Tour de France 1949
Stage 18
Aoste → Lausanne
Race Report
Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France, held on July 21, 1949, covered 265.0 km from Aoste to Lausanne. Vincenzo Rossello won the stage. Classified as a mountain stage with a flat finish after the final descent. The riders faced 4,500 meters of total elevation gain, making it the 3rd hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 29.1 km/h, which was 4.2 km/h slower than the edition average of 33.3 km/h.
Aoste → Lausanne
Stage 18 | Aoste - Lausanne
Stage Winner
Vincenzo Rossello
Yellow Jersey
Fausto Coppi
Avg Speed
29.1 km/h
Elevation
4,500 m
Difficulty
260
Startlist Quality
1,445
Jersey Classifications
Yellow Jersey
Fausto Coppi
Polka-Dot Jersey
Nan
Edition Difficulty Profile
Nearby Stages
Marseille → Cannes
215 km
Désiré Keteleer
Cannes → Briançon
275 km
Gino Bartali
Briançon → Aoste
257 km
Fausto Coppi
Lausanne → Colmar
283 km
Raphaël Geminiani
Colmar → Nancy
137 km
Fausto Coppi
Nancy → Paris
340 km
Rik Van Steenbergen
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Vincenzo Rossello won Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France.
How long was Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Stage 18 covered 265.0 km from Aoste to Lausanne. The total elevation gain was 4,500 meters.
Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France?
Fausto Coppi wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 18 of the 1949 Tour de France.
What was the route of Stage 18 in the 1949 Tour de France?
Stage 18 ran from Aoste to Lausanne, a distance of 265.0 km. It was classified as a mountains flat finish stage.
What was the average speed of Stage 18 in the 1949 Tour de France?
The average winning speed for Stage 18 was 29.1 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains flat finish.