1926 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 9

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Route of the 1926 Tour de France

The 1926 Tour de France was the 20th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Evian with a flat stage on 20 June, and Stage 9 occurred on 4 July with a flat stage to Bayonne. The race finished in Paris on 18 July.

1926 Tour de France

The 1926 Tour de France was the 20th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 20 June to 18 July. It consisted of 17 stages with a total distance of 5745 km, ridden at an average speed of 24.064 km/h.

Évian-les-Bains Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Bayonne Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Bayonne is a city and commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is located at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers in the northern part of the cultural region of the Basque Country, as well as the southern part of Gascony where the Aquitaine basin joins the beginning of the Pre-Pyrenees.

Contents

Stage 1

20 June 1926 - Evian to Mülhausen, 373 km (232 mi) [1]

Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson 14h 12' 04"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 13' 06"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Parmentier  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Debusschere  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Georges Cuvelier  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Adelin Benoît  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Casterman  (BEL) Météore-Wolber s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Odile Tailleu  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
9Flag of France.svg  Benoît Faure  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.

Stage 2

22 June 1926 - Mülhausen to Metz, 334 km (208 mi) [1]

Metz Prefecture and commune in Grand Est, France

Metz is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion.

Stage 2 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé Dossche  (BEL) Christophe-Hutchinson 13h 29' 16"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Adelin Benoît  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Georges Cuvelier  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of France.svg  Simon Tequi  (FRA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Henri Collé  (SUI) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Parmentier  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 2 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 13' 06"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Parmentier  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
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Stage 3

24 June 1926 - Metz to Dunkerque, 433 km (269 mi) [1]

Stage 3 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber 17h 11' 14"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Adelin Benoît  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop + 10' 45"
4Flag of France.svg  Georges Cuvelier  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Théophile Beeckman  (BEL) Armor-Dunlop s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Odile Tailleu  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Bartolomeo Aimo  (ITA) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 12' 22"
9Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Devos  (BEL) Thomann-Dunlop s.t.
General classification after stage 3 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 27"
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Stage 4

26 June 1926 - Dunkerque to Le Havre, 361 km (224 mi) [1]

Le Havre Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France

Le Havre, is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux.

Stage 4 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop 14h 57' 01"
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Alfonso Piccin  (ITA) Christophe-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Omer Huyse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Pe  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 4 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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Stage 5

28 June 1926 - Le Havre to Cherbourg, 357 km (222 mi) [1]

Stage 5 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Adelin Benoît  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop 14h 14' 09"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Bellenger  (FRA) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Marcel Bidot  (FRA) Thomann-Dunlop s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Pe  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
9Flag of France.svg  Georges Cuvelier  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
10Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 5 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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Stage 6

30 June 1926 - Cherbourg to Brest, 405 km (252 mi) [1]

Stage 6 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson 16h 12' 49"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé Dossche  (BEL) Christophe-Hutchinson s.t.
4Flag of France.svg  Romain Bellenger  (FRA) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Decorte  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Marcel Bidot  (FRA) Thomann-Dunlop s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
=9Flag of France.svg  Benoît Faure  (FRA) Météore-Wolber s.t.
=9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Léon Parmentier  (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 6 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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Stage 7

2 July 1926 - Brest to Les Sables d'Olonne, 412 km (256 mi) [1]

Stage 7 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop 16h 20' 54"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Adelin Benoît  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé Dossche  (BEL) Christophe-Hutchinson s.t.
4Flag of France.svg  Marcel Bidot  (FRA) Thomann-Dunlop s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Romain Bellenger  (FRA) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
=6Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Omer Huyse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
General classification after stage 7 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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Stage 8

3 July 1926 - Les Sables d'Olonne to Bordeaux, 285 km (177 mi) [1]

Stage 8 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson 12h 00' 08"
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emile Hardy  (BEL) Christophe-Hutchinson s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camille Van De Casteele  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
=6Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Omer Huyse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Aimé Dossche  (BEL) Christophe-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 8 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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9
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Stage 9

4 July 1926 - Bordeaux to Bayonne, 189 km (117 mi) [1]

Stage 9 result [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop 7h 38' 19"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Van Dam  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Sellier  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Decorte  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Mertens  (BEL) Labor-Dunlop s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Henri Tesi  (FRA) Touriste-routier s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Louis De Lannoy  (BEL) Labor-Dunlop s.t.
=8Flag of Italy.svg  Ottavio Bottecchia  (ITA) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lucien Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
=8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson s.t.
General classification after stage 9 [1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) JB Louvet-Wolber + 1' 09"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Buysse  (BEL) Automoto-Hutchinson + 6' 17"
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5
6
7
8
9
10

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