For the first time, the final podium in Paris was not completely French: François Faber from Luxembourg ended as second in the general classification, after winning four stages.

Before the start, the Tour de France organization announced that all necessary measures had been taken to prevent the regrettable incidents as in 1905, and that the 'Apaches' had 90% chance of being caught and spending time in jail.

[4] The strongest opposition was expected from the cyclists sponsored by Alcyon, led by Georges Passerieu and Gustave Garrigou.

[2] French athlete Marie Marvingt had tried to participate in the 1908 Tour de France, but was refused permission because the race was only open to men.

[10] In the first stage, from Paris to Roubaix, the cobbles caused many crashes and flat tyres.

[13][14] In the third stage, started by Count Zeppelin, the Labor boss sent a telegram to the manager of the team after another crash by a Labor team member (Jean Novo): "After Novo's crash and the mediocre results of the other riders, I have decided to abandon the race.

Faber had finished at 49th place in the second stage, so he was no direct threat for the general classification.

[16] In the sixth stage, the Côte de Laffrey and the Col Bayard were climbed, and André Pottier, the younger brother of the 1906 Tour winner René Pottier, reached the tops first.

[18] Petit-Breton was at that moment almost guaranteed of the victory, because the remaining stages were all flat, which suited him well.

The Peugeot team had dominated the race; not only did their cyclists win all 14 stages, but they also had the top four places in the general classification.

[25] The organising newspaper l'Auto named Gustave Garrigou the meilleur grimpeur.

[27] Lucien Petit-Breton became the first cyclist to win two Tours de France.

He wrote a book about his life, "Comment je cours sur route".

[29] Media related to Tour de France 1908 at Wikimedia Commons