Max Bulla

Max Bulla

Personal information
Full name	Max Bulla
Born	(1905-09-26)September 26, 1905 Vienna, Austria
Died	Pitten, Austria
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Tour de France, 3 stages Vuelta a España, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on May 26, 2008

Max Bulla (September 26, 1905–March 1, 1990) was an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1931 Tour de France, Bulla won three stages and wore the yellow jersey 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. He was born in Vienna 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.

Palmarès

1926

1st, National Road Championships

1927

1st, National Road Championships

1931

1st, Stage 15, Deutschland Tour, Trier

1st, Züri-Metzgete

15th Overall, Tour de France

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

1st, Stage 2, Lucerne

1st, Stage 3, Geneva

1934

1st, Stage 5, Tour de Suisse, Berne

1935

5th Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, Stage 8, Valencia

1st, Stage 10, Granada

1936

1st, Stage 7, Tour de Suisse, Zürich

External links

• Max Bulla at Cycling Archives