Tour de France 1956

Tour de France 1956 — Roger Walkowiak wins overall after 22 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Roger Walkowiak

Italie

22

Stages

4,498

Total km

37.9

Avg km/h

2

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

8

Flat

36%

6

Mountain

27%

6

Hilly

27%

2

Time Trial

9%

Stage winners and teams — Roger Hassenforder takes 4 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
NORD EST-CENTRE124h 01' 16''
02
FRANCE124h 02' 41''
03
BELGIQUE124h 05' 00''
04
ESPAGNE124h 11' 30''
05
ITALIE124h 11' 41''
06
PAYS-BAS124h 12' 15''
07
SUD-EST124h 15' 17''
08
BELGIQUE124h 18' 08''
09
FRANCE124h 24' 15''
10
LUXEMBOURG MIXTE124h 27' 19''
11
PAYS-BAS124h 28' 32''
12
FRANCE124h 31' 31''
13
LUXEMBOURG MIXTE124h 33' 30''
14
LUXEMBOURG MIXTE124h 35' 09''
15
PAYS-BAS124h 39' 56''
16
FRANCE124h 41' 07''
17
BELGIQUE124h 43' 03''
18
OUEST124h 43' 44''
19
SUD-EST124h 48' 35''
20
BELGIQUE124h 51' 09''
21
BELGIQUE124h 52' 12''
22
ITALIE124h 56' 12''
23
ITALIE124h 58' 14''
24
ITALIE125h 01' 14''
25
OUEST125h 05' 09''
26
ITALIE125h 08' 41''
27
ITALIE125h 10' 29''
28
PAYS-BAS125h 10' 43''
29
ESPAGNE125h 23' 40''
30
PAYS-BAS125h 25' 26''

Stage winners (15 riders)

Roger Hassenforder

4 stages

Stages 4, 9, 14, 21

Fred De Bruyne

3 stages

Stages 2, 6, 10

Nino Defilippis

3 stages

Stages 11, 13, 17

André Darrigade

1 stage

Stages 1

Charly Gaul

1 stage

Stages 3

Joseph Morvan

1 stage

Stages 5

Alessandro Fantini

1 stage

Stages 7

Miguel Poblet

1 stage

Stages 8

Jean-Pierre Schmitz

1 stage

Stages 12

Joseph Thomin

1 stage

Stages 15

Jean Forestier

1 stage

Stages 16

Antonio Barbosa Alves

1 stage

Stages 18

Stan Ockers

1 stage

Stages 19

Miguel Bover

1 stage

Stages 20

Gastone Nencini

1 stage

Stages 22

Teams at the 1956 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
NORD EST-CENTRE6#1
FRANCE9#2
BELGIQUE9#3
ESPAGNE8#4
ITALIE10#5
PAYS-BAS6#6
SUD-EST7#7
LUXEMBOURG MIXTE7#10
OUEST8#18
SUD-OUEST8#31
ILE DE FRANCE5#38
SUISSE5#47

Stage profiles in the 1956 edition

8

Hills flat finish

8

Flat

6

Mountains flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1956 Tour de France

All 22 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileSpeed
Stage 15 JulReims → Liège223 kmAndré DarrigadeHills flat finish41.9 km/h
Stage 26 JulLiège → Lille217 kmFred De BruyneHills flat finish32.9 km/h
Stage 37 JulLes Essarts → Les Essarts225 kmCharly GaulFlat34.2 km/h
Stage 48 JulRouen → Caen15 kmRoger HassenforderFlat40.6 km/h
Stage 58 JulCaen → Saint-Malo125 kmJoseph MorvanFlat42.4 km/h
Stage 69 JulSaint-Malo → Lorient189 kmFred De BruyneFlat38.9 km/h
Stage 710 JulLorient → Angers192 kmAlessandro FantiniFlat41.2 km/h
Stage 811 JulAngers → La Rochelle244 kmMiguel PobletHills flat finish40.7 km/h
Stage 912 JulLa Rochelle → Bordeaux180 kmRoger HassenforderFlat42.4 km/h
Stage 1013 JulBordeaux → Bayonne219 kmFred De BruyneFlat39.7 km/h
Stage 1115 JulBayonne → Pau201 kmNino DefilippisHills flat finish40.3 km/h
Stage 1216 JulPau → Luchon255 kmJean-Pierre SchmitzMountains flat finish38.6 km/h
Stage 1317 JulLuchon → Toulouse130 kmNino DefilippisMountains flat finish33.2 km/h
Stage 1418 JulToulouse → Montpellier176 kmRoger HassenforderMountains flat finish36.4 km/h
Stage 1519 JulMontpellier → Aix en Provence231 kmJoseph ThominFlat42.5 km/h
Stage 1620 JulAix en Provence → Gap204 kmJean ForestierHills flat finish40.6 km/h
Stage 1722 JulGap → Turin203 kmNino DefilippisHills flat finish36.9 km/h
Stage 1823 JulTurin → Grenoble234 kmAntonio Barbosa AlvesMountains flat finish34.9 km/h
Stage 1924 JulGrenoble → Saint-Etienne250 kmStan OckersMountains flat finish30.4 km/h
Stage 2025 JulSaint-Etienne → Lyon173 kmMiguel BoverMountains flat finish31.3 km/h
Stage 2126 JulLyon → Montluçon73 kmRoger HassenforderHills flat finish41.0 km/h
Stage 2227 JulMontluçon → Paris237 kmGastone NenciniHills flat finish33.5 km/h