Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 July | Amsterdam – Brasschaat | Plain stage | 216 km (134 mi) | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
| 2 | 9 July | Beveren – Lille | Plain stage | 255 km (158 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 3 | 10 July | Lille – Rouen | Plain stage | 219 km (136 mi) | Marcel Dussault (FRA) |
| 4a | 11 July | Rouen – Circuit des Essarts | Team time trial | 10.4 km (6 mi) | Switzerland |
| 4b | Rouen – Caen | Plain stage | 131 km (81 mi) | Wim van Est (NED) | |
| 5 | 12 July | Caen – Saint-Brieuc | Plain stage | 224 km (139 mi) | Ferdi Kübler (SUI) |
| 6 | 13 July | Saint-Brieuc – Brest | Plain stage | 179 km (111 mi) | Dominique Forlini (FRA) |
| 7 | 14 July | Brest – Vannes | Plain stage | 211 km (131 mi) | Jacques Vivier (FRA) |
| 8 | 15 July | Vannes – Angers | Plain stage | 190 km (118 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 9 | 16 July | Angers – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 343 km (213 mi) | Henk Faanhof (NED) |
| 10 | 18 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage | 202 km (126 mi) | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) |
| 11 | 19 July | Bayonne – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 241 km (150 mi) | Stan Ockers (BEL) |
| 12 | 20 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 161 km (100 mi) | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) |
| 13 | 21 July | Luchon – Toulouse | Plain stage | 203 km (126 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 14 | 22 July | Toulouse – Millau | Stage with mountain(s) | 225 km (140 mi) | Ferdi Kübler (SUI) |
| 15 | 23 July | Millau – Le Puy | Stage with mountain(s) | 197 km (122 mi) | Dominique Forlini (FRA) |
| 16 | 24 July | Le Puy – Lyon | Stage with mountain(s) | 194 km (121 mi) | Jean Forestier (FRA) |
| 17 | 26 July | Lyon – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) | 182 km (113 mi) | Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) |
| 18 | 27 July | Grenoble – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 216 km (134 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 19 | 28 July | Briançon – Aix-les-Bains | Stage with mountain(s) | 221 km (137 mi) | Jean Dotto (FRA) |
| 20 | 29 July | Aix les Bains – Besançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 243 km (151 mi) | Lucien Teisseire (FRA) |
| 21a | 30 July | Besançon – Épinal | Plain stage | 134 km (83 mi) | François Mahé (FRA) |
| 21b | Epinal – Nancy | Individual time trial | 72 km (45 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) | |
| 22 | 31 July | Nancy – Troyes | Plain stage | 216 km (134 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 23 | 1 August | Troyes – Paris | Plain stage | 180 km (112 mi) | Robert Varnajo (FRA) |
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