Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 7 July | Le Havre – Dieppe | Plain stage | 102 km (63 mi) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 1b | Dieppe – Dieppe | Team time trial | 12.5 km (8 mi) | Netherlands | |
| 2 | 8 July | Dieppe – Roubaix | Plain stage | 204 km (127 mi) | Antonin Rolland (FRA) |
| 3 | 9 July | Roubaix – Namur | Plain stage | 210 km (130 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 4 | 10 July | Namur – Metz | Plain stage | 225 km (140 mi) | Willy Kemp (LUX) |
| 5 | 11 July | Metz – Colmar | Plain stage | 229 km (142 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 6 | 12 July | Colmar – Zürich | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 7 | 13 July | Zürich – Thonon-les-Bains | Plain stage | 267 km (166 mi) | Jos Hinsen (NED) |
| 8 | 14 July | Thonon-les-Bains – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 253 km (157 mi) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 9 | 15 July | Briançon – Monaco | Stage with mountain(s) | 275 km (171 mi) | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) |
| 10 | 16 July | Monaco – Marseille | Plain stage | 240 km (149 mi) | Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) |
| 11 | 18 July | Marseille – Avignon | Stage with mountain(s) | 198 km (123 mi) | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
| 12 | 19 July | Avignon – Millau | Stage with mountain(s) | 240 km (149 mi) | Alessandro Fantini (ITA) |
| 13 | 20 July | Millau – Albi | Plain stage | 205 km (127 mi) | Daan de Groot (NED) |
| 14 | 21 July | Albi – Narbonne | Stage with mountain(s) | 156 km (97 mi) | Louis Caput (FRA) |
| 15 | 22 July | Narbonne – Ax-les-Thermes | Plain stage | 151 km (94 mi) | Luciano Pezzi (ITA) |
| 16 | 24 July | Ax-les-Thermes – Toulouse | Plain stage | 123 km (76 mi) | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
| 17 | 25 July | Toulouse – Saint-Gaudens | Stage with mountain(s) | 250 km (155 mi) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 18 | 26 July | Saint-Gaudens – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 205 km (127 mi) | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
| 19 | 27 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 195 km (121 mi) | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
| 20 | 28 July | Bordeaux – Poitiers | Plain stage | 243 km (151 mi) | Jean Forestier (FRA) |
| 21 | 29 July | Châtellerault – Tours | Individual time trial | 68.6 km (43 mi) | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
| 22 | 30 July | Tours – Paris | Plain stage | 229 km (142 mi) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
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