Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 July | Strasbourg – Metz | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Fritz Schär (SUI) |
| 2 | 4 July | Metz – Liège | Plain stage | 227 km (141 mi) | Fritz Schär (SUI) |
| 3 | 5 July | Liège – Lille | Plain stage | 221 km (137 mi) | Stanislas Bober (FRA) |
| 4 | 6 July | Lille – Dieppe | Plain stage | 188 km (117 mi) | Gerrit Voorting (NED) |
| 5 | 7 July | Dieppe – Caen | Plain stage | 200 km (124 mi) | Jean Malléjac (FRA) |
| 6 | 8 July | Caen – Le Mans | Plain stage | 206 km (128 mi) | Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) |
| 7 | 9 July | Le Mans – Nantes | Plain stage | 181 km (112 mi) | Livio Isotti (ITA) |
| 8 | 10 July | Nantes – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 345 km (214 mi) | Jan Nolten (NED) |
| 9 | 12 July | Bordeaux – Pau | Plain stage | 197 km (122 mi) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 10 | 13 July | Pau – Cauterets | Stage with mountain(s) | 103 km (64 mi) | Jesús Loroño (ESP) |
| 11 | 14 July | Cauterets – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 115 km (71 mi) | Jean Robic (FRA) |
| 12 | 15 July | Luchon – Albi | Plain stage | 228 km (142 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 13 | 16 July | Albi – Béziers | Stage with mountain(s) | 189 km (117 mi) | Nello Lauredi (FRA) |
| 14 | 17 July | Béziers – Nîmes | Stage with mountain(s) | 214 km (133 mi) | Bernard Quennehen (FRA) |
| 15 | 18 July | Nîmes – Marseille | Plain stage | 173 km (107 mi) | Maurice Quentin (FRA) |
| 16 | 19 July | Marseille – Monaco | Stage with mountain(s) | 236 km (147 mi) | Wim van Est (NED) |
| 17 | 21 July | Monaco – Gap | Stage with mountain(s) | 261 km (162 mi) | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
| 18 | 22 July | Gap – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 165 km (103 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 19 | 23 July | Briançon – Lyon | Stage with mountain(s) | 227 km (141 mi) | Georges Meunier (FRA) |
| 20 | 24 July | Lyon – St. Etienne | Individual time trial | 70 km (43 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 21 | 25 July | St. Etienne – Montluçon | Plain stage | 210 km (130 mi) | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
| 22 | 26 July | Montluçon – Paris | Plain stage | 328 km (204 mi) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
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