<P> The 1954 Tour de France was the first time that the Tour had started outside France , as it started in Amsterdam . Also new was the team time trial . Although around 1930 the Tour had seen stages in which the teams started separately , in 1954 the team time trial format was reintroduced in a way that only the team time counted . Also the split stages were reintroduced . Stage 4 was divided into two parts : the team time trial of 10.4 km ( part A ) , and a regular stage of 131 km ( part B ) , both run on the same day . Similarly , stage 21 was divided into a regular stage of 134 km ( part A ) and an individual time trial of 72 km ( part B ) , also both run on the same day . There were two rest days , in Bordeaux and Lyon . </P>
<P> The 1954 Tour de France was the first time that the Tour had started outside France , as it started in Amsterdam . Also new was the team time trial . Although around 1930 the Tour had seen stages in which the teams started separately , in 1954 the team time trial format was reintroduced in a way that only the team time counted . Also the split stages were reintroduced . Stage 4 was divided into two parts : the team time trial of 10.4 km ( part A ) , and a regular stage of 131 km ( part B ) , both run on the same day . Similarly , stage 21 was divided into a regular stage of 134 km ( part A ) and an individual time trial of 72 km ( part B ) , also both run on the same day . There were two rest days , in Bordeaux and Lyon . </P>
where did the tour de france start in 1954
where did the tour de france start in 1954
Amsterdam
Amsterdam