The 1907 Tour de France was the fifth running of the annual Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. From 8 July to 4 August, the 93 cyclists cycled 4488 km (2,788 mi) in fourteen stages around France. The winner, Lucien Petit-Breton, completed the race at an average speed of 28.47 km/h (17.69 mph). For the first time, climbs in the Western Alps were included in the Tour de France. The race was dominated at the start by Émile Georget, who won five of the first eight stages. In the ninth stage, he borrowed a bicycle from a befriended rider after his own broke. This was against the rules; initially he received only a small penalty and his main competitors left the race out of protest. Georget's penalty was then increased and Lucien Petit-Breton became the new leader. Petit-Breton won two of the remaining stages and the overall victory of the Tour.
Innovations and changes
The 1907 Tour de France incorporated 14 stages, which was one more than in 1906. For the first time, roads in Switzerland were included. fell and his handlebar penetrated his knee, after which he had to give up.
thumb|upright|[[Lucien Petit-Breton, the winner of the 1907 Tour de France|alt=A man on a bicycle, riding on an outdoor velodrome.]]During the ninth stage, when Georget was leading the race, he broke the frame of his bicycle at a checkpoint. According to the rules, Georget should have fixed his bicycle alone; he knew this would take him more than five hours, so he switched bicycles with Pierre-Gonzague Privat. This was against the rules, so Georget was given a fine of 500 francs. After this stage, won by Petit-Breton, the general classification was as follows:
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|+General classification after stage 9
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! scope="col" | Rank !! scope="col" | Rider !! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" |1
| Émile Georget || style="text-align:right;" | 17
|-
! scope="row" |2
| Lucien Petit-Breton || style="text-align:right;" | 37
|-
! scope="row" |3
| Louis Trousselier || style="text-align:right;" | 40
|-
! scope="row" |4
| Gustave Garrigou || style="text-align:right;" | 53
|}
Unsatisfied with the fine given to Georget, Trousselier and the other riders sponsored by Alcyon left the Tour in protest.
After the tenth stage, the organisers gave Georget an additional penalty for the bicycle change in the ninth stage. They changed the classification of the ninth stage, moving Georget from 4th on the stage to last (48th place). The new classification, after the tenth stage, was
{| class="wikitable" style="width:20em"
|+General classification after stage 10 he was still relatively unknown, and had started in the coureurs sur machines poinçonnées category.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage characteristics and winners
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! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Course
! scope="col" | Distance
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type