291)		†	SUI	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
52	Louis Trousselier (220)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
53	Georges Borot (22211)		†	FRA	19	—	—	0
54	Léon Durandeau (30179)		†	FRA	HD1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
55	Léon Riche (2591)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
56	Augustin Lasartigues (28204)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
57	L. Fougere (0)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
58	Emile Torisani (24180)		†	ITA	AB1	—	—	0
59	Henri Charles Charrier (2912)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
60	I. Vermeulen (0)		†	BEL	NP	—	—	0
61	Pamateur (0)		†	SUI	NP	—	—	0
62	Ferdinand Payan (3369)		†	FRA	12	—	—	0
63	Paul Trippier (18207)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3	—	—	0
64	H. Ellinamour Collet (19254)		†	FRA	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
65	Jean Baptiste Zimmermann (17245)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
66	Marcel Lequatre (20274)		†	SUI	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
67	Arsène Millocheau (36160)		†	FRA	21	—	—	0
68	Nicolas Yourassof (26329)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
69	François Monachon (32180)		†	FRA	AB3ET4ET5	—	—	0
70	Nicolas Yvel (26179)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
71	Aloïs Catteau (25322)		†	BEL	10	—	—	0
72	Louis Constant (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
73	Victor Lefèvre (21358)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
74	Lucien Petit-Breton (20255)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
75	Auguste Daumain (25333)		†	FRA	AB1	—	—	0
76	Gustave Guillarme (25197)		†	FRA	AB2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
77	Charles Quétier De Saint-Eloy (29223)		†	FRA	AB1ET2ET3ET4ET5	—	—	0
78	Philippe De Baladé (19274)		†	FRA	AB5	—	—	0
79	Margot (0)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
80	Walter Madorin (0)		†	SUI	NP	—	—	0
100	Elie Monge (1967)		†	FRA	ET2	—	—	0
101	Aimé Garrot (19362)		†	FRA	ET2	—	—	0
102	? Cabanna (0)		†	FRA	ET2	—	—	0
103	Paul Armbruster (18179)		†	FRA	ET2	—	—	0
104	Émile Friol (22112)		†	FRA	NP	—	—	0
110	? Cabanna (0)		†	FRA	ET3	—	—	0
111	Marcel Vallee-Picaud (20155)		†	FRA	ET3	—	—	0
120	? Boisseau (0)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
121	André Armante (35344)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
122	Honoré Fossier (2742)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
123	Paul Emile (0)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
124	Louis Fabre (24155)		†	LUX	ET4	—	—	0
125	Camille Bière (19290)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
126	Maurice Dartigue (25234)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
127	Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (1965)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
128	David Dupont (0)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
129	Paul Armbruster (18179)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
130	Desbordes (0)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
131	Edouard Chaudron (20336)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
132	Georges Lorgeou (19348)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
133	? Goyon (0)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
134	Jean Florane (2371)		†	FRA	ET4	—	—	0
135	Pablo Pujol (0)		†	ESP	ET4	—	—	0
140	Ambroise Garin (2851)		†	FRA	ET5	—	—	0
141	René Magdelein (22277)		†	FRA	ET5	—	—	0
142	Daniel Roques (2037)		†	FRA	ET5	—	—	0
143	Edouard Chaudron (20336)		†	FRA	ET5	—	—	0
144	H. Lesur (24180)		†	FRA	ET5	—	—	0
1	Barreyre (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
2	Auguste Maisonneuve (19188)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
3	Ducoup (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
4	Lacape (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
5	Léo Baume (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
6	Faustin Bache (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
7	Bernos (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
8	Émile Poupin (2449)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
9	Deycart (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
10	Toiteau (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
11	Sauzeau (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
12	Emmanuel (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
13	Barbut (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
14	Cousin (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
15	Sagaspe (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
16	Lalanne (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
17	Boubet (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
18	Armand (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
19	Franchi (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
20	Georges Felgn (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
21	Lalubin (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
22	Berthoumieux (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
23	Louis Constant (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
24	Bouchet (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
25	Lagarrogue (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0
26	Olivierres (0)		†	FRA	AM4	—	—	0

There are 89 participants out of 60 in my database.

Additionally, 19 riders were registered but did not start.

Results per country

The "StProb" column indicates the probability that a country with this many riders would win the same number of stages, assuming each participating rider had an equal chance of winning a stage. A probability of 0.50 indicates that the country won exactly as expected, a probability close to 0 indicates that the country won fewer stages than expected, and a probability close to 1 indicates that the country won more stages than expected.

The "GCProb" and "Lexico" columns indicate how well the country performed in the overall ranking. For both, a higher number is better; GCProb ranges from minus infinity to plus infinity, with an average of 0; Lexico ranges from 0 to 1, with an average of 0.5.

Country	Riders	Stages won	StProb	GCProb	Lexico
France	50	5	0.21	-1.15	0.00
Belgium	4	0	0.31	1.72	0.81
Switzerland	4	1	0.77	-1.24	0.00
Italy	2	0	0.39	0.66	0.92
Germany	2	0	0.39	0.21	0.72

Solos

From reports of the stages of this Tour, I have calculated the length of the solo rides. A solo is when a rider is riding in front of the race, without any other riders. Time trials don't count for this. There is sometimes uncertainty about when a solo started or ended: the dark green bar indicates the solo length that I am certain of, the light green bar indicates the maximum that it could be.

Combined solos during this Tour

Rider	Solo
M. Garin	0.0–191.0 km