# 1931 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 12

The 1931 Tour de France was the 25th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 30 June, and Stage 12 occurred on 13 July with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 26 July.

## Stage 1

30 June 1931 - Paris to Caen, 208 km (129 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | 6h 17' 12" |
| 2 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 4 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Maurice De Waele (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| =7 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | André Leducq (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =7 | Romain Gijssels (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |

## Stage 2

1 July 1931 - Caen to Dinan, 212 km (132 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | 6h 37' 14" |
| 2 | René Bernard (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | André Van Vierst (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | + 2' 46" |
| 5 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 6 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Erich Metze (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 8 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Hubert Opperman (AUS) | Australia/Switzerland | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | |
| 2 | André Van Vierst (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 1' 47" |
| 3 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | + 2' 46" |
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## Stage 3

2 July 1931 - Dinan to Brest, 206 km (128 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Battesini (ITA) | Italy | 6h 17' 29" |
| 2 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Kurt Stöpel (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 4 | Erich Metze (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 5 | Karl Altenburger (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 6 | Romain Gijssels (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Alphonse Schepers (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 8 | Georges Antenen (SUI) | Australia/Switzerland | s.t. |
| 9 | Maurice De Waele (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team |
| 1 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France |
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## Stage 4

3 July 1931 - Brest to Vannes, 211 km (131 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Godinat (FRA) | Touriste-routier | 6h 08' 16" |
| 2 | Jean Naert (BEL) | Touriste-routier | + 6' 15" |
| 3 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | + 7' 21" |
| 4 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | + 8' 31" |
| 5 | Fabio Battesini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 6 | Kurt Stöpel (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 7 | Karl Altenburger (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 8 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 9 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Georges Antenen (SUI) | Australia/Switzerland | s.t. |
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| 1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy |
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## Stage 5

4 July 1931 - Vannes to Les Sables d'Olonne, 202 km (126 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | 6h 36' 49" |
| 2 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 5 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 6 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 7 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 8 | Romain Gijssels (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Julien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Bernard Van Rysselberghe (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team |
| =1 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France |
| =1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy |
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## Stage 6

5 July 1931 - Les Sables d'Olonne to Bordeaux, 338 km (210 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | 10h 46' 20" |
| 2 | André Leducq (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Fabio Battesini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 4 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 5 | Alfred Siegel (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 6 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Julien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =8 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =8 | Romain Gijssels (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =8 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
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| 1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy |
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## Stage 7

6 July 1931 - Bordeaux to Bayonne, 180 km (110 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gérard Loncke (BEL) | Touriste-routier | 5h 37' 45" |
| 2 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | André Godinat (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean Bidot (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 5 | Giuseppe Pancera (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Francis Bouillet (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | Amulio Viarengo (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 8 | Robert Van Grootenbruele (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| =9 | Robert Brugère (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| =9 | Jean Naert (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team |
| 1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy |
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## Stage 8

7 July 1931 - Bayonne to Pau, 106 km (66 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | 3h 24' 20" |
| 2 | Erich Metze (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 4 | Achiel Viaene (BEL) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 5 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabio Battesini (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 25" |
| 7 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Bernard Van Rysselberghe (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Louis Peglion (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | |
| 2 | Erich Metze (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 3 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | + 50" |
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## Stage 9

8 July 1931 - Pau to Luchon, 231 km (144 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | 8h 56' 03" |
| 2 | Antonio Pesenti (ITA) | Italy | + 4' 42" |
| 3 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | + 7' 44" |
| 4 | Maurice De Waele (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 5 | Albert Büchi (SUI) | Australia/Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Louis Peglion (FRA) | France | + 13' 59" |
| 7 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 8 | Alphonse Schepers (BEL) | Belgium | + 20' 47" |
| 9 | Joseph Mauclair (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 10 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | |
| 2 | Antonio Pesenti (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 32" |
| 3 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | + 10' 44" |
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## Stage 10

10 July 1931 - Luchon to Perpignan, 322 km (200 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | 12h 33' 57" |
| 2 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 4 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Amulio Viarengo (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| =7 | Alfred Haemerlinck (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =7 | Julien Vervaecke (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | |
| 2 | Antonio Pesenti (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 32" |
| 3 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | + 10' 44" |
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## Stage 11

12 July 1931 - Perpignan to Montpellier, 164 km (102 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Raffaele di Paco (ITA) | Italy | 5h 50' 36" |
| 2 | Charles Pélissier (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | André Leducq (FRA) | France | + 31" |
| 4 | Fabio Battesini (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 5 | Léon Le Calvez (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 6 | Kurt Stöpel (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| 7 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 8 | Oskar Thierbach (GER) | Germany | s.t. |
| =9 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| =9 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | |
| 2 | Antonio Pesenti (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 32" |
| 3 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | + 10' 44" |
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## Stage 12

13 July 1931 - Montpellier to Marseille, 207 km (129 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Touriste-routier | 6h 22' 07" |
| 2 | Alessandro Catalani (ITA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pancera (ITA) | Touriste-routier | + 2' 07" |
| 4 | André Van Vierst (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 5' 38" |
| 5 | René Bernard (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 6 | Kurt Nitzschke (GER) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 7 | François Henri (FRA) | Touriste-routier | + 6' 37" |
| 8 | Marius Guiramand (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 9 | Fernand Fayolle (FRA) | Touriste-routier | s.t. |
| 10 | Erich Ussat (GER) | Touriste-routier | + 12' 08" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonin Magne (FRA) | France | |
| 2 | Antonio Pesenti (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 32" |
| 3 | Jef Demuysere (BEL) | Belgium | + 10' 44" |
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