Stages
The 1988 Tour de France started on 4 July, and had one rest day, during which the cyclists were transferred from Villard-de-Lans to Blagnac.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preface | 3 July | Pornichet – La Baule | Individual time trial | 1 km (0.62 mi) | Guido Bontempi (ITA) |
| 1 | 4 July | Pontchâteau – Machecoul | Plain stage | 92 km (57 mi) | Steve Bauer (CAN) |
| 2 | 4 July | La Haye-Fouassière – Ancenis | Team time trial | 48 km (30 mi) | Panasonic |
| 3 | 5 July | Nantes – Le Mans | Plain stage | 213 km (132 mi) | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) |
| 4 | 6 July | Le Mans – Évreux | Plain stage | 158 km (98 mi) | Acácio da Silva (POR) |
| 5 | 7 July | Neufchâtel-en-Bray – Liévin | Plain stage | 148 km (92 mi) | Jelle Nijdam (NED) |
| 6 | 8 July | Liévin – Wasquehal | Individual time trial | 52 km (32 mi) | Sean Yates (GBR) |
| 7 | 9 July | Wasquehal – Reims | Plain stage | 225 km (140 mi) | Valerio Tebaldi (ITA) |
| 8 | 10 July | Reims – Nancy | Plain stage | 219 km (136 mi) | Rolf Gölz (GER) |
| 9 | 11 July | Nancy – Strasbourg | Hilly stage | 161 km (100 mi) | Jérôme Simon (FRA) |
| 10 | 12 July | Belfort – Besançon | Hilly stage | 149 km (93 mi) | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) |
| 11 | 13 July | Besançon – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) | 232 km (144 mi) | Fabio Parra (COL) |
| 12 | 14 July | Morzine – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 227 km (141 mi) | Steven Rooks (NED) |
| 13 | 15 July | Grenoble – Villard-de-Lans | Individual time trial | 38 km (24 mi) | Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
| 14 | 17 July | Blagnac – Guzet-Neige | Stage with mountain(s) | 163 km (101 mi) | Massimo Ghirotto (ITA) |
| 15 | 18 July | Saint-Girons – Luz Ardiden | Stage with mountain(s) | 187 km (116 mi) | Laudelino Cubino (ESP) |
| 16 | 19 July | Luz Ardiden – Pau | Plain stage | 35 km (22 mi) | Adrie van der Poel (NED) |
| 17 | 19 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 198 km (123 mi) | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) |
| 18 | 20 July | Ruelle-sur-Touvre – Limoges | Plain stage | 94 km (58 mi) | Gianni Bugno (ITA) |
| 19 | 21 July | Limoges – Puy de Dôme | Hilly stage | 188 km (117 mi) | Johnny Weltz (DEN) |
| 20 | 22 July | Clermont-Ferrand – Chalon-sur-Saône | Plain stage | 223 km (139 mi) | Thierry Marie (FRA) |
| 21 | 23 July | Santenay | Individual time trial | 46 km (29 mi) | Juan Martinéz (ESP) |
| 22 | 24 July | Nemours – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 173 km (107 mi) | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) |
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