Changes From The 1938 Tour De France
For the first time, a mountain time trial was scheduled: stage 16B. A rule was added to make it more difficult to finish the race: from the second stage to the seventh stage, the last rider in the classification was to be removed from the race.
The nutrition of the cyclists became more professional: cyclists were reporting that the use of vitamins increased their performance.
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