| Max Bulla | |
| Fullname: | Max Bulla |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Death Place: | Pitten, Austria |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
3 individual stages (1931) 2 individual stages (1935)Stage races Circuit Français Peugeot (1931)One-day races and Classics Züri-Metzgete (1931) Tour du Lac Léman (1931) |
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.[1]