Stages
The 1956 Tour de France started on 5 July, and had two rest days, in Bordeaux and Aix-les-Provence.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 July | Reims – Liège | Plain stage | 223 km (139 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 2 | 6 July | Liège – Lille | Plain stage | 217 km (135 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 3 | 7 July | Lille – Rouen | Plain stage | 225 km (140 mi) | Arigo Padovan (ITA) |
| 4a | 8 July | Rouen – Circuit des Essarts | Individual time trial | 15.1 km (9 mi) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 4b | Rouen – Caen | Plain stage | 125 km (78 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) | |
| 5 | 9 July | Caen – Saint-Malo | Plain stage | 189 km (117 mi) | Joseph Morvan (FRA) |
| 6 | 10 July | Saint-Malo – Lorient | Plain stage | 192 km (119 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 7 | 11 July | Lorient – Angers | Plain stage | 244 km (152 mi) | Alessandro Fantini (ITA) |
| 8 | 12 July | Angers – La Rochelle | Plain stage | 180 km (112 mi) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 9 | 13 July | La Rochelle – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 219 km (136 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 10 | 15 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage | 201 km (125 mi) | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
| 11 | 16 July | Bayonne – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 255 km (158 mi) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 12 | 17 July | Pau – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 130 km (81 mi) | Jean-Pierre Schmitz (LUX) |
| 13 | 18 July | Luchon – Toulouse | Stage with mountain(s) | 176 km (109 mi) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 14 | 19 July | Toulouse – Montpellier | Plain stage | 231 km (144 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 15 | 20 July | Montpellier – Aix-en-Provence | Plain stage | 204 km (127 mi) | Joseph Thomin (FRA) |
| 16 | 22 July | Aix-en-Provence – Gap | Stage with mountain(s) | 203 km (126 mi) | Jean Forestier (FRA) |
| 17 | 23 July | Gap – Turin | Stage with mountain(s) | 234 km (145 mi) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 18 | 24 July | Turin – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) | 250 km (155 mi) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 19 | 25 July | Grenoble – Saint-Étienne | Stage with mountain(s) | 173 km (107 mi) | Stan Ockers (BEL) |
| 20 | 26 July | Saint-Étienne – Lyon | Individual time trial | 73 km (45 mi) | Miguel Bover (ESP) |
| 21 | 27 July | Lyon – Montluçon | Stage with mountain(s) | 237 km (147 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 22 | 28 July | Montluçon – Paris | Plain stage | 331 km (206 mi) | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
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