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1927 Tour de France

June 19 - July 17, 1927

Results, stages with running GC and photos

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1927 Tour Quick Facts:

5,340 km raced at an average speed of 26.836 km/hr

142 starters, of whom 38 were pros on sponsored teams and 103 were independent touristes-routiers.

Sixteen of the stages (the flat ones) were run as team time trials. The touristes-routiers were started after the riders on teams, crushing their chances.

Nicolas Frantz took the lead in stage eleven after a fabulous ride in the Pyrenees.

No one was remotely in his league in 1927, hence a winning margin that approached 2 hours.

1927 Tour de France Complete Final General Classification:

This GC does not agree with the generally accepted standings. Thanks to a very knowledgeable and observant reader, Ron Couwenhoven, we have been able to correct a long-standing error.

 

Antonin Magne is listed a fifth instead of the usual sixth because three days after the 1927 Tour ended, the judges announced that they had found an error. See newspaper report from L'Auto above.

The judges found that they had incorrectly added ten minutes to Magne's stage 10 time. The 1927 GC below reflects that correction, including the proper reduced final time.

 

  1. Nicolas Frantz (Alcyon): 198hr 16min 42sec
  2. Maurice De Waele (Labor) @ 1hr 48min 21sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke (Armor) @ 2hr 25min 6sec
  4. André Leducq (Thomann) @ 3hr 2min 5sec
  5. Antonin Magne (Alleluia) @ 4hr 38min 23sec
  6. Adelin Benoît (Alcyon) @ 4hr 45min 1sec
  7. Pé Verhaegen (JB Louvet) @ 6hr 18min 36sec
  8. Julien Moineau (Alleluia) @ 6hr 36min 17sec
  9. Hector Martin (JB Louvet) @ 7hr 7min 34sec
  10. Maurice Geldhof (JB Louvet) @ 7hr 16min 2sec
  11. Raymond Decorte (JB Louvet) @ 8hr 17min 12sec
  12. Louis Muller (Armor) @ 8hr 27min 49sec
  13. Jan Debusschere (Alcyon) @ 10hr 51min 56sec
  14. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck (JB Louvet) @ 11hr 1min 54sec
  15. Pierre Magne (Alleluia) @ 12hr 12min 37sec
  16. Louis Delannoy (Labor) @ 13hr 28min 2sec
  17. Joseph Hemelsoet (JB Louvet) @ 14hr 8min 18sec
  18. Secondo Martinetto (touriste-routier) @ 14hr 37min 12sec
  19. Henri Touzard (touriste-routier) @ 15hr 8min 3sec
  20. José Pelletier (touriste-routier) @ 15hr 52min 28sec
  21. Maurice Arnoult (touriste-routier) @ 16hr 5min 1sec
  22. Charles Martinet (touriste-routier) @ 16hr 53min 36sec
  23. Albert Jordens (touriste-routier) @ 17hr 18min 48sec
  24. Giovanni-Michele Gordini (touriste-routier) @ 17hr 21min 11sec
  25. Giovanni Canova (touriste-routier) @ 17hr 52min 52sec
  26. André Devauchelle (Alleluia) @ 18hr 2min 10sec
  27. Charles Krier (touriste-routier) @ 20hr 42min 32sec
  28. Léon Despontin (touriste-routier) @ 21hr 15min 2sec
  29. Giuseppe Rivella (touriste-routier) @ 22hr 15min 26sec
  30. Marcel Gendrin (touriste-routier) @ 22hr 21min 35sec
  31. Omer Mahy (touriste-routier) @ 22hr 28min 49sec
  32. Giovanni Rossignoli (touriste-routier) @ 22hr 32min 18sec
  33. Camille Segers (touriste-routier) @ 22hr 53min 35sec
  34. Edouard Teisseire (touriste-routier) @ 23hr 59min 59sec
  35. Jules Nempon (touriste-routier) @ 25hr 39min 5sec
  36. Armand Goubert (touriste-routier) @ 27hr 4min 27sec
  37. André Drobecq (touriste-routier) @ 27hr 10min 20sec
  38. Jacques Pfister (touriste-routier) @ 30hr 3min 51sec
  39. Pierre Claes (touriste-routier) @ 30hr 12min 19sec

