Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 June | Paris – Trouville | Plain stage | 237 km (147 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 2 | 1 July | Trouville – Dinard | Plain stage | 259 km (161 mi) | Vincenzo Rossello (ITA) |
| 3 | 2 July | Dinard – Nantes | Plain stage | 251 km (156 mi) | Guy Lapébie (FRA) |
| 4 | 3 July | Nantes – La Rochelle | Plain stage | 166 km (103 mi) | Jacques Pras (FRA) |
| 5 | 4 July | La Rochelle – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 262 km (163 mi) | Raoul Remy (FRA) |
| 6 | 5 July | Bordeaux – Biarritz | Plain stage | 244 km (152 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 7 | 6 July | Biarritz – Lourdes | Stage with mountain(s) | 219 km (136 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 8 | 8 July | Lourdes – Toulouse | Stage with mountain(s) | 261 km (162 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 9 | 10 July | Toulouse – Montpellier | Plain stage | 246 km (153 mi) | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
| 10 | 11 July | Montpellier – Marseille | Plain stage | 248 km (154 mi) | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
| 11 | 12 July | Marseille – Sanremo | Plain stage | 245 km (152 mi) | Gino Sciardis (ITA) |
| 12 | 13 July | Sanremo – Cannes | Stage with mountain(s) | 170 km (106 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 13 | 15 July | Cannes – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 274 km (170 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 14 | 16 July | Briançon – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 263 km (163 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 15 | 18 July | Aix-les-Bains – Lausanne | Stage with mountain(s) | 256 km (159 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 16 | 19 July | Lausanne – Mulhouse | Stage with mountain(s) | 243 km (151 mi) | Edward Van Dijck (BEL) |
| 17 | 20 July | Mulhouse – Strasbourg | Individual time trial | 120 km (75 mi) | Roger Lambrecht (BEL) |
| 18 | 21 July | Strasbourg – Metz | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Giovanni Corrieri (ITA) |
| 19 | 23 July | Metz – Liège | Plain stage | 249 km (155 mi) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 20 | 24 July | Liège – Roubaix | Plain stage | 228 km (142 mi) | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
| 21 | 25 July | Roubaix – Paris | Plain stage | 286 km (178 mi) | Giovanni Corrieri (ITA) |
Bartali's three stage wins in a row was the last time that happened, until Mario Cipollini achieved four in a row in 1999.
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