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

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 common ...

. In the

1931 Tour de France The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition of the Tour de France, which took place from 30 June to 26 July. It consisted of 24 stages over . The race was won by French cyclist Antonin Magne. The sprinters Charles Pélissier and Rafaele di Pa ...

, Bulla won three stages and wore the

yellow jersey The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (french: maillot jaune ). History Th ...

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 Pitten is a Market Municipality in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria. Geography Pitten lies in the northern part of the "Bucklige Welt The Bucklige Welt is a region in southeast Lower Austria. It is ...

. 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 multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but from 2005 until 2008 it was moved to ...

, Trier : 1st,

Züri-Metzgete Züri-Metzgete (Zürich German; en, Championship of Zürich; german: Meisterschaft von Zürich) was a European Classic cycle race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland, and continued as a non-professional mass participation event from 2007 until ...

: 15th Overall,

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

:: 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 The Tour du Lac Léman was a professional one-day race, one-day road cycling race held annually around Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The race has not been held since 2005. Winners References

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; 1933 : 1st, Overall,

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse ( en, Tour of Switzerland) 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 ...

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

, Berne ;1935 : 5th Overall,

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage 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'Italia, the r ...

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

, Zürich

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* 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 people {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub