Tour de France 1952
Tour de France 1952 — Fausto Coppi wins overall after 23 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Fausto Coppi
France
23
Stages
4,898
Total km
32.9
Avg km/h
58,510
Total Elev. m
2
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
8
Flat
35%
8
Mountain
35%
5
Hilly
22%
2
Time Trial
9%
Stage winners and teams — Fausto Coppi takes 5 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ITALIE | 151h 57' 20'' | |
| 02 | BELGIQUE | 152h 25' 37'' | |
| 03 | ESPAGNE | 152h 31' 58'' | |
| 04 | ITALIE | 152h 32' 45'' | |
| 05 | FRANCE | 152h 32' 56'' | |
| 06 | ITALIE | 152h 35' 45'' | |
| 07 | BELGIQUE | 152h 35' 52'' | |
| 08 | FRANCE | 152h 45' 21'' | |
| 09 | ITALIE | 152h 47' 40'' | |
| 10 | ESPAGNE | 152h 55' 36'' | |
| 11 | FRANCE | 153h 00' 07'' | |
| 12 | SUISSE | 153h 01' 39'' | |
| 13 | BELGIQUE | 153h 04' 35'' | |
| 14 | BELGIQUE | 153h 14' 57'' | |
| 15 | PAYS-BAS | 153h 27' 54'' | |
| 16 | LUXEMBOURG | 153h 47' 07'' | |
| 17 | PAYS-BAS | 153h 48' 14'' | |
| 18 | AFRIQUE DU NORD | 153h 48' 22'' | |
| 19 | FRANCE | 153h 57' 03'' | |
| 20 | SUD EST | 153h 58' 37'' | |
| 21 | FRANCE | 153h 59' 58'' | |
| 22 | PAYS-BAS | 154h 04' 42'' | |
| 23 | ESPAGNE | 154h 05' 52'' | |
| 24 | NORD EST-CENTRE | 154h 07' 04'' | |
| 25 | PAYS-BAS | 154h 07' 05'' | |
| 26 | OUEST-SUD OUEST | 154h 17' 29'' | |
| 27 | ITALIE | 154h 21' 36'' | |
| 28 | BELGIQUE | 154h 27' 19'' | |
| 29 | BELGIQUE | 154h 31' 51'' | |
| 30 | ESPAGNE | 154h 38' 38'' |
Stage winners (16 riders)
Fausto Coppi
5 stages
Stages 7, 10, 11, 18, 21
André Rosseel
2 stages
Stages 2, 16
Fiorenzo Magni
2 stages
Stages 6, 22
Raphaël Geminiani
2 stages
Stages 8, 17
Rik Van Steenbergen
1 stage
Stages 1
Nello Lauredi
1 stage
Stages 3
Pierre Molineris
1 stage
Stages 4
Jean Diederich
1 stage
Stages 5
Walter Diggelmann
1 stage
Stages 9
Jan Nolten
1 stage
Stages 12
Raoul Remy
1 stage
Stages 13
Jean Robic
1 stage
Stages 14
Georges Decaux
1 stage
Stages 15
Hans Dekkers
1 stage
Stages 19
Jacques Vivier
1 stage
Stages 20
Antonin Rolland
1 stage
Stages 23
Teams at the 1952 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| ITALIE | 12 | #1 |
| BELGIQUE | 7 | #2 |
| ESPAGNE | 6 | #3 |
| FRANCE | 11 | #5 |
| SUISSE | 4 | #12 |
| PAYS-BAS | 8 | #15 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 2 | #16 |
| AFRIQUE DU NORD | 5 | #18 |
| SUD EST | 7 | #20 |
| NORD EST-CENTRE | 5 | #24 |
| OUEST-SUD OUEST | 7 | #26 |
| PARIS | 4 | #31 |
Stage profiles in the 1952 edition
8
Flat
5
Hills flat finish
5
Mountains flat finish
3
Mountains uphill finish
2
Hills uphill finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 23 stages of the 1952 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
All 23 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 25 Jun | Brest → Rennes | 246 km | Rik Van Steenbergen | 2,669 m | 38.1 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 26 Jun | Rennes → Le Mans | 181 km | André Rosseel | 1,292 m | 37.2 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 27 Jun | Le Mans → Rouen | 189 km | Nello Lauredi | 1,470 m | 36.3 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 28 Jun | Rouen → Roubaix | 232 km | Pierre Molineris | 1,792 m | 36.3 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 29 Jun | Roubaix → Namur | 197 km | Jean Diederich | 1,542 m | 33.4 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 30 Jun | Namur → Metz | 228 km | Fiorenzo Magni | 3,041 m | 32.0 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 1 Jul | Metz → Nancy | 60 km | Fausto Coppi | 471 m | 38.7 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 2 Jul | Nancy → Mulhouse | 252 km | Raphaël Geminiani | 4,000 m | 30.4 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 3 Jul | Mulhouse → Lausanne | 238 km | Walter Diggelmann | 3,000 m | 32.2 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 4 Jul | Lausanne → Alpe d'Huez | 266 km | Fausto Coppi | 4,347 m | 30.0 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 6 Jul | Bourg-d'Oisans → Sestrières | 182 km | Fausto Coppi | 5,500 m | 27.5 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 7 Jul | Sestrières → Monaco | 251 km | Jan Nolten | 3,000 m | 30.5 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 8 Jul | Monaco → Aix en Provence | 214 km | Raoul Remy | 2,000 m | 30.1 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 9 Jul | Aix en Provence → Avignon | 178 km | Jean Robic | 2,694 m | 28.3 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 10 Jul | Avignon → Perpignan | 255 km | Georges Decaux | 1,511 m | 35.8 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 11 Jul | Perpignan → Toulouse | 200 km | André Rosseel | 1,979 m | 29.0 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 13 Jul | Toulouse → Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 204 km | Raphaël Geminiani | 3,500 m | 30.4 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 14 Jul | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Pau | 149 km | Fausto Coppi | 3,500 m | 31.7 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 15 Jul | Pau → Bordeaux | 195 km | Hans Dekkers | 1,034 m | 37.1 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 16 Jul | Bordeaux → Limoges | 228 km | Jacques Vivier | 1,980 m | 34.8 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 17 Jul | Limoges → Puy de Dôme | 245 km | Fausto Coppi | 5,474 m | 25.3 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 18 Jul | Puy de Dôme → Vichy | 63 km | Fiorenzo Magni | 411 m | 40.6 km/h | |
| Stage 23 | 19 Jul | Vichy → Paris | 354 km | Antonin Rolland | 2,303 m | 30.8 km/h |


