Changes From The 1961 Tour De France
From 1930 to 1961, the Tour de France was contested by national teams, but in 1962, the trade teams returned. Each team consisted of ten cyclists, but should not be too international: at least six cyclists should have the same nationality, or only two nationalities should be present.
The calculation for the mountains classification was changed, and the fourth category was added.
Émilion Amaury, owner of le Parisien Libéré, became financially involved in the Tour. He made Félix Lévitan co-organizer of the Tour, and it was decided that Levitan would focus on the financial issues, and Jacques Goddet on the sporting issues.
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