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1927 Tour stage results with running GC:

TDF volume 1

Stage 1: Sunday, June 19, Paris - Dieppe, 180 km

  1. Francis Pélissier: 5hr 55min 41sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  3. Georges Cuvelier s.t.
  4. Marcel Huot s.t.
  5. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck @ 6min 54sec
  6. Hector Martin s.t.
  7. Raymond Decorte @ 10min 23sec
  8. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  9. Camille Van de Casteele s.t.
  10. Honoré Barthélemy @ 17min 36sec

Stage 2: Monday, June 20, Dieppe - Le Havre, 103 km

  1. Maurice De Waele: 3hr 25min 51sec
  2. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  3. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  4. Jens Debusschere @ 15sec
  5. Gaston Rebry s.t.
  6. Louis Delannoy s.t.
  7. Georges Cuvelier @ 2min 13sec
  8. Francis Pélissier s.t.
  9. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  10. Camille Van de Casteele @ 7min 6sec

GC after Stage 2:

  1. Francis Pélissier: 9hr 23min 45sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  3. Georges Cuvelier s.t.

Stage 3: Tuesday, June 21, Le Havre - Caen, 225 km

  1. Hector Martin: 7hr 21min 5sec
  2. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck s.t.
  3. Ferdinand Le Drogo @ 2min 14sec
  4. Marcel Huot s.t.
  5. Francis Pélissier s.t.
  6. Georges Cuvelier s.t.
  7. Raymond Decorte @ 2min 38sec
  8. Maurice Geldhof @ 8min 6sec
  9. Gaston Rebry @ 10min 19sec
  10. Nicolas Frantz s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

  1. Francis Pélissier: 16hr 47min 24sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  3. Georges Cuvelier s.t.

Stage 4: Wednesday, June 22, Caen - Cherbourg, 140 km

  1. Camille Van de Casteele: 4hr 20min 46sec
  2. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  3. Joseph Hemelsoet s.t.
  4. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck s.t.
  5. Hector Martin s.t.
  6. Nicolas Frantz @ 2min 47sec
  7. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  8. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  9. Gaston Rebry s.t.
  10. Maurice De Waele @ 3min 26sec

GC after Stage 4:

  1. Francis Pélissier: 21hr 32min 17sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  3. Georges Cuvelier s.t.

Stage 5: Thursday, June 23, Cherbourg - Dinan, 199 km

  1. Ferdinand Le Drogo: 6hr 34min 57sec
  2. Francis Pélissier s.t.
  3. Georges Cuvelier s.t.
  4. Marcel Huot s.t.
  5. Arsène Alancourt s.t.
  6. Honoré Barthélemy @ 2min 41sec
  7. Raymond Decorte @ 5min 28sec
  8. Maurice Geldof s.t.
  9. Hector Martin s.t.
  10. Camille Van de Casteele @ 7min 38sec

GC after Stage 5:

  1. Francis Pélissier: 28hr 7min 14sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo s.t.
  3. Georges Cuveleir s.t.

