Gearing in the 1949 Tour de France

As the Tour de France moves into the second Pyrenean stage tomorrow, featuring five cols including Peyresourde, let's take a look at the gearing and other component changes used by Fausto Coppi to win the 1949 Tour de France. Also note that the total distance for the 21 stages in 1949 was 4808 km, 2,987 miles; this year's Tour is 3404 km, 2,115 miles. The 1949 Tour was won with an average speed of 32.121 km/h, 19.9 mph.

Parigi - Reims Km. 182
47/50 15-16-17-19-22

Reims - Bruxelles Km. 273
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Bruxelles - Boulogne Km. 211
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Boulogne - Ruen Km. 185
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Ruen - San Malò Km. 293
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

San Malò - Le Sables Km. 305
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Le Sables - La Rochelle km. 92
47/50 15-16-17-18-19 ( time trial)

La Rochelle - San Sebastian Km. 228
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

San Sebastian - Paù Km. 191
47/50 15-16-17-19-21 (Col d'Ispegy)

Paù - Luchon Km. 193
47/50 15-17-20-23-24 (Colli Aubisque-Tourmalet-Aspin-Peyresourde;180mm cranks, wood rims)

Luchon - Tolosa Km. 134
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Tolosa - Nimes Km. 289
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Nimes - Marsiglia Km. 199
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Marsiglia - Cannes Km. 215
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

Cannes - Briancon Km. 274
47/50 15-17-20-23-24 (Colli d'Allos-Izorad-Vars;175mm cranks, wood rims)

Briancon - Aosta Km. 257
47/50 15-17-20-23-24 (Colli Monginevro-Moncenisio-Iseran-small s.Bernardo;175mm cranks, wood rims)

Aosta - Losanna Km. 265
47/50 15-17-20-23-24 (Colli Gran s.Bernardo-Des Mosses;175mm cranks, wood rims)

Losanna - Colmar Km. 280
47/50 15-16-17-19-21 (Colli La Vue des Alpes-Bonhomme;175mm cranks, wood rims)

Colmar - Nancy Km. 137
47/50 15-16-17-18-20 (time trial)

Nancy - Parigi km. 340
47/50 15-16-17-19-21

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