For the mountain classification, 14 mountains were selected by the Tour organisation.

His dominance was so large that the Tour organisation had to double the prize money for second place to make the race interesting.

Tour organization took only three months instead of the usual 12.

The national team format was considered successful by the Tour organisation.

In addition, three teams were given wildcards by the Tour organisation:

The Tour organisation needed the money brought in by the sponsors, and no changes were made to the team structure.

The Tour organisation decided to start with 17 teams, each with 10 cyclists, for a total of 170, a new record.

For the mountains classification, 10 mountains were selected by the Tour organisation.

The Tour organisation did not like this, because they wanted the cyclists to ride individually, and have a more spectacular race.

In 1950, the Tour organisation paid extra care for this, and penalized the cyclists if it happened.