Stage 6: Friday, June 24, Dinan - Brest, 206 km

Francis Pélissier abandoned

  1. André Leducq: 7hr 25min 47sec
  2. Maurice De Waele s.t.
  3. Louis Muller s.t.
  4. Nicolas Frantz @ 4min 33sec
  5. Jens Debusschere s.t.
  6. Pé Verhaegen @ 6min 52sec
  7. Raymond De Corte s.t.
  8. Camille Van de Casteele s.t.
  9. Hector Martin s.t.
  10. Gaston Rebry @ 8min 12sec

GC after Stage 6:

  1. Ferdinand Le Drogo: 35hr 47min 44sec
  2. Hector Martin @ 4min 31sec
  3. Georges Cuvelier @ 7min 16sec

Stage 7: Saturday, June 25, Brest - Vannes, 207 km

  1. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck: 6hr 40min 28sec
  2. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  3. Camille Van de Casteele s.t.
  4. Hector Martin s.t.
  5. Georges Brosteaux @ 2min 32sec
  6. Pé Verhaegen @ 3min 2sec
  7. Gaston Rebry @ 4min 33sec
  8. Nicolas Frantz @ 6min 22sec
  9. André Leducq @ 6min 49sec
  10. Maurice De Waele s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

  1. Hector Martin: 42hr 32min 43sec
  2. Ferdinand Le Drogo @ 7min 3sec
  3. Louis Delannoy @ 19min 14sec

Stage 8: Sunday, June 26, Vannes - Les Sables d'Olonne, 204 km

  1. Raymond Decorte: 6hr 3min 35sec
  2. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck s.t.
  3. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  4. Camille Van de Casteele s.t.
  5. Hector Martin s.t.
  6. Pé Verahegen @ 1min 43sec
  7. Georges Brosteaux @ 6min 33sec
  8. Nicolas Frantz @ 15min 1sec
  9. Gaston Rebry s.t.
  10. André Leducq s.t.

GC after stage 8:

  1. Hector Martin: 48hr 36min 18sec
  2. Raymond Decorte @ 34min 8sec
  3. Maurice De Waele @ 34min 25sec

Stage 9: Monday, June 27, Les Sables d'Olonne - Bordeaux, 285 km

  1. Adelin Benoit: 8hr 56min 34sec
  2. Gaston Rebry s.t.
  3. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  4. André Leducq s.t.
  5. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  6. Hector Martin @ 16min 26sec
  7. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  8. Camille Van de Casteele s.t.
  9. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck s.t.
  10. Raymond Decorte s.t.

GC after Stage 9:

  1. Hector Martin: 57hr 49min 18sec
  2. Nicolas Frantz @ 21min 16sec
  3. Gaston Rebry @ 30min 59sec

Stage 10: Tuesday, June 28, Bordeaux - Bayonne, 289 km

Places 8 - 24 given same time and place

  1. Pé Verhaegen: 7hr 13min 40sec
  2. André Leducq s.t.
  3. Raymond Decorte s.t.
  4. Pierre Magne s.t.
  5. Julien Moineau s.t.
  6. André Devauchelle s.t.
  7. Albert Jordens s.t.
  8. Secondo Martinetto, Antonin Magne, Georges De Beurmann, etc. s.t.

GC after Stage 10:

  1. Hector Martin: 65hr 2min 58sec
  2. Nicolas Frantz @ 23min 4sec
  3. Gaston Rebry @ 30min 59sec

Stage 11: Thursday, June 30, Bayonne - Luchon, 326 km

Major ascents: Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 16hr 25min 10sec
  2. Adelin Benoît @ 11min 40sec
  3. André Leducq @ 14min 40sec
  4. Maurice De Waele @ 22min 13sec
  5. Michele Gordini @ 27min 58sec
  6. Jens Debusschere @ 31min 48sec
  7. Henri Touzard @ 32min 18sec
  8. José Pelletier @ 36min 10sec
  9. Louis Muller @ 38min 57se
  10. Secondo Martinetto @ 44min 59sec

22. Hector Martin @ 1hr 59min 52sec

GC after stage 11:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 81hr 51min 12sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 38min 27sec
  3. Hector Martin @ 1hr 37min 48sec

Stage 12: Saturday, July 2, Luchon - Perpignan, 323 km

Major ascents: Portet d'Aspet, Port, Puymorens

  1. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck: 12hr 10min 14sec
  2. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  3. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  4. André Leducq s.t.
  5. Maurice De Waele s.t.
  6. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  7. Antonin Magne @ 3min 29sec
  8. Raymond Decorte @ 9min 48sec
  9. Julien Moineau @ 16min 1sec
  10. Albert Jordens s.t.

GC after Stage 12:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 94hr 1min 26sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 38min 27sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 13min 46sec

Stage 13: Monday, July 4, Perpignan - Marseille, 360 km

  1. Maurice De Waele: 14hr 22min 37sec
  2. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  3. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  4. André Leducq s.t.
  5. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  6. Marius Gallorini s.t.
  7. Louis Delannoy s.t.
  8. Hector Martin @ 6min 17sec
  9. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  10. Gustaaf Van SLembrouck s.t.

GC after stage 13:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 108hr 19min 3sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 38min 27sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 13min 46sec

Stage 14: Tuesday, July 5, Marseille - Toulon, 120 km

  1. Antonin Magne: 3hr 51min 44sec
  2. Maurice Geldhof @ 19sec
  3. Hector Martin s.t.
  4. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  5. Raymond Decort @ 3min 28sec
  6. André Leducq @ 6min 54sec
  7. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  8. Louis Delannoy s.t.
  9. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  10. Nicolas Frantz s.t.

GC after Stage 14:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 112hr 17min 41sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 38min 27sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 18min 46sec

Stage 15: Wednesday, July 6, Toulon - Nice, 280 km

Major ascents: Braus - Castillon

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 11hr 40min 2sec
  2. Pé Verhaegen @ 2min 41sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 3min 2sec
  4. André Leducq @ 5min 13sec
  5. Michele Gordini s.t.
  6. Julien Moineau @ 6min 19sec
  7. Louis Muller @ 9min 19sec
  8. François Menta @ 9min 48sec
  9. Maurice Geldhof @ 11min 12sec
  10. Marius Gallorini @ 11min 25sec

GC after Stage 15:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 123hr 57min 43sec
  2. Maurie De Waele @ 53min 55sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 16min 48sec

Stage 16: Friday, July 8, Nice - Briançon, 275 km

Major ascents: Allos, Vars, Izoard

  1. Julien Vervaecke: 12hr 58min 4sec
  2. Nicolas Frantz @ 4min 31sec
  3. Maurice Arnoult @ 5min 23sec
  4. Maurice De Waele @11min 41sec
  5. André Leducq @ 12min 15sec
  6. Marius Gallorini @ 12min 53sec
  7. Louis Delannoy @ 13min 49sec
  8. Adelin Benoît @ 18min 42sec
  9. Secondo Martinetto @ 19min 5sec
  10. Maurice Geldhof @ 24min 21sec

GC after stage 16:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 137hr 0min 18sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 1hr 1min 7sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 12min 17sec

Stage 17: Saturday, July 9, Briançon - Evian, 283 km

Major ascents: Galibier, Aravis

  1. Pé Verhaegen: 11hr 57min 2sec
  2. Charles Martinet @ 1min 36sec
  3. Maurice De Waele @ 6min 46sec
  4. Marius Gallorini @ 14min 35sec
  5. Nicolas Frantz @ 21min 48sec
  6. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  7. Adelin Benoît @ 27min 46sec
  8. André Leducq s.t.
  9. José Pelletier @ 30min 32sec
  10. Maurice Geldhof @ 42min 10sec

GC after Stage 17:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 149hr 19min 8sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 46min 3sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 14min 47sec

Stage 18: Monday, July 11, Evian - Pontarlier, 213 km

Major ascent: Faucille

  1. Adelin Benoît: 7hr 9min 31sec
  2. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  3. André Leducq s.t.
  4. Maurice De Waele s.t.
  5. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  6. Pé Verhaegen @ 8min 1sec
  7. Julien Moineau @ 14min 19sec
  8. Marius Gallorini s.t.
  9. Hector Martin @ 21min 16sec
  10. Raymond Decorte @ 25min 4sec

