Tour de France 1926
Tour de France 1926 — Lucien Buysse wins overall after 17 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Lucien Buysse
Christophe-Hutchinson
17
Stages
5,745
Total km
24.2
Avg km/h
Stage profile breakdown
13
Flat
76%
4
Mountain
24%
Stage winners and teams — Nicolas Frantz takes 4 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AUTOMOTO-HUTCHINSON | 238h 44' 25'' | |
| 02 | ALCYON-DUNLOP | 240h 06' 50'' | |
| 03 | ALCYON-DUNLOP | 240h 07' 16'' | |
| 04 | ARMOR-DUNLOP | 240h 28' 19'' | |
| 05 | ALCYON-DUNLOP | 240h 33' 38'' | |
| 06 | J.B.LOUVET-WOLBER | 240h 40' 40'' | |
| 07 | JEAN LOUVET-HUTCHINSON | 240h 53' 45'' | |
| 08 | METEORE-WOLBER | 241h 12' 57'' | |
| 09 | AUTOMOTO-HUTCHINSON | 241h 21' 28'' | |
| 10 | THOMANN-DUNLOP | 241h 38' 19'' | |
| 11 | J.B.LOUVET-WOLBER | 241h 53' 33'' | |
| 12 | AUTOMOTO-HUTCHINSON | 242h 45' 00'' | |
| 13 | AUTOMOTO-HUTCHINSON | 242h 51' 49'' | |
| 14 | J.B.LOUVET-WOLBER | 243h 12' 34'' | |
| 15 | CHRISTOPHE-HUTCHINSON | 244h 07' 34'' | |
| 16 | CHRISTOPHE-HUTCHINSON | 244h 45' 55'' | |
| 17 | ALCYON-DUNLOP | 244h 47' 35'' | |
| 18 | JEAN LOUVET-HUTCHINSON | 245h 55' 00'' | |
| 19 | METEORE-WOLBER | 246h 32' 42'' | |
| 20 | METEORE-WOLBER | 247h 29' 09'' | |
| 21 | TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 247h 07' 54'' | |
| 22 | ARMOR-DUNLOP | 247h 51' 57'' | |
| 23 | METEORE-WOLBER | 248h 20' 09'' | |
| 24 | TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 248h 20' 59'' | |
| 25 | THOMANN-DUNLOP | 248h 49' 48'' | |
| 26 | LABOR-DUNLOP | 249h 11' 30'' | |
| 27 | TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 249h 15' 12'' | |
| 28 | LABOR-DUNLOP | 249h 25' 35'' | |
| 29 | TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 250h 10' 41'' | |
| 30 | TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 250h 35' 21'' |
Stage winners (10 riders)
Nicolas Frantz
4 stages
Stages 7, 9, 12, 13
Joseph Van Dam
3 stages
Stages 6, 8, 15
Aimé Dossche
2 stages
Stages 2, 17
Lucien Buysse
2 stages
Stages 10, 11
Jules Buysse
1 stage
Stages 1
Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
1 stage
Stages 3
Félix Sellier
1 stage
Stages 4
Adelin Benoit
1 stage
Stages 5
Bartolomeo Aimo
1 stage
Stages 14
Camille Van De Casteele
1 stage
Stages 16
Teams at the 1926 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| AUTOMOTO-HUTCHINSON | 4 | #1 |
| ALCYON-DUNLOP | 4 | #2 |
| ARMOR-DUNLOP | 2 | #4 |
| J.B.LOUVET-WOLBER | 3 | #6 |
| JEAN LOUVET-HUTCHINSON | 2 | #7 |
| METEORE-WOLBER | 6 | #8 |
| THOMANN-DUNLOP | 2 | #10 |
| CHRISTOPHE-HUTCHINSON | 2 | #15 |
| TOURISTES ROUTIERS | 13 | #21 |
| LABOR-DUNLOP | 2 | #26 |
Stage profiles in the 1926 edition
13
Flat
4
Mountains flat finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 17 stages of the 1926 Tour de France
All 17 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 20 Jun | Evian-les-Bains → Mulhouse | 373 km | Jules Buysse | Flat | 26.3 km/h |
| Stage 2 | 22 Jun | Mulhouse → Metz | 334 km | Aimé Dossche | Flat | 24.8 km/h |
| Stage 3 | 24 Jun | Metz → Dunkerque | 433 km | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck | Flat | 25.2 km/h |
| Stage 4 | 26 Jun | Dunkerque → Le Havre | 361 km | Félix Sellier | Flat | 24.2 km/h |
| Stage 5 | 28 Jun | Le Havre → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 357 km | Adelin Benoit | Flat | 25.1 km/h |
| Stage 6 | 30 Jun | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin → Brest | 405 km | Joseph Van Dam | Flat | 25.0 km/h |
| Stage 7 | 2 Jul | Brest → Les Sables | 412 km | Nicolas Frantz | Flat | 25.2 km/h |
| Stage 8 | 3 Jul | Les Sables → Bordeaux | 285 km | Joseph Van Dam | Flat | 23.8 km/h |
| Stage 9 | 4 Jul | Bordeaux → Bayonne | 189 km | Nicolas Frantz | Flat | 24.7 km/h |
| Stage 10 | 6 Jul | Bayonne → Luchon | 326 km | Lucien Buysse | Mountains flat finish | 19.0 km/h |
| Stage 11 | 8 Jul | Luchon → Perpignan | 323 km | Lucien Buysse | Mountains flat finish | 25.8 km/h |
| Stage 12 | 10 Jul | Perpignan → Toulon | 427 km | Nicolas Frantz | Flat | 24.8 km/h |
| Stage 13 | 12 Jul | Toulon → Nice | 280 km | Nicolas Frantz | Flat | 24.3 km/h |
| Stage 14 | 14 Jul | Nice → Briançon | 275 km | Bartolomeo Aimo | Mountains flat finish | 22.9 km/h |
| Stage 15 | 16 Jul | Briançon → Evian-les-Bains | 303 km | Joseph Van Dam | Mountains flat finish | 24.9 km/h |
| Stage 16 | 17 Jul | Evian-les-Bains → Dijon | 321 km | Camille Van De Casteele | Flat | 23.3 km/h |
| Stage 17 | 18 Jul | Dijon → Paris | 341 km | Aimé Dossche | Flat | 22.8 km/h |


