Tour de France 1954
Tour de France 1954 — Louison Bobet wins overall after 23 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Louison Bobet
Ouest
23
Stages
4,656
Total km
34.8
Avg km/h
2
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
6
Flat
26%
9
Mountain
39%
6
Hilly
26%
2
Time Trial
9%
Stage winners and teams — Louison Bobet takes 3 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FRANCE | 140h 06' 05'' | |
| 02 | SUISSE | 140h 21' 54'' | |
| 03 | SUISSE | 140h 27' 51'' | |
| 04 | SUD EST | 140h 34' 28'' | |
| 05 | OUEST | 140h 37' 43'' | |
| 06 | BELGIQUE | 140h 51' 57'' | |
| 07 | SUD-OUEST | 140h 53' 50'' | |
| 08 | SUD EST | 140h 57' 09'' | |
| 09 | BELGIQUE | 140h 58' 03'' | |
| 10 | NORD EST-CENTRE | 140h 58' 16'' | |
| 11 | FRANCE | 140h 58' 37'' | |
| 12 | SUISSE | 141h 02' 31'' | |
| 13 | SUD EST | 141h 09' 58'' | |
| 14 | PAYS-BAS | 141h 10' 00'' | |
| 15 | OUEST | 141h 14' 58'' | |
| 16 | PAYS-BAS | 141h 15' 08'' | |
| 17 | PAYS-BAS | 141h 16' 05'' | |
| 18 | ESPAGNE | 141h 18' 13'' | |
| 19 | FRANCE | 141h 19' 05'' | |
| 20 | PAYS-BAS | 141h 24' 55'' | |
| 21 | BELGIQUE | 141h 26' 53'' | |
| 22 | BELGIQUE | 141h 30' 53'' | |
| 23 | FRANCE | 141h 34' 47'' | |
| 24 | SUD EST | 141h 37' 48'' | |
| 25 | ESPAGNE | 141h 43' 37'' | |
| 26 | FRANCE | 141h 45' 23'' | |
| 27 | FRANCE | 141h 49' 43'' | |
| 28 | ILE DE FRANCE | 141h 51' 09'' | |
| 29 | BELGIQUE | 142h 01' 55'' | |
| 30 | LUXEMBOURG MIXTE | 142h 09' 06'' |
Stage winners (16 riders)
Louison Bobet
3 stages
Stages 2, 18, 21
Fred De Bruyne
3 stages
Stages 8, 13, 22
Ferdi Kubler
2 stages
Stages 5, 14
Dominique Forlini
2 stages
Stages 6, 15
Gilbert Bauvin
2 stages
Stages 10, 12
Wout Wagtmans
1 stage
Stages 1
Marcel Dussault
1 stage
Stages 3
Wim Van Est
1 stage
Stages 4
Jacques Vivier
1 stage
Stages 7
Henk Faanhof
1 stage
Stages 9
Stan Ockers
1 stage
Stages 11
Jean Forestier
1 stage
Stages 16
Lucien Lazarides
1 stage
Stages 17
Jean Dotto
1 stage
Stages 19
Lucien Teisseire
1 stage
Stages 20
Robert Varnajo
1 stage
Stages 23
Teams at the 1954 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| FRANCE | 9 | #1 |
| SUISSE | 5 | #2 |
| SUD EST | 6 | #4 |
| OUEST | 6 | #5 |
| BELGIQUE | 8 | #6 |
| SUD-OUEST | 6 | #7 |
| NORD EST-CENTRE | 5 | #10 |
| PAYS-BAS | 5 | #14 |
| ESPAGNE | 9 | #18 |
| ILE DE FRANCE | 7 | #28 |
| LUXEMBOURG MIXTE | 3 | #30 |
Stage profiles in the 1954 edition
9
Mountains flat finish
8
Hills flat finish
6
Flat
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 23 stages of the 1954 Tour de France
All 23 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 8 Jul | Amsterdam → Anvers Brasschaat | 216 km | Wout Wagtmans | Flat | 40.1 km/h |
| Stage 2 | 9 Jul | Anvers Brasschaat → Lille | 255 km | Louison Bobet | Flat | 37.2 km/h |
| Stage 3 | 10 Jul | Lille → Rouen | 219 km | Marcel Dussault | Hills flat finish | 34.6 km/h |
| Stage 4 | 11 Jul | Les Essarts → Caen | 10 km | Wim Van Est | Flat | 13.3 km/h |
| Stage 5 | 11 Jul | Caen → Saint-Brieuc | 131 km | Ferdi Kubler | Hills flat finish | 40.1 km/h |
| Stage 6 | 12 Jul | Saint-Brieuc → Brest | 224 km | Dominique Forlini | Hills flat finish | 36.9 km/h |
| Stage 7 | 13 Jul | Brest → Vannes | 179 km | Jacques Vivier | Hills flat finish | 36.4 km/h |
| Stage 8 | 14 Jul | Vannes → Angers | 211 km | Fred De Bruyne | Flat | 39.0 km/h |
| Stage 9 | 15 Jul | Angers → Bordeaux | 190 km | Henk Faanhof | Flat | 42.7 km/h |
| Stage 10 | 16 Jul | Bordeaux → Bayonne | 343 km | Gilbert Bauvin | Hills flat finish | 34.1 km/h |
| Stage 11 | 18 Jul | Bayonne → Pau | 202 km | Stan Ockers | Hills flat finish | 40.8 km/h |
| Stage 12 | 19 Jul | Pau → Luchon | 241 km | Gilbert Bauvin | Mountains flat finish | 34.9 km/h |
| Stage 13 | 20 Jul | Luchon → Toulouse | 161 km | Fred De Bruyne | Mountains flat finish | 29.5 km/h |
| Stage 14 | 21 Jul | Toulouse → Millau | 203 km | Ferdi Kubler | Flat | 38.2 km/h |
| Stage 15 | 22 Jul | Millau → Le Puy en Velay | 225 km | Dominique Forlini | Mountains flat finish | 34.4 km/h |
| Stage 16 | 23 Jul | Le Puy en Velay → Lyon | 197 km | Jean Forestier | Mountains flat finish | 31.3 km/h |
| Stage 17 | 24 Jul | Lyon → Grenoble | 194 km | Lucien Lazarides | Mountains flat finish | 35.4 km/h |
| Stage 18 | 25 Jul | Grenoble → Briançon | 182 km | Louison Bobet | Mountains flat finish | 32.1 km/h |
| Stage 19 | 27 Jul | Briançon → Aix-les-Bains | 216 km | Jean Dotto | Mountains flat finish | 29.0 km/h |
| Stage 20 | 28 Jul | Aix-les-Bains → Besançon | 221 km | Lucien Teisseire | Mountains flat finish | 30.2 km/h |
| Stage 21 | 29 Jul | Epinal → Nancy | 243 km | Louison Bobet | Mountains flat finish | 34.3 km/h |
| Stage 22 | 30 Jul | Nancy → Troyes | 134 km | Fred De Bruyne | Hills flat finish | 35.6 km/h |
| Stage 23 | 30 Jul | Troyes → Paris | 72 km | Robert Varnajo | Hills flat finish | 40.3 km/h |