GC after Stage 18:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 156hr 28min 39sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 46min 3sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 14min 47sec

Stage 19: Tuesday, July 12, Pontarlier - Belfort, 119 km

  1. Maurice Geldhof: 3hr 45min 30sec
  2. Pierre Magne @ 2min 5sec
  3. Marius Gallorini s.t.
  4. Julien Moineau s.t.
  5. André Devauchelle @ 2min 57sec
  6. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck @ 3min
  7. Joseph Hemelsoet s.t.
  8. Jens Debusschere @ 5min 50sec
  9. Nicolas Frantz @ 5min 50sec
  10. André Leducq s.t.

GC after Stage 19:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 160hr 19min 53sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 46min 3sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 13min 37sec

Stage 20: Wednesday, July 13, Belfort - Strasbourg, 145 km

  1. Raymond Decorte: 4hr 19min 16sec
  2. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  3. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck s.t.
  4. Marius Gallorini @ 4min 8sec
  5. Julien Moineau s.t.
  6. Hector Martin @ 4min 24sec
  7. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  8. Nicolas Frantz @ 4min 58sec
  9. Louis Delannoy s.t.
  10. Jens Debusschere s.t.

GC after Stage 20:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 164hr 44min 13sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 46min 3sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 13min 37sec

Stage 21: Thursday, July 14, Strasbourg - Metz, 165 km

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 5hr 24min 54sec
  2. Joseph Hemelsoet @ 34sec
  3. Hector Martin s.t.
  4. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  5. Louis Delannoy @ 2min 12sec
  6. Louis Muller s.t.
  7. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  8. Maurice De Waele s.t.
  9. Raymond De Corte @ 4min 24sec
  10. Marius Gallorini @ 6min 56sec

GC after Stage 21:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 170hr 9min 7sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 48min 15sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 15min 49sec

Stage 22: Friday, July 15, Metz - Charleville, 159 km

  1. Hector Martin: 5hr 0min 29sec
  2. Gustaff Van Slembrouck s.t.
  3. Pé Verhaegen s.t.
  4. Maurice Geldhof s.t.
  5. Raymond Decorte s.t.
  6. André Leducq @ 5min 33sec
  7. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  8. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  9. Maurice De Waele s.t.
  10. Julien Vervaecke s.t.

GC after Stage 22:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 175hr 15min 9sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 52min 15sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 15min 49sec

Stage 23: Saturday, July 16, Charleville - Dunkerque, 270 km

  1. André Leducq: 9hr 9min 38sec
  2. Julien Vervaecke s.t.
  3. Adelin Benoît s.t.
  4. Nicolas Frantz s.t.
  5. Pé Verhaegen @ 2min 57sec
  6. Gustaaf Van Slembrouck @ 4min 29sec
  7. Marius Gallorini @ 11min 2sec
  8. Julien Moineau s.t.
  9. Maurice Geldhof @ 12min 15sec
  10. Raymond Decorte @ 18min 37sec

GC after Stage 23:

  1. Nicolas Frantz: 184hr 26min 47sec
  2. Maurice De Waele @ 1hr 21min 26sec
  3. Julien Vervaecke @ 2hr 15min 49sec

Stage 24 (final stage): Sunday, July 17, Dunkerque - Paris, 344 km

  1. André Leducq: 13hr 58min 1sec
  2. Pé Verhaegen @ 3min 19sec
  3. Nicolas Frantz @ 3min 54sec
  4. Marius Gallorini s.t.
  5. Adelin Benoît @ 6min 14sec
  6. Albert Jordens s.t.
  7. Pierre Magne s.t.
  8. Omer Mahy s.t.
  9. Michele Gordini @ 7min 2sec
  10. Hector Martin @ 7min 14sec

Final 1927 Tour de France General Classification

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