Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 June | Paris – Lille | Plain stage | 263 km (163 mi) | Jean Majerus (LUX) |
| 2 | 1 July | Lille – Charleville | Plain stage | 192 km (119 mi) | Maurice Archambaud (FRA) |
| 3 | 2 July | Charleville – Metz | Plain stage | 161 km (100 mi) | Walter Generati (ITA) |
| 4 | 3 July | Metz – Belfort | Stage with mountain(s) | 220 km (140 mi) | Erich Bautz (GER) |
| 5A | 4 July | Belfort – Lons-le-Saunier | Plain stage | 175 km (109 mi) | Henri Puppo (FRA) |
| 5B | Lons-le-Saunier – Champagnole | Team time trial | 34 km (21 mi) | Sylvère Maes (BEL) | |
| 5C | Champagnole – Geneva | Plain stage | 93 km (58 mi) | Leo Amberg (SUI) | |
| 6 | 6 July | Geneva – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 180 km (110 mi) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
| 7 | 7 July | Aix-les-Bains – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) | 228 km (142 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 8 | 8 July | Grenoble – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 194 km (121 mi) | Otto Weckerling (GER) |
| 9 | 9 July | Briançon – Digne | Stage with mountain(s) | 220 km (140 mi) | Roger Lapébie (FRA) |
| 10 | 11 July | Digne – Nice | Stage with mountain(s) | 251 km (156 mi) | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) |
| 11A | 13 July | Nice – Toulon | Plain stage | 169 km (105 mi) | Eloi Meulenberg (BEL) |
| 11B | Toulon – Marseille | Team time trial | 65 km (40 mi) | Gustaaf Danneels (BEL) | |
| 12A | 14 July | Marseille – Nîmes | Plain stage | 112 km (70 mi) | Alphonse Antoine (FRA) |
| 12B | Nîmes – Montpellier | Plain stage | 51 km (32 mi) | René Pedroli (SUI) | |
| 13A | 15 July | Montpellier – Narbonne | Plain stage | 103 km (64 mi) | Francesco Camusso (ITA) |
| 13B | Narbonne – Perpignan | Plain stage | 63 km (39 mi) | Eloi Meulenberg (BEL) | |
| 14A | 17 July | Perpignan – Bourg-Madame | Plain stage | 99 km (62 mi) | Eloi Meulenberg (BEL) |
| 14B | Bourg-Madame – Ax-les-Thermes | Stage with mountain(s) | 59 km (37 mi) | Mariano Canardo (ESP) | |
| 14C | Ax-les-Thermes – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 167 km (104 mi) | Eloi Meulenberg (BEL) | |
| 15 | 19 July | Luchon – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 194 km (121 mi) | Julian Berrendero (ESP) |
| 16 | 21 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 235 km (146 mi) | Paul Chocque (FRA) |
| 17A | 22 July | Bordeaux – Royan | Plain stage | 123 km (76 mi) | Erich Bautz (GER) |
| 17B | Royan – Saintes | Plain stage | 37 km (23 mi) | Adolph Braeckeveldt (BEL) Heinz Wengler (GER) |
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| 17C | Saintes – La Rochelle | Plain stage | 67 km (42 mi) | Roger Lapébie (FRA) | |
| 18A | 23 July | La Rochelle – La Roche-sur-Yon | Team time trial | 82 km (51 mi) | Roger Lapébie (FRA) |
| 18B | La Roche-sur-Yon – Rennes | Plain stage | 172 km (107 mi) | Paul Chocque (FRA) | |
| 19A | 24 July | Rennes – Vire | Plain stage | 114 km (71 mi) | Raymond Passat (FRA) |
| 19B | Vire – Caen | Individual time trial | 59 km (37 mi) | Leo Amberg (SUI) | |
| 20 | 25 July | Caen – Paris | Plain stage | 234 km (145 mi) | Edward Vissers (BEL) |
Stage 19B was an individual time trial, stages 5B, 11B and 18A were team time trials, although the victory was still given the cyclist who crossed the line first.
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