Tour de France 1949
Stage 17
Briançon → Aoste
Race Report
Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France, held on July 19, 1949, covered 257.0 km from Briançon to Aoste. Fausto Coppi won the stage. Classified as a mountain stage with a flat finish after the final descent. The riders faced 6,000 meters of total elevation gain, making it the 2nd hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 28.1 km/h, which was 5.2 km/h slower than the edition average of 33.3 km/h.
Briançon → Aoste
Stage 17 | Briancon - Aoste
Stage Winner
Fausto Coppi
Yellow Jersey
Fausto Coppi
Avg Speed
28.1 km/h
Elevation
6,000 m
Difficulty
407
Startlist Quality
1,445
Jersey Classifications
Yellow Jersey
Fausto Coppi
Polka-Dot Jersey
Nan
Edition Difficulty Profile
Nearby Stages
Nîmes → Marseille
199 km
Jean Goldschmit
Marseille → Cannes
215 km
Désiré Keteleer
Cannes → Briançon
275 km
Gino Bartali
Aoste → Lausanne
265 km
Vincenzo Rossello
Lausanne → Colmar
283 km
Raphaël Geminiani
Colmar → Nancy
137 km
Fausto Coppi
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Fausto Coppi won Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France.
How long was Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Stage 17 covered 257.0 km from Briançon to Aoste. The total elevation gain was 6,000 meters.
Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Fausto Coppi wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 17 of the 1949 Tour de France.
What was the route of Stage 17 in the 1949 Tour de France?
Stage 17 ran from Briançon to Aoste, a distance of 257.0 km. It was classified as a mountains flat finish stage.
What was the average speed of Stage 17 in the 1949 Tour de France?
The average winning speed for Stage 17 was 28.1 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains flat finish.