# 1926 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 9

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.

## Stage 1

20 June 1926 - Evian to Mülhausen, 373 km (232 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 14h 12' 04" |
| 2 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 13' 06" |
| 3 | Léon Parmentier (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean Debusschere (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Georges Cuvelier (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| 6 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 7 | André Casterman (BEL) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| 8 | Odile Tailleu (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 9 | Benoît Faure (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| 10 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |

## Stage 2

22 June 1926 - Mülhausen to Metz, 334 km (208 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aimé Dossche (BEL) | Christophe-Hutchinson | 13h 29' 16" |
| 2 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 3 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Georges Cuvelier (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| =6 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Simon Tequi (FRA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Henri Collé (SUI) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Léon Parmentier (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | |
| 2 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 13' 06" |
| 3 | Léon Parmentier (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
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## Stage 3

24 June 1926 - Metz to Dunkerque, 433 km (269 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | 17h 11' 14" |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 10' 45" |
| 4 | Georges Cuvelier (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| 5 | Théophile Beeckman (BEL) | Armor-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 6 | Odile Tailleu (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 7 | Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 8 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 12' 22" |
| 9 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 10 | Léon Devos (BEL) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 27" |
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## Stage 4

26 June 1926 - Dunkerque to Le Havre, 361 km (224 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 14h 57' 01" |
| 2 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 3 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 4 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 5 | Alfonso Piccin (ITA) | Christophe-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Joseph Pe (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 17" |
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## Stage 5

28 June 1926 - Le Havre to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 357 km (222 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 14h 14' 09" |
| 2 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Bidot (FRA) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 6 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 7 | Joseph Pe (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 8 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 9 | Georges Cuvelier (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| 10 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 17" |
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## Stage 6

30 June 1926 - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Brest, 405 km (252 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 16h 12' 49" |
| 2 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 3 | Aimé Dossche (BEL) | Christophe-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Decorte (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 6 | Marcel Bidot (FRA) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 7 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 8 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| =9 | Benoît Faure (FRA) | Météore-Wolber | s.t. |
| =9 | Léon Parmentier (BEL) | Jean Louvet-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | 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)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 16h 20' 54" |
| 2 | Adelin Benoît (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 3 | Aimé Dossche (BEL) | Christophe-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcel Bidot (FRA) | Thomann-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Romain Bellenger (FRA) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| =6 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | 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)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | 12h 00' 08" |
| 2 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 3 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 4 | Emile Hardy (BEL) | Christophe-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 5 | Camille Van De Casteele (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| =6 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Omer Huyse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =6 | Aimé Dossche (BEL) | Christophe-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 17" |
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## Stage 9

4 July 1926 - Bordeaux to Bayonne, 189 km (117 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Frantz (LUX) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 7h 38' 19" |
| 2 | Joseph Van Dam (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 | Félix Sellier (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 4 | Raymond Decorte (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | s.t. |
| 5 | Jan Mertens (BEL) | Labor-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 6 | Henri Tesi (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Louis De Lannoy (BEL) | Labor-Dunlop | s.t. |
| =8 | Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =8 | Lucien Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| =8 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | |
| 2 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) | JB Louvet-Wolber | + 1' 09" |
| 3 | Jules Buysse (BEL) | Automoto-Hutchinson | + 6' 17" |
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