Max Bulla (September 26, 1905 – March 1, 1990) was an

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n professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. In the 1931 Tour de France, Bulla won three stages and wore the

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for one day. He eventually finished the Tour in 15th place overall and won the classification for independent riders. Bulla finished fifth overall and won two stages at the

1935 Vuelta a España The 1st edition of Vuelta a España took place from 29 April to 15 May 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and , the winning average speed was . The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain. The field consisted of 50 riders including 33 Spanish rider ...

. He was born in

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and died in Pitten. When Bulla won the second stage of the 1931 Tour de France and took the yellow jersey, the cyclists in the Tour de France were divided into national teams and ''touriste-routiers''. The best cyclists were in the national teams, and the semi-amateurs were touriste-routiers. Bulla was a ''touriste-routier''. In that second stage, the ''touriste-routiers'' started 10 minutes later than the national teams. Still, Bulla overtook the national teams, won the stage and took the lead, the only time in history that a ''touriste-routier'' was leading the Tour de France.

Major results

; 1926 : 1st, National Road Championships ; 1927 : 1st, National Road Championships ; 1931 : 1st, Stage 15,

Deutschland Tour The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important Race stage, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but fro ...

, Trier : 1st,

Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; ; ) was a European Classic cycle races, Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until 2014. It was a race with a long history ...

: 15th Overall,

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

:: 1st, Overall Independents :: 1st, Stage 2, Caen—Dinan :: 3rd, Stage 4, Brest—Vannes :: 3rd, Stage 5, Vannes—Les Sables d'Olonne :: 2nd, Stage 7, Bordeaux—Bayonne :: 2nd, Stage 10, Luchon—Perpignan :: 1st, Stage 12, Perpignan—Marseille :: 1st, Stage 17, Montpellier—Aix-les-Bains ; 1931 : 1st, Tour du Lac Léman ; 1933 : 1st, Overall,

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

: 1st, Stage 2, Lucerne : 1st, Stage 3, Geneva ; 1934 : 1st, Stage 5,

, Berne ;1935 : 5th Overall,

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

:: 1st, Stage 8, Valencia :: 1st, Stage 10, Granada ; 1936 : 1st, Stage 7,

, Zürich

References

External links

* Austrian male cyclists Austrian Tour de France stage winners Austrian Vuelta a España stage winners 1905 births 1990 deaths Cyclists from Vienna Tour de Suisse stage winners 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub