Stages
The final stage was from Vichy, the capital of Vichy France in the Second World War, to Paris. Vichy had never before been visited, and the distance Vichy–France was significantly longer than the other stages. A newspaper described it as linking the two cities together. The stop in Vichy was successful, with a new record of 150.000 live spectators.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June | Brest – Rennes | Plain stage | 246 km (153 mi) | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
| 2 | 26 June | Rennes – Le Mans | Plain stage | 181 km (112 mi) | André Rosseel (BEL) |
| 3 | 27 June | Le Mans – Rouen | Plain stage | 189 km (117 mi) | Nello Lauredi (FRA) |
| 4 | 28 June | Rouen – Roubaix | Plain stage | 232 km (144 mi) | Pierre Molinéris (FRA) |
| 5 | 29 June | Roubaix – Namur | Plain stage | 197 km (122 mi) | Jean Diederich (LUX) |
| 6 | 30 June | Namur – Metz | Plain stage | 228 km (142 mi) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 7 | 1 July | Metz – Nancy | Individual time trial | 60 km (37 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 8 | 2 July | Nancy – Mulhouse | Stage with mountain(s) | 252 km (157 mi) | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) |
| 9 | 3 July | Mulhouse – Lausanne | Stage with mountain(s) | 238 km (148 mi) | Walter Diggelmann (SUI) |
| 10 | 4 July | Lausanne – L'Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 266 km (165 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 11 | 6 July | Le Bourg d'Oisans – Sestrières | Stage with mountain(s) | 182 km (113 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 12 | 7 July | Sestrières – Monaco | Stage with mountain(s) | 251 km (156 mi) | Jan Nolten (NED) |
| 13 | 8 July | Monaco – Aix-en-Provence | Plain stage | 214 km (133 mi) | Raoul Rémy (FRA) |
| 14 | 9 July | Aix-en-Provence – Avignon | Stage with mountain(s) | 178 km (111 mi) | Jean Robic (FRA) |
| 15 | 10 July | Avignon – Perpignan | Plain stage | 275 km (171 mi) | Georges Decaux (FRA) |
| 16 | 11 July | Perpignan – Toulouse | Plain stage | 200 km (124 mi) | André Rosseel (BEL) |
| 17 | 13 July | Toulouse – Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Stage with mountain(s) | 204 km (127 mi) | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) |
| 18 | 14 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 149 km (93 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 19 | 15 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Hans Dekkers (NED) |
| 20 | 16 July | Bordeaux – Limoges | Plain stage | 228 km (142 mi) | Jacques Vivier (FRA) |
| 21 | 17 July | Limoges – Puy de Dôme | Stage with mountain(s) | 245 km (152 mi) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 22 | 18 July | Clermont-Ferrand – Vichy | Individual time trial | 63 km (39 mi) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 23 | 19 July | Vichy – Paris | Plain stage | 354 km (220 mi) | Antonin Rolland (FRA) |
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