Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 July | Paris – Lille | Plain stage | 215 km (134 mi) | Willi Oberbeck (GER) |
| 2 | 6 July | Lille – Saint-Brieuc | Plain stage | 237 km (147 mi) | Jean Majerus (LUX) |
| 3 | 7 July | Saint-Brieuc – Nantes | Plain stage | 238 km (148 mi) | Gerrit Schulte (NED) |
| 4A | 8 July | Nantes – La Roche-sur-Yon | Plain stage | 62 km (39 mi) | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) |
| 4B | La Roche-sur-Yon – La Rochelle | Plain stage | 83 km (52 mi) | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) | |
| 4C | La Rochelle – Royan | Plain stage | 83 km (52 mi) | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | |
| 5 | 10 July | Royan – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 198 km (123 mi) | Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) |
| 6A | 11 July | Bordeaux – Arcachon | Plain stage | 53 km (33 mi) | Jules Rossi (ITA) |
| 6B | Arcachon – Bayonne | Plain stage | 171 km (106 mi) | Glauco Servadei (ITA) | |
| 7 | 12 July | Bayonne – Pau | Plain stage | 115 km (71 mi) | Theo Middelkamp (NED) |
| 8 | 14 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 193 km (120 mi) | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) |
| 9 | 16 July | Luchon – Perpignan | Stage with mountain(s) | 260 km (160 mi) | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) |
| 10A | 17 July | Perpignan – Narbonne | Plain stage | 63 km (39 mi) | Antoon van Schendel (NED) |
| 10B | Narbonne – Béziers | Individual time trial | 27 km (17 mi) | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | |
| 10C | Béziers – Montpellier | Plain stage | 73 km (45 mi) | Antonin Magne (FRA) | |
| 11 | 18 July | Montpellier – Marseille | Plain stage | 223 km (139 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 12 | 19 July | Marseille – Cannes | Plain stage | 199 km (124 mi) | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) |
| 13 | 21 July | Cannes – Digne | Stage with mountain(s) | 284 km (176 mi) | Dante Gianello (FRA) |
| 14 | 22 July | Digne – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 219 km (136 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 15 | 23 July | Briançon – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 311 km (193 mi) | Marcel Kint (BEL) |
| 16 | 25 July | Aix-les-Bains – Besançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 284 km (176 mi) | Marcel Kint (BEL) |
| 17A | 26 July | Besançon – Belfort | Plain stage | 89 km (55 mi) | Émile Masson Jr. (BEL) |
| 17B | Belfort – Strasbourg | Plain stage | 143 km (89 mi) | Jean Fréchaut (FRA) | |
| 18 | 27 July | Strasbourg – Metz | Plain stage | 186 km (116 mi) | Marcel Kint (BEL) |
| 19 | 28 July | Metz – Reims | Plain stage | 196 km (122 mi) | Fabien Galateau (FRA) |
| 20A | 30 July | Reims – Laon | Plain stage | 48 km (30 mi) | Glauco Servadei (ITA) |
| 20B | Laon – Saint-Quentin | Individual time trial | 42 km (26 mi) | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | |
| 20C | Saint-Quentin – Lille | Plain stage | 107 km (66 mi) | François Neuville (BEL) | |
| 21 | 31 July | Lille – Paris | Plain stage | 279 km (173 mi) | Antonin Magne (FRA) André Leducq (FRA) |